Steven's Blog

I don't know if it is just the media always broadcasting the most horrible events these days, but it seems like we live in a very different time. I know that everyone in generations past has thought this, but I think that this day and age may be unusually wicked. I recently took an NRA course on ...

Why would you invite a mortgage broker, attorney, builder or fellow Real Estate agent to Active Rain? Did you know that inviting someone from the Real Estate industry doesn't just benefit Active Rain (and I am glad it does benefit them) but it also helps you as a competitive Active Rainer. Why do...

I just looked at Matthew Ferraro's post regarding the Lock box Are you Cheating your Sellers by using a Lockbox? again and I although I do not agree with is post, I am impressed that he has over 229 comments now. I would like to take a quick survey and have in the community answer two questions. ...

Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas? This is my only post for tonight. My family had a great time opening presents this morning and my children were pretty excited. I have a 12, 6 and 2 year old and they were all happy. What more can you ask for as a parent? Were you and your family p...

I got a pretty good chuckle out of this joke: The town fathers were looking for a way to increase attendance and participation at their regular meetings. One member suggested bringing in a hypnotist. The officials agreed, a famous hypnotist was hired, publicity distributed, and everyone was pleas...

Is there anything more frustrating than having a motivated buyer with money to put down but when you get them to your mortgage person and they pull their credit only to find out that their credit is too low to qualify? This is a very disheartening event that most of us see all to often these days...

I could write soo many posts on how cool this Active Rain community is and I could spend days doing it. Active Rain has totally changed my business for the better. Here is what happened. Another Active Rainer Tony Sena out of Las Vegas, NV sends me an e-mail asking if I was interested in starting...

  For those of you that really enjoy numbers here is a chart of Housing Statistics for the Denver Metro Area and some of the areas outside the Denver Metro Area from November 2007 to November 2008 showing how many sales there were for each month. Hope this information is helpful. # of Sales Close...

As Short Sales become more and more prevalent and I am very interested in hearing about your experiences with them. How long did it take you to get the deal done? What were some of the hang ups? Did you have a cooperative seller? Who were the easier Lenders you had to deal with? This is your oppo...

Who here enjoys negotiating with the banks? Have you ever had to do it? Well, I am one of those people that enjoys a good challenge and these days, the Lenders are becoming a little more reasonable. I have 3 Short Sale listings that I have cash offers for and I have to get them in this week, well...