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Did you ever show a home to your client and find out later on that the items that were listed as part of the sale weren't at the home when you showed it to a buyer? How about showing the buyer the home and they see these beautiful stainless steel appliances and that top of the line washer and dr...
08/22/2008
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Down in the dumps? This whole real estate market thing got you rethinking your life and career? Well now you can GET out of the Funk with these 5 Steps. Step 1: Quit. By far the quickest solution to end this turmoil for you may be to just quit the business and move on to other things. I remember...
08/22/2008
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Do you think about what you're trying to sell when you take pictures of the house you have listed? I always think, "Does this picture convey what a buyer is interested in?" What is this agent or seller trying to sell? Are you selling this treadmill? Does it work? How old it is? Did you try t...
08/22/2008
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I have been working with a lot of buyers lately who like most have been interested in foreclosure homes. I can say that I have seen my share of bank-owned properties that range from very good condition all the way down to "bring out the wrecking ball". Throughout all these properties that I have ...
08/22/2008
Via Donna Mitchell: Don't forget if you subscribe to my blog this week you'll be entered to win a Starbucks card to be mailed out next week. If you join our group "Got Money?" I'll enter your name TWICE, and if you post to the "Got Money?" group I'll enter your name THREE TIMES in the drawing....
08/22/2008
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Via Jennifer Allan, Author of Sell with Soul: Via Jennifer Allan, Author of Sell with Soul: "Can a new agent make it in today's real estate market?" This question has been asked and answered hundreds of times throughout Cyberland... both here at Active Rain and on other real estate forums. Howe...
08/22/2008
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We had a listing appointment on Monday where everything was going great. I had great rapport with the potential sellers, a fantastic Q&A session answering all the questions regarding pricing, strategy, marketing, advertising, our experience and so forth. I was on fire ! Then a final question...
08/22/2008
One of our team members wrote me in frustration today, not because today was unusual or what she experienced was unique in any way, but rather because she just needed to vent. Here's just one of the examples she provided in her email: I was about to call on this one, when I read: Short sale price...
08/21/2008
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Scenarios: You the REALTOR®, you walk into a potential listing and the home has a few (hundred) too many items in the house. What do you say to the seller? The seller wants $75,000 more than the home is worth. Do you tell them the advice they got from their hairdresser neighbor or uncle from an...
08/21/2008
I hereby declare that from the 21st of August, 2008, I will move on from down payment assistance. Now, I'll focus not on bad-mouthing, I will focus on the solutions below... Our politicians did what they did and come October 1st, things will be different. Just like I would move on from a bad r...
08/21/2008