Prestige Properties Chat

Here is the second photo in a series of three.  Who can come up with the best caption?  

Occasionally I run across or get sent some pretty funny and odd pictures.  I thought it would be fun to have a little competition to put a caption with some of the real estate related photos.  They will be Having a Bad Day 1, 2 , and 3.  It is just for fun so loosen up a bit and laugh!   Here is ...

I hope this does not violate any activerain rules because I thought it was just too funny!   HOME OWNERS MUST DISCLOSE ANY PROBLEMS THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY!  

This is the week we are supposed to here the plan for buying up "toxic' assets from the banks.  Now let me see if I understand this correctly.  The government is going to buy the bad loans these banks made so they can start lending again.  But I thought that is why they received bailout money.  I...

In a previous blog I wrote yesterday I asked for advice on dealing with less than competent agents in the business.  The response was great and their was some good advice handed out.  This is kind of a second part to that because a lot of you said you end up having to work twice as hard and reall...

Here is a question I would like to throw out to the agent community. What do you do when you work with an agent that is totally incompetent?  I don't mean just a little lazy or perhaps not as attentive as you would like them to be.  I mean they really have no idea what they are doing.  These type...

I received a call today from a gentleman looking to buy a house.  Easy enough, I thought.  He proceeded to tell me he had already worked with 3 other agents and they didn't listen to him and were showing him properties that were not what he requested.  He ask me if I was willing to work with him ...

This may be a little late considering the event took place in January and was actually scheduled probably the year before that but I have been ranting about waste so I thought it was appropriate.  This particular article is about the NAR.  For those of you that are members you know we recently pa...

I am in the South so basically everything is either on a slab or has a crawl space.  Basements are very uncommon in this area of the country.  This is for anyone listing a home that has a crawl space. The home is a nice property.  I reviewed the home and made a few suggestions to get it ready for...

Short sales seem to be here for a while.  Not that they will ever go away, but in this economic climate they are going to be more of the market than many agents may prefer.  If you have not had the experience of begin involved in a short sale, you probably will.  Below are a few tips to help you ...