Claude's Blog

 The reason I am writing so much today is to help pass the time. I am waiting on clients to go look at homes. I heard from them about thirty minutes age and they hadn't decided if they were coming today. I have a family too. Thats why I am here on a Sunday at my office. I have to feed them like e...

 When I was in school I was one of those kids that thought they would never need what was being taught. I got by and never had any real trouble in school I would learn enough to pass a test and never really learned why. Why did this math problem work the way it did? I didn't know or cared, but no...

  After weeks or even months of helping buyers find a house I find it very hard to let them go. Sure my job is finished but when do I let them go? After awhile I get in the routine of calling them and letting them know what I found they may be interested in seeing. Even after we are under contrac...

 I had the strangest thing happen to me today. I had to fix my truck and needed another part to fix it. I had spent hours on it already, I was nasty and dirty so what did I do? Thats right I went to the parts store and got what I needed and this lady looked at me and asked " Do you work on cars" ...

  My association puts out a weekly newsletter and I have noticed several agents going inactive. Some have been in the business a while. Did they stop working when the market was good? I don't know. I have been in for over 2 years and have always worked to get my stuff. I hear the stories of "Days...

  It is a New Construction with 4 bed/ and 2 bath. 2 car garage and heat pump. I am having the yard cut and maintained next week. If you have anyone interested let me know. Asking $155,000                 

 On Friday I had the closing of a life time. After spending the last year helping my buyer clients find that perfect home we finally found it. See my clients had an unfortunate event a few years ago and they could only get a 95% loan. Good thing was they had been renting and had the other 5%. Now...

 It seem to me the market is turning in the right direction now. My summer was dry as the lake here in town, but now it seems to be turning. More buyers looking and more affordable housing. I am now feeling pretty good about being a Realtor. I have a closing tomorrow and I got a three new leads i...

  When I started a few years ago my Broker called me to his home office for a private meeting. This was the first time I had to meet with him one on one like that. To say the least I was worried. See I had had my first closing and he sat in with me and yes I made the awful mistake of talking to m...

 Do any of you know of any good banks that use agents to sell fore-closers or repo's? I'm interested in this I think. I see so many agents in my area that sell for banks that it seems almost impossible to get in with one. Any suggestions would sure help. I have no idea how to start, all though I ...