A caller this week was quite upset that a house in their neighborhood was priced about $100,000 below the market and, of course, sold in minutes with multiple offers. They demanded to know why!   Here is a list of reasons for a lower listing price which will almost guarantee a fast sale.Remember agents train to list as low as possible to get that fast sale and move on to the next transaction. But why would a seller want or need such a fast sell?       needs immediate cash      moving to assisted/long term care-the house is empty     needs a larger home (boomerang kids etc.)     pandemic-need to care for the family out of town     wants to travel-not deal with the care and feeding of a house     loss of employment…cannot afford to stay in the family home     new employment increase salar... 10/17/2021

John Meussner asked the following: 'OUTSIDE OF required continuing education, how often and what type of education or training do you pursue?' And here is my response:I go ahead and sign up for just about every class that looks the least bit interesting. If my schedule permits, I will take the course. ( if it's good, I stay till the end, if not, I leave) I read every interesting RE article I can get my hands on. Always have more CE credits than needed. I call anyone who seems to know more than me and ask questions. Each phone call with professionals is a way of learning and staying up with so many topics. Each RE transaction is like taking another course...always something to learn. I stay in touch with former trainers from Floyd Wickman, Mike and Mary Pallen, and Gary Sisson. I belong ... 10/21/2021

 To bite off more than one can chew means to take on more than one can deal with; to attempt to do something that one is not capable of accomplishing, or not to take too much work or responsibility. (The idiom originated in America during the late nineteenth century when a man offered another man a bite of his plug of chewing tobacco and 'don't bite off more than you can chew' would remind the receiver not to be greedy.  Daily, it seems I hear someone saying they are too busy to follow up or return a call or answer a text. Too busy to cancel an appointment or to meet for a second showing.  Why are they "too busy?" Maybe, in this market,  they are trying to handle more than is possible. They don't make enough time to attend appraisals, inspections, and sometimes even showings. They don't... 10/22/2021