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  • Did You Know That Agents Can Get Fat When They Show An Excessive Number Of Homes? Part 1 of 2
    Beware:
    Showing Too Many Homes Can Be Hazardous To Your Health!!

    How many homes do you show your buyers each time you drive them around? How often do you show homes with each buyer? Once, twice a week? To avoid shocking your buyers into a state of immobility, show limited quantities of homes.

    Sho
  • The Lease Was Signed, And The Tenant Ran Off?
    A friend of mine recently signed up a lease renewal with his tenant. It is a property out of state and he just received some interesting news today.

    The tenant has notified him that she cannot handle the lease on the building anymore because her business is not making sufficient income to support t
  • R-E-S-P-E-C-T ... To all Agents, Brokers, Lenders ... Do you do this??
    Remember the GOLDEN RULE?

    It states that you should "Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you."

    Here is the situation. Carl has a listing and an agent called to see about scheduling an appointment to see the interior. The agent specified a time to drop by the following day and Carl
  • Some Little Known Tips To Getting Your Short Sale Offer Accepted Sooner
    What has been your experience with going into a Short Sale with the bank without having a buyer’s purchase offer in hand?

    It is commonly said that short sales need to be accompanied with an offer to purchase the home, otherwise banks will not give it a second glance. Is this true or are there exc
  • Mortgage Insurance (MI) ........ when it reaches 80% LTV can you ASK the bank REMOVE it ??
    Mortgage Insurance (MI) is usually automatically tacked onto the mortgage payment and made a part of it when the loan balance is over 80% of the value of the home at the time of purchase.

    One sample to help illustrate this is the situation of a homeowner who purchases a $200,000 home. They put 10%
  • PHONE CALLS: ......... How do you handle them?
    If you’ve drummed up some business for yourself, you will soon be getting calls from many different parties, so how do you organize the list of names and phone numbers you get? Do you use a notebook exclusively for jotting their contact information along with a line or two to remind yourself later
  • Find Out The Little Known Connection Between Showing Many Homes and Getting Fat Part 2 of 2
    We previously reviewed in Part 1 the similarities between agents who show too many houses to buyers and a hungry person ordering food from a wide selection of dishes at a restaurant. When there are too many choices available, people have a natural tendency to not make a decision and to avoid it alto
  • Would You Swap Your 1st Born Child For A Better FICO Score?
    FICO. Why is it so important? Is it possible to trade your 1st born for it? We'll get to that later.

    Have you found it is becoming increasingly common that your credit scores are the qualifying step that most companies use when trying to determine whether to grant you something that you would like
  • Hey Realtors! Did you know "every gallon comes with an added BONUS......"
    Every gallon of Chevron gas comes with an added Bonus. What BONUS? Techron.

    I had gone to a Chevron gas station and was minding my own business when I looked up and was pleasantly surprised. See, there was a sign at the Chevron gas station with the phrase, "Every gallon comes with an added BONUS.
  • Hey Realtors! Did you know "every gallon comes with an added BONUS......"
    Every gallon of Chevron gas comes with an added Bonus. What BONUS? Techron.

    You heard it right folks! That's exactly what I meant and it's not far from the truth. I went to get gas today and stopped by a Chevron gas station to fill up my tank. See, there was a sign at the Chevron gas station with
  • When It Makes Sense To Pay The Home Warranty For The Seller
    The Home Warranty is sometimes for critical for the homebuyer, however, it may become an issue of who will pay for the warranty coverage for the buyer. I know of a listing agent who said it was not possible for him to help pay for the home warranty for the seller. Why not? The agent’s line of reaso
  • Long-Term Success Is Yours For Life Part 4 of 4
    You wouldn’t think a simple blog could result in changing someone’s life. In the articles so far in this series, I have reviewed with you the nuggets I pulled from the blog that I know will have an impact in your life too if you choose to follow them.

    If you think of it, the key to success is f
  • Calling all agents! There’s a big difference between passing the buck and doing the work
    What is going on with this transaction? A buddy of mine, John, is a real estate agent working on a shortsale right now with a referral that he had sent to an agent by the name of Sally. After several months of listing it on the market, Sally informed him a few days ago that they have an offer. She fa
  • Long-Term Success Is Yours For Life Part 3 of 4
    So far in this four-part series, I’ve explained to you the one blog I came across that had such a profound impact on my life. The blog was very simple indeed, mainly black text on a white background. There was nothing present in it that distinguished it from the millions of blog entries out there.
  • Do You Have............A Ladder Of Success ? Part 1 of 4
    Thinking about what you want is the first step, yet you need more. Here is why and you may want to read this.

    This article is the first of a four part series. The article is lengthier than what you are used to, but you won’t regret it. It has taken me several days to put this one together since I
  • Discover the Secret Steps to Success Part 1 of 4
    Many speak of having a vision, but that is not enough. Here is why and you may want to read this.

    This article is the first of a four part series. The article is lengthier than what you are used to, but you won’t regret it. It has taken me several days to put this one together since I did not hav
  • ** ** Hold on! An Offer Is Coming Your Way Today...I HATE it when that happens ** **
    I GOT AN OFFER!! That was what I thought, BUT....it's interesting why there is always a BUT to most factors in life. This gluteus maximus that seems to butt into one’s targets......I got a call from buyer's agent two weeks ago who said she would be shipping over an offer to me on a property I was s
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