Jon Quist's Blog

A Short sale As An Alternative To A Foreclosure. Sounds good. Actually sounds great. Here's my question. Do the agents interviewing a desperate seller for getting a short sale listing make this desperate person aware of the "other side" of a short sale? I refer to the many pitfalls and delays thr...

Gene's post about a certain type of Identity Theft just crys out for a repost. This actually (family members) goes on a lot. And it can be ANY relative doing the dirty deed. I had a lovely older couple buying a house, and when the credit was run, the credit check showed a charge off against the b...

I'm reblogging Mimi's recent post about "The Unrepresented Seller". Remember now, I never take listings and am not looking to start now. I sort of like to find a FSBO to deal with for one of my buyers. Gee, I have 15 years experience doing this. I wonder why I would like that particular situation...

"It's better to represent the seller"...Another corner heard from...at least Elizabeth is being honest here. Most listing agents would rather have the listing on a short sale. That way if two, three or four or more buyers walk, they'll still have the listing! As an agent who NEVER deals with sell...

BLOGGING AT 1AM. WHY, EXACTLY? One. I love Active Rain and just can’t leave my keyboard. Two. I’ve had too much caffeine and I’m wide awake. Three. I simply need help! Your choice. Personally I think it’s all three reasons. If I can provide more information about Tucson AZ real estate and surrou...

"Pay It Forward" Notice Ralph did what I have done in the past (not often enough) but Ralph wrote that very cool note on the back of his card, extending the gesture to someone else. Very smart idea. I always did my gesture anonymously. Probably better Ralph's way. Went out to dinner last night, ...

"Dear House: I Quit" This post by Stacey should remind you all of something you may have forgotten. It take a partnership to get a house sold! Oh, yeah. That sounds familiar. Where have I heard that before? "If the house won't fit, you must just quit!" Sorry, Johnny Cochran. Dear House: Consider ...

"Where are you supposed to be?" This is one of the absolute best blog posts I have ever read here on AR. It's very satisfying to see Carra Riley is from my home state of Arizona. Proud to have her as a neighbor. You'll have to read the entire story from Carra, but when you do, you'll see what see...

Robert ONCE AGAIN hits the nail on the head. There are so many different Phishing scams it's almost unimaginable. If someone can think of a way to mess with someone, they probably already have. I recommend everyone on AR subscribe to Robert's blog. He just always has something interesting to tell...

When Margaret first posted this, I wrote a comment. This blog of hers got a lot of cute comments, and this was kind of like filling in the caption on a cartoon in the local newspaper. Now that reblogging is back up, I get to put it out there again, and I hope more AR members will get a kick out o...