If you are trying to fill up your print ads with more listings to drum up more buyers, ask your colleagues if you can put some of their listings on your print ads too! Some realtors may not let you but the most will be delighted because this is going to get their listings more exposure helping t
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01/23/2007
Moving can be very exciting...but it can also be a bit of a pain as well. Besides packing and unpacking, there is a long list of details to be handled. Things like choosing a mover, connecting utilities, getting Internet and cable service, or subscribing to newspapers or magazines in a new area
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01/23/2007
Here are a few statistics to help you see the potential of targeting this market:4.6 million - net growth of Hispanic households by 2020 40% of the 1st time homebuyers in the next 10 years will be Hispanic 463 "Spanish-speaking" loans - PHH Mortgage closed in 2006 We have you covered in going aft
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01/19/2007
Before you ask your sellers to drop the price on their listing that is not moving, call me about our Special Financing Option that only cost them a 2.25% seller concession but it saves the buyers .5% on a 30 yr fixed rate, .75% on a 7 yr ARM rate and 1% on a 5 yr ARM rate.This is a win/win/win fo
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01/18/2007
Hey guys,Are you going after the new contruction loans. Typically, they require 20% down or must have land to make up for the down payment. Other than this, you can solicit VA buyers (active military or reserves) and offer 100% VA construction-perm financing. We offer this and many lenders don
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01/18/2007
Since you are in the relationship business, you need to be well-connected within the community if you are going to be a superstar. To do this, here's a quick tip that can get you off on the right foot. Target the master networkers and join their circles of friends!You know who they are, they ar
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01/17/2007
Many times over your career you are going to run into buyers that have to make an offer that is contingent upon selling their current home first. Often times, this is because their total debt-to-income ratio is too high with 2 mortgages to get approved or they need the equity from the sale to ma
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01/15/2007
Here is some good information to keep in case you ever get a question about a Section 1031 Exchange in some point in your career. A tax deferred exchange is a method of trading one property for another without having to pay any federal income tax. In a normal sale transaction, the property owne
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01/15/2007
Identity theft occurs when someone steals your personal identification. Thieves search for easy targets and the following personal details: social security numbers, driver's license numbers, birth dates, credit card numbers or other account numbers, PIN's, passport numbers,etc. A thief can use y
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01/15/2007
Many times a house will go on the market that makes the neighbors cringe because they may be concerned who might buy it. This happened in my neighborhood and many neighbors previewed the house and started calling each other about their concerns. In the end, I called a friend of mine that I knew
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01/12/2007