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The need to sell a home before you can buy is not uncommon and often, a daunting experience for homeowners.  It is human nature to want to move ahead to the exciting prospect of finding that perfect new home.  However, there are two facts that you need to consider: the real estate market is local...
06/04/2008
When I know that a client is flexible about price, I have recommended a review of the price in one month.  However, I have not gone beyond verbal agreement.  Ultimately, it is a seller's decision to lower or not lower the listing price and a Realtor's goal to sell his client's home.  The two are ...
06/03/2008
Classic styles of the past, those worth preserving, get closer and closer to our lifetime, our own history.  For example, the classic American ranch, and along with it Modernism, is new all over again.  Since many of us grew up in such homes, we are not likely to recognize them as historical.  Th...
06/01/2008
Recently, I read a Realtor's meme; the time in history in which she would have liked to have lived is a time during which I did live.  Admittedly, I felt a bit mature, but at the same time, it was kind of flattering that a young person would find my historical period interesting.  Of course, I am...
06/01/2008
It's buried at least three clicks deep, in the deep abyss known as "other posts" ... it was brand, shiny new for a nano second!  For all the discussion about the elements that comprise a good post, vanishing supersedes any ranking you may give to the various components of a good post.  Sometimes,...
05/30/2008
Do you use your free-text description to your best advantage?  If features are noted already in fixed fields, why repeat them.  Let your words evoke the benefits of living in a home ... comfort, lifestyle, value, prestige or notable feature not already mentioned. If I listen to a speaker in a con...
05/30/2008
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I just came across blogging software!  Something new to me, it's supposed to make blogging easy.  Every day, a real estate expert, ghost writer uploads content to your blog!  Oh!  But you can add original postings to make it interesting.    This is new to me.  What do you think of this?  Has anyo...
05/28/2008
Don't forget to factor in costs associated with home ownership.  What does your current rent include?  What new costs will you incur once you purchase a home?  Home ownership is the American dream ... to have a place to call your own and make it exactly what you want it to be.  Home Sweet Home.  ...
05/28/2008
Just how do you add YOU to your postings? About a week ago, an Active Rainer commented, "They don't know I'm being sarcastic."  So, how do we convey sarcasm or any other emotion?  Words work hard for us, but sometimes, they need a bit of help.  We do have ! ? , : ; and :) :(   ;)  :P  :\  :D and ...
05/26/2008
I came across an issue of Realtor Magazine from 2007*.  It was opened to an article entitled, "10 Reasons Top Producers Get the Listing," written by Steve Stewart (Steve Stewart Seminars).  The 10 reasons!  Reason #10 ... "They invest in themselves." Reason # 9 ... "They have professional marketi...
05/25/2008
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