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2013
For one reason or another I run into situations where the home buyer flat out refuses to conduct a home inspection. Maybe he has a killer set of tools & a "I know everything" attitude. That's almost always the case. Even buyers with decades of construction backgrounds usually end up on the short ...
10/29/2013
Thanks to Activerain and other social media outlets I have been given the ongoing opportunity to create great business and personal relationships with fellow agents, lenders and other industry professionals across the country, including Canada. One thing that is common is that I have a pretty eas...
10/22/2013
You just put your house on the market for lease and in that process decided you wanted to prohibit smoking by any tenants. But what if during the lease the tenant suddenly claims to be disabled and begins to smoke? The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of a handicap. If...
10/21/2013
What is an Act of God? Would you consider the Government shutdown an act of God? It hurt to type that. Nonetheless, it poses an serious question. When Hurricane Ike hit Houston we dealt with a lot of 'delays' in real estate. Most people understood that the wrath of mother nature was a force none ...
10/15/2013
On the Houston MLS we have something called AGENT REMARKS. It's a section on the MLS that you cannot view unless you are a member of our MLS. It's a spot for agent-to-agent notes. Usually you find helpful comments about the home, its disclosures or about the earnest money required to help create ...
10/12/2013
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Most agents can't wait to attach a sold rider to their real estate sign. Even home owners like seeing it sway back and forth. For the seller it can be a nice "I'm outta here." But I don't like SOLD riders in fact, I don't use them. Realtors like sold signs because it shows they've sold the hous...
10/05/2013
I showed a listing last week and noticed the house had not one smoke detector. The only thing in its place were ugly exposed wires. This is unacceptable, even if it is a foreclosure, short-sale or HUD home. Especially if it's a HUD home. It's against the law. Chapter 766 of the Health and Safety ...
10/02/2013