We Had a Deal! At least I thought we had a deal.. . After 3 months of negotiations I had a short sale agreement with two lenders (1st and 2nd position). We had postponed the auction and the last word from the first Lender before Christmas was "either meet our requirements or we will not postpon
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02/07/2010
I work with a lot of short sale clients as their attorney in Springfield, MA. I give a lot of credit to the Realtors that I work with on these short sales because they can take a long time and require a great deal more handholding, etc. . . These days I find myself in the same position that m
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01/17/2010
I just "bought in" to the active rain outside blog deal. I am wondering if I made the right choice. When I look at my blog page it does not even have my email address on it? There does not seem to even be a way to add my fax number. I guess this post is just a Post of frustration. I thought
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01/17/2010
I just posted the following as a comment on a post regarding social media and the waves of the newest and greatest ways of connecting and how overwhelming they all are. . . I loved my own comment so much I turned it into a post. Oh well, tell me if you agree: I think that social media is grea
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01/12/2010
So far I have had only one response on my previous (apparently untimely post) Basically a Realtor in MA describes an all around good attorney. An attorney that is responsive and true to his clients. Read below and answer this question, "What do you want to see out of your Real Estate Attor
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01/12/2010
It is 2010. A brand new year off to a sluggish start. From my advertising background I recall that it is a good ideato poll the needs of your target audience. My target audience is the real estate professional market. If you are from a state that is a title insurance company state, you nee
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01/11/2010
Thank You Active Rain for the leads and coverage. In 2009! . . The game has dramatically changing for 2010 and it seems that we are getting to a slow start in the greater Springfield, MA area - One category of transactions that continues to thrive is the "short sale". What makes one short sale a
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01/10/2010
When purchasing a home from a family member, the first thing that you have to do is forget that you are purchasing from family and be prepared to take all actions that you would normally take if you were not purchasing from family. The second thing that you must do is hire professionals who will
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04/05/2009
Well, it finally happened. Without getting into too much detail, I received a couple of emails last week concerning an out of state client looking for representation in a simultaneous closing for a multi-million dollar property in Springfield, Massachusetts. It started with an email from a
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03/22/2009
As a real estate atorney I have been fortunate with my on-line marketing. However, nothing has been more rewarding than my personal relationships with loan officers and Realtors. One of the easiest places to make these connections is your local Realtor Association. For many years I belonged t
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03/16/2009