Susan Lehmkuhl's (phoenixrealestatesource) Blog

Wednesday I picked up a client up at her hotel to go and look at houses while she was in town visiting family for Thanksgiving. We'd been communicating for several weeks via email, but had yet to meet! As we got acquainted, we started to talk about her family that she was visiting while here. She...

So a client wants to you to list their home!  FANTASTIC!  You agree upon a price and are ready to go when out of blue your client says......"by the way, you don't mind if decorate for the holidays do you?"  "Well of course not," you reply.  "Just remember that we will be showing your home to pros...

I went to show a house today only to have the seller answer the door and tell me she has the swine flu!  Mind you, I had called the listing agent this morning to set up the showing.  The listing agent said she had to call the seller and set up the appointment, which she did.  When she called me b...

I received a phonecall from clients whom I had found a rental about a year ago and now they were interested in buying.  We talked about the First Time Home Buyer tax credit and other programs that might help them get into a home rather than having to rent for another year.  As we talked, I pulled...

I just got off the phone with a First Horizon loan counselor....who informed me "negotiators are told NOT to answer the phone!"  I have been attempting to negotiate a short sale for my client with First Horizon since the July 24.  Things had been moving along, at at snail's pace, but moving along...

I called a fellow agent last night to find out if her deal had finally funded.  It had been another long haul and closing was about 20 days late....for which her client is being charged $100 per day late fee by the selling bank.  Instead of finding her celebrating over a glass of chablis, I found...

My clients finally got the keys to their new home last night!  Doesn't sound like a big event or reason for celebration, but let me share with you......it was both! These folks got an accepted contract on June 24 after trying for months to win the "lottery" with bank owned homes!  We asked for an...

I think we could all learn a lot from cross country runners.  My daughter is a high school cross country runner.  I have got to say that I don't understand her fascination with this sport.  We live in Arizona, so she runs in 101 degree temperatures with many kids passing out from heat stroke & de...

I am a believer in open houses.  I have meet some of my best clients at open houses.  Yes, a lot of times I am the only who attends the open but real estate is a contact sport and I can have more contact with potential prospects at an open house than sitting at home in front of the computer.  By ...