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Top Ten Tips from my CDPE class   1)      Complete more short sale deals by taking the Certified Distress Property Expert class & learn to properly package, present, and promote the offers. 2)      Submit only one offer to the lender (put this verbiage in MLS). 3)      Obtain more showing by prom...
03/16/2009
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Real estate agents should realize it’s easier to keep statistics than become a statistic. The market is dynamic, and small shifts can become trends and niches to exploit.   Last week, I went on a real estate tour sponsored by a local title company. Before the meeting began one agent was ecstatic ...
03/12/2009
Most agents realize that a home properly price is half sold in any market. Some agents discover multiple offers even at the list price or higher in buyer’s markets if the price is right. But, it takes a ‘special’ property to receive multiple ‘lowball’ offers. I’m blessed with the opportunity to r...
03/10/2009
A savvy sage once said, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. In a competitive buyer’s market that is a price war & a beauty contest, sellers need to realize buyers horribilize house defects and avoid deferred maintenance rather than making any offer at all.   For example, ...
03/05/2009
1)      Fitness is the ‘fountain of youth'. Exercise daily for 45 minutes. 2)      Aging is mandatory, Decay is optional. 70% of premature deaths are from sedentary lifestyles. 3)      Diets don't work long term. Simply quit eating crap. Good nutrition begins in the supermarket. Don't buy junk fo...
03/02/2009
Top Ten Tips for Linkedin   1)      Linkedin is a place where relationships matter. This is the company slogan of the largest network of online and business professionals. 2)      Improve your search engine results and Google page rank by completing your profile (www.linkedin.com) and keeping it ...
02/27/2009
 A few decades ago Art Linkletter wrote a book entitled Kids say the darndest things. His television show had a similar section with children making foolish, but hilarious remarks. In my opinion, there should be a modern remake of this book and program entitled, Sellers say the darndest things. I...
02/17/2009
  Top Ten Tips From 2009 CRS Sell-A-Bration     1.   "When we are no longer able to change our situation, we are challenged to change ourselves" – Victor Frankel 2.    There are no such things as bad properties. There are bad owners. Avoid them. 3.    There are more 'orphaned' buyers now. Contact...
02/11/2009
This past Saturday the sellers of my new listing asked me to join them in a ceremony to bury a small statue of Saint Joseph in their back yard.  I had heard of sellers burying the replicas, but never participated in the actual event. As a boy I attended a Catholic grammer school that I referred ...
02/09/2009
1)  Be committed to selling.  In a buyer's market with inflated inventories, short sales, and repos, there is no place for sellers who want to 'test the waters'.  Don't even think "If I get my price".  You won't.  Money is only secondary motivator to the serious seller. 2)  Make sure the price is...
02/03/2009
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