Randal Jenkins's (ranro100) Blog

A very old theory about running a Real Estate Agent Business is to look at it like a 3 legged stool.You should have 3 areas to focus on to create a successful real estate business.Pick 3:For sale by owners.Expireds.REOs (real estate owned)  (Bank owned).Neighborhood Farming.Home Valuation Program...

Hello Fellow Real Estate Investor,The market is broken. Supply and demand are out whack. The moratorium on evictions and foreclosures has taken away the supply of houses.The pandemic has sellers hunkering down. Not many people want to list their homes. They do not want strangers (buyers) in the h...

Attended a foreclosure auction today.   A home that needed $30 worth of work sold for over retail value.  15 bidders attended the auction.  Lively action up to $60k with many bidders.  Then 3 bidders took it up to $122k.Too much money chasing too few deals.Since the invention of supply and demand...

Agents that are quarantining should put together a referral agent business plan.Referral agents should use this time to build their business.   ABM.   Always be marketing.  Referral agents that are quarantining have a unique opportunity to ramp up their marketing.  They have a lot of time and unl...

Everyone should have an elevator speech.Hi I am Randy Jenkins, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker, I help buyers find properties, even non listed properties, would you like to get on my list to receive unlisted properties?  What is your email address and phone number? It must have a great offer.  It ...

When the pandemic hit, we all tried to figure out what would happen to the markets.  The stock market went down on Mar 20 to around 19000, but promptly went back to the 25000’s and we were all in awe.  Who saw that coming?  Instead of the predicted 22 million unemployed it came in at only 20 mill...

Do You Know Why I asked You about Your Financing?The chances are that first time home buyers will go FHA.  Some will go VA or Conventional.The Realtor copy of a listing shows the financing available.  All listings will go cash.   Some will go cash and conventional.  Some will take cash, conventio...

Please read the listing when you make an offer.A listing might say there rent restrictions and the home will not meet your buyers criteria for a rental:  For example: 14203 Whitecap Ave Hudson Fl.  Here are the public words.... Desirable Beacon Woods East. Three-bedroom, two bath, two car garage ...

When the pandemic hit, we all tried to figure out what would happen to the markets.  The stock market went down on Mar 20 to around 19000, but promptly went back to the 25000’s and we were all in awe.  Who saw that coming? Instead of the predicted 22 million unemployed it came in at only 20 milli...

When the pandemic hit, we all tried to figure out what would happen to the markets.  The stock market went down on Mar 20 to around 19000, but promptly went back to the 25000’s and we were all in awe.  Who saw that coming?  Instead of the predicted 22 million unemployed it came in at only 20 mill...