Had a closing on one of my listings this week and the buyer was referred a lender by their agent. The lender turned out to be someone who charges a finders fee to place you with the bank. The loan have a very high interest rate to boot. They found out about the fee a couple of days before the clo
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11/09/2013
Your profile has been viewed 11000 times. Joined ACTIVE RAIN on 12/13/2007. At that time I knew nothing about blogging, not that I do now, but I hope I am better at it than before. I never knew the power of a blog. If you told me I would have someone view my profile on average better than 5 times
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11/09/2013
What is your strategy for the upcoming year? This year my strategy has been to work with as many buyers as I could and maintain some listings. This worked very well for me this year. This I think I need to increase my house listings by 30% but try to maintain the same amount of buyers. In years p
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11/09/2013
With the new market, do we price it to sell or try to get more for it? I am seeing agents list homes at a higher price than the ones that just sold. And they are staying on the market for a long time. Before they sell they have to be reduced. Then there are a few agents like myself who are listin
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11/09/2013
2158 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor New York 10567 Dramatic price reduction! This property could be called The Farm on 202. Its last use was as a physical therapy center, but could be ideal as a restaurant, office complex or medical building. 5480 sq. ft., 1.6 acres on 202, busy corridor on the
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11/08/2013
Food plains are a big story here in New York, Westchester County in Specific. There are a lot of homeowners trying to sell their home and finding out the buyer has backed out because the bank says they have to pay FLOOD INSURANCE. The homeowner said "I have never paid flood insurance, why would y
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11/08/2013
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11/08/2013
Third shift uptime - Agents on 1st and 2nd shift had 6 upcalls. First 4 agents got 6 calls. I am up with another agent. It is a good thing I don't wait for the phone to ring, how many upcalls can we get in a day?Already here for an hour and no calls yet, not even someone to make an appointment!Th
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10/29/2013
Vacant Land Sales are up this year from last year! Last year from Jan 1 2012-Oct 29 2012 only three parcels sold in my area (area 1) This year from Jan 1 2012-Oct 29 2012we have already had 8 lots sold. Of the possible 16 sides this year, I have done 8 sides! That means I have 50% of the market i
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10/29/2013
My lastest Activity In 2012, Thomas Santore set the industry standard. He SOLD more proerties in 2012 than in 2011. He currently has SOLD 20 properties, with 7 still in contract and 23 additional properties listed. Tom is the best in the business. Tom is backed by the area's leading #1 office Col
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10/22/2013
