In the real estate business, it is critical to be supported by a team of top professionals, and your REALTOR® already works with many partner vendors.  We are talking about service providers you can count on to do a great job.  People who can be trusted, are experienced, and have a superior record of serving buyers.A top real estate agent will have a large rolodex that he will generously share with you.  His vendor database will include top mortgage lenders, great escrow officers, and the very best home inspectors.  Whether you need a moving company or a house cleaner, your real estate agent is resourceful enough to have professionals he can recommend.Read more in our book, "Buy Your First Home", http://tinyurl.com/cs4724e.What is great about America? It is the American Dream, of course... 10/07/2013

Are you hesitant to buy a home now?  Are you worried that the prices will go down in the future?  Don't worry about tomorrow's value going up or down.  Studies show that real estate values appreciate by an average of 5% per year over a long period of time (10 or 15 years).  If you purchase now, and start building equity and appreciation, you will be thankful that you got started, http://tinyurl.com/cs4724e. What is great about America? It is the American Dream, of course. It is the idea that we are in control of our own destiny, free from harsh government sanctions as in some other lands.  It is the rights and the freedoms that so many other countries do not have. Sometimes we take our basic values for granted, including home ownership, which is a luxury not afforded to residents in som... 05/02/2013

Who is a good mentor? A mentor is a person who’s willing to make a commitment to coach a less experienced apprentice at no charge or cost.  There’s a commitment required on the mentor’s part because they do have to go the process. Following are the characteristics of a good mentor: They have to be willing and available. A mentor is somebody who is ready to get back to others and wants to help contribute to another person’s growth. Somebody who wants to help fellow colleagues or real estate agents to be more professional, do a better job, earn more money, and make a positive impact on our American economy. And it’s also somebody, I would say, who has a high bar of professional standard and wants to raise those professional standards for everybody across our industry. Overall, a mentor is... 06/23/2012