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Not like me to stir the pot, but I thought that this might make someone money.
An Ohio appellate court has considered whether a prospective buyer could recover compensation from a buyer’s representative for injuries suffered by the prospective buyer during her unaccompanied tour of a home under construction. Patricia Al-Sorghali (“Prospective Buyer’) contacted real estate salesperson Terry Golden (“Salesperson”) of Modene & Associates (“Brokerage”) about her … (15 comments)
Many of us take pride in writing ORIGINAL Blogs. It seems Ms. Harley has come just short of that with her recent blog concerning the Utilization of Keywords within your descriptive paragraphs to gain exposure in search engines. Her ability to describe this is very thought provoking and truthful. If Activerainers were to write … (43 comments)
"Most Bloggers blog for about three months and then they abandon their blogs". 
I was just wondering what your thoughts are on range pricing. For those who are unfamiliar with it, the agent lists the house say for $349,000 but in the disclosure states that offers have to be in the range of $349,000 - $400,000 to be looked at. The advantage is that … (38 comments)
Foreclosures? 100% Financing: NIMBY: Not in my Backyard - It's a BULL Market!
I decided to follow up a post I wrote a few days ago about what I should do with an uncooperative seller. The seller who insisted on listing his property for 20K higher than the highest comp in the area....
Teaming Up with a Real Estate Agent March 2007 When first starting out, real estate investors often make the mistake of working without a real estate agent in order to save on commissions. Going agent-less is bad for two big reasons: Increases exposure to risk. An experienced and knowledgeable real estate … (17 comments)
I heard a great story yesterday from the Keller Williams office I work with in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Last November I took a business trip to China. I went there because the professional designer "me" was needed, however to my surprise the personal "me" was profoundly impacted.
You want the proof? You can't handle the proof!
Do you remember this game from when you were younger? All the players passed around cards, until eventually someone was left with the Old Maid. Real estate transactions remind me of this game, except we don't just pass around the "Old Maid" with sly looks and smirks on our faces. Instead, … (25 comments)
When member Julie Ferenzi wrote her blog "I must be crazy...I declined my first listing!!!" I applauded her. As a new Realtor Julie is "Wise Beyond her Years" It inspired me to write this post using the lyrics of the famous Kenny Rogers song "The Gambler" because we are all "Gambling" if we … (49 comments)
OH! This should be fun. I have just finished playing around on the Internet looking for ways to pick on The <Gentlemen> Of Active Rain. Boy did I come up with some good ones. Sit back relax, and get ready to laugh your ass off. Can I say that? Too late. … (102 comments)
We Always Hear The Young Are Our Future But Seldom Treat Them Like It.
My website has always been my website. It wasn't by design or master plan. Having "your own" website at several years ago was very new. There wasn't a whole bunch of interest in the Internet. I was just fortunate that I set it [my website] up that way many years ago. Dumb luck, followed … (75 comments)
Can it be that at my age I've only learned four important lessons? No, of course not. But on the other hand, some of the things that I've learned are obvious to all. They are the kind of things that we all learn as we go through life. On the … (27 comments)
Please indulge my anger and frustration with fellow agents when it comes to the response that I get when making phones calls. I certainly understand that you may not be able to answer the phone every-time that it rings. There are many times that I have to let my calls kick … (2 comments)
I went on a listing appointment today and after talking with the seller about how to price the home to sell in today's market I told the seller you have to consider three factors in today market (1) pricing a home with the traditional approach we have all used for years … (4 comments)
I like this group, but when I read the post, I only see few giving back so I thought I would add one. 
OK - this may just be a coincidence but I recently put a jar of individually wrapped Recees Peanut Butter Cups (along with a friendly "Help Yourself!" sign) at one of the homes I have listed and I had 6 showings in the past 2 days!!
Hey Everyone: Check these cell phone tricks out. 
This has to be one of the nicest and most beautiful palces on the face of the earth. I have been to some of the places that the world says are like paradise and I personally think Ventura county can hold it's own with any place on earth. The people are … (0 comments)
If It Is Broken Fix It Most houses have a few "little" problems, like leaking faucets, a stove burner that won't light, or electrical outlets with too much "spark". These defects may not seem very important--unless your house is about to go on the market.We rarely have difficulty getting sellers to … (1 comments)
This doesn't seem like a very exciting tip but it is one of the most important tips I can ever give to budding decorators. There is a standard that is used by everyone in the industry. 
By: 1SG (Ret) David and Tonya Kucic, Hawaii Real Estate Agents
Around 10:00 pm- while composing my latest blog article, my AR window mysteriously shut down. No biggie, I wasn't that far into it. I'll just rewrite it.
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My tag line is "Excellence with a Smile" so I have to keep as many of those pearly whites as is possible. As a result when one of those old cavities started to give way, I called the Bloggoddessbroker herself, Teresa Boardman, for a dentist referral. My thought was that the … (11 comments)
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