Archives of real estate blog entries for November 3, 2007 (Page 5)

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How a buyers agency is like going on a blind date - 09:11 PM

 
1) You don't always know what you are getting into
2) It's hard not to make a judgement right off the bat
3) Sometimes it turns out better than expected
4) No matter how much you think you are prepared you aren't
5) After 15 minutes you know each others stories
6) They say they are going to call - but when?
7)You are both wondering if you are up to the long haul
8) Expectations are sometimes unrealistic
9) Some times you zig and they zag
10) Just best to smile and enjoy the day
11) TMI kicks … (51 comments)

Pitfalls of Michigan Realtors® Working With Canadian Buyers? - 09:23 AM
 
I'm working with a Canadian couple looking to purchase a summer residence in Michigan. When looking online, I was able to see references to non residents having to place the property Title with a holding company.
Does anyone have experience working with Canadians purchasing property in Michigan?  I want to research this so I can offer them some choices.
thanks in advance.
… (2 comments)

Newbies Are Great, I Like Mine Well Done - 04:45 PM
                                      Ok, Ok, I am just kidding. But I am really talking about newbies in Real Estate, not in Active Rain!! What are the Schools saying now a days to New Licensees? Can you imagine the pep talk  here in Central Fl where I live?
Hey Kids, hurry on in to get your license! Let us teach you how to quit your job and join the ranks where the average agent takes a dramatic cut in pay for the first year and then quits! Why, in the last year alone the amount of agents already out there sold .3 homes apiece. Thats … (1 comments)

Newbies Are Great, I Like Mine Well Done - 04:54 PM
 
                           Ok, Ok, I am just kidding.       
But I am really talking about newbies in Real Estate, not in Active Rain!!
 What are the Schools saying now a days to New Licensees? Can you imagine the pep talk  here in Central Fl where I live?
Hey Kids, hurry on in to get your license! Let us teach you how to quit your job and join the ranks where the average agent takes a dramatic cut in pay for the first year and then quits! Why, in the last year alone the amount of agents already out there sold .3 homes apiece. Thats right, … (23 comments)

Online vs. Classroom Brokers Class - 08:33 PM
Has anyone out there taken the online broker courses...If so, what was the outcome..Was it boring, just reading screeens, WHat do you think??
Or, Should I take the class rooms 2 week class or something longer?? What is the difference between the schools.
I am in Central Fl, who has good advice on what is the best way to take and PASS the brokers first time??
Thats it..Thanks Mike Norvell Sr
Soon to Be Central Fla's Newest Broker..Maybe
… (15 comments)

Teresa Norvell, The Best Escrow Officer? - 10:17 PM

Hi all, this is the very famous, world renowned Teresa Norvell. She is the Escrow Agent for Larry Marchbanks, Pa in Wildwood, Fl. This is in the Rapidly growing Sumter County, Fl., home of The Villages.
Teresa Norvell is in charge of the Real Estate Department, and takes your deals from contract to closing. She has many talents, including Mother, Grandmother, Wife, and maybe the worlds best speller without a dictionary.
Teresa is very professional, and brings over 20 years of legal and Real Estate experience to the position. Teresa has managed an office that did over 100 closings a month,  and is … (9 comments)

Turn Back Your Clocks - 11:30 PM
This is to remind all of us to turn back our clocks this weekend.
This is necessary for a number of reasons.
It's not cool to be early , an whole hour early for your appointmentsIt will eliminate the arguments with the waitress about when happy hour starts.You will have the perfect excuse for having more time to work out on your old body clock. Not that we will...Have fun setting all the clocks in the office early, and have the secretary move them again for real funCall your friends in Arizona and a few other places and tell them you have … (11 comments)

The 4 worst posts I ever wrote - 02:42 PM
You remember a few weeks ago Chris Griffith wrote a post called The Six Pack . It was about your pick for the best highly rated posts. But now I think I'll go the opposite way and make fun of myself. If you would...please post along with me. Pick your 4 worst posts you ever wrote here. Or if you can't find any on Activerain then you can link them from your other blogs. I'm interested in seeing what we can all come up with. Please tag it in your own blog with "My worst posts" Just have fun with it!
Here are my picks … (38 comments)

The Wenatchee Condo Series - 12:15 AM
Over on my Wenatchee condos blog, I am doing a series on the various condo developments and conversions currently selling in the local market.  We have a wide range of units available in all sizes, prices, and levels of luxury. Answering the call for affordable housing, there is a good inventory of condos under $150,000.  For those on a less restrictive budget, there is plenty to choose from in the higher end as well.So far, I have covered:  Stoney Court, and Sunterra in Wenatchee and The River Street Condos in Cashmere, WA. Still to come in the series will be Aspen … (0 comments)

Blogging success - Don't do it, it might offend thee!!!! - 01:01 PM

 
Made you look, right? There are so many things that are important to your blog becoming a success. And you want to get readership, right? Do you write to those members on Active Rain? Try to get popular and to climb the ranks on AR? Or do you write to the consumer. Just some things to ponder.
A catchy title is important. What if the blog is about boring details relating to the mortgage industry. Get creative from time to time. Here is an example of being creative in a blog.Mortgages : How would you like your mortgage served to … (13 comments)

New Bern Market update Nov/2007 - 07:39 AM
New Bern Market Update 11/2007
         1565   Residential 7       Boat Slip 1020  Lots and Land 2       Commercial Rental 95     Commercial Building 268    RentalIn the last 30 days 143 properties closed with average 115 days on the market and average price $188,630
    In the last 30 days 177 properties pended with average 156 days on the market and average price of $177,322.
    North Carolina is experiencing very nice fall this year, we didn't have any tropical storms for a long time. Market has significantly slow down but we are still selling! I am observing increased activity in lower priced properties.
   Your North … (0 comments)

There Is A Lion in All Of Us - 12:38 AM
In todays market the media is full of doom and gloom about the Real Estate industry.  Everytime you turn the news on that is all everyone hears.  Wow -no wonder the buyers are scared to even consider shopping for homes. No wonder so many agents are opting out on going in to the office.  Many feel whats the use the market  is bottoming out lenders are closing the doors etc..........I am just here to say TURN OFF THE TV and quit feeling like a little lost kitten. Focus on the positive and keep going forward.  If you don't know you can't------then therefore you … (11 comments)

Another Happy New Home Owner in Bryan Texas - 09:24 AM
One of my funnest clients was a proud home owner this week.  Crongrats to Michelle, Troy and lovely family on their new home in Bryan Texas.  They worked hard to get to this day and finally their dream came true. I was over come with joy for them.  God Bless and congrats...............Ginger Magoon REMAX BCS www.gingermagoon.com
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I am Coming Out of The Closet, I Admit It! I Got a Real Estate Car Wrap! - 11:53 PM
Prior to getting my car and a wrap I struggled with first of all, what kind of car. Second, I struggled with the negative opinions I have read over the Internet and  read many people blogging and making fun of them.  I first thought I would get a Hummer and thought to my self that would be cool. So I started shopping for them.  I must admit I really love the Hummer.  Then a thought came over me that there was no way I am going to wrap a 60k plus auto.  Then one night it came over me to get a … (34 comments)

Bear Mountain Upstate New York - 07:26 PM
Two weekends ago I took a trip to 'upstate' New York, Bear Mountain area with friends. We drove north on the Garden State Parkway and then onto the Palisades Interstate Parkway and a little over an hour we're there. Who knew?  Bear Mountain area is the weekend getaway for the city.
 First night there we got all dressed up and drove to Main Street in Nyack, and found a collection of restaurants and bistros not unlike any eclectic restaurant I could find in Manhattan or Staten island. (known for some of the best restaurants)  The restaurant chosen Vertigo, there is a raw bar and three bars for drinks on … (5 comments)

How I Survived Cancer.... - 06:37 AM
After a what seemed to be a routine tonsilitis operation, I could not understand why the Doctor had called me back to his office so soon.  Little did I know that I was in for the surprise of my life. Yet, today, I can still hear the words echoing out of the doctor's mouth. "Steve, You have cancer of the throat, and 8 jellybean sized cancerous tumors in your lymph nodes in your neck" cut and dry. Just Like THAT he uttered these words:
 You have a year  left to live.
That is when the tears started to flow and the reality set … (0 comments)

Housing prices expected to sink to 2004 levels - 07:39 AM
Las Vegas housing analyst Dennis Smith says it may be 2004 all over again for the valley's housing market.
One impetus for the decline, Smith says, is when banks start to liquidate their growing inventory of foreclosed-upon homes. If they base prices on the market demand instead of what the notes are, that will lower prices even further, he says.
Resales are down nearly 39 percent during 2007, and Smith says that while that market searches for its bottom there may be some encouraging signs when it comes to lending.
This is causing the builders to lower prices at an accelerated rate … (3 comments)

Marysville & Tulalip Washington State Schools / Marysville School District Information - 03:51 PM
Marysville & Tulalip Washington State Schools / Marysville School District Information:
Thank you for visiting my blog. Below you will find the names, addresses, phone numbers & links to the official websites for each school in the Marysville School District, Washington State. Please feel free to contact me for any additional information that you may require either about other schools or school districts in the area or for any real estate relate question or concern.
My website, http://www.washingtonrealestatepage.com/, has multiple pages of information on other schools through out Snohomish County and FREE MLS real estate searches for homes and land for sale in each city located in … (0 comments)

Connecticut Home Mortgage Specialists - Home Loan Guide - 08:06 PM
Available Now On The BenchmarkCT.com Web Site - "The Home Loan Guide"
The goal of the Home Loan Guide is to educate you on every detail you need in order to obtain most any type of home loan. This would also include a first mortgage, second mortgage, refinance loan, home equity loan, home equity line of credit, debt consolidation loan, and a bad credit loan as well. The most critical step for you is to find a home loan that best fits your needs. With this Home Loan Guide, you will be able to determine what type of loan best fits you and … (0 comments)

Advice Needed on Staging a Lake Cottage for RENTAL - 08:05 PM
This is an unusual request and if I'm posting in the wrong group let me know.
We're buying a lake cottage to use personally and as a rental. It's a great little 2 bedroom ranch style house but it's 80's dated. The living room and family room need the most work. I don't know if there are hardwood floors beneath the carpet. It will be unfurnished when we buy it so we'll have a clean slate to work with. We want it to be cozy (with a lake-Americana-patriotic theme???) and take staged photo's that will be appealing to someone looking to rent at the lake.  We know we're … (16 comments)

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