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I am well aware that the general public believes that Realtors are overpaid (I could spend a whole blog post letting you know how the commission we receive is divided and spent until we get a fraction of it to deposit, but I will save that for another day). Friends of mine are always saying, 'we might try to sell it ourselves.' My response is always, 'you should.' And then I go on to tell them how they should handle the security issues and how they want to be sure to get legal advice as they go through the contract negotiations. … (32 comments)
In many competitive real estate markets, home buyers are coached by their agents to write their "highest and best" offer to get the home. In a multiple offer situation (which is becoming more common again), a buyer has ONE SHOT to win. As a home buyer, you write your "best" offer but...not really. You probably held back a little, right?
"...At the extremes, in 121 instances, the appraised value was more than double the sale price, and in 132 examples, the appraisal was less than 70 percent of the sale price. It is like a game of horseshoes and throwing grenades,” the authors wrote of the results. “This study confirms what many of us have thought but heretofore have only known anecdotally: that appraisals are not very accurate. Close is good enough". 
I have developed an easy system that you can use to market any area in any part of the Country. Remember "Farming", well through the use of Facebook Community Pages you can market to any Subdivisions you want. Here is how you set it up, Turn Key:
Sometimes with real estate agents in their twenties they almost seem too immature to deal with older clients in their 30's, 40's, 50's or older cause they haven't lived long enough to go through some wars and know people carry around "baggage." One must learn to sense and adapt and acknowledge this baggage and even decode it and lighten a few bags to get a deal done. The approach is to
Helping people discover how to buy a home over the past 21 years has revealed 7 inalienable truths that are contrary to the instincts they have when we first meet.
We've been working hard behind the scenes to improve the SEO on ActiveRain. SEO is a funny little monster. Our friends at Google are never shy about keeping the target moving and in our effort to continue to hit the mark, we've been dedicating a lot of resources toward making site improvements with the sole objective being to get ActiveRain member content ranking better.
Lake Oconee Georgia's Ancient Mysteries Unleashed, May 19, 2012. An exciting informational cruise of the Lake Oconee Basin will reveal who the first inhabitants were and other remains and artifacts that still lie deep beneath the waters of Lake Oconee. You will be enlightened by a cruise of the Lake Oconee's 30 known archaeology sites that inhabit the basin of the lake on a tour boat and discover more about the community in which we live. Artifacts from more than 12,000 years ago to 100 years ago were preserved and moved to to the University of Georgia in 1979 when the … (10 comments)
New To Blogging? Where Are You From? There are many Active Rainers that as soon as we see their comment or post, we instantly associate them with their town or state. Name a state and chances are we've got someone (or a whole bunch of someones) mentally tied to that state....and a few friends north of the border if we needs some Canadians too :)And the wonderful thing about having that mental association is that if we have referral business these people who have clearly built up their service area brand are top of mind. But that top of mind only … (56 comments)
Buyers Closing costs on Foreclosures in Heathrow, Lake Mary.
The Big Top “On the Ave” - Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach!“On the Ave” is back and this time we’re celebrating the Big Top!! Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 17 on Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Delray Beach. Art & Jazz on the Ave morphed into “On the Ave” last year and each event keeps getting more exciting. Thursday’s “On the Ave” will take us back to the Big Top... The Circus! You can stroll along Atlantic Avenue and enjoy our tropical South Florida weather, our unique shops along the Ave; music, and of course, circus acrobats; puppeteers, stilt walkers and … (21 comments)
Our morning walks to Wall Springs Park in Palm Harbor Florida are always enjoyable. Whether ducks, ibis, heron or other native birds, there is always something to see.
Are you the Milli Vanilli of Social Media? One of my favorite songs growing up was Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli. If you don't remember Milli Vanilli they were the Grammy award winning pop duo back in the late 80's, early 90's who deceived the entire world by lip-syncing someone elses music. When the scandal broke I was one confused kid and didn't understand why someone would pretend to be someone they weren't. As I got older I realized deception occurs all the time and social media platforms make it extremely easy for people to pretend to be someone they aren't. … (56 comments)
A Hand Written Note Can Say a Thousand Words
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Hi Everyone, Yes, it has been awhile since I put out a post. To be honest, my phones have been ringing around the clock since Google's last algo updates, or should I say "last muscle flexing" I thought about the millions of people who have been affected by what I would call mindless updates. Well, one thing for certain, they are keeping me in business! I told a long time customer some hard truth yesterday. I told him to stop playing games! I keep telling people that "what you got away with in the past won't fly anyjmore". PLEASE DON'T READ THIS … (103 comments)
I had over 30 open houses in active adult community in last 12 months. They were all well attended. It was always a pleasure to have an open house as I got to meet some wonderful people and chat with them about their needs and their concerns about moving.
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If you're a first time home buyer or seller, you may have questions about what a home appraisal is and what it can mean to your deal. Appraisals are important because they determine if homes are 'worth' what the mortgage companies will give for loans. If an appraised home is valued at less than the contract price, the mortgage company will usually allow a loan for the lesser value. This can be stressful and frustrating for buyers and sellers, but it makes sense for mortgage companies who may be concerned about borrowers defaulting on loans. Your local market conditions play a … (9 comments)
We Realtors® have learned many different communication skills over the years. Personally, I have yet to find one more useful than the fine art of biting your tongue. I find it to be helpful in my general life as well, but especially invaluable in real estate transactions.I come from what you might call a “highly verbal” family, so perhaps this one took me a bit longer to learn than some. Every topic under the sun was discussed at our dinner table. My father has an almost encyclopedic knowledge base which he can and does pull out and use to add to … (53 comments)
For me it is all in the title and I have to congradulate the variety of creative folks we have here on Active Rain that bring it on and capture our attention through their blog titles!
Historic Area, Mexico Mountain Lake Luxury Home, Retreat or Resort for Sale … (0 comments)
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Baltimore Humane Society's Pets Of The Week May 9, 2012 
12257 AUGUSTA WOODS CIR, ORLANDO FL 32824 $$$ 68,900 $$$
This is a fixer upper type bank owned home that needs many projects completed because the prior owner started remodeling but left projects unfinished. The best news is that this home is priced VERY low at just $20,000 so there is plenty of room for you to buy it and put money into this home and still have equity. This property is ideal for someone who is handy or who have connections with contractors so that you can complete the updates on a budget. 16077 Sycamore Road in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
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Join in the fun here in Pensacola, Pace and Gulf Breeze as well on Saturday May 12th. It is simple fill a plastic grocery bag with what you have and place on you Mailbox that morning.
Stopped by this Food Truck today at the CITGO gas station on the corner of Fenton and Bonifant Street. The truck is located at the edge of the East Silver Spring residential neighborhood. They have been here for just 3 days.Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp. does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents, loan officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles, blogs and blog entries are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to help them make an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp. takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles, that are written by the members of this community.
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