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The rules for lenders approving VA loan applications includes a set of instructions for reviewing situations where a borrower has worked less than 12 months, and for VA loan applicants who seem to change jobs frequently.
Why Should A Seller Pay a Home Buyer's Closing Costs? The short answer is....To SELL the HOUSE! But how does this work and why is it so important in the sale of a home? Let me explain... When I list a home for sale, sellers are given a net sheet with estimates of closing costs associated with the sale home. One of the items on the list is “Seller contribution to the Buyer’s Closing Costs.” If the home is one that would be attractive to a first time buyer, I will put in an amount that is roughly 3% of the … (45 comments)
Ever wonder what the power of a feature post can do for you? Besides the warm fuzzy that it gives you to see your name and photo on the first page of Active Rain, besides the insane amount of comments (and points) that you'll receive, there is one other really good reason that you just might want to have a post featured.... CREDIBILITY.
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I knew someday I would do this. That's why I have systems and don't deviate. Because the minute I make an exception to a system and change a process, that's when something horrible will happen. It just never fails.
Bellport Long Island | Bellport Day Festival July 2012
My 100 Day Attack - 50 Days gone already 
There are still a lot of listings in the MLS with the instructions to include a copy of the earnest deposit check with an offer. Any offers not including ALL required documents will not be considered. Exactly what is the point of this? I don’t know about you, but I’ve never heard of anyone being able to cash a COPY of a check. Sure, in the “old” days when we actually delivered the offer to the listing agent we would include an honest to goodness check with the package. 
If you put together a TEAM in a real estate office, there are a lot of dynamics involved. First of all, why put together a team? How big does a team need to be? Or is a team built around people who bring in so much business, they can't handle it all by themselves? Or does a brokerage have a lot of agents who AREN'T bringing in business, so this is a way to give them a piece of the pie? 
One of my neighbors stopped to chat this week about their interest in pursuing a real estate career. They wondered if I might be able to fill them in a "typical week" in my business.Considering the last week has been a bit frenzied it might not have been the best time to ask. So far this week has included:An EMD check returned for insufficent fundsMultiple calls to the VA regarding misinformation on a VA Certified CondoReview and re-review of 5 HUD-1's for multiple closings next weekREO contract still awaiting signature because the listing agent mistyped the buyer's name in the REO … (36 comments)
This is the first tomato of the season. It will hang over the side of even a large hamburger bun.
Just My Two Cents
My managing broker says she believes agents plan about as far ahead as lunch. I actually do have plans for lunch today, but that's not my point. Are you reactive or proactive by nature? I know that when we get really busy it is hard to find the time to think about what we need to be doing for tomorrow, next week, or year. But it is essential that we do.
What's THE Best Ad Heading You Have Ever Used? Friday Focus Can we talk and share? What is the absolute best ad heading you have ever used that brought you amazing results? We are all promoting ourselves, business and our properties. Everyday we are creating ads, flyers, blogs and more. Which one was the best one that made your phone ring off the hook? One of the best headings we ever used promoted the fact that we had sold a property for the highest price in an area, but of course, we can't always say that. What is drawing clients to … (64 comments)
Bats in My Belfry
We returned home from yet another Dr's appointment and on the way from the car to her front door, my 84 year old Mother stopped to check her mailbox. Such a look came over her face that I can say I have only seen a small handful of times: She looked so sad! I asked her what was wrong and she sadly told me that "no one ever writes her an old fashioned letter any more." She does have a laptop and she uses email but she misses discovering a letter or a note or a card in the mailbox. … (114 comments)
Good Income, Seller Financing with $500k down, Georgia Economy Flag Hotel … (4 comments)
Calling all New Hampshire Princesses and Knights - Attend the 2012 Fairytale Festival
Strategies for Selling a Home in Brentwood
This Blog is dedicated to Mike Skauge - Kinship Inspections "our home inspector"...Jay Markanich..Michael Thornton....and Home Inspectors everywhere who know and help us to learn...how to get to "the bottom" of our inspection issues....Have a wonderful weekend !
Providing first class serivice for my sellers is exptremely important to me. It starts from the first moment I meet them by being a good listener and gaining an understanding of their wants, needs and goals. Everyone is different so every transaction will be different as well.
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When I think about good premium ice cream, I think Seibel'sSeibel's, a family style restaurant, is a Landmark at the corner of Route 198 and Route 29 in Burtonsville.Buck Seibel built a Milk Processing Plant in 1938. Milk was processed from the Family Farm located 2 miles away from the plant. Buck operated a home delivery service to local area homes and in 1939 opened Siebel's Dairy Bar in a small storefront at the plant. Along with ice cream he later served hamburgers and soup at the Dairy Bar.Buck Siebel created his own recipe for homemade ice cream, which became famous. … (4 comments)
Stuart Florida Market Report ZIP Code 34997 – Condo, June 2012 Stuart Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 34997, Condo Sales for June 2012 
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