real estate agent: Discussing Credit Is No Longer ‘Taboo’
- 07/09/13 12:42 AM
As we all know our FICO Credit Score is the heart beat of our financial life. And it seems a bit humorous to me how people are not as tight lipped about where they are with their credit standing.
Remember the days when nobody spoke about their credit? Where it was almost taboo? I’m finding that’s no longer the case. Today you may have someone say ‘man I have a foreclosure on my credit report’, and the person they are speaking to may rebut with ‘c’mon that’s nothing! Not only do I have a foreclosure, but I can one up … (3 comments)
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real estate agent: Advice On How To Improve Your Credit Standing
- 06/05/13 02:35 AM
Hello All! If your credit is bad, it can prevent you from many things, like taking out a loan or leasing an automobile. Credit scores can drop due to neglecting bills or fees. The advice in this article can help raise your less-than-desirable credit score.
If your credit does not allow you to obtain new credit, try to apply for secured cards. If you utilize a credit card responsibly, it will help improve your credit standing.
If your credit card is carrying more than half of its credit limit, pay these down right away.
You may be able … (0 comments)
real estate agent: 3 Steps to Avoid the House Flip Sob Stories
- 05/07/13 12:27 PM
What you don’t see on many of the television shows about flipping houses are the many sad tales of promising flips gone wrong. These epic tales of woe are often the precursors to financial hardships for quite some time as those who fail at their property flips work on recovering from their heavy losses and moving on with their lives. Some are hit harder than others but the snowball effect of a bad flip are often not even hinted out on the prime time televisions shows that are so proud of the many success stories that arise because of serious and … (5 comments)
One of the technical mistakes many salespeople make in objection handling is using the word "but". They make a statement to acknowledge the prospect's views or feelings that closes the gap between them and the prospect. The problem is they often use the word "but", which blows up the bridge between you and your prospect.We say things like: "I see where that would cause you a … (1 comments)
real estate agent: F.O.C.U.S = Follow One Course Until Successful
- 03/22/11 01:54 AM
Everyday in both my personal life and my business I’m bombarded with offers for tools to increase my business or to change the way I do things. Although these offers come from well meaning sales people they can take you off course from what your true goals were when you started out in any endeavor.
I have been the victim of this many many times J I had the ‘grass is always greener’ mentality and my business really got away from me and I was wondering why I was going thru the ‘yo yo’ effect of having business one month … (1 comments)
real estate agent: Declare Yourself a Rhino!
- 03/15/11 01:42 AM
Last week was really weird for me. I got the stomach flu and it zapped all of the energy from me. Luckily I was well taken care of by my lady feeding me my Ms. Grass soup and Saltine crackers, she was a lifesaver J
When I’m sick not only am I the biggest baby in the world, but I want to be left alone to my Godfather movies and reading. I’m in the middle of reading Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand (I strongly recommend) on my Kindle, but I had to recharge it. So I needed a quick … (0 comments)
When I started as an agent in 1999 all of my mentors told me that I needed to concentrate on 5 things and 5 things only to be successful. 1. Prospecting 2. Listing Properties 3. Showing Properties 4. Negotiating Transactions 5. Closing Transactions
Nowhere in there does it say sit on the phone for hours on end to have an account executive from a bank tell you the same thing he did last week. Believe me, I tried this and not only did I give myself the biggest headache but I … (2 comments)
real estate agent: Are you Creative? You Have to Be to Change Your Habits!
- 02/22/11 11:04 AM
So I’m at the gym this morning. Long ago are the days of ‘heavy lifting’ I’ve downsized to circuit training and implementing the HIIT System (High Intensity Interval Training). Things have been going grand. I’m a person that likes to take a look around and really ‘take in’ the atmosphere. Whether it’s at the gym, mall, airport etc.
One thing I did notice is the gym has about 1/3 of the people working out than it had a month ago. Most of the ‘resolutionists’ are gone. In a way I’m glad as I’m able to get my workout … (0 comments)
real estate agent: Are You Truly Smiling?
- 02/14/11 02:00 PM
It’s Valentine’s Day. And I have to admit, mine has been fatabulous. While I was sitting at dinner with my lovely ‘Lil’ Lady I caught a quick refection of myself and there was almost a ‘perm-a-grin’ . The feeling I felt was one of pure contentment. I knew that my outward appearance truly mirrored my inward. I am HAPPY!
That got me to thinking about how I feel on a daily basis and how I portray myself to my clients. We all have bad days and just hope that we can make it thru the day without saying something that … (6 comments)
This is only a sample of what we have available for sale. We have over 600 Available, all Zip Codes and in all different Conditions.
Bulk pricing at $2700 per home (a reduced price per can be negotiated if a large bulk buy). All can be purchased with a Quit Claim.
Individual pricing to be determined per home.
Buyer will be responsible for any back taxes/liens – Document Preparation and Deed Recording. I do have a general idea … (2 comments)
real estate agent: What are YOU Feeding Your Mind?
- 02/07/11 10:24 AM
So I went to the doctor in October 2010. I had annual physical. Needless to say and I won’t pen any numbers having to do with my cholesterol or triglycerides, but I will tell you that for a 38 year old male, they were off the charts BAD! I had always been a person kept themselves (or that that I had) in pretty good shape. With the support of great family, friends and phenomenal girlfriend I’m on the right track to having fabulous health. Now I noticed that when I stopped putting ‘junk’ in my body all of the aches and … (4 comments)
real estate agent: What Kind of Dog are You?
- 01/31/11 12:42 PM
People who know me will tell you that I’m the epitome of a ‘dog lover’. Rhodie is my Rhodesian Ridgeback mix that I adopted in 2006. We have been thru quite a bit together. He is my true buddy that is always there for me. No matter how bad of a day I have he is there waiting for me with a big smile (metaphorically of course) and his tail wagging a mile a minute. I can truly say he ‘completes’ me. One thing that people say is that Rhodie has quite a few of the same traits that I … (0 comments)
real estate agent: Meeting New Contacts – And the FHA 203k Program – Great Program for Home Purchases!
- 01/24/11 10:59 AM
I have a pretty solid team in place and have strategic alliances with representatives from about every field in Real Estate. Everyone from title companies, mortgage reps, contractors, notaries…you get the gist…heck I even have people in my rolodex who will pay you before your deal even closes J
I am not too keen about meeting new mortgage reps due to the lack of follow up you generally get, which I really don’t get it, basically it’s just laziness and frankly without trying to sound arrogant, I stay away from lazy people in the business world. But I know with … (0 comments)
real estate agent: Short Term Memory – Stay in the Moment!
- 01/17/11 03:04 PM
So everyone from a child running for student council to someone like me in this crazy world of real estate has been in a situation where everything seems to be going great. You have life by the ‘tail’ nothing can stop you and then BAM! Something falls apart. You feel as if the world is crumbling and why even bother moving forward. You try to find the confidence to move forward but it’s nowhere to be found
This seems to happen to me on a daily basis, deals fall apart. I used to just sit there and become paralyzed … (3 comments)
real estate agent: Confidence – Exercises to Build and Sustain
- 01/11/11 03:33 AM
It’s funny when I look back at the person I was and the person I’ve become and still ‘becoming’ in my life’s journey. I cannot believe some of the thoughts and the lack of confidence that I had. I know some friends, relatives and even some clients would not believe that I was a skinny, insecure and emotionally beaten young man. I did hide it behind an aura of cockiness and some might even say arrogance.
What it came down to was a ‘confidence thing’ I thought I had a ton of it, but as I entered the … (3 comments)
My 2010 was quite a learning experience. I’ve been thru some quite trying times in my life. In the past 24 months, I’ve lost my business a close family member of mine had passed and many times I felt quite lonely.
But from all that had happened I have learned a valuable lesson. As I was going thru my tough times a mentor of mine told me to ‘leave all baggage in the rear view mirror’
Thru my journey, I have conditioned myself to take total responsibility for anything that happens in my life. I mean when my business that was … (3 comments)
Last week we got an offer on one of the really “rough” properties that we have been marketing for months. This property needed $20,000-40,000 according to the estimates we got. The property had tons of showing but no offers because it needed too much work for most buyers. However, we found an investor willing to do the work and saw the “Diamond in the rough” that most buyers could not see. Don’t forget about investors as buyers when you can get a deep enough discount to make it worth their while.
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Last week we covered … (0 comments)
real estate agent: To HAFA or Not to HAFA?
- 06/20/10 11:24 AM
I attended a Continuing Education Course on Short Sales this past week put on by Joel Zieve. Joel is a full time short sale negotiator in Michigan. During the class he put out phenomenal information that banks and other institutions could never teach you due to they are in the business of protecting their banks assets and not looking out for the best interest of the seller in distress or for that matter the Realtor who is trying to help them out.
One subject that was brought up was HAFA (Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives). I will be very brief on … (2 comments)
As we all know our FICO Credit Score is the heart beat of our financial life. And it seems a bit humorous to me how people are not as tight lipped about where they are with their credit standing.
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