What do they teach in driving training these days? - 09/30/07 08:31 PM
I'm freshly home from a trip to South Carolina....well, I'm home but not fresh. The traffic there and in my state of Arkansas makes me wonder what sort of training folks get before getting in control of a vehicle. I was taught to look in the rear view mirror when passing … (4 comments)
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A fun rap tune from Searcy AR - 09/25/07 08:28 PM
I'm not a big fan of rap mainly because I can't understand so many of the words that they are saying. But I'm a big fan of my hometown Searcy AR and my Alma Mater Harding University in Searcy. There's a really fun rap tune on youtube that I saw today. … (1 comments)
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How many of you are aware of USDA Rural Development houses.... - 09/24/07 07:23 PM
After responding to a blog about Habitat for Humanity I thought it might be a good idea to mention the USDA Rural Development Direct Loan to everyone. I wrote the following. "Habitat for Humanity is no doubt a great idea and it does provide homes for many people. But I worry … (2 comments)
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Impressive things that are everyday events... - 09/24/07 12:19 PM
Atomic clocks! My daughter decided we needed one...perhaps because we couldn't set the clocks we had and perhaps she knew we'd never heard of an atomic clock. For the few of you who are slower than we are, an atomic clock is one that you never have to set. It sets … (2 comments)
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A couple of helpful tips learned at convention this week - 09/23/07 08:33 PM
What I learned at convention is impressive. One of the questions presented to us by one of the speakers was "What percentage of shoppers will be shopping on the internet first in two years?" In other words, before contacting a realtor, they'll be surfing first. My guess was correct when I … (5 comments)
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How one may get started in the REO business. - 09/22/07 09:30 PM
Several questions have been asked about how to become an REO agent. I looked back and came to the conclusion that I never solicited the business. I happened to be on "phone duty" one day when a bond money REO came through. They wanted me to check out a little house … (0 comments)
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Is there a market for used water heaters? - 09/12/07 10:04 PM
There must be a market for used water heaters and used central units. I seem to be getting an REO a week and they have usually been occupied for a year or less and were owned by the sub-prime borrowers who had nothing to lose.
The one I went to today had … (4 comments)
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Attending the REO auction can be good for your career. - 09/11/07 08:08 PM
The consumer seems to thing that if he goes to the auction for a foreclosure at the court house, he may get a good deal. This is hardly ever the case.
I attend them about once a month if I know something interesting is up for foreclosure. At these auctions there are … (2 comments)
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Take a different path to your destination. - 09/11/07 07:55 PM
We learned something very valuable back in the early 80's when we were fortunate enough to have a little broker training. We got together and pretended we were making cold calls. Imagine that! Now we have to figure out if someone is on the do-not-call-list before we can call them at … (3 comments)
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The weekly caravan to tour listings in the 80's and now. - 09/10/07 07:58 PM
In the early 80's we signed up in our small town to get Multiple Listing Service and lockboxes. The next thing that our California transplant gave us a hint about was touring listings. He said, "Well, in California we all got together on Wednesday and had a caravan to preview all … (0 comments)
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REO properties and signs of possible drug use - 09/09/07 02:04 PM
I mentioned in another blog about what I learned about possible traces of drug participation in homes that are REO homes. I have often found light bulbs missing from all fixtures even when it was trouble to take off the fixtures to get to the bulbs. My source, who has evidently … (5 comments)
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Finding buyers through open houses. - 09/08/07 08:50 PM
A little more information on open house values has to do with the ease in which they can be done. Many people don't want to plan that far ahead and spend the money on an advertisement for open house.
Our California agent who moved to Arkansas gave us good advice about that....this … (7 comments)
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The value of open houses early in a real estate career. - 09/08/07 08:33 PM
When I was a beginning agent and a full-time art teacher, I had very few listings but did all that I could to further my fascinating new career. One weekend I got permission to hold an open house in another agent's listing. (Older agents seem to hate open houses.) It was … (0 comments)
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The one page forms that we used in the 80's. - 09/08/07 04:58 PM
Selling real estate in the early 80's was not as stressful as today. Perhaps the lack of stress was due to a lack of knowledge. We had no idea what pitfalls might be ahead of us.
Our one page form was certainly easier. I have kept lots of my old files and … (3 comments)
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Financing problems in the 80's - 09/07/07 09:26 PM
In the early 80's, if you were starting real estate, as I was, you had no knowledge of easy financing if there ever had been such a thing. I hear now that it was expected earlier that you put down 20% or you got no house. I do know that there … (0 comments)
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Learning the real estate business in the early 80's. - 09/07/07 09:16 PM
Becoming a real estate agent in the early 80's must have surely been one of the worst times. By 1982 we had MLS and we had lockboxes and we felt fortunate that it was now so easy to keep up with listings and showings.
My best friend in real estate was full … (0 comments)
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Moving along in the MLS in our small town - 09/07/07 08:55 PM
We thought we had it made. We had a Multiple Listing Service and a book came bi-monthly with all of our listings in it. We could thumb through the pages and view all listings. We could go to show a listing from another company without picking up a key. We thought … (3 comments)
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Part time agent gets listing and commission! - 09/02/07 09:26 AM
As I started my career in the late 70's and early 80's I was also teaching Art full time. Art is a fun subject to teach and you feel less worry if the students don't learn to draw as well as you'd like. I had also taught English and it worried … (2 comments)
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Beginning the real estate career - 09/01/07 04:25 PM
So there I was hired as a real estate agent! Hired of course does not mean that you get money. It just means you get a key to the building and perhaps a desk in a cubbyhole at the beginning. I remember my desk was upstairs and since we had no … (3 comments)
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A little girl from Georgia - 09/01/07 04:06 PM
Who would ever have thought it? A simple little girl from Georgia becoming a simple real estate agent in Arkansas who has helped hundreds of people find homes or sell homes!
Growing up very poor in the southern part of Georgia....to be precise....half way between Thomasville and Moultrie in a TINY town … (0 comments)
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What motivates a person to become a real estate agent? - 09/01/07 04:05 PM
I assume most people decide to make a career move and actively decide to become real estate agents. Perhaps they think there's lots of money to be made or perhaps their friend is one or perhaps someone encourages them.
I had no intention of becoming a real estate agent because I … (1 comments)
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Using your wit - 09/01/07 03:44 PM
Using your wit is a great way to make it in life. My daughter decided to go to San Francisco shortly after graduating from college. She'd been in small cities all her life and all at once she was on her own in a huge city where one side of the … (4 comments)
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