Beth's Blog

            As the broker owner of a Real Estate and Mortgage company I am responsible for training my loan officers, and agents.  I now have a new class called “ActiveRain, Blogging and you”.  I am teaching my agents why blogging is so important, how to blog, and how to use Active Rain.  I am a...

My office and my listings are in Ventura County.  I am ten minuets from the San Fernando Valley.  The problem is Ventura County is one board and MLS ( Rapattoni) and San Fernando Valley is  another board and MLS ( tempo).  This also means I have to have a lock box for each board on my homes.    ...

Wow I am a kid in a candy store, so here’s my problem.   My husband can design any website I want.  Oh my, I have so many ideas, and none at the same time.  I want a place to put my blogs, a place for my IDX, and things about me.    The truth is he as designed other people’s websites, but this i...

I received this client from a newsletter I send out.  She wanted to refinance one of her properties, no problem I can handle that.  Of course is started out fine, I gave her a small list of items I needed for the refinance.  I would get one item every few weeks, and then I would get phone calls ...

    The last few homes I have sold have been to men or people from out of town, in both cases the main item that will get my client to see your listing is pictures.  Men don’t like to shop, this is a well know fact.  So with my male clients, I will email them the listings that fit there criteria...

    This blog is for all the new loan officers who often have questions about building their pipeline.  I am a broker/owner of a mortgage company and a real estate company.  I have in my employment loan officers and Realtors, so I have some knowledge in this area.  I myself have been a loan offi...

A lot of the well know real estate books, talk about forming a team, or partnering up with another agent to make the most of your time.  So how do you go about finding this other person, to trust your real estate career to?   I am in a very successful partnership.  My partner Dan is the direct o...

I thought I would post a response regarding the blog Subprime Bailout Rant by Amy Bergquist.  For the most part I do understand where people would like to blame, the lenders, underwriter (who where just doing their job), agents and borrowers.  However being a mortgage broker back in 2004 I feel ...

Waging war on Real Estate’s Discounters, How to unlock the door to a full commission: by Bernice L. Ross               First don’t let the name fool you, the book is more about how to get full commission than discount brokers.  This book is full of good ways to get your full commission and how t...

Yes they are still out there, agents who do not use technology.  A while back my title rep came in and told me about a local agent who refuses to use fax machines, and does not have a cell phone.              Not long after that, my partner was trying to get a hold of an agent and their contact ...