realtor: Has technology diminshed Realtor professionalism?
- 06/18/10 05:07 AM
In this day and age of cell phones, smart phones, smart pads, Ipads, etc., we as Realtors have had to rethink how we do business. We now have the tools to be accessible at all times and do our work from pretty much anywhere. Work from home, on vacation, or at the cabin. But I've started to notice a disturbing trend in my office here in Minnesota. Many of the agents in my office have become so dependent on this technology that they have become slaves to it. It used to be when someones cell phone rang in a team meeting you were (34 comments)
realtor: Forget Short Sales. Ask for a Settlement!
- 01/05/10 04:15 AM
I recently had a client who was in to process of being relocated. He was upside down on his mortgage and had to do a short sale. I told him it would be wise to contact his lenders to inform them of the situation. When he did this, the lien holder on his second mortgage asked him if he would prefer to work out a settlement instead. Not knowing exactly what this meant, he thought why not.
Long story short, the bank came back and told him they would take 33 cents on the dollar and remove their interest in (4 comments)
realtor: Forget Short Sales. Ask for a Settlement!
- 01/05/10 04:11 AM
I recently had a client who was in to process of being relocated. He was upside down on his mortgage and had to do a short sale. I told him it would be wise to contact his lenders to inform them of the situation. When he did this, the lien holder on his second mortgage asked him if he would prefer to work out a settlement instead. Not knowing exactly what this meant, he thought why not.
Long story short, the bank came back and told him they would take 33 cents on the dollar and remove their interest in (1 comments)