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Real Estate advice for both new and seasoned agents with a primary focus on professionlism.
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On occasion I've been approached by an agent seeking advice as how to best handle a scenario involving either a buyer or seller that is not one of our own transactions. The scene plays out something like this,  (sic) "I have a friend who just bought a home and the seller's being unreasonable with...
11/19/2009
11/18/2009
If you have a property that has decent exposure (i.e. off a major road) and a seller who is flexible - or even better a home that is vacant; try doing a spontaneous open. Instead of planing ahead, running an ad that may or may not get results, and counting on the weather to cooperate, I find that...
11/08/2009
We're excited to announce that our companies listings are available for you and your clients to view on Youtube. What's different about our "system" is that we have our own page on Youtube that is automatically uploaded every 24 hours or so. The ""system" converts still photo's into a virtual tou...
11/06/2009
Capitalists around the world should rejoice over the news that the Ford Motor Company is making head-way in emerging from a three-year makeover. According to the Associated Press, Ford is looking for things to improve over the next couple of years. I applaud their decision to not fall into the tr...
11/03/2009
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Being a Grandpa, I was surprised by the comment of someone saying today, "On Halloween, we're going to do a trunk or treat with the kids." Not wanting to seem naive, I smiled and said something lame.  When I got home I asked Grandma.  She set me straight about trunk or treat, since I had absolute...
10/28/2009
  "If you're looking for a special pumpkin, call Charlie Bergstrom." Me? Proud? You bet.
10/27/2009
There are hundreds of stories about short sale issues, but here's one you've probably never run into. I sold a duplex, short sale, that was 1 of 3 on a short plat back in the early 90'. Every transfer of ownership over the years has been 1 person buying all 3 together. The current (read last) own...
10/24/2009
Despite how busy we tell ourselves we are, there's always time in the week to communicate directly with your buyers and sellers. Granted, I love the Email updates that I get from the title company and the lender, and I do notice that they cc a copy to by client. So, one should assume that your cl...
09/28/2009
As a broker/manager I found a true connection between real estate agents and college football players while watching the University of Washington Huskies stun #3 ranked USC Trojans and defeating them 16-13 in a well fought game. Last year the Dawgs were 0-12.  But this year there's a new coach an...
09/20/2009
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