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ITM is operated by a licensed Realtor with more than seven years experience and hundreds of transactions closed. We find joy in helping our agents be successful, organized, and on track.
Home staging lies somewhere between enhancement and camouflage, and sometimes comprises both. When staging is done well, the best features of the house are maximized and the flaws minimized. Home staging shows the home in its best light, its best dress; the house becomes the best home it can be. 
Is the time that you spend waiting for the acceptance of an offer spent in an alternate universe? The hours drag. Your clients call. You call the agent. More waiting while they try to get an answer out of their clients. I really feel for my clients who want this house … (2 comments)
Of course we can't go back in time, but if we could we are at that point in the year 2008 when it's just as far to back to January 1st as it is to proceed to December 31st. Tomorrow the point of no return so-to-speak will have passed.
Tick! Tock! The Clock is simply the vehicle by which we measure the passing of time. As REALTORS®, we all wish we had more time! We all wish we had time to spend with families and loved ones. 
(No) Time to Blog
Today is my second son's 21st birthday! I can't believe it! Time has gone by so fast.
June17,2008
I just wanted to drop a quick note wishing all you Fathers a Happy Father's Day. What are your plans for this day? How are you going to spend it? What traditions do you have on this day? Who are you going to spend this time with? These are just some … (4 comments)
Yesterday, I suggested taking some time out for yourself weekly. Literally, write an appointment with yourself into your datebook. Now that you've made your date, here are some questions you can contemplate. Just try a couple at a time and be honest with yourself about them. These can really help you … (2 comments)
I was up past midnight the past two nights making comments on blogs, writing my own, searching for information on Active Rain.... And then I woke up late the past two mornings and wondered: where on earth is my time going? It's gone to the blogs!
In addition to my previous post regarding 'helping out clients achieve their dream homes by using grants', I would like to give some places where to find these grants. I haven't checked all these sources but there were quite a few that should work just fine! Sometimes are GREAT lenders get … (2 comments)
The IBNMarin, Independent Brokers Network meeting held Tuesday June 3 in San Rafael, CA, hosted guest speaker Steven Schneiderman the Online Sales Manager for the San Francisco Chronicle’s website SFgate.com. MC. for IBN, the indispensable Frank Sunshine, Sunshine Realty and Marketing, did another stellar job of bringing a speaker and … (0 comments)
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Ok, you say. Evey Realtor/Loan Officer/Home Builder tells you this because they are going to make money when you buy and are desparate for deals, right?
Last evening I showed a listing that was in fair or good condition that was listed as excellent. I am so happy that we do not have a category that says mint or who knows what it would have been listed as. There were also a couple of other things that … (1 comments)
When I was younger I was the first one to create some pretty big self defeating prophecies. For example, I could procrastinate when I knew a stock was a good purchase. I would research the stock, and I would wait for it go go up, and up, until I purchased some … (2 comments)
It's been 44 years since I graduated from high school. Honestly, I don't remember that time too clearly. I do know that it was an important time in my life. My dad was the superintendent. I gave one of the student addresses at the graduation ceremony. I don't even know if I … (0 comments)
Being in real estate I see buyers make so many mistakes that have cost them not only thousands of dollars but tens of thousands of dollars.
This is a topic near and dear to my heart. I do a lot of loss mitigation work. This is where banks ask me to meet with a homeowner and look for ways to work things out to keep the homeowner in the home (translation: see if the loan can be … (1 comments)
When I show a listing, I always get there 10 minutes early. I like to make sure the lights are on, candles are lit, soft music is playing. In short, I set the stage. But wait a minute! Where are the players?
I have been doing some research on the obstacle of overload in the lives of people in our American culture. Experts have discovered that we have more and more and we are going faster and faster and overload is increasing in our lives.
Home Page? My Page Check it? We are very excited to announce the release of the new company website. Everything you can hope for or need to use to find a property in North Texas is all right here. Plus we added some cool links- Check the map searches, (I personally … (1 comments)
As I was reading through my motivational file, once again, I found this article that I had completely forgot about. We all have the same amount of it, complain that there is not enough of it and wonder where it went at the end of the day. So I am sure there … (11 comments)
PROFESSIONAL Real estate agents realize their time is important, as well as the the time of a Buyer and/or Seller. Important does not indicate "superior" by any means. So, when you are going to be early or late for an appointment, call the recipient of your appointment and let them know. … (4 comments)
In the last several weeks I have interviewed agents that wish to leave their brokerage not because of the commission split, or other perks that they could be seeking, but because of the favoritism that is being show to certain agents in their brokerage. It's a reason that I had not … (6 comments)
"I got my real estate license so I can have a more flexible schedule." 
If you asked my daughter Lindsay who is the most impatient man on the planet is, she would laugh and say my Dad. I am impatient, but not in a bad way. I just put everything through my time filter. I always ask myself if what I'm doing is worth my … (13 comments)
Tick tock. Tick Tock.
Why do you get up each day and do what you do?
Considering the Current Market situation, is it the right time for First Time Home Buyers to make their move and buy? (South Bay, Northern California)
Over the years I have taken the majority of my loan applications face to face. I like to do it this way for several reasons but the most important is "we can both interview each other." The interview is a time to pre-qualify the client and let them pre-qualify you. Is … (2 comments)
I am currently looking for alpha testers to our site starting next week. I need 30 people more to look at the site and send me their feedback. This site is for anyone in the real estate network so you don't have to be just an investor or agent to KRUNCH! … (1 comments)
For most people, buying a home is the most significant investment of their lives. And in spite of the doubt and confusion clouding both the financial markets and news headlines, 2008 presents many genuine real estate opportunities - especially for first-time buyers. On average, housing inventory is up, prices are stable … (0 comments)
1. Do not ask enough questions of their lender and end up missing out on the best deal.2. Do not act quickly enough to make a decision and someone else buys the house. 3. Do not find the right agent who's willing to help them through the homebuying process.4. Do not do … (8 comments)
I received the following e-mail this morning in my in-box. It is regarding a press release I posted 2 months ago.
At least it was a happy ending for the buyer of her home who I met the other day. He paid $404,500 including the 5% buyer's fee at the Real Estate Disposition Corporation's last public auction. 
I am still surprised every day how many people are clueless as to what's going on in the lending industry. Let me put it this way, anyone that's selling or financing real estate in the residential market, if you don't have a solid FHA connection you are WAY behind the curve … (4 comments)
Today, while waiting for an inspector to show up, I realized that I really love working with first time home buyers. My buyers and I chatted for a while about how excited they are to be buying their first house and how their kids will have a backyard and (soon) a … (0 comments)
I remember when I started in Real Estate almost six years ago it used to take at least one hour if not two hours to write a Purchase agreement (I sold new construction homes).
I've heard my colleagues complain about and flat out decline listing a short sale. The question I always have is...WHY? What's the big deal? The major complaints - They take too long, The bank cuts your commission, I get ridiculous offers, etc. Before you turn down a nice commission check, here … (1 comments)
There is no secret to success. There are no magic bullets that make some successful and others unsuccessful. Success is a matter of helping enough people get what they really want. When we help others get what they want somehow we open a door to have others help us get what … (4 comments)
Whether you are a real estate agent, mortgage loan officer/lender, appraiser, notary, home inspector, whatever--
I'm sure you've all seen this today, but if not.... it's promising!
Okay, you can call me a radical. A troublemaker, a dissenter or even a curmudgeon. But tonight we must reset our clocks, "springing forward," and enter the realm of daylight savings time. Why?
Daylight Savings Time Change
It's that time again!
So, how did your week go? My went by so quickly, I don't know where the time went! Well, it's Friday morning and this is when I sit down and do MY WEEK IN REVIEW. Looking over my to-do list, it has grown dramatically, my to-call list appears to be in check. My … (12 comments)
There's a great article that just came out in the Feb. 25th edition of Time in conjunction with CNN. It's something to send to your buyer clients who may have been or continue to be on the sidelines interms of moving forward with purchasing a home. Essentially it outlines that any … (9 comments)
Ok, so much for regular blogging. I can't believe it' been so long since my last blog. Yes, I've been busy, but it's not even "busy" yet. So, my guess is that the writing will get even more infrequent. So far, 2008 is turning out to be a strange year. 
I just received a call from my Grandchildren, 3 and 5, that they were bringing a picnic to Grandma's. When my children were small and we had days like today, snowy, windy, and the natives would get restless, we had an indoor picnic. Funny I would write my last blog and get … (0 comments)
With the constant media negativtiy on all aspects of the economy and housing market it appears that there is is nothing but doom and gloom on the horizon. While there are a great number of areas across the nation that are seeing a sharp decline in market values, there are many only seeing a … (1 comments)
This morning I heard that old song "Time Keeps On Slippin' Into The Future" and I thought of how time has changed for me since entering the virtual world. 
The link below is to an article that was recently published in Time on 02/25/2008