seller: Aggressive Seller with Machete - 01/02/09 10:13 AM
The ad was titled "Aggressive Seller w/ Machete". Does that grab your attention? What was your first thought when seeing it?
My initial thought was that there was another story about a seller going psycho because he couldn't sell his house and chopped up his family.
When you click into the … (38 comments)
seller: Buy a Condo, Get a Guaranteed 110% Back when you Sell! - 12/31/08 09:17 AM
This was an interesting heading I saw on a listing. It said "110% Money Back Guaranteed". I was like, what's the catch, so I immediately clicked into the link to see what the catch was.
It would be great for all buyers to buy something and if they had to sell … (4 comments)
seller: Think About Your MLS Descriptions - 07/02/08 12:32 PM
When a house is listed, one of the first things that needs to be done is to come up with a description of the house. The description should be something that is going to make people say to themselves, "I must see this house!" The description shouldn't be something where people … (45 comments)
seller: Update on an Overpricing Situation - 05/29/08 12:00 PM
Back in February, I blogged about a situation I was in with a potential listing who wanted to overprice their listing. I have an update for you.
Just to refresh your memory, I said the house barely comp'd at $350k and that it would likely sell for less, but the sellers … (13 comments)
seller: Drama Drama Go Away, Come Again Another Day - 04/28/08 10:14 AM
For those of you who keep up with my blogs, you know I've been waiting and waiting for a Drama-free transaction... I'm almost there, but don't want to jinx it. In the meantime, here's some more drama for you... I have a deal that should have closed March 27. I represent the … (16 comments)
seller: Texas has the Lowest Credit Score in the Country - 04/24/08 02:23 PM
On average, Texas has the lowest credit score in the country. The score is a whopping 651 while the country has an average score of 692. What does this mean for Texas buyers? This means you're a higher risk and loan programs in Texas are different from other states. Look at … (9 comments)
seller: 1429 Coffeyville Trl, Plano, TX 75023 - 04/22/08 01:22 PM
Great house in great condition. This interior corner has a lot of space for family, pets, & entertaining. There are 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths with a 2 car garage in the Fabulous Plano school district. All this for ONLY $125,000!! Vaulted Ceilings in the Family Room show off the Brick, … (8 comments)
seller: Does My Seller Care what Your Buyer Can Afford? - 04/10/08 12:20 PM
As a listing agent, when I have a listing priced at $182,000, why do I care that the buyer only wants to pay $165,000 for a house? I had a listing that closed a couple of weeks ago, but negotiations were a little difficult. We were listed at a very competitive $182k … (14 comments)
seller: Real Estate Drama in the Neighborhood- Everyone Knows Who you Are - 04/03/08 02:34 PM
Don't you love it when you hear about Real Estate drama going on in your neighborhood? Aren't you glad it's not you?! I had lunch today with Leonard Thomas. Leonard and I met a few years ago while he had the sellers and I had the buyers. It was one of … (5 comments)
seller: Real Estate Activity is Regional, not National - 04/01/08 08:39 PM
WOW! Can you say B-U-S-Y?? I feel so sorry for other parts of the country right now, but in the past 4 weeks, I have contracted 9 properties!! Yes, 9!! Seven of them were in March, and I contracted two today. It's only April 1, and I already have 2 contracts. Granted, … (20 comments)
seller: Showing your House, not your Home - 04/01/08 10:00 AM
Look around your house. Now, take another look and count how many times your eyes move to all the photos of your family sitting on the shelves and hanging on the walls. Did you notice your college degree? I've had buyers not buy houses because they were Longhorns and they saw … (21 comments)
seller: False Advertising in a Picture - 03/31/08 11:11 AM
I showed a house yesterday... Well, I showed 11 houses yesterday, but this one was interesting. It's hard to describe the words. Here was the picture from the MLS. There were no additional pictures either, just this one. It actually peeked my buyers' attention thinking, it's such a beautiful sunset, it must represent … (58 comments)
seller: Price Perception as Buyer vs Seller - 03/28/08 09:01 PM
Don't you love it when you have a client that thinks unrealistically on both sides of the spectrum? I mean, when they're a seller, they think they can get X amount for their house, but if they were buying that same house, they would only pay Y for it. I have … (13 comments)
seller: Why Are you Junking up Your Signs? - 03/13/08 11:46 AM
Why are you junking up your signs if you're not going to make sure they're portraying the image of you that puts you in the best light? If you're going to put sign riders on your signs, you should make sure they're attached securely. This sign is two doors down from … (21 comments)
seller: Will a FaceLift Help Sell a House? - 03/11/08 10:28 AM
There is a house one street over from me. It first went up for sale in July 2005. I remember this because that's when my husband and I were looking at houses because the seller on the house we were buying was trying to back out and we needed a backup place … (9 comments)
seller: Why are you Still Over Pricing Your House? - 02/27/08 10:37 AM
Why are you still over pricing your house even after all the education I try to give and explain? Over pricing will get you no where. It might get people in the door since people are looking in all types of price ranges, but as soon as they walk in, they'll … (57 comments)
seller: Dallas/Ft Worth 2007 Final Numbers - 01/18/08 09:06 AM
Here are the final numbers for the Dallas and Ft Worth areas for 2007: Number of Sales: 80,740% Change Year Ago: -7% Average Price: $202,338% Change Year Ago: +5% Median Price: $149,900% Change Year Ago: +1% Active Listings: 47,668% Change Year Ago: +7% As you can see, the number of sales might be down, but prices … (4 comments)
seller: Do You Respond to Blast Emails from Others Looking for Your Business? - 01/10/08 02:30 PM
We all get them, probably too many in a day. I'm talking about receiving a blast email from someone looking for your business. As a Realtor, I get way too many blast emails from mortgage people with their picture and company logo and saying how they're the best best best, yadda yadda. … (15 comments)
seller: HUD- Why Can't They Move into the 21st Century? - 12/12/07 06:16 PM
Why does HUD still work in the 20th Century? In a big way, HUD is on the cutting edge with having a program allowing all offers to be done online. But then they revert backwards by only accepting original signatures in blue ink. This is absurd!! So, once a bid is … (38 comments)
seller: Alyssa's First Real Estate Appt- She Sold Her First House! - 12/06/07 09:51 AM
Yesterday was a HUGE day for 19 day old Alyssa! She had her very first real estate appointment and turned in her first contract. It was a HUD home. She even stayed patient as she went to Bank of America with the buyer to get an updated approval letter to submit … (23 comments)
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The ad was titled "Aggressive Seller w/ Machete". Does that grab your attention? What was your first thought when seeing it?
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