buy a home in washington dc: Selling your home with a sweet scent makes a loooot of cents and sense!
- 03/05/08 12:57 PM
Okay! So you are searching for a house for your clients to buy. You are searching on your local MLS until you come across a listing that you think would suit your clients wants,needs and lifestyle. The house looks great. Pictures looks so good you'd think Annie Leibowitz took the pictures of the listing. Virtual tour is courtesy of Point2Agent ( Shameless plug -Then again why am I even mentioning this company if I am not getting paid promoting them? ) Anyway,exterior and interior pictures of the house looks very nice. So you and your clients go and view this property. … (11 comments)
Your home is the best looking house in the neighborhood. Your home is ready to be put on the market now. I can sell your home in less than 30 days. I am the best real estate professional in my city and state. I will charge you less than the average 6% commission fee than traditional brokerages charges. Your home will sell for xxxx amounts of dollars. I am absolutely sure about it. I can tell just by looking at your home. WHAT HOME OWNERS NEED TO HEAR
Your home looks nice. But some light painting and some de-cluttering will … (11 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: At open houses,should I give everyone my business card?
- 02/28/08 03:38 PM
So you are having a open house house for one of your listings or for either your fellow agent or broker. A couple walks through the door. They view the property. After they finishing viewing the house,you ask them. What do you think of the house? The couple loves it. So you then ask them "Are you working with a real estate agent? They say yes. But we all know that everybody that comes to your open house are not working with a real estate agent
They just say that because they do not want to be bothered … (9 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: Open House freebies
- 02/28/08 03:23 PM
With spring approaching soon,some home buyers are going to be coming out from under the rock or box where they have been hiding for years ( Well! maybe they have not been hiding under a rock or box but I am sure you get what I'm trying to say ). And spring will be a great time to hold open houses since some home buyers don't like to shop for homes due to the sometimes 20 degrees below cold weather depending on where you live. ( Some of active rain readers are from all over the world so I am trying … (9 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: HUD pushes closing cost reform
- 02/27/08 12:51 PM
With foreclosure rate at a all time high,the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is promoting rules that would force lenders to make closing costs easier to understand and reveal payments to mortgage brokers.
The proposal is less strict than the one that failed in 2002, but still would require lenders to provide an accurate good faith estimate that doesn't change by more than 10 percent. The most controversial portion of the proposal would require any lender payments to mortgage brokers to be noted on the good faith estimate. While some people feel that this is a … (0 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: I got my first call off of my Active Rain Profile. But not the call that I was expecting.
- 02/26/08 02:14 PM
So today I was doing my daily reading. All of a sudden telephone rings. I picked up the telephone and we start talking. The person said that they saw my profile on Active Rain. ( I was very happy to hear that -Finally somebody have found me. Take my picture off of the milk cartoon ) Happy only for like less than fifteen seconds? Why? The person was a telemarketer from one of those Referral Relocation companies. I forgot the name but he said that he was going to e-mail me some more information but he never did. ( If you … (16 comments)
Hustle to me is telling people that you are going to do something and proving them wrong because they believe that you couldn't get it done in the first place. Hustle to me is thinking outside of the box. Hustle to me is going back to the basics and doing what got you here in the first place. Hustle to me is not giving up on something because you believed in it and everybody didn't. … (4 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: Free website to promote your listings and service
- 02/23/08 02:28 PM
One of the first things that I do when I log into Active Rain is to check for referrals. Well,I did that to today and I discovered this site. I am sure some of you know it. But this is for the rest of the people who don't about this site. It is called www.classifiedflyerads.com It is supposed to be a tool that helps realtors,employers,auto dealers and service providers to promote their business.
Also,this site allows you to create flyers via through mobile phone ( That's nice ) and allow it to be spotted to on a … (15 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: JUST DON'T GIVE UP-"YOU CAN BE GREAT IF YOU ONLY WILL"
- 02/20/08 02:26 PM
I just finished reading a post by Mrs.Tamara Inzunza Realtor -Alexandria,VA about your business plan which prompted me to review mine and see what I need to do to make it better. ( I track my business plan/goals every week ). Anyway,I was looking in my fast trac when I ran across this poem. It is by Edgar Guest. I really liked it. Sometimes things are not going our way and we need something to lift our spirits and motivate us. So I thought that I share this poem with you. I hope you all enjoy reading this.
buy a home in washington dc: Has anyone ever heard of www.rottenneighbor.com? I think you should check this site out.
- 02/13/08 02:00 PM
I was on Yahoo today when I read this story about this new website. It is called http://www.rottenneighbor.com/. This website should suppose to let people know about a particular neighborhood before they make the decision to purchase their next home. Real estate agents can also use RottenNeighbor as a tool to market their services and feel more secure about the homes they show to their clients. You can use RottenNeighbor to: Get access to detailed maps of states, counties, cities and neighborhoods, all searchable by zip code Find important neighborhood information by searching the site's user-provided data Help others by uploading … (22 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: Washington,D.C -hot real estate market for Foreign Real Estate Investors
- 02/09/08 03:19 PM
Buy a home in Washington DCWant to know one good reason to "Buy a home in Washington DC"? What if I told you that Washington,D.C is one of the hottest real estate market for foreign investors. Will that make you consider purchasing a Washington DC home? You should. Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime. While not take advantage of it now and make your money for you know? With the alarming rate of foreclosures in our country continuing to rise and home prices still declining, foreign investors are using this opportunity to beef up their investment portfolio. Washington DC is a very stable Real … (7 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: CD-ROM BUSINESS CARDS. DOES ANYBODY USE THEM?
- 02/08/08 11:29 AM
So far,business is not going as I planned. So as I was reviewing my goals for the year the other day,a thought came to me - CD-ROM Business cards. I have heard that some people use them. But what I don't know is if using a CD-ROM Business cards works. I think CD-ROM Business Cards would be also good at Open Houses.
Instead of giving them a Flyer that they probably going to throw away days if not hours later,why not give them a CD-ROM Business Card? They might not want to buy or sell … (21 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOT'S HOME FELL DOWN AFTER ALL!
- 01/20/08 06:55 AM
Call me crazy - Okay! Maybe I am crazy. But does anybody out there think that the New England Patriots are going to lose today? I mean,I know New England Patriots destroyed San Diego Chargers in Week 2. But this team is a very different team now then before. Plus,they have been a very good Indianapolis Cots team twice this year. That should help them prepare for the mighty New England Patriots. Anyway,I didn't say that the New England Patriots lose. I am saying that do you think they are going to lose? I guess we will find out later … (2 comments)
Actor-Activist Brad Pitt was on the Today Show with Ann Curry. Brad Pitt was being interviewed by Ann Curry. He told her that he is here because he want to help people who have lost their homes in New Orleans,LA. After his family,helping to rebuild New Orleans,LA is his top priority. "Sure I guess so." he said. "Right now,this is the focus, and we're going to see this thing through. We are going to start with 150 homes as they strolled through the razed neighborhoods which is decorated with the forms of building components - roofs,walls,foundations - … (8 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: SELL YOUR HOUSE IN WASHINGTON DC FOR TOP DOLLARS
- 11/12/07 11:16 AM
Sell your home! Five tips to help you sell quickly for the highest valuation As we all know,the home sales have hit a record low even though this is a home buyers market and this will be the best time ever to buy a home since there are more supply than demand. However,some motivated home sellers have become savvy in doing whatever they can to sell their home. I would like to share with you what someone shared with me. Here are five tips to get your home sold quickly for the highest valuation: - Prelist Home Inspections. These inspections allow home sellers … (28 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: NEW REVERSE MORTGAGES BRING PERKS,BUT ALSO SOME RISK
- 10/13/07 12:03 PM
The new breed of reverse mortgages allow for higher loan amounts and lower fees but may charge higher interest rates. Reverse mortgages allow homeowners, 62 and older to convert home equity into income, with the lender paying out via a lump sum,monthly payments or a credit line. When the house is sold,the lender is paid back with interest. With a typical reverse mortgage, the homeowner never owes the lender more than the value of the home. More lending institutions are getting comfortable with reverse mortgages and offering more variety so more choices are available. There are more resources and more … (24 comments)
I am sure some of you real estate professionals know about this site. But this is for the real estate professionals who doesn't know about this site. I am sure if you do a search on Google,Ask,Bing or yahoo the word "For sale by Owner",it will bring up a bunch of websites that promises to give you a ton of For Sale By Owners and you get absolutely crappy leads once you have paid like $39 or $49 a month,some even more. Well, I ran across a website a while ago that you can actually access a list … (74 comments)
buy a home in washington dc: ORGANIZE YOUR HOME
- 09/07/07 02:04 PM
Are you overwhelmed with clutter in your house? If you are,this post is for you. Here are some tips that I will like to share with you. When removing clutter,be scrupulous of the items and their purpose when deciding what to keep. Set small goals, so you'll feel less stressed to get things done all at once. Plan different days to clean each room. Discard or donate any old collection that you no longer treasure, books and magazines,broken equipment, and any other odds and ends for which you have no need. Start with an area of your home that … (7 comments)
Does the front of your home look appealing? I strongly recommend you to consider these tips to help you spruce up the appearance of your home or listing to help increase the home's value. Maintain your landscaping. Mow and water the lawn regularly to keep it green. Trim trees and prune shrubs. Remove debris and keep the sideways clean. Give your weatherworn front door a fresh coat of paint or replace it with a new one. Adding new hardware such as a door knocker,numbers, and a latch can give your entrance an updated look. Make yoru entry … (6 comments)
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