buyers advice: Do Miracle Deals Exist? That Haystack Needle? - 09/28/09 12:04 PM
Too frequently, I get an email from somebody that has been following my blog and tweets for months and is now ready to buy!
I get the details of this person’s dream home, including number of bedrooms, lot size and location (don’t get me wrong, most buyers still do their (2 comments)
buyers advice: Why is every Realtor #1 or Top 1%. Uncovering the secret. - 09/26/09 05:38 PM
He's #1, She's #1, Everyone is top 1%! Heck, even I was #1, once.
How is that possible? How can everyone be #1?
Well here is how it works.
1) Consolidation with Teams
This is where a Realtor becomes a "Team." or skips the "team" title but has others working under (19 comments)
buyers advice: Save $500. Don't Forget the Reissue Rate on Title Insurance - 06/16/09 11:54 AM
In Virginia, there is a substantial savings on Title Insurance if you can get the "Reissue Rate." It can be from $500 to over $1000 depending on the price of your home.
When do you qualify for the reissue rate? If the previous owner bought Title Insurance within the last few (6 comments)
buyers advice: Virginia Realtor Too Busy For You? Nah. - 01/15/09 01:49 PM
I got the best feedback of the year yesterday. Somebody said they wanted to use me as their agent, but they thought I was too busy for them. They signed up another agent and they were disappointed.
Then they recommended my blog, Youtube and FranklyMLS.com to 3 friends. They also liked (9 comments)
buyers advice: FranklyMLS.com New Look & New Features: StreetView, Relisted Price History - 11/21/08 01:27 AM
The ugly site is now pretty! After 5,000,000 page views served and 40,000 Wiki added photos, FranklyMLS.com has done it again.
A new round of 1sts for MLS Search engine features! And you might have been wondering what I was up to (besides law school and a new wife).
PREVIOUS LIST (2 comments)
buyers advice: Frankly CRA Exposed! Comparative Realtor Analysis. My Secret Weapon. - 07/22/08 07:37 AM
(Warning long a** post, but my best of the year.)
FranklyCRA: A Comparative REALTOR Analysis. Unleashed.
Imagine legally eavesdropping onto the conversation of the listing agent, with buyer in tow.
You know, the one that goes like this, "Well, in my experience I think you should..."
Well what if (88 comments)
buyers advice: Another State, Another Realtor. Frustrations Helping a Friend Buy - 06/13/08 04:38 PM
My bestfriend is buying a place in another state and he wants my help.
All went perfectly when I found him a listing agent in Chicago. He was Eugene Fu, subsequently featured in NAR's Top 30 Under 30 (alongside ActiveRain's Jonathan Washburn). I made sure he staged it, took 30 (7 comments)
buyers advice: Video: Arlington REO, Realtor Buys her Bank Owned Home - 11/20/07 09:01 PM
Buy like a Realtor!This post is a link to a 6 minute video showing the process involved in buying a Bank Owned Property in Arlington Virginia, by a Realtor. Megan Buckley, a Realtor with FranklyRealty.com, recently bought her REO home in South Arlington. It was bank owned. Foreclosures aren't as frequent (16 comments)
buyers advice: New Va Recordation Tax= $2,000 increase for a $500,000 house. - 11/19/07 01:21 PM
Virginia's Regional Congestion Relief Fee, raises the recordation tax another $2,000 on a $500,000 house (it was $500, soon it will be $2,500). I got an email from my non-ABA preferred closing company. Erin Taylor Rauner, Counsel to Monarch Title wrote: "... pending implementation of the "Regional Congestion Relief Fee"... this fee essentially raises (14 comments)
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