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mulitple offer market: Short Sale Success: Be The Tortoise Not The Hare, And Get Your Buyer The Home - 03/15/10 05:41 PM
Slow and steady had a whole new meaning when it comes to short sales. The slow part goes without saying....of course it's going to be slow. But I'm not talking about the time it takes for approval, I'm talking about the time it takes to get your buyer the home. There are specific steps I take to win this race and they are slow and deliberate. Do they always work? of course not, but the did this week :).
We read all the time about offers which are faxed or emailed to us without any personal contact by the agent first. … (0 comments)

mulitple offer market: Real Estate Roulette....Take The Vegas Out Of The Market - 01/16/10 11:02 AM
Real Estate should not be a calculated risk. It could be an investment or a family home, but it's not supposed to be a gamble. Isn't this what got us into this mess? For the past few years the United States Real Estate Market was one big poker game and all you needed to play was an IOU and a nice smile "I'm good for it....trust me."
Peruse the Internet, newspapers, financial news networks and so many discussions and blogs are about where the market is going, is now the bottom, will interest rates rise, will REOs show up, will the … (7 comments)

mulitple offer market: Agent to Agent Letters of Recommendation....The Difference In My Buyer's Offer That Get's It Accepted - 01/14/10 09:55 AM
Spend a few minutes on the Internet reading about Realtors and you will read horror stories about the industry. Obviously, the bad stories get more press than the good ones, but buyers and sellers read these articles too...and are right to be concerned, this is their home! For years I've included letters of recommendation to my potential listing and buyer clients. These letters told of other clients who have been very happy with my service. Now....I'm including different letters with my offers, letters of recommendation from agents I've worked with who can vouch for my professionalism and competence in a transaction. … (5 comments)

mulitple offer market: My Mortgage Broker Got Me The Deal - 10/25/09 09:53 AM
I am fortunate to have an established relationship with a mortgage broker. I've known and worked with her for close to 20 years.....feel free to ask for her name and number after you read this post. She is my best weapon in the multiple offer market. She gets me the deals.
When we write an offer on a property, we all put our best package together. This includes the pre-qual letter or pre-approval letter. Often we are in a position to give them Underwriting Approval and FICO scores. But so are all the other agents, or at least the ones we … (12 comments)

mulitple offer market: Buyer's Learning Curve.....how to buy in a fast market. - 05/03/09 10:37 AM
We are still in a buyer's market in the sense that prices are low, supply is high and there are great interest rates available. But in my multiple offer market...the process has changed dramatically. It's becoming critical that buyers move fast....because the houses are moving fast.
Friday I took a couple out to look at homes who are more comfortable moving slowly....which is understandable. We did see one "turn-key" home they just loved. It was the first home they really felt worked for them. The price was right, the street was perfect, the schools were good! It was vacant and being … (14 comments)

 
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