sellers: Buying a Short Sale in 2012 – A Revisit to 2007 - 02/05/12 09:24 PM
Buying a Short Sale in 2012 – A Revisit to 2007
I wrote Buying a Short Sale in late January 2007 to share my thoughts with consumers and encourage participation in an on-line dialog. I was 5 months into blogging.
Little did I know how many comments (well more
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sellers: Let’s Talk Trash in Carlsbad – It’s Gonna Cost You More to Get Rid of It - 01/29/12 11:01 PM
Let’s Talk Trash in Carlsbad – It’s Gonna Cost You More to Get Rid of It
Happy Valentine’s Day! February 14th is the day in Carlsbad for the public hearing to discuss the proposed solid waste rate increases over the next 5 years, proposed by the City of Carlsbad.
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sellers: The 10 Photo Commandments - 01/11/12 11:02 PM
The 10 Photo Commandments
Real estate photos for marketing a listing effectively are a huge deal – we all know that, as does the buying public. Sadly, many in our profession appear to be clueless on this issue, or don’t care. There is simply no excuse in my opinion in this
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sellers: Buyers and Sellers: How to Use My Blog to Benefit YOU (Part 2 of 2) - 12/20/11 01:49 PM
Buyers and Sellers: How to Use My Blog to Benefit YOU (Part 2 of 2)
Congratulations. You’ve been searching on-line for real estate information in or around the Carlsbad CA area and found your way to my blog. Thanks for visiting!
This is Part 2 of my 2-part series,
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sellers: Is There Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 5 of 5)? - 12/19/11 11:23 PM
Is There Mold in Your Carlsbad Home?
~ Part 5 of 5 ~
If you missed the first 4 articles in this series you can read them below:
Is there Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 1 of 5)
Is The Mold in Your Carlsbad Home
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sellers: Buyers and Sellers: How To Use My Blog to Benefit YOU – A Guided Tour (Part 1 of 2) - 12/16/11 10:35 PM
Buyers and Sellers: How To Use My Blog to Benefit YOU – A Guided Tour (Part 1 of 2)
Congratulations. You have been searching on-line for real estate information in or around the Carlsbad CA area and found your way to my blog.
Here’s how to use my blog
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sellers: Why Would You do That to Your Seller? - 12/13/11 10:02 AM
Why Would You do That to Your Seller?
Recent observations and experiences, when helping some buyers find their perfect home, and searching for properties in the MLS for several families that are relocating to the area, prompted this post.
One has to wonder sometimes about how some agents think,
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sellers: Is There Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 4 of 5)? - 12/06/11 09:14 PM
Is There Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 4 of 5)?
If you missed the first 3 articles in this series you can read them below:
Is there Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 1 of 5)
Is The Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 2 of 5)
Is There
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sellers: Is Now the Right Time to Buy? - 11/29/11 12:01 AM
Is Now the Right Time to Buy?
That’s a loaded question, but one we hear often in our business.
So how do you answer it?
And more importantly, what do you think consumers are thinking about this question if they are not working with, or consulting, a knowledgeable REALTOR
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sellers: Is There Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 3 of 5) - The Inspectional Process - 11/26/11 08:35 PM
Is There Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 3 of 5)
If you missed the first 2 articles in this series you can read them below:
Is There Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 1)
Is There Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 2 of 5)
This series has
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sellers: Carlsbad Sellers – Are You Committed to SELLING or to LISTING? - 11/23/11 07:16 PM
Carlsbad Sellers – Are You Committed to SELLING or to LISTING?
There’s an important distinction here, with potentially profound consequences, depending on how you answer the question.
It’s important for me to know, as a listing agent, if my prospective client is committed to selling.
Or to
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sellers: Is there Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 2 of 5) - 11/13/11 10:59 PM
Is there Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 2 of 5)
If you missed the first article in this series you can read it below:
Is there Mold in Your Carlsbad Home (Part 1)
This series has been written by Andy Konopacki, Founder and President of Vm3 Environmental in Carlsbad, who
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sellers: Is There Mold in Your Carlsbad Home? - 10/29/11 07:45 PM
Is There Mold in Your Carlsbad Home?
Homeowners - Is there mold in your Carlsbad home or do you suspect there may be?
Buyers - Did the home inspection for the house you are trying to buy reveal possible mold?
It's possible the answer is YES.
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sellers: The Responsibilities of the Carlsbad Seller – Do You Know What They Are? - 10/27/11 05:33 PM
The Responsibilities of the Carlsbad Seller – Do You Know What They Are?
As agents we have a ton of responsibilities with any transaction, even before a listing has gotten an offer and we are on the way through the due diligence period. Many of those responsibilities are behind the
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sellers: Carlsbad Sellers – What You See is What You Get - 10/20/11 10:21 AM
Carlsbad Sellers – What You See is What You Get
Carlsbad home sellers – this is all about you and what you ought to get when you hire a listing agent to help sell your home.
Just as a general rule, what prospective listing agents tell you about the
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sellers: Your Vacant Carlsbad Home May NOT Be Helping You Sell It! And There is Risk Involved - 10/04/11 10:04 AM
Your Vacant Carlsbad Home May NOT Be Helping You Sell It!
And There is Risk Involved
Selling a vacant Carlsbad home may not be an easy thing to do. I’m not speaking about REOs and short sales – that’s a topic for another post.
But if you are an
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sellers: Showing Offenses? Or Offensive Showings?! - 08/19/11 08:47 PM
Showing Offenses? Or Offensive Showings?!
In keeping with a recent post on showing instructions, and inspired by some notable comments, my thoughts turned to showing offenses we see in our business.
Some may be purely accidental.
Others are clearly carelessness, and lack of caring about the role agents
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sellers: Are We Clear on the Showing Instructions? - 08/17/11 02:35 PM
Are We Clear on the Showing Instructions?
Showings are the mainstay of getting a property sold. There aren’t too many buyers who will buy a home sight unseen, although with the Internet that seems to be becoming more common.
We often see buyers, in their zeal to get a
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sellers: Sellers – Is YOUR Agent a Liability? - 08/13/11 10:34 PM
Sellers – Is YOUR Agent a Liability?
No doubt you have spent a lot of time getting your home ready for sale.
You interviewed several agents that have the qualifications and experience to sell your home, and made a decision
You agreed on a price, showing instructions, signage
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sellers: Do You Have Time to Meet with Me? - 08/07/11 08:13 PM
Do You have Time to Meet with Me?
I love getting this call or email, don’t you?
Seriously, I think this is a great call or email as opposed to those where someone calls willy nilly, and wants you to drop everything to go show them a home…someone you
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