I think the only thing I don't like about being a Realtor is the schedule. Your time never seems to be your time. For example, I had an open house yesterday in Arabi, Louisiana. Nobody came by to see the house despite our adds and getting the word out. Today the phone rings and someone wants ...

11/11/2007

Title Insurance

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I would like to hear from some of the mortgage people are closing attorneys about the types of title insurance. I noticed one company had two types of title insurance. The less expensive one only covered four things. The more expensive one covered 29 different problems. The difference was onl...

11/10/2007

Pay Attention and Listen

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Often times we tend to have a response in our heads before we completely listen to what the person is telling or asking. My point of the day is to let them finish and make sure you heard them correctly before you respond.Case in point. I have spoken to a Realtor from one of the big national com...

11/10/2007

Backup Offers

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I recently blogged about a backup offer we made on a local listing. Well fortunately for us they rejected the offer for another. This was new to me. After speaking to my broker who has more experience than myself, I realized that my buyer could have been tied up for quite a while if we found a...

11/08/2007

The Power of Active Rain

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I have read several blogs from newbies, regulars and not so regulars. Plenty ask does this work and what are they doing this for. Well let me tell you simply, it works!!!!! I have been actively blogging for about six months now. Only recently did I start doing it regularly. This past weekend...

11/07/2007

Did You Happen to Hear

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I read where former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said the economy will continue to struggle until the housing and credit malaise is cleared up. Being an avid Barron's magazine reader, I remember one of their main criticism of Mr. Greenspan. They constantly said he was causing an hous...

11/06/2007

Just The Way It Goes

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I have this client who has been stalling me for a while. Finally she decides that she is ready to look for a new house. So I find several that meet her criteria, and off we go to Pearl River Louisiana. We look at three or four and finally come on to a really nice one in her price range. This ...

11/05/2007

Country Critters

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I took this lovely afternoon off to attend a birthday party. We were in Bush Louisiana where they had numerous animals for the kids to pet and feed. These animals have it made. Nobody hunting them or chasing them and getting fed more than me. The name of the place is Country Critters for anyo...

11/04/2007

VA versus Conventional

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I showed a home yesterday that was under contract with a VA loan. This was a nice home that my buyer is very interested in buying. One of the owners was at the house and she was very talkative about the problems they were having. The home is two years old The VA is demanding plumbing inspectio...

11/04/2007