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The settlement of an estate is always a difficult time for a family.  If the settlement includes the sale of a home, it is even more difficult.  Many people feel overwhelmed, but "A Tale of 2 Vacant Houses" gives helpful advice.  Selling a home after the death of an owner is not a simple straight...
12/31/2010
Who wants to watch a possum drop?  Many will ask, and have asked this question through the years...but evidently people from all over the land enjoy the New Year's fesivities in Tallapoosa, GA each New Year's Eve. Each New Year's Eve at the stroke of midnight, Spencer the possum (taxidermy patien...
12/30/2010
12/29 - Showed a settlement client, two homes.  One is a keeper.  Have an investor who may be willing to buy and owner finance until the settlement comes in.   This is settlement of an inheritance.  It is set to pay out the end of Jan. 12/30 - Final Walkthrough and Closing!!!Yea!!! closed on a ho...
12/30/2010
26 - Snow is everywhere, stayed inside, pulled plats from the clerk of courts website.  Wrote Thank you notes. 27 - Set up 2 showings, filed receipts,counter offer was rejected 28 - pulled listings to show tomorrow  
12/29/2010
12/24 - Submitted a highest and best.  I don't know how to feel about it.  But, it was the highest and best the client was willing to do, so it's all good.   12/25 - Christmas Day...Handed out calendars to family and friends. Talked a little real estate market with my aunts, uncles, and cousins.....
12/25/2010
What a month... December 20 - opened up the short sale in Temple, GA today.  The buyer likes it, and is amazed at the possibility of getting it for $79,900.  Of course, she is going through a divorce, and her paperwork won't be complete until mid Jan. December 21 - talked with lender about an und...
12/23/2010
Dec 18 - Was to show a buyer a home I have listed as a short sale with BOA.  She called and said she did not feel well and had to cancel.  She wants to set up something next week.  She says she has an approval from BOA, so I hope she is for real. Dec. 19 - Received an email from the buyer who can...
12/19/2010
Busy, busy, busy 12/14 - seller has made a counter offer to buyer on property. Delivered paperwork to a renter. (He had it faxed to our office)  My good deed for the dayl 12/15 - Lender needs papertrail of a govt. I-bond the buyer is using as his downpayment.  The I-bond was purhcsed in 2007, whe...
12/17/2010
Opened up a great home for sale in Tallapoosa, GA for the capret cleaner.  This is a solid ranch home with unfinished basement.  The exterior walls are concretre covered in river rock.  The family members live out of the area, and the listing agent (me) was happy to meet the carpet cleaner, and o...
12/15/2010
12 - Took pictures of a rental house, Also acting as a general contractor of sorts on a home update for a past client.  Just paint, new flooring, and some misc. handy man items.  This has been a little stressful, trying to make sure everyone gets everyting done on time.  Move in is the 18th. 13 -...
12/13/2010
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