Tom Koch's (kochster) Blog

I was doing my Thursday night bowling routine in Denver and one of my team members has just accepted an offer on her house that she has been trying to sell for over 1 year.  That is all good, but the Buyers want to spend a night in the house before they close the deal.Have anyone ever had this ty...

I have heard that some Realtors have had great luck with using Face-book to present themselves and their services.  They have also found long lost friends from school and previous jobs.Is Face-book worth the time to create and maintain?What kind of leads have you received as a result of your Face...

I always wonder what comments or catch phrases in a listing that is posted on our MLS that gets Brokers to read the listing, other then just the price.  One listing on a true fixer upper I used "Stinky little fixer upper that smells like money!"  I saw it in a publication so I used it and I think...

I need some help with this one.  A colleague in my office was going through a HUD settlement sheet the other day on a sale he was doing for his customer.  When he asked the lender why there was a back load on the loan the lender said I don't divulge that information.  The RE Broker said that the ...

It's not enough to make disclosures to all the parties; you must put everything in writing. Having a paper trail describing exactly how a transaction was handled can make all the difference in the world if you find one of your transactions being questioned by a client or you state's real estate c...

It is Still Summer in Breckenridge! Labor Day Weekend - September 1-3, 2007This is the perfect weekend to see everything Breckenridge has to offer! Beautiful weather, activities and events such as the Great Divide Arts and Crafts Fair, the Summit Foundation's Rubber Duck Race and Sidewalk Sale Da...