buyer: What Can I Give The Producer of the Year? - 12/04/07 03:09 PM
Hi Everyone! Well, it's hard to believe that we've made it through our first official year as a Brokerage in the Colorado Springs Market! I started off with just two licensed assistants and now have 7 agents and a Broker Candidate in school. I learned ALL KINDS OF THINGS this year! … (3 comments)
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buyer: I JUST DID MY 100th POST!!! - 11/05/07 12:20 PM
Wow...I just realized that the last post I wrote was my 100th! Now, that's reason to celebrate. What have I gained over this past year of blogging on the Active Rain network?
-Referrals! Actually closed deals with cash in pocket...going on number 4 now...what more could you ask for, but yet there … (10 comments)
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buyer: No Discounts and No Rebates Here! (Most Times) - 10/31/07 05:42 PM
This post was inspired by another member's question about the upward trend in the market. Although it is illegal to dictate or infer that there is a set price, (Price Fixing), for commission charged...it is apparently not illegal for a brokerage to advertise discounted commissions or rebates to Sellers or Buyers … (6 comments)
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buyer: Tasteful Holiday Decoration...A Must In This Market - 10/31/07 04:22 PM
Ok, so last night I'm watching the evening news and the Anchor is on location in the west side of Colorado Springs. People are Halloween decorating more and more these days and there are so many choices of props and do-dads that they decided to feature some "excessively decorated" homes on … (1 comments)
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buyer: Narrowing Down Is Now Widening Up Choices - 10/08/07 02:13 AM
This is truly a crazy market. I am seeing trends that I have never seen before. I know it's a true buyer's market, but the last buyer's market, my cleints didn't seem to act the way they are now. It's not so much MY clients, but the agents who work for … (37 comments)
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buyer: Deal Number Three! Thanks Active Rain...YOU ROCK! - 10/07/07 10:58 PM
Just a short note to the skeptics...blogging WORKS! I don't know why I don't do it more often because I KNOW it works. I am closing my THIRD Active Rain deal in 9 months due to the fun practice of blogging.
My first one was when my husband signed me up on … (9 comments)
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buyer: Doing Both Sides of the Deal for Half the Commission - 07/05/07 11:48 PM
Does anyone out there ever feel that there are so many "fellow real estate professionals" who don't seem to do much work at all during a transaction? That the only way you will get to have a smooth and comfortable transaction for your Seller or Buyer is if you pick up … (12 comments)
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buyer: "Feeling Out" the Seller's Agent Before Writing An Offer - 07/05/07 11:02 PM
I have been active in the Colorado Springs market for about 12 years now. I LOVE a good deal and I love getting the best deals for my clients! Much of the time, I work as a Buyer's Agent and I feel I'm pretty effective in helping my clients to procure … (9 comments)
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buyer: Circumstances That Could Psychologically Impact or Stigmatize the Property??? - 07/01/07 05:39 PM
TOTALLY UNFAIR TO THE BUYER!!!
This is my "PET PEEVE" for sure! In Colorado...the Listing, Buyer Agency, and Transaction Brokerage contracts all have a clause in them under the section pertaining to "Brokerage Services and Duties", (Which you can see online at the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies), which states, among other … (9 comments)
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buyer: TWO deals from AR in two months! - 06/14/07 12:39 PM
I just wanted to say thanks, Activerain! I got a great contact that I sold a property to yesterday. He saw my post and sent me and em. Next day we were looking at properties and yesterday we wrote one.
The other one happened last month. My husband is into this high … (5 comments)
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buyer: Transaction Saver: Preparing Buyers for Home Inspection - 06/04/07 03:14 PM
Hi Everyone!
Well, my "Buyer's Remorse" blog was kind of popular, so I decided to pass this pointer along as well. If you read my blog abut Buyer's Remorse, you know that I enjoy educating my Buyers, (in advance), about some of the situations and emotions they will encounter during their home … (102 comments)
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buyer: Buyer's Remorse - 06/03/07 06:57 PM
I have read some interesting posts on the subject of Buyer's Remorse and this is how I deal with the issue:
I come right out and tell all of my Buyers...usually when we are broaching the subject of writing an offer...that there is something they should know. There is a term called … (21 comments)
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buyer: Knowing Financing Options is Essential - 05/20/07 08:32 PM
One thing I notice as I embark on my exciting first year as a Broker/Owner is that many agents, even seasoned agents, have not taken to the practice of keeping up on financing options for their buyers.
Early on, I found that if I kept abreast of all the available bond … (1 comments)
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buyer: Referral Fees/Contest? - 05/13/07 10:59 AM
You know...the Colorado State Law says it's ok for a Real Estate Broker to pay a referral fee to a non-buyer, however RESPA says "no way". The only one that can receive incentive from the broker is the Buyer (and it has to show on the HUD1 at closing). Unless you are … (4 comments)
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