market: Bad Press...A One Way Street! - 04/20/08 01:14 PM
Today there was an article on the front page of our local Newspaper entitled, "Three Real Estate Firms Subpoenaed in Kickback Probe". I chose not to cut and post the link to the article because I happen to know that at least one of the brokers named seems to be a … (3 comments)
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market: Quick Everyone! Get On The Assessor's Web Site! - 01/11/08 06:52 PM
Ok, so sick of all of the doom and gloom about the market and how things are soooooo terrible. I'm trying to encourage some of the newbies and some of the oldbies, too. So, many times I ask the question..."do you see any homes in your neighborhood priced at what they … (5 comments)
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market: If We Could Just Get Someone To LOOK At These Listings!!! - 12/10/07 01:26 PM
Even in a tough market, the cream of the crop listings should sell if they are priced right, correct? Not so! I am proud to say that some of my listings are the sharpest of the sharp, located in the most sought after neighborhoods and priced FAR below the not even … (4 comments)
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market: The Art of Victorious Dispute!!! - 12/04/07 06:08 PM
So, this month I got really sick of the same old mess happening. It seems we enter into so many service oriented agreements with phone companies, internet service providers, advertisers, etc... and for me, it is many times the same old story. Promises, promises, but then when we have signed our … (3 comments)
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market: Ah, But One Day The Tables Will Turn! - 12/04/07 02:44 PM
We love the buyer's market for our buyers, right? But there is, as with everything, and ugly side to our well advertised and media-ized market. By now, most of us seasoned Brokers and Agents know that you never let em' smell blood, right? Poker face...play it straight, we all know its … (1 comments)
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market: Go With Your Gut! - 11/27/07 04:27 PM
Let's face it...all listings are not good listings and all buyers are not good buyers. I think many people get side tracked into forgetting that our Listing Agreements and Buyer Agencies are two sided contracts between us and a Buyer or Seller.
Never work with someone that makes you make this face!!!
Sometimes … (0 comments)
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market: You'd THINK People Would Answer Offers Promptly In This Market!!! - 11/27/07 12:47 PM
Ok...Rant, Rant, Rant...THREE of my agents and MYSELF have offers out there. Four of us! We EACH have at least one offer out there. Dianne actually has about three. We deal with a lot of bank repos here in the Colorado Springs market, so we are having to deal with lots … (5 comments)
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market: Make A Copy Of The MLS Part Of The Contract! - 11/26/07 03:43 PM
Recently, I had an ugly scenario happen with one of my junior agents. She was dealing with an unscrupulous Broker who decided to change compensation offered to the Selling Broker AFTER the parties had negotiated back and forth and reached a verbal agreement.
That other agent has egg on her face, now!
My … (9 comments)
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market: Don't Forget To Call On Sparky... - 11/26/07 03:36 PM
This post was inspired by another one that I just answered. I was just thinking about how funny it is when you call another office for showing instructions and they say things like. "Knock, wipe your feet, leave a card and don't forget to call on Sparky the Dog as you … (0 comments)
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market: Busy Is Not Necessarily Productive...But It Will Be! - 11/26/07 03:23 PM
I have been hearing quite a bit from colleagues lately that they are "really busy" and so am I. However, I'd be lying if I didn't say that the busy-ness is not necessarily my normal quota of productivity. I find that I am writing more offers and getting less contracts. That … (1 comments)
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market: NEW REALITY T.V. SHOW..."LOW BALLER!" - 11/23/07 03:07 PM
Haven't Seen This Lady At Any Open Houses Lately!!!
They call it "reality tv" when you see these big investors going around and buying property at 50% and selling it at the open house, for full price or more, just a few short weeks after purchase. That's NOT reality. But this is...
I … (12 comments)
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market: The "Back Charge" Philosophy - 11/14/07 04:22 PM
I guess this is my day to vent. Except for one, most of my posts today seem to be about annoying things, so while I'm on the subject, I figured I'd throw this one in for free!
Time to pay the Dr.!!!
We all know that if we miss our doctor … (9 comments)
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market: All That Is Light Is NOT Fluff! - 11/05/07 04:49 PM
I just got done reading and responding to a blog about how there is so much "useless" information here on Active Rain and coming from real estate professionals in general. The person who wrote it could not see the need for sending clients things like recipe cards. Well, I answered that … (8 comments)
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market: 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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market: What is the Perfect Colorado Springs Home? - 10/30/07 04:53 PM
When people think of Colorado, they think of so many things. To some, Colorado Springs real estate almost always invokes visions of mountain homes nestled in the trees.
"Look, you can see the slopes from here!"
Others like foothills homes where they are not quite IN the mountains, but can enjoy a lovely … (0 comments)
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market: Caught With Your Flip Down? - 10/30/07 04:35 PM
Upside-down on your flip right now? This is what I'm telling my clients to do...
It's a crazy, unpredictable cycle we're in. I saw it coming, so I slowed my flippers into "buy and hold" mode several months back, but some of them are caught in this nasty downturn "mid-flip", so what CAN … (0 comments)
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market: Lease Options...The Wave Of The Immediate Future - 10/08/07 12:01 PM
So what happens with all of those "sub prime" buyers? They can't buy now if they have glitches and dings on their credit. They want to rent because they are not so far away from being able to buy that they may as well give up...and hey, there are all of those … (5 comments)
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market: Moving to Colorado Springs Soon? - 10/07/07 04:08 PM
If you are moving to the Colorado Springs area any time soon, you should know that the deals I have been able to find for my clients lately have blown MY MIND. I've been a Realtor in our local market for over 12 years and now I am a Broker/Owner of a … (0 comments)
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market: Support Local Business In Colorado Springs - 10/07/07 03:30 PM
Colorado Springs is one of the best areas in the country to live and play in. Money magazine had it one of the top places to live last year, (this year we didn't even make the list, but people are so frivolous!).
Anyway, without a doubt, we need each-other to make our … (2 comments)
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market: Busy In ColoradOCTOBER!!! - 10/07/07 03:03 PM
I don't know why, but October is always my best month for sales! Most people say sometime in the summer and some say it's the Spring, but I seem to have my board full in October. Who knows why?
Usually, I work with investors that fix and flip or purchase and sell … (2 comments)
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