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First and foremost, happy holidays to each and every single one of you! This is the month where we all get busy with family, friends and festivities. It’s tough to stay on track with our business when we’re preoccupied with running to the mall to grab those last minute deals, making appearances at office parties, and … fretting about those credit card bills.

Most of us will give up these last few days of the year and focus on family and the holidays. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. We’ve worked hard to get to this point and it is therapeutic to enjoy the season. Like it or not, though, a brand new year is lurking and it is daring you to do something different. It is so easy to stay comfortable and do what you’ve always done. I ask you, “are you satisfied with what you’ve been doing?”

If the answer is, “No,” please keep reading.

Let me ask you, what would you do differently? How would you change your business to make the new year better than the last? Would you increase your marketing? Would you hire an assistant to free up valuable time? Would you consider starting your own office?

Would you embrace short sales as your ticket to a prosperous 2011?

Like them or not, short sales are here to stay for several more years. That fact should be enough incentive to grab the bull by the horns and hold on. As the housing market corrects itself, you need to capitalize on the opportunity presented to you.

What if you had the advantage of knowing the secrets of, “What’s working now,” in short sales? Do you think that advantage would put you ahead of your competition? Suppose you had the knowledge and tools to catapult your business beyond your expectations. Would you jump on the opportunity and position yourself for an extremely lucrative 2011 or would you be content on doing business the old way?

It’s your choice.

If you want to get out of your rut and make the most out of the new year, please take a few minutes and watch these videos. Trust me, you’ll be kicking yourself if you don’t.

To your success,

Mike Bridges

 


If Your Seller Can Make Their Payments, Is It Still a Short Sale?
Mike Bridges
Suppose you are contacted by a seller who is adamant about doing a short sale and during your Q&A you find out that they can actually still afford their payments. How would you handle that situation? Has it happened to you already? I’d…
Agents Vs Investors – Time to Call a Truce to Work Short Sales
Mike Bridges
Let’s just get to the point right away – Agents working with investors is often a love/hate relationship. You know it and I know it so we’ll get to the bottom of the issue and push all the blame of this stinking reality on lack of…
Short Sale & Credit – The Repercussions of a Short Sale & Credit
Mike Bridges
One of the first questions I get asked from short sale sellers is how a short sale will affect their credit report. While I understand their concern, it is important to help them understand that the short sale itself isn’t necessarily what may…
Short Sale Kickback – A Disgusting Demand for a Short Sale Kickback
Mike Bridges
I’m usually ready for unusual calls from sellers who contact me to do a short sale and I’ve had many, shall we say “lively” conversations with sellers. Most are of the mundane variety but a few turn into rants about their…
Short Sale Vs Foreclosure – Local Govt May Prefer Short Sale Vs Foreclosure
Mike Bridges
The reality is that the current market is a strain to everyone and every entity touched by it. Not only are defaulted home owners suffering the consequences of losing their home but so too are their neighbors and the municipalities where the house…
Short Sale Horrors – 3 Of My Most Notorious Short Sales
Mike Bridges
Since I network with dozens of short sale experts, the conversations always begin with examples of their successes then take an abrupt turn to discussing their near misses, almost had, and down right complete losses. Of course I throw in my…
Short Sale Fast Track – 5 Tips to Fast Track Your Short Sale
Mike Bridges
Getting your short sale offers on a “fast track” seems to be a buzz phrase to push lenders into making their decisions quicker. The obvious intent is to shorten the process so that houses get on the market quicker and the seller can move…
Short Sale Leads - 3 Unique Ways to Get Short Sale Leads
Mike Bridges
We all know that the best way to generate short sale leads is to go directly to the source. In judicial states, that source is the county Recorder’s office and in non-judicial states you’re looking at publications or Trustee websites for…
Short Sale Fraud – The Most Important Tip on Avoiding Short Sale Fraud
Mike Bridges
These are trying times for real estate agents and the investors that they work with. There are a horde of misinformed and down right malicious people who place a cloud of deception over the legitimate business people seeking to help home sellers…
 
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Mike Bridges

O Fallon, IL

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Address: 202 S Main St, Trenton, IL, 62293

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