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seller: Owner says sell! Sell it all! Heck you can keep 25% of whatever is made! - 05/25/09 12:47 AM
25% commission on this amazing short sale! WOW, now that is incentive to sell, but we all know the banks won’t pay that. So what is this offer that is being presented to me by my seller?

Well, it seems my seller is living out of state and this house is a mess! Its cluttered and there is just stuff everywhere... and I mean everywhere. I’m not even sure if I should put it on the market yet, just for the safety of others.
I tell this to my client and she says, "Hold a garage sale, everything must go! … (16 comments)

seller: The pre-written price reduction – I think you just crossed the ethics line - 12/26/08 12:24 AM
Now, let me say this before you get to mad. I've done many pre-written price reductions, especially when it comes to short sales. But, where do the actions of the agent and having a pre-written price reduction cross over in to an ethics violation?
Today, I have to say I think one agent I have been trying to work with took the pre-written price reduction and posted it despite his clients' best interest. Why do I say this, especially when it really does benefit my buyer that is interested in this property?
You see, today I noticed on the MLS that … (56 comments)

seller: Sex at an open house? (1st impressions do last in a buyer’s eyes) - 10/22/08 12:20 AM
Do you know what your agent is doing in your house when he holds it open? Hey, agents, are you going to ruin your image, or someone else's image, when you decide what you are going to do when no one is showing up to your open house?
Sunday afternoon I was previewing a home in a neighborhood that I know a couple buyers of mine that would love to live in the area. But, since they are from out of town, you really have to pick and choose what to show them when they come to town. As I pulled … (68 comments)

seller: I have a mad seller, thanks to another agent! - What would you say? - 10/20/08 12:03 PM
Have you ever gotten a listing where you know that it could be a problem from the beginning? Well, I seem to have one of those coming up next week! They have already told me they won't allow any showings from a certain brokerage in town. I'm not even sure this is legal, so tomorrow I am making a call to the real estate agency.
What happened is they were in the process of doing a property trade with a very nice old lady who had a property that was too large for her. They had a home that was smaller, … (74 comments)

seller: Do you have a home to sell? Owner Financing maybe your only option! - 10/02/08 08:56 AM
If you have been watching the news the last couple days, then you know that the reports say that it is getting harder and harder to get financing for cars, college, and especially homes. But, what does this do you, for the average home owner that has a home they have to sell?
I can tell you it leaves you in a position that a normal agent will either have to wait until the banks start lending again or start lowering the price until you find someone who can either pay cash or has a good enough down payment and credit … (9 comments)

seller: Your desperation really only had two outcomes! - 08/19/08 10:47 AM


I've waited awhile to write this post as I didn't want the agent that I'm writing about to read my blog. However, I checked today and I believe they are now out of the business, which to be honest, does not surprise me.
You see, this agent was so desperate for a deal to close, that they got to the point that what they were doing only had one of two outcomes, as far as I was concerned. The first outcome was what happened, the deal fell apart. The second was what was about to happen if it hadn't, and … (16 comments)

seller: If you can’t sell it, I’m going to rent it (HUH?) - 08/11/08 08:49 AM
I recently had a client call me two weeks after I took a listing from her and she told me if I didn't have it sold in 20 days, that she was going to take it off the market and rent it out for $1500 a month.

What? OK, first of all, I have a six month listing and I wouldn't have taken it had I known I only had thirty days to sell this at a slightly higher price than the competition. Also, I find this very weird since she wouldn't even consider doing a lease option for … (16 comments)

seller: You hired who? The one that said…Just because they offered to do it for 1% less? - 07/14/08 10:27 AM
Recently, I met a seller that was planning to sell their property across from one of my listings. He is a very nice gentleman, but the house did need some updating and probably some staging to get the best price for the home.
But, what the other agent, who had just walked in to his house, said something that just floored me, and yet he still hired her to list his home. I asked him what he thought needed to be done for the house to get sold, and then I would give him a few more pointers just to make … (28 comments)

seller: As the market changes, so are my clients - 07/09/08 11:58 PM
In the last couple months, I've seen an interesting thing happen in my niche market of Lease Options and Owner Financing. There are more and more agents trying to get into my niche as they realize I'm doing more and more business.
But, what happens when you get in to a niche you don't understand? You usually get yourself in trouble! I was approached a couple months ago by an agent that said he specialized in short sales and foreclosure properties and wanted me to partner with him to help him buy and sell these properties. 
But, after hearing his proposal, … (19 comments)

seller: Don’t lose your identity while selling your home - 06/11/08 10:06 AM
I would say close to 90% of my sellers are going to be buyers after they sell, and I would say they all need a loan in order to get that new home. But, did you know that you may be putting yourself at risk of identity theft during this process of selling your home and getting the new loan?
I know it doesn't seem possible, but it is the little things that sellers don't think about when they are selling their home that put them at the most risk. I went over to one of my listings to show it, … (15 comments)

seller: SOLD – What does it mean to you? - 05/02/08 05:28 PM
Most of us have had the fun of putting up the SOLD sign on a listing...it can be a great feeling. (I know there are some new agents out there, you will get your first chance soon!) But, what does it really mean to you?
                                             
Have you ever thought about it? Is it the end of the relationship or the beginning of one? I've seen agents put the SOLD sign out and never talk to their clients again, and this is just sad to me. I, personally, get really close to my clients in the six to eight weeks … (8 comments)

seller: Washington County, Oregon home sales week in review by neighborhood (02/22/2008) - 02/22/08 05:10 PM
Today is Friday, Febuary 22, 2008 and it is time for another breakdown of homes sales in the Washington County, Oregon market. I'm happy to say if you own a lower to medium priced home, sales are still making a moderate increase, if your home is price correctly.
While this is good news, higher priced homes are starting to sit a little longer on the market. This just may be due to the fact that we seem to have a larger than normal inventory of the upper end homes.
Here is a breakdown of homes sales for the week by neighborhood. … (3 comments)

seller: Put a lock on your oil tank or you may be cold - 01/19/08 02:02 AM
I'm not very happy to report this, but one of my clients who bought a home with oil heat called to find out if their heater was covered by their home warranty, and I assured them it should be and they should call them immediately before they get to cold. (It was 25 here last night.)
The company headed on out to check out the oil furnace and after a half hour told my clients that it had just simply run out of oil. They told the person this was impossible as they just filled it up one month ago and … (30 comments)

seller: Proof that staging works in Tigard, Oregon condos - 11/25/07 12:33 AM
I am kind of in charge of getting a condo conversion project sold in Tigard, Oregon, and in 1 month's time we had about 30 showings and two offers. Not bad, since the only home we had to show them was the model, and if they put an offer in, then we put the finishing touches on the unit they would like to buy and get them moved in.
  
We hold the model unit open every Saturday and Sunday from 12-5 and usually get 3-4 couples a day through, and on weekdays, we usually get one or two drop bys … (12 comments)

seller: How do you increase the value of your home? - 09/21/07 01:09 PM
Do you need a certain amount of money out of your home, but it just isn't worth that yet? I have a solution for you that can be done in any market. It doesn't matter if it is a sellers or a buyers market! I can get you much more than the appraised value for your home, and it really doesn't take any extra work on your part, like doing a complete remodel would.
The way to do this, is for you the owner, to either offer a lease-option or owner-financing. This can increase the amount of money you get for … (3 comments)

seller: Beaverton Oregon Investing: Rehabbers Protect Yourself! - 09/19/07 12:09 PM

Why buy a property, fix up the property, put it on the market and then wait months for a buyer, when you can find the buyer before you even put a penny down on the property. Yes it is that simple! Do you purchase fixer properties, fix them up, and put them on the market for a profit? Have you ever had to discount the price of the home from what you originally estimated you could sell it for before the fix up?
What if I was to show you a way that you can find homes to fix up, make … (2 comments)

seller: Beaverton Oregon Real Estate: Lease-Options are on the rise, but so are lawsuits (Localism Featured) - 09/19/07 12:57 AM
I've been writing about and doing lease options for awhile now. I'm constantly getting calls from investors who say, "If I were selling my home, I would use you. But, I'm only lease optioning it and I can do that without you." I tell them, "But you ARE selling your home, it is just on a delayed closing."
Now one to two years later, these same investors are calling me back saying they are being sued and if I can help them. I tell them I could have if I SOLD your home. But, you chose to sell FSBO, on lease … (9 comments)

seller: Beaverton Oregon Real Estate: Lease Option your home for bigger profit! - 09/09/07 11:04 AM
Beaverton Oregon Real Estate: Lease Option your home for bigger profit! by Todd Clark
Do you own a home and want to make a little more money from it? Try lease optioning it to a new buyer. This will not only sell your home more quickly, but you will realize large profits.
If you have owned a home, even for a short time, you can help someone get in to their first home. Let's look at two examples and see what happens. The first example is if you have owned your home a very short time and your mortgage payments are … (18 comments)

seller: Beaverton Oregon Real Estate: How to Become RICH!!! - 04/27/07 10:32 PM
You are now all expecting something amazing, different and so totally impossible that you can’t possibly do it in your lifetime.
Nope, this is something that  most anyone can do. If you don’t already own a home, buy one today! If you already own a home you are already on your way to financial freedom and becoming rich.
The secret is to use the equity that you have built up in your present home and use it as a down payment on a duplex. This is where the amazing, different and totally impossible part comes that you were expecting earlier. (Not … (0 comments)

seller: Beaverton Oregon Real Estate: Don't lose your equity in your home by waiting for a letter from your lender (Avoid Foreclosure) - 04/22/07 12:34 AM
One of the ways people get into trouble and lose so much money is they wait to long before seeking help with the sale of their home. If you know you are starting to get into trouble with your payments, this is the time to call an experienced agent that can help you avoid a possible foreclosure.
The reason waiting to long can cost so many home owners most, if not all of their equity is because of all the late fees that the bank imposes cuts right into that equity. Also as you get closer and closer to the date … (1 comments)

 
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