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tigard oregon real estate expert: Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble(What I'm Thankful For) - 11/25/10 02:48 AM


Gobble, Gobble, Gobble (I would like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving) Gobble, Gobble (This is my Thanksgiving thanks, translated by Todd) Gobble? (What do I have to be thankful for?)

Gobble, Gobble (I have a lot to be thankful for) Gobble, Gobble, Gobble. Gobble? Gobble (Last year I learned that you eat me for dinner on Thanksgiving, but that is alright, you do it out of honor) Gobble, Gobble (I’m grateful for all the wonderful other turkeys I have as friends that are going to be around for yet another year)
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble (I’m thankful for … (14 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble(What I'm Thankful For) - 11/26/09 12:16 AM
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble (I would like to thank everyone for choosing to have me at your house when it comes to saying thanks this Thanksgiving) Gobble, Gobble (This is my Thanksgiving thanks, translated by Todd) Gobble? (What do I have to be thankful for?)
Gobble, Gobble (I have a lot to be thankful for) Gobble, Gobble, Gobble. Gobble? Gobble (I have a wonderful year of getting really fat and have you seen the Hens? They are hot!) Gobble, Gobble (I guess I am also thankful not to be a Chicken, you guys eat them all year long. I never want to … (32 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Well how cool is that – One of my posts was quoted in the Santa Cruz Sentinel - 12/27/08 04:57 PM
I wake up in the morning, check my mail and what do I see? "Another Google Alert for "Todd Clark - Realtor" in my inbox. I click on the link and I see that the Santa Cruz Sentinel quoted a post that I did awhile back on how to sell an investment property with a renter and what options you may have if the renter may slow the sale.
Here is a link to my post and also a link to the article by the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Selling a residential home with a uncooperative tenant - An easy solution  - … (7 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Is it possible to get more if you do more? This seller thinks so… - 12/09/08 12:39 AM
A couple months ago I wrote a post about cleaning a property for a seller that didn't live close to the property I was selling for them. I cleaned it just to try to get it to sell faster and that if I had to do it all over again that I would.
Well, I had a potential seller call me because they had a home that they wanted to sell that was just getting out of probate. They lived in another state and they knew the house belonged to a packrat. This person was willing to sign a 2% extra … (17 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Your house hasn’t burned down has it? - 12/07/08 12:28 PM
This is how the conversation went with a FSBO I met yesterday after he asked, "Why on Earth would I need an agent? I can do this on my own. You are just a glorified paper pusher that gets six percent for doing it."
Me:  "Your house hasn't burned down has it?"
Mr. Seller said, "No, why does that matter?"
Me: "You can put out a fire, can't you? Then why do you need fireman to come over? You have homeowners insurance to cover the home if you make a mistake and can't save the home, right? So, of course, since … (16 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: I turned down another listing today, but I got two more buyers because of it - 12/01/08 10:45 AM
The quote was, "ALL REAL ESTATE AGENT'S ARE GREEDY BASTARDS AND THEY WILL TELL YOU ANYTHING TO GET YOU TO LIST YOUR HOME TODAY, MARK MY WORDS!" Well my past client told their friend, not my agent, he will tell me the truth. He will break it down, the pluses and minuses, and I trust him. Come over and meet him and you will see.
So without my knowledge of this potential buyer being at the listing presentation, I arrive and meet the potential seller and we all sit down and discuss the home and what they should do with it. … (54 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Warn your clients of loan scams before they fall victim - 11/29/08 12:50 AM

Your clients have got themselves a great 30 year fixed rate loan at a wonderful rate of 5.5%. So they close on their home and that is when the letters start. Refinance! Save money each month! Pay off your credit card bills! Heck these letters start before the house has even closed because of the credit bureaus selling their information to every loan chasing mortgage broker out there.
But, what you really need to do is warn them about is the scams out there. The misleading letters that attempt to get people to switch their mortgage from their current lender to … (9 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: I still say Merry Christmas to anyone and everyone…Do you? - 11/28/08 12:17 AM
To me this sounds like a silly question and the same with my friends who are even of different religious backgrounds from me. They tell me that it's what I believe in and they would never be offended by me wishing them a Merry Christmas, just as I'm not offended by them wishing me a Happy Hanukkah and having dinner with them and eating Kosher.
So, this is the announcement of a new group...The "I'm in real estate and I'm proud to say the words "MERRY CHRISTMAS"" group. This group will only be taking posts from November 28th through January 31 … (30 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Gobble Gobble Gobble Gooble(What I'm Thankful For) - 11/27/08 10:04 AM
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble (I would like to thank everyone for choosing me as the food of choice when it comes to saying thanks) Gobble, Gobble (This is my Thanksgiving thanks, translated by Todd) Gobble? (What do I have to be thankful for?)
Gobble, Gobble (I have a lot to be thankful for) Gobble, Gobble, Gobble. Gobble? Gobble (I have a wonderful year of getting really fat and have you seen the Hens? They are hot!) Gobble, Gobble (I guess I am also thankful not to be a Chicken, you guys eat them all year long. I never want to see a KFT (Kentucky … (15 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Do you think all buyers’ agents are stupid? Good luck! - 11/25/08 10:12 AM

If you have never been on a listing appointment for an expired listing, then let me tell you when you finally do, you are in for a real treat. The one thing I can tell you about your appointment is that the seller wants to sell. Its your job to find out why it didn't sell and how to fix it all in less than 15 minutes, or it is too late and they move on to the next agent on their list.
I went on a listing appointment last week on an expired listing and I have to admit I … (9 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: I picked up my new car today and I need your help! - 11/19/08 09:21 PM
Today I picked up my new real estate car that I have been very excited about it since one of my clients asked if I wanted it. I have been working extra hard to scrape the money together to buy it. I've dreamt about a car like this since I bought my first car over 20 years ago.
Well, I went to pick up my new car today and delivered to the shop so I can start to work on it. I bought my car as a conversation starter. I have to say it worked better than I ever expected. I … (36 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Do your homework and you may get a reward - 11/18/08 12:50 PM
Nothing upsets me more than when I see an expired listing that only expired because it had a lazy agent involved. I had one of those experiences, but I have to say that lazy agent made me look like a rock star to this seller.
You see this home had been on the market for six months with another agent and that agent just couldn't sell it. It only had one picture on the MLS, she didn't do her homework on the property, and she was missing one big selling point about this property that made it a slam dunk for … (87 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: I Think I May Taste Like Chicken - 11/16/08 11:49 PM
Since we all know everything in the world tastes like chicken, I have to assume I do as well. But, that doesn't mean that I want to be eaten or even gnawed on for awhile. In the last month, I feel I have been lucky... that is lucky not to be a chew toy for some dog in a house that I am showing.
I love dogs, but even the friendliest dog, if it doesn't know you, may react and bite someone they don't know. What if I had kids with me and the friendly dog decided it didn't want to … (14 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Helping Families Home – OK, maybe just a new family member - 11/14/08 12:43 AM
Sometimes in life you are thrown a curve and that was the call I got yesterday from one of my past clients that I had helped in the purchase of their first home last year at about this same time. Well, today they called me and they needed my help. I was so thankful they thought of me and knew that I would do it without hesitation.
Today at about 3pm, I got a call from this past client saying, "Todd, this is Arlene and I need your help!" Well I said, "Just tell me what and I'll see what I … (15 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: That should make it easy for me to advertise with features like that! - 11/12/08 09:32 AM
You go to a listing appointment and you know they want to price the house right, and now you want to do the best job you can for your clients. You ask them why they bought the house and what has been done to it, so you can use those to advertise. Hopefully the next buyer is looking for some great features like the ones you described.
But, I can only do so much I am not a person that can take a pile of **** and make it in to a rose bush. But let's see what you have for … (12 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: One step behind means never having the glory of the gold medal - 11/11/08 08:35 PM
Today, I've decided to cancel a listing, which something I never like to do, but the seller has a friend. Well you know how it goes, the friend gives him some advice and they pass it on to me and then when the home doesn't sell, it is my fault.
You see from the beginning, the seller has never wanted to quite listen to my pricing suggestions and he is always one step behind someone else in the neighborhood. When we first put the home on the market, he had to have it about $5,000 above where I suggested. The neighbor … (15 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: My house has gone down in value, I’ve lost everything – WHAT? - 11/06/08 12:54 AM
I keep hearing this from home owners and I have to say to them, "What are you talking about? Is your house still standing? Are you able to pay the mortgage?" If they answer yes to these two, then you have done nothing but gained!
I'm going to tell you a little story about my parents and how their neighbors and they, all buying at the same time, lost everything, but attitude changed it for one family. (MINE)
It was 1977, my parents were both teachers and were given the opportunity to buy their first home at 9% interest. This was … (25 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Should you test your agent? In my humble opinion…YES! - 11/05/08 01:01 AM
Over the last couple months, I have been finding it harder and harder to get a hold of agents when I have a question about one of their listings. I have gotten many buyers because they called or e-mailed them their listing agent and they never got back to them.
Where does this leave you, the home seller? Well, it leaves you with a home that isn't selling because buyer's questions aren't being answered. Here are a couple things you can do to see if your agent is losing buyers because of the lack of response time.
Have a friend call … (17 comments)

tigard oregon real estate expert: Happy Halloween – My clients with kids were invited to a get together to carve pumpkins - 10/26/08 11:04 PM
Oh, what a fun event this was! I held a small get together with friends, family and past clients from this last year that had kids. We all got together to carve pumpkins, decorate cookies, and eat BBQ Hot dogs and homemade chili.
It was a wonderful night and fun was had by all. I think next year, I'm going to make it even bigger and invite even more people because it truly was a blast. However, since I did it more on the spur of the moment it was a little harder to plan for much larger than I had.
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tigard oregon real estate expert: Can you be fair and balanced in a multi offer situation? (If one of the buyers is yours) - 10/10/08 10:10 AM
Over the past couple years I have closed many transactions where I am both the buyers and sellers agent and act as a neutral party for both in the transaction. It has worked out well and truly a win-win for both parties and both parties have walked away happy.
But, what about a multi offer situation where one of the offers is yours? This is one situation that I have always handed the offers to another agent to present. I never wanted my hope to get both ends of the transaction to possibly influence the seller into taking the offer from … (113 comments)

 
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