blown deals: Seller's Agent To Me: Your Services Are Horrible, You Don't Communicate, I Will Never Recommend Your Company - 05/09/08 12:23 PM
This is a story based on actual events and a listing agent who thinks my company, my service and my employee stink. My company and my service do not stink but the situation certainly does. Because of major federal laws against sharing private information I have to just take the heat … (9 comments)
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blown deals: Square Watermelons, Donut Holes, Recovered Fumbles & Your Career - 01/13/08 01:58 PM
Most motivational and inspirational speakers and writers give great examples of how life events parallel and how you can use the comparison in your personal world. Rarely do they give specific examples of what those comparisons can be. Today you will read three short stories as indicated by the title and … (15 comments)
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blown deals: You're Fired! Now, Would You Hire Yourself Back? - 01/12/08 11:33 AM
The corporate world has a luxury: forced evaluation. Self-employed people including most of us in the real estate and small mortgage industry, really don't have a regular evaluation. We are left to our own devices to make it or fail. Our biggest mistake? My clients evaluate me all the time. If … (6 comments)
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blown deals: When A Deal Is A Deal - The Smoke and Mirror Saga (Cue Violins) - 12/13/07 01:56 PM
Once upon a time a deal was a deal at the time of the handshake. That is precisely why I shake hands when the deal is completed. I just got off the phone with a real estate broker who brought a deal to me out of Florida. It sounded like a … (5 comments)
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blown deals: Five Tips Guaranteed To Ruin Your Business - 09/07/07 01:46 PM
Venture into any book store across this great nation and you will find hundreds of books designed to educate or remind you about how to build and maintain a successful relationship whether personal or business. Since I am only the tender young age of 48 I am sure this will be … (2 comments)
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blown deals: Pre-Approval, Approval, Clear to Close? Confused??? - 09/06/07 02:09 PM
There are some confusing terms even to long time professionals in the industry. I know this because, once again, I just received a call from an agent with 20 years of experience in the industry who had "never lost a deal after a pre-qualification letter was sent". So let us review … (2 comments)
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blown deals: Oh. My. Word. - 05/16/07 03:43 PM
Does my face look a little discolored? Is there a shade of blue beginning to peak through?Of course I know one simply cannot make a one time statement and then have everyone on the face of the planet automatically know what you said but there is one particular statement which stands … (6 comments)
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blown deals: Time Limit on Loan Approval on GAR Contract? Okay, go ahead ... - 01/13/07 11:19 AM
OH MY GOODNESS! I spent a full hour typing a beautiful blog posting and got nailed by the world famous Windows blue screen of death. Gone, poof. Just like a bad loan at the 11th hour. I did all that work and got nothing from it. Just like a bad loan … (10 comments)
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blown deals: Five Keys to Quick Closings from the Lender's View - 12/10/06 04:25 PM
So the offer has been accepted and the closing date is 27 days away. Seems like amptle time, right?DependsIf you want that file to close on time there are FIVE KEYS to drill into the borrower that will help regardless of the lender. You see without the FIVE KEYS there is … (15 comments)
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blown deals: Showing houses or selling homes - 11/30/06 05:38 PM
I'm an investor. I teach investors. That makes me a little odd. In my QuickStart investment workshop I hold up a golf ball and I ask, "What do you see?"Everyone says, "A golf ball."I lead them with, "I see green grass and blue skies. I see fun with friends. I see … (2 comments)
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blown deals: It's YOUR Fault! No, it's YOUR Fault! Well it's not MYYYYYY Fault! Yes it is! No it's NOT! ... - 09/10/06 03:27 PM
It's wonderful to be in the position to site around both campfires. I mean be in on meetings for both loan originators and real estate agents. There is a good deal of enlightenment from this opportunity.
One thing that never ceases to amaze me is the lack of realization that … (3 comments)
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blown deals: We call it the "screamer" factor. - 09/07/06 12:44 PM
You don't need to be in a real estate related field for very long until someone screams at you. My first screamer was an agent from a company that rhymes with beeswax. He wanted to "whoop my wife's a$$" because our client demanded to close at their own closing attorney (a … (4 comments)
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blown deals: Hey! Leggo of my client! - 09/07/06 11:14 AM
Ouch! It happens and it even happens in-house from time to time. Recently we met a prospect at a trade show who attended on of my weekday seminars. He then began to work with one of my Team Leaders on the mortgage side to get qualified. He indeed was well qualified … (0 comments)
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blown deals: Now Zillow This, Zillow. - 09/04/06 09:40 PM
Maybe it's already happened. If not it's soon to do so. I'll admit I haven't spent much time on Zillow ... it would only be a waste to me since I have access to quite accurate records just as do many of the professionals here on Active Rain. If you're not … (5 comments)
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blown deals: Rapid Acquisition: What it is and how to avoid getting bitten. - 09/03/06 05:58 PM
Rapid acquisition is familiar to all of us in the investor niche. It's something a lot of Loan Officers who don't regularly deal with investors could run into with your clients like a brick wall. Here's what you need to know as a Real Estate Agent about Rapid Acquisition:If your client … (2 comments)
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blown deals: Expect The Unexpected - Prepare For The Unkown - 08/30/06 05:40 PM
Sounds like the beginning to the Twilight Zone, yes? What home buyers and even home sellers do which is always a mistake only of shortsightedness or failure to have highly adaptable contingency plans is to think that everything is going to go smoothly - no glitches. Wouldn't that be just dandy! … (0 comments)
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blown deals: "Staging" for Dollars - 07/31/06 05:53 PM
It won't help your appraised value one bit but it will sure help your home sell better! Trying to sell an empty box is probably the best example of a bad mistake but it's much more than just putting furniture in a shell. Even if your home is filled with nice … (2 comments)
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blown deals: Blowing Deals Because of Interest Rate - 07/26/06 10:35 AM
Maybe you haven't noticed but you will from now on. The mortgage banking industry, one of the most highly regulated industries in the nation short of prescription drugs and weaponry, continuously shoots itself in the foot. How so? By advertising and selling off one of the most volatile components of a … (0 comments)
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