In my opinion, the strategic defaults need to happen-otherwise we'll still have a significant portion of the market with properties (and property values) based on a no-longer-true, and not-likely-to-return-anytime-soon value. The ones I've counseled are looking at it more as "facing reality now"
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11/01/2010
San Francisco Giants Win the World Series! by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Silicon Valley Home Selling Specialist With a third strike in the ninth inning, the closing pitcher shut out the Texas Rangers, resulting in the first World Series Championship for the San Francisco Giants since 1954. (Back then t
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11/01/2010
While I always prefer to stage a home to sell, there are times when vacant is an improvement over what is there - and with some Sellers the only way to make it possible to stage is to get them ALL THE WAY MOVED OUT. And when Sellers are unwilling or unable to pay for staging, sometimes it must be
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11/01/2010
Should High Schools Sell Ad Space on Student Lockers? By Michelle Carr-Crowe, Your Lynbrook & Cupertino Schools Home Selling Specialist Extra income for schools is always welcome and hard to come by, but should high schools sell ad space on student lockers? As real estate professionals know, scho
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11/01/2010
Don't Let Ignorance Prevent You From Voting Tuesday, November 2nd By Michelle Carr-Crowe, Your Homes in Cupertino Schools Expert When I remind you to vote on Tuesday, November 2nd, please just do it. Don't let ignorance prevent you from your right and responsibility as a U.S. citizen. You know th
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10/31/2010
I think this one could end up scaring a lot of children! Or at least maybe scare them into behaving well in church-no matter which service they attend. At church a couple of Sunday's ago, I notice a young boy talking with the priest after mass. They were looking at a plaque hanging at the back
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10/31/2010
There is nothing as valuable as expert advice given by someone who has NO vested interest in the outcome (e.g. what you do with the advice given). I can say these same 10 things, and while my clients know I mean them, others who don't know me well may feel unsure about whether or not to follow my
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10/31/2010
Preparing Now for Halloween 2011 By Michelle Carr-Crowe Your San Jose Santa Clara Cupertino Schools Specialist After reading How I actually tricked myself this year (and boy do I feel like an idiot), and commenting that I considered (actually also halfway started) to attach business cards to the
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10/31/2010
My office is essentially like this already-the broker expects most of us to be out meeting with people, not sitting around. However, the office is not filled with workstations - just two plus a main conference room that's reserved by the agents. A few weeks ago at the CAR Expo in Anaheim Califor
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10/31/2010
I learn so much from Brad, even when it's a re-blog. I need to post these five tips right by my computer screen so I can re-check that I actually included all of the right elements in my blogs. Sometimes he even reminds me I'm doing something right-like repeating the title line in the blog.How to
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10/31/2010
