We Crofton MD residents do love our tall, stately Oak Trees for the beauty and shade that they provide all summer.
Now that summer is over though, all I can say is, UGH!
The annual Crofton chore of leaf collection is in full progress from now until mid to end December. As a matter of fact, those last few dead leaves will probably still be there in the Spring.
It doesn't matter how many times you rake and bag them, the next day it looks like you didn't do a darn thing.
There are some people on my block that rake leaves every day. That's not a hobby, that's an obsession. I'm good for once every week or two.
The pile you see here is from this weekend.
Anne Arundel County MD trash collection has a special leaf pickup on Mondays during this time of year. They do have to be bagged and placed at the curb. At the height of the season, they'll send trucks in over the weekend to get ahead of collections.
I'm done for today. Last leaf blown, picked up and bagged. Sigh...there is never a "last leaf" in Crofton.
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"Rich, how much will the seller take for the house? Well, taking the rest of the contract into consideration, the seller will more than likely accept the listing price." Frankly, what the heck else did you expect me to say?
Even though some agents ask that question, thats really not what they're after. There is usually a pause after I tell them the seller will accept the listing price. What they frequently say next is, "my client wants to make an offer, but I don't want to waste your time." I don't know about you, but for me, its never a waste of my time to review a written offer with my sellers. Thats my job.
At least be honest. It really is about wasting your time, having to write an embarrasingly low offer, isn't it? If you're working with a client who thinks they can grab some listing by offering 50 cents on a dollar, you probably are wasting your time. As a buyer's agent, you really need to ask yourself whether your client is a serious buyer.
Experienced agents know whether their buyer clients are serious, or just tire kickers. You would be surprised how many people fall asleep in front of the tv and wake up in the middle of the night to an infomercial. "Real estate riches for 50 cents on the dollar, or less." This is where many of them hook up with an unsuspecting agent to do their dirty, time wasting work.
If your buyer client is wasting your time, I'm sorry. If you have an offer, even a low one, send it over. I never consider it a waste of time to do my job.
Give me a "no drama" settlement every time. I love being bored in between an accepted offer and settlement. This isn't to say that "stuff" doesn't happen. Of course it does. Real estate transactions are complex, and expensive, and demand and deserve a lot of attention to detail.
The difference in making an entire real estate transaction relatively smooth has a lot to do with the agents involved.
Professional agents take action. I know some agents that believe that if they ignore a problem in a real estate transaction, that it just goes away. Professional agents know better. Real estate isn't like wine making. Problems tend to get worse with age. Professional agents attack problems as they occur. No waiting around, fix it and get it off the table.
Professional agents don't let their emotions get in the way.I'm sure you've all dealt with screaming agents, cussing agents, and everything in between. In my experience, that isn't a particularly effective strategy for getting anything done. I've never seen one item on a home inspection report that "self corrected" after being yelled at. Make sure you swear at that lender...that will make the loan commitment smoother. This industry does attract more than a few "drama queens."
Real estate is complex, but it isn't rocket science either. Experience and training, addressing items as they occur, understanding the contract. All these and a few more will go a long way to making a successful transaction.
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All photos and written content were produced by Richard Iarossi. Copyright 2009 - All Rights Reserved. This content may not be reproduced or reprinted, except for Active Rain Re-blogging, without express written permission of Richard Iarossi, REALTOR®, Long and Foster® Real Estate, Inc., Crofton, MD.
It doesn't take much research to know that there are a large number of foreclosures on the market, including some Crofton, MD homes for sale. Picking up a foreclosure property in Crofton, MD could be a great investment, but buyers do need to be careful.
If you're interested in including foreclosure properties in your home search, make sure you have a qualified, local Realtor to assist. The process to buy a foreclosure does differ a bit from a regular residential resale. Also, buyers agents usually get paid from the seller in a transaction. Even if the property is a foreclosure, where the owner is a bank.
There are three distinct phases of foreclosure activity. Once an owner stops paying their mortgage the lender will file for a notice of default. Remember all those documents you signed at closing. One of them gave the lender the right to do this. At this stage its really called a preforeclosure.
The bank has an obligation to post a public notice in the paper several times before they can go to court and take the property back. Once the court ordered foreclosure is complete, the bank can sell the property at auction on the courthouse steps in Annapolis, MD. Thats right, the auctioneer is on the courthouse steps and announces each property for sale. If there are no buyers at a price acceptable to the bank, the property reverts back to the lender, and will soon go on the market.
Banks aren't real estate companies, so their properties are listed for sale with a local brokerage. These are called REO properties, meaning Real Estate Owned.
Most buyers agents will tell you that they prefer working with a foreclosure than a short sale any day. Banks seem to have their act together on foreclosures, while short sales still have serious process problems, in many cases.
I can help if you're interested in looking at foreclosures anywhere in the Annapolis MD area. If you're not already working with an agent, give me a call at 443-995-9595.
Crofton, MD has 10 bank owned foreclosures for sale, and more in the preforeclosure stage. If you would like a listing of the Crofton, MD foreclosures, just eMail me at Rich@RichSellsHomes.com.
I am on Facebook, and Twitter, Linked In, and something called Yammer. Probably a couple of others I don't even remember. I will confess though, that I'm not the most prolific user, by any means. There is this pesky thing called work that keeps getting in the way.
For me, its been an evolution adding social media to my real estate toolbox. Some tools, like Active Rain, I use every day because the benefits are immediate and relevant to my business. Others are like the hex wrenches at the bottom of the toolbox...I use them every once in a while.
I've got followers and friends all over the place, and sometimes I don't know why. I'm really not that interesting but somehow people keep showing up wanting to follow me or be my friend. I even have Karl Rove following me on Twitter. Besides being a little scary, I guess he doesn't have much to do since the election.
I wonder though, am I overthinking this Facebook friends thing? First, let me say I don't really believe in coincidences, and I'm only a little paranoid.
In the last three days I've had over 20 requests to be my "friend" on Facebook. Go figure.What characterizes all of these requests is that they're all 20 somethings, which I don't have a lot in common with, and, I don't know one of them. I'm sure they don't know me either. OK, so why the heck do they want to be my friend?
I know I'm overthinking this, so I ask, do you just add Facebook friends whenever someone requests it, or are you more selective?
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We Crofton MD residents do love our tall, stately Oak Trees for the beauty and shade that they provide all summer.
"Rich, how much will the seller take for the house? Well, taking the rest of the contract into consideration, the seller will more than likely accept the listing price." Frankly, what the heck else did you expect me to say?
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Give me a "no drama" settlement every time. I love being bored in between an accepted offer and settlement. This isn't to say that "stuff" doesn't happen. Of course it does. Real estate transactions are complex, and expensive, and demand and deserve a lot of attention to detail.
It doesn't take much research to know that there are a large number of foreclosures on the market, including some Crofton, MD homes for sale. Picking up a foreclosure property in Crofton, MD could be a great investment, but buyers do need to be careful.
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