Shari Posey's Diary of a Mad Realtor
Being a successful real estate agent (Realtor) is so much more than listing homes and showing them to buyers.
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2007
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I think there are more scams out there now then when the market was hot. Every day I get a call from a buyer or seller who has come into contact with some amazing opportunity. Usually it is buyers and sellers who are not working with a Realtor and are searching the internet on their own. Of cours...
08/22/2007
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An old friend called me today and wondered if it would be possible for his son to get together with a few friends and buy a house. They have all started their careers and are renting crappy apartments for about $800 per month each. My friend said his son can't afford much more than his current re...
08/21/2007
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In this morning's LA Times there was a Letter to the Editor from a life-long renter who is says he has "no sympathy" for the thousands of mortgage people losing their jobs and I'm sure it extends to the thousands of homeowners losing their homes. There's a blog--Patrick.net--that is dedicated to ...
08/18/2007
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We had a great turn out for this week's foreclosure tour. We had 5 investors looking for single family homes in Long Beach & Lakewood. We took them to 8 awesome properties. I got a call from one of the buyers today because he wants to show his partner a couple of them next week. Another one of th...
08/17/2007
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08/12/2007
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That headline was a comment from a buyer at an open house I was holding on a great listing of mine in Redondo Beach. Today was the first day on the market and I had 25 people to the open house!! The house looks fantastic--it's totally upgraded to today's standards. I find it very ironic that duri...
08/12/2007
I've been working with a wonderful buyer, Paula. I love her because she's realistic about what she's going to get as a first home in her price range. And, she sees the value of buying something that needs cosmetic updating but is priced below market because she can do the major updating later as ...
08/11/2007
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From time to time over my career, I've kept a journal of my life as a Realtor. I don't know if it's of interest to anyone else, but sometimes it's cathartic to put down my joys, frustrations, tribulations and jubilations in writing. So now I'm going to blog them for the whole world to see. (The n...
08/09/2007
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