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If you are a buyer, that is looking for a homeHere is some advice for you - find out about your loanMortgages are changing, I'm sure you've read the newsIf you are not pre-qualified, you have a lot to lose You may have been pre-qualified a few short weeks agoBut things have … (1 comments)
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I listed a property last week, and we just got done presenting offers tonight. It was fantastic!
There has been some talk (complaining?) among agents and sellers about those goofy buyers who want to make "low ball" offers on properties. Imagine; with more inventory than has been on the market for years and fewer buyers than were available just a short time ago, that buyers would not want … (2 comments)
I realize WE ARE IN A BUYERS MARKET! How can you not. But let's get a bit more serious with our offers here people! 
Santa Clara County is seeing some of our highest housing inventory numbers in 2007. More homes on the market means greater competition for home seller's and more opportunities for home buyers. Now is a great time to buy. If you are considering the purchase of a new home, you should seriously … (3 comments)
There IS nothing nicer then getting a call or email from anyone you are working with to thank you and let you know that what you did helped them. It's even nicer when it's from an Activerain Realtorwho had found me and contacted me about Feng Shui. I am not going … (9 comments)
Is this you? Your house has been on the market for three and one half weeks. You've been a good member of the Clean Counter Club but it's getting harder and harder to do everyday. Days interrupted. Dinners interrupted. Saturday open houses. Sunday open houses. Keep the house picked up. Keep … (0 comments)
WE BUY HOUSES - "AS-IS" Condition, Estates, Ugly Homes, Baltimore City, County, Harford CountyI currently have $698,000 I have to spend this year on Investment Properties in the Baltimore County, City area including Harford County. If you are behind on payments, live in a home that needs considerable work, the Personal … (0 comments)
When reading an offer, keep in mind that you are out to get the best price AND the best terms for you. If you focus solely on the price, you may overlook terms that could be favorable to you as a buyer. Some terms that may work in your favor: *higher-than-market-interest … (0 comments)
Recently I was talking with a few of my co-workers about making offers on properties. One of them, RB, spoke up and said that he made an offer on a property for his buyer client. The offer was considerably less than asking price.The property is a nice home listed at over … (19 comments)
I have posted on this before, but it might be time for an update. This is serious folks, so if you were looking for Landlord Man or Evil Rich then read no further.
This is the tenth in a series of posts about the elements of a successful newsletter. 10. The Contact Information
I just posted a blog post: Present All Offers Immediately
After having worked with several clients as a Professional Home Stager in Orlando and the Central Florida area I have come to realize that most people are resistant to change in their home. The problem with this in real estate is it can cost you-big time!
Not only does spring time in Oklahoma mean severe thunderstorms, it also brings a torrential number of buyers competing for a limited number of properties. My niece recently learned a difficult lesson in supply and demand. Over the past 3 weeks, she and her husband missed out on three wonderful home ownership … (0 comments)
I had several offers submitted in the last day or two on a house I listed over the weekend. We had spent a lot of time pricing and staging and the property was in a visible and appealing location so we were sure the sale would go well.
I had the opportunity to sit down with a few top producers today at lunch. We talked about baseball and our beloved Red Sox! Somewhere the conversation turned into how we present our listings to potential buyers. Or as we called it what is your "best pitch" when trying to sell … (7 comments)
On my "Real" blog, I'm switching formats and going to a WordPress platform and getting away from my more website-like blog. It's a slow process but while I'm switching I thought I'd post some of my archived postings from months and years past that may be helpful or at least information. This … (0 comments)
It may sound like a silly question, but how much power does a pen really hold? Sure, it's an instrument we use every day to sign contracts, which are legally binding, so I guess that could be defined as some sort of power. But, there's been a lot of talk around here lately … (5 comments)
So, here is something fun, almost every-time I call an agent to inquire about a property that I am checking availability on, it is told to me that they have an offer coming in and I should hurry.A couple of days goes by and my buyers are now going to write … (8 comments)
These days, many buyers think they HAVE to offer less than the seller is asking. I'm not sure exactly why. Of course, buyers can't explain it.
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The 100 house rule - getting started The rule: Look at 100 properties before considering making an offer. The theory behind the 100 house rule is that if 100 properties are inspected over a period of time, the beginning investor will become very aware of value in that local market. It may … (0 comments)
Counteroffer Is a Rejection of Earlier Offer A Florida court has considered whether a prospective buyer could choose to accept a seller’s counter offer to the prospective buyer, even after the prospective buyer had countered the seller’s counter offer. Theresa Polk (“Seller”) listed 181 acres of land for sale with a … (33 comments)
With all the discussion about the local market being a buyer's market, we have developed the mentality that all offers should be 10% below asking price. I have had 3 or 4 buyers in the last month state that very idea to me. They state my mom, my dad or my_________ says … (0 comments)
Last weeks podcast helped buyers make the difficult decision of what real estate agent to pick for their home purchase. 
How Financing Details Affect Your Offer
Client consultation is my favorite part of the interview with a prospective seller. This session gives me an opportunity to set the stage for our working relationship. I can set up the parameters for marketing the property by answering some very basic questions posed by the seller. Invariably, it goes something … (10 comments)
I've been sick all week, and I must say, it's been one of my busier weeks in the past couple of months. My phone has been ringing off the hook. I try to ignore it and get some rest, but that didn't work. One of my buyers called 4 times in … (5 comments)
I would like to get some feedback from anyone reading this what they think about home buyers putting in their offer based on what they "think" is going to happen in the real estate market vs...where the market is TODAY.In a declining real estate market, buyers would love to catch the … (7 comments)
I have learned over the past 10 years in real estate, that sometimes you get suprised by asking a seller for a concession that you swear is never going to go through only to end up being accepted. I just had this happen to a client of mine today. Duplex was … (3 comments)
Welcome once again to ActiveRain, the cutting-edge clearinghouse for current resources on all things real estate. My name is Rich Jacobson, a licensed professional real estate agent in Silverdale, out on the Kitsap Peninsula in scenic Washington State. This is the seventh installment in an on-going series of posts dedicated to helping 1st Time Home Buyers successfully … (38 comments)
One problem with making offers in today's technological world, via fax, is the other party tends to just see the numbers on paper and not get a feel for the actual people who are interested in their home. Lots of times during negotiations, either party can get heated and conjure up … (2 comments)
Time moves rather quickly, or so it seems, in this day and age. We grab the remotes and want instant changes to our channels. No more walking over to the tv and manually changing the channel. If a website takes too long to load, we go on to another page. However, we … (2 comments)
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In this morning's Realty Times e-newsletter, there was an article regarding the latest reports from NAR. Buyers are re-entering the market and housing prices are correcting. Buyers who had been sitting on the sidelines waiting to see what the market was going to do are now taking the plunge and seizing … (3 comments)
OK... I just have to get this off my chest. I need to feel better and learn the lesson.And here's the story.I was working with a Pakistani client since December 2005. In January, we signed a Buyer Agency Agreement that was valid for 90 days. Although I forgot to renew it, we kept … (9 comments)
Ok, a smile says more than a thousand words, especially when you have been waiting to see if your counter offer has been accepted or not, for the last 5 days. The seller is corporate (foreclosure), need I say anymore. My buyer is 20 years old, and keeps telling his mother, … (3 comments)
On Friday, an agent faxed over an offer on one of my listings - didn't call, didn't make any comments on the fax, but that's ok. No sellers' disclosure signed - guess they didn't check either the MLS or the property website to download that ahead of time. No preapproval letter … (12 comments)
Forget about the bubble bursting, it’s making a mess all over everything! I’m not saying that I’m not grateful or appreciative for the offers that are 25% less than my already low low asking price (upwards of $100,000 below asking). I’m just having the time of my life presenting these offers … (10 comments)
I have been getting a lot of people kicking tires. I have ask the other agents upon receiving the offers if they were doing just that. I have found it easier to make verbal counter offers. For one it does not tie you to that deal. I just had one that … (17 comments)
Now here's an offer you can refuse. I have a 2005 house with a pool listed for $218,900. The sellers built it last year, but illness forces them to return North when this home sells. 
Not sure if you remember my recent blog about my listing that sold for more money to a buyer brought by another agent. I was so happy that my seller got more money than my buyer offered. She's been under a lot of stress and was anxious to move closer to … (2 comments)
I have been out showing property the last few days and had the chance to talk to some realtors. I always ask them how their business is doing when I schedule a showing. All year long anytime I called the agents they all said the same thing "it's dead", but not … (0 comments)
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I have a home buyers and sellers group on msn. The link is http://groups.msn.com/HomeBuyersandSellers