Becky Alumbaugh's (thedivateamsells) Blog

Have you ever listened to a speaker on a webinar that just bored you to tears? Well, I have the one for you...This speaker today took 20 minutes out of 1 hour to talk about himself. Oh, my goodness....that was just crazy. I, being the way I am, kept typing messages to tell him to move on that tim...

Buyers now is the time to take advantage of the low interest rates and if you are a 1st time homebuyer, get the $8000.00 tax credit before it ends on November 30, 2009. This means there are 71 days approx. to pre-qualify, find, put under contract, do inspections and close! Get your running shoes ...

My Realtor Friends, Tomorrow is the anniversary of 9-11; Take a moment out of your busy schedule to pay tribute to those that lost their lives on this day; and also in the wars in Iraq/Afghanstan. I am going to take a lap around a park for this cause; this is something that our community has orga...

Real Estate has been interesting this past week. I have seen the market improving on one hand and on the other I still see some agents allowing their buyers to still think they are going to steal non foreclosure properties away. It's very crazy and REAL! Let's take the 1st transaction where the b...

Buyers, Buyers, Buyers come out where ever you are! The $8000. tax credit is quickly going to be a faint memory. The 1st time home buyers are missing an opportunity to take advantage of this money. Do you realize that this tax credit could pay for a lot of furniture, school loans, a down payment ...

Today was a very unforgettable day for my buyer. It was our 1st outing to actually look at homes together. Well, he met me at a what I will call a very undesirable house. The biggest turn off was probably the pea gravel for the flooring in the kitchen and entryway. Wow, isn't that  pea gravel mad...

  Real estate transactions happen when the seller or buyer has motivation to make the offer come together...What do I mean with this statement, let me explain.A buyer never knows what type of sellers they get on the other side of the deal until there is an offer. If the sellers are moving for a c...