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foreclosure: A Year Late and $60,000 Short... Or How To Try To Close A Short Sale in Only 548 Days! - 07/09/09 11:15 PM

Hi All,
Friday should have been a great day. It really should have been. Not just for me but for my client and also for another agent and their client's as well. But it wasn't and here's why. I took a listing for a condo in Ontario, CA in February 2008. … (11 comments)

foreclosure: Its The First Time EVERY Time In A Real Estate Transaction... But Should It Be? - 03/13/09 05:24 AM

Hi All,
I closed another transaction yesterday and I awoke this morning with that Scarlett O'Hara morning after glow about me. After a languid stretch and a considerable amount of humming to myself I sauntered into my living room only to find that my cellphone had already been far busier this … (26 comments)

foreclosure: The Downside To Having Good SEO... - 08/28/08 01:04 AM

Hi All,
One of the first acronyms I learned within days, practically within hours of entering the Blogging arena was SEO. Search Engine Optimization was said (or rather typed) with a respect bordering upon reverence. Having your presence in the Internet being noticed and noted by Google, Yahoo et al was … (13 comments)

foreclosure: "A Verbal Approval Is Not Worth The Paper Its Written On"... Or, "Just 'Cause You Say It, Don't Make It So" - 08/20/08 03:18 PM

Hi All,
Don'tcha just love the English language and all the colorful ways folks use it? Boy, I sure do, and I am especially enamored of the way that some folks truly believe that by merely speaking the words they can "wish" things into being. I always knew "Abracadabra" was a … (17 comments)

foreclosure: How The Grinch Stole The Kitchen... - 08/19/08 11:57 PM

Hi All,
Every buyer in Rancho, the tall and the small just wanted to get the best house deal of all. The market was hot, there was no end in sight, so they borrowed the money (who cares if its right). They spent every penny with nary a thought, but when … (17 comments)

foreclosure: Forget Who Moved My Cheese... Who Stole My Sign? - 08/14/08 02:17 AM

Hi All,
Lately I have been spending a considerable amount of time shepherding buyer's from home to home in search of their perfect place. And lately, most of what we are visiting is either a Short Sale or a Bank Owned Home.
I have seen more than a few homes which … (90 comments)

foreclosure: Seller's Its Time To Cash Your Reality Check... And Your Agent Needs To Write It - 08/10/08 06:58 PM

Hi All,
This is a rant.... this is only a rant... please do not adjust your viewer but take this in the spirit intended...
Picture this... We are out for a day of property viewing and shockingly most of what we are looking at is in some form of distress. So … (11 comments)

foreclosure: The Short Sale Soap Box or What I Think Everyone NEEDS To Know... - 07/20/08 06:03 PM

Hi All,
This one is a little long-winded, so grab some snacks, settle into a comfortable chair and let's go...
I think I am safe in saying that I am RAPIDLY becoming something of an expert on the intricacies of the Short Sale. I have now successfully handled Short Sale transactions from both … (8 comments)

foreclosure: Do Big Screen TV's Cause Short Sales? - 07/19/08 10:25 PM

Hi All,
Everyone knows that Short Sales and Foreclosures are on the rise. This is not news. And everyone has heard about how predatory lending practices and option A.R.M.s are to blame. While I am sure that these have indeed all been involved in this mess, that is not the whole … (67 comments)

foreclosure: My Dirty Little Secret... Confession Time... - 07/19/08 09:25 PM

Hi All,
I have been hiding something from everyone for a very long time and I finally feel secure enough (read that guilty) to come clean... to out myself... to confess... my dirty little secret...
This is something I have not wanted ANYONE to know and, in fact, I think I … (14 comments)

foreclosure: Call Me... Or Not... A Cautionary Tale... - 02/05/08 11:24 PM

Hi All,
One of the things that we are all taught in our figurative Real Estate cradles is that the best way to get clients is by referral and that the best referrals are those that come from your sphere of influence (friends, family, current and former clients, etc.). While this is quite … (13 comments)

foreclosure: Ducking The Issue or Birds Of A Feather Walk Together... - 02/01/08 03:38 AM

Hi All,
A few days ago I rambled about preparing to walk my farm during a rainy day passing out rubber ducks. I said I would let you all know how that worked out. So, here goes... In the style of "Dragnet"... Dum de dum dum...
This is the City... Claremont, California, the … (14 comments)

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