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realtor: 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)

realtor: With Friends Like These... Or Why You Sometimes Help The Most, Those You Help The Least - 07/09/09 10:41 PM

Hi All,
When we first start out in Real Estate, or pretty much any other "sales" type of endeavor for that matter, one of the places we are all told to go forth and mine for business is our "sphere of influence". That loosely translates to your friends, co-workers, family and … (6 comments)

realtor: It's Crunch Time... Agents - Get In The Game or Get off The Field! - 01/24/09 02:44 AM

Hi All,
I am currently sitting in my living room spitting nails and stewing in my own juices. Why you may ask? Well, I'll tell you... I have been working a short sale listing for almost 1 year (yes, you read that right... almost 1 year). I have shown the lender's … (10 comments)

realtor: And Then Glinda Asked... "Are You A "Listing" Agent Or A Selling Agent?" - 08/26/08 12:28 AM

Hi All,
Don'cha hate this, you get a call from a client wanting to see a home (well I don't hate that part :-). Naturally, the home they most want to see is the one that is listed as "appointment only, no key safe", so I dutifully called the listing agent … (12 comments)

realtor: No Matter Who You Are Its Still All About Location, Location, Location... - 08/23/08 02:56 AM

Hi All,
Recently I was in San Francisco (along with around 1000 or so of my friends) for the wonderful Active Rain party, the awesome Zillow Beer With Bloggers, the killer Trulia open house, oh, and a crazy little thing called Inman Connect.
So, after spending time filling my brain with … (15 comments)

realtor: Summer Unique Marketing Contest So Who Won? - 08/23/08 02:35 AM

Hi All,
Well, we are well past the original deadline for submissions for the contest that Renae Bolton started and I for one have been sitting on pins and needles wondering who won... the contest that is. We have all won because of it.
I must admit that some of the … (16 comments)

realtor: 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)

realtor: 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)

realtor: "Were They Be Hero's"... An Internet Cautionary Tale... - 08/13/08 01:25 AM

Hi All,
The Internet is a bad thing. A very, very bad thing.
Since the advent of email communication the opportunity to make a fool of yourself, has now expanded to a global scale.
Case in point: I was reading a national magazine recently and came upon a story that demanded … (14 comments)

realtor: 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)

realtor: Are Your Client's Suffering From "Helpful Friend Syndrome"? - 08/02/08 12:26 AM

Hi All,
Today I want to call your attention to a plague sweeping our Nation. A woefully underdiagnosed ailment striking down innocent folks somewhere every minute of every day, "Helpful Friend Syndrome". Helpful Friend Syndrome (or HFS) can strike anyone, anywhere at anytime and it is not limited to folks looking … (9 comments)

realtor: All Babies Are Beautiful... But What If The Baby's Ugly? - 07/30/08 01:19 AM

Hi All,
Let's face it, if we were all given our druthers, there is not a one of us that wouldn't love to always have the most beautiful listing on the block. And sometimes we do, sometimes the baby is beautiful... but sometimes, sometimes that baby is butt ugly, then what … (19 comments)

realtor: The Technology Trap... The Faster You Go, The Faster You NEED To Go... - 07/28/08 12:46 AM

Hi All,
I just got back from Inman Connect in San Francisco (where I had a wonderful time and learned loads but that's another blog...) the defacto Real Estate Technology gathering spot. When I arrived in sunny (and it really was sunny for the entire week I was there) San Fran, … (46 comments)

realtor: 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)

realtor: 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)

realtor: 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)

realtor: Tisza On The Radio 3/10/08 12 noon PST Talking About Short Sales - 03/10/08 01:14 AM

Hi All,
I am very pleased to announce that I will be a guest on the Exeter Exchange Services Internet Radio Show tomorrow ( (I always knew that I had a face for Radio :-), March 10, 2008 from 12 to 1 PM PST. You can listen in to the show, call … (2 comments)

realtor: OPEN HOUSE 3/9/08 Great Ontario 3bd/2.5ba Condo! - 03/09/08 01:36 AM

Hi All, I will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, 3/9/08 from 1 to 4 PM for my listing at 1065 Whittler's Lane, Ontario, CA (Mountain Avenue & Philadelphia cross streets). There will be refreshments (I am making wonderful double chocolate brownies). Come on by take a look and say … (1 comments)

realtor: They Imitation Is The Sincerest Form of Flattery... - 02/15/08 02:11 AM

Hi All,
I hope a wonderful day has been had by all. Mine has been... interesting. I met a nice lady who is looking to sell her home as a FSBO, more on that in future installments... My hubby and I finally got to go out for dinner later than we planned … (11 comments)

realtor: 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)

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