Home buyers who want a good deal in real estate invariably think first about pursuing foreclosures. Probably because right now there are so many REOs on the market. Buyers have this picture in their mind of a cute little house, surrounded by a white picket fence that is owned by a widowed mom who
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07/07/2008
I'm constantly being told by my company's management team (and other agents in my office) how appreciative they are that I share real estate tips and my experiences with them. If I received these types of comments only once or twice, I'd think nothing more of it, but it's repetitive. This blows m
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07/05/2008
I realize there are many agents who do not like to hold open houses. In some ways, I suspect it's because they might not be very good at them. Because to hold a good open house, you've got to interact with people, shake hands, talk with them, hand out information, answer questions and, believe i
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07/03/2008
Over the past 30 days, I've closed a bunch of transactions. Generally I wait until the end of the year to analyze the stats from those transactions, but with the craziness and wild swings of our Sacramento real estate market, I thought it would be a good idea to examine my last few escrows where
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07/02/2008
Replacing tech devices seems to be the norm in my home -- nothing lasts more than a couple years these days, it seems. Over the last year, I have replaced my computer (7 years old), printer (2 years), FAX (2 years), headset (six months) and my camera (one year). Ordinarily, I buy a new phone ever
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07/01/2008
