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ginger harper realtor: Are YOU finding YOUR Buyers to be Fickled? - 12/06/16 04:55 PM

After working on a transaction for over a month, (I represent the seller) the buyers of this property that I have for sale, decided 2 days before closing, to get a mortgage on the property. Have you ever had anything like that to happen to you? It was sold and accepted as a cash transaction. That is the reason that it was accepted by the seller.
It seems like everyone is trying to rewrite the rules of Real Estate. Don't know if you are experiencing it or not....but I sure am..

Ginger of Southport
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ginger harper realtor: The Legend of the Candy Cane! - 12/05/16 07:09 AM

This is too good not to share. At this time of year, many of us are running around trying to get the things done that we feel need to be done. Guess what. Many of those things that we try to get done, really are not that important. We need to reflect on our lives and the lives of those around us. Life is short and precious.
We need to be greatful for the abundance of grace that has been given to us.
Click here: Candy Cane Legend Christmas Card ~ AngelRays Christmas Greetings E Cards

Merry Christmas,
Ginger Harper
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ginger harper realtor: SeaNotes Concert today at the Odel! - 12/03/16 07:50 AM

Today we have our Annual Sea Notes concert at the Odel Auditorium in Bolivia NC.

There are about 150 of us that love to perform the Christmas music for our community.

WE will have about 1500 people in Attendance.

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ginger harper realtor: TGIF Day ~ 1st Friday of DECEMBER! - 12/02/16 12:22 PM

Thank the Good Lord for another Good day.
Today I showed property to folks that I have sold to 20 years ago. It is good to still have folks that think you did a good job for them then and I hope that I can still do good for work them now.
They are choosing to move back to Oak Island after building their dream home on the banks of a river in Tennessee.
We found them a great home in a retirement community and they are so happy to be back HOME in Southport NC.
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ginger harper realtor: ACTIVE RAIN CONTEST: WHO SAYS THERE ARE NO DO OVERS? - 12/01/16 10:55 AM

I wanted to share this with others that may not have seen it.

I am in..

This contest is about an opportunity for us to get it right the second time and I think that this is the right time for this contest since most if not all of us should be working on our business plans for 2017. Earlier this week I wrote a blog on WORKING ON YOUR ANNUAL GOALS REVIEW FOR 2017. If you want ideas on how to create a plan you can read that blog.
Our business plans are usually breathing things and we change them as … (4 comments)

ginger harper realtor: Where do you Mobile Home Financing? - 12/01/16 07:24 AM

Good Morning Beautiful People!

Need your help desperately. I have a strong buyer who wants to buy a Manufactured home on 12 Acres of land and I am having a hard time getting a lender to loan him the money. Do you have any experience in a situation like this. He is a young, first time buyer who is a very hard worker and can certainly make the payment.

BBandT are a possibility but I have also heard of a USAA. I do not have any knowledge of it.
So help if you can,

Ginger Harper of Southport NC~Coldwell Banker SEa Coast Advantage.
800-346-7671
gingerharper@seacoastrealty.com
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ginger harper realtor: Where are the Keys for selling FSBO's? - 12/01/16 07:10 AM

As we all know, FSBO's are folks that are wanting to sell...
I have used some points in the past to see what I could offer them to entice them to
work with me. Some agents have been very successful in bringing FSBO's on board. If you have been successful and would agree rto share some of those tips with a hardworking agent.

Thanks,
Ginger Harper
gingerharper@seacoastrealty.com
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ginger harper realtor: Such a Lovely Day in Southport Today! - 11/23/16 02:58 PM

A great day today.
I had a listing appointment yesterday morning and another one yesteday afternoon. Took one for sure and think that I will get the next one in a day or so.. And guess what! Got another one this afternoon and another one on Thursday.
Seems like our sellers are wanted to do the right thing and price their property as it should be priced.
It's a GREAT DAY at COLDWELL BANKER SEA COAST REALTY in SOUTHPORT, North Carolina.

With warmest regards,

Ginger Harper
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ginger harper realtor: Do YOU go by the F O R D system? - 10/26/16 03:51 AM

I had not been introduced to the FORD system of prospecting until today. Have you heard of it?
F Stands for Family
O Stands for Occupation
R Stands for Recreation
D Stands for Dreams

It is a system for prospecting people that you know. It begins with you telling them "who you are and then is followed by The F.O.R.D. questions.
Think I am going to try it.
Ginger Harper
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ginger harper realtor: How often to you reach out to your sellers? - 10/25/16 05:53 AM

We have all heard that the sellers say that they never hear from us. Well...I have made it a point t o reach out to my listings at least once a month.

Our office gives us our statistics for each month and do a comparison with the previous month. This is a part of our Monthly Sales Meeting.

Once those stats are provided to us. I convert the charts and graphs to a jpeg and insert this into the body of my email that I send out to all of my listings.

The email is a letter giving them general information regarding the market … (2 comments)

ginger harper realtor: Getting a property closed seems harder to me! - 10/19/16 04:00 AM

I am finding myself in uncharted waters when it comes to closing a transaction right now. Banks are giving buyers a harder time it seems. Are you seeing it? Hidden fees that you are not familiar with?
It seems like everyone is having a harder time so therefore trying to make up deficient with additional fees. I have just been wondering if it is the lenders, originators, attorneys, inspectors that I am working with or not.
Share your thought with me please.
Business is picking up right now.
Ginger of Southport
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ginger harper realtor: Matthew is on the way..but! - 10/06/16 10:17 AM

I have been fortunate enough to work face to face with sellers today. I had listed one of their lots and they were going to take it off the market. I did some research for them and suggested that they leave that lot on the market...because it can't sell if no one knows it is for sale..
They then asked to see if I would list one of their other lots. They are excited to sell and we priced it at the lowest price in the community.
There is stuff happening...
Thanks,
Ginger Harper
800-346-7671
gingerharper@seacoastrealty.com
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ginger harper realtor: How many 'Little' things are we overlooking for our clients? - 08/23/16 05:55 AM

WE need to use our eyes or a camera to make sure we do not overlook the important things for our clients.
How many 'Little' things are we overlooking for our clients?

This past weekend I stopped in a local General Store in Garfield Bay Idaho. It was early morning with no one but me shopping. I made a purchase to serve as my breakfast and headed outside. While enjoying one of the two picnic tables water side, I realized they were not something that needed to be made available by the general store. I would have made the purchase … (0 comments)

ginger harper realtor: At the End of the Day - 08/16/16 07:23 AM

ginger harper realtor: Missing the "Good Ole Days" - 05/16/16 05:17 AM

Growing up as a child was a wonderful experience for me. I had 3 brothers and dinner time was always a treat with six of us around the Dinner table enjoying Mama's delicious cooking.

As a young person, our family would watch TV on Saturday and Sunday evenings....Mama would pop popcorn and we would sit around and watch the Ed Sullivan Show. We would see the new performers enter into the entertainment arena.

I remember seeing Stevie Wonder doing the finger poppin thing and also the Jackson 5. Elvis with his gyrating hips..and of course the BEATLES!

Shirley Temple was my favorite. I would … (4 comments)

ginger harper realtor: Price......How Important is PRICING? - 04/13/16 01:40 AM

Does it matter what the seller paid for their property?
One of the biggest things that we are faced with still in our area, is the dreams of what was going on in 2004 and 2005. That day is gone.
What we have to do as a Realtor and as a professional is to educate our buyers as to TODAY'S Market. We all sold properties in 2005 that we are having to sell for half of what they sold during the HayDAys!
When I have a seller to call me and say that they bought in 2005 and HAVE to SELL right a way..I just cringe.
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ginger harper realtor: Do you have a "Red Alert" File in YOUR office? - 04/11/16 12:27 AM

I just read a blog about meeting "a prospect" at a vacant property. This is a scary time right now for Realtors across the Nation. It can happen and has happened here in North Carolina. Always folow your "gut Feeling" when working with someone that you do not know.

WE do NOT do that in our office. We "C I T O" them (Come into the office) before we go out to show them property. There have been many bad things to happen to agents in North Carolina and I am sure that it is the same across the country.

We had a robbery … (4 comments)

ginger harper realtor: Children ....left behind.... - 03/30/16 11:39 AM

We are faced with a difficult situation in our family. We are trying to be understand but are finding it hard to realize the ramification of the actions that have been taken place. WE have small children that are involved and we love these precious ones.
If you have felt the pain that we are feeling now, please share with us how you get thru this.

Thanks,
Ginger
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ginger harper realtor: Spring has arrived and so have the Buyers...... - 03/29/16 02:12 AM

We are seeing more contracts and closings right now. Our Sea Coast Owner gave us good news in letting us know that we are doing a great month this month. We have a good group of people that care about each other and each others success.
Thanks to Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty and Tim Milam.
Hard work and consistency leads to success.

Thanks Tim,
Ginger Harper
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ginger harper realtor: I Make Afgans, What do YOU do? - 02/16/16 10:30 AM

One of the things that I do as a Volunteer, is to make afgans for the folks in the Dosher Nursing Center in Southport. I have such a feeling of accomplishment when I finish an afgan and am able to take it to a perfect stranger in our Nursing Center.

I spend approximatly 40 hours Crocheting these afgans and usually spend a few hours an evening making them. I try to take at least 2 afgans to the center each month.

It is such a pleasure to take an afgan to the nursing center and go down the hall and find someone that … (4 comments)

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