Greg's Blog

Last week I decided to call one of my previous clients from last year.  I wanted to check up on him and make sure things were going well.  He said that he was planning on calling me later that week.  He informed me that he was happy but he was going to sell and get a bigger place.  So I told him ...

After the news in California that the GLBT community will be able to participate in marriage, I was happy to hear that they're taking steps in the right directions in terms of treating people fairly.  But on the other hand, I wondering if this would significantly raise the divorce rate.  Whenever...

After taking a class, the instructor told me about a disclosure in California.  You have to disclose to the prospective buyer if you suspect that you have a GHOST!  Can you believe that?  I believe in spirits and ghosts and the after life, ect... but I never thought you would ever have to disclos...

Last night I had a class at one of the community colleges around town.  The class talked about home inspections and the top things that every home inspector will look for.  Armed with this information, I will be able to help my clients in the listing process by having them fix these issues very q...

Well I just received a call from one of my agent friends.  She's in her 60's now.  Anyway, she took a job selling cars to help ends meet.  She called me to let me know that she needs a job.  So she must have been fired from the dealership.  The real estate market is slow and now with the interest...

As a real estate agent and loan officer, I realize how important it is to attract good business.  The best type of business is a first time buyer.  There's no property to sell.   There's none of the common problems associated with people buying a 2nd home or investment property.  So I'm trying to...

I've been receiving calls from angry neighbors about the condition of the property that I'm listing for a client.  This particular client has about 3 properties that I'm listing.  They all are just in really bad shape.  Anyway, I'm getting calls from neighbors and they think that I own the proper...

Its kind of funny, but one of the best businesses to get into is the business of purchased leads.  I can pull names out of a phone book and charge people money.  Sounds like a great idea but there's a lot of companies out there doing just that.  I had posted about buying leads and a lot of people...

Well after trying the purchased leads from a company that promised results and no charges until I get a closing, I've come to the conclusion that it is a pile of shi#.  Pardon my french.  I could have had better luck by picking up the phone book and just calling people at random.  I'm not a negat...

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