Guy's Blog

OK folks, sorry about this but I felt compelled to try and get an answer as to why some lenders do what they do.  Why is that some lenders want to be in charge of both sides of a transaction in addition to working the loan? Here's the scenario. After the third missed closing date on a listing, my...

Every time I think I've seen most every screwball thing possible, someone comes along to prove me wrong. I recently had a rural home for sale which I got under contract very smoothly....that is until the lender decided she wanted to play the buyer agent's role too. This lender, whom I'll call Ms....

3 Easy Steps On How Not Participate In The "Recession" With all the negative news on TV (so I hear...personally, I don't watch it much), radio and other medium, it's increasingly difficult for all of us to get excited about each day. I can relate as I just reviewed my stock portfolio...down 52%.....

I've recently been reading, and yes, commenting on posts that in some form or fashion relate to "serving" our clients.  Most interesting are the large number of agents who are adamant that they don't deserve time off, that they must work 7 days a week because it's their job...it's what they're re...

For any Austin area agents who are seeking change in their professional lives, we would love to talk with you.  The PowerHouse Group is now seeking qualified agents to join our team and we're even offering a signing bonus to those agents who join us by the end of May, 2008.  1.   90-10 split2.   ...

Some years back, I listed a property near the lake and explained to the sellers (an African American couple), who were still readying their house for sale, that there was no need to start looking at a replacement home until we had their current home under contract.  It was highly improbable that ...

(A recent post by Jim Crawford-Atlanta Real Estate, inspired me to expand on this topic...I hope you will let me know your thoughts). How many of you know what success really is?  I'm not talking about someone else's definition of success...I mean YOUR definition of success.  If not, you're not ...

I had an opportunity to fly to Houston recently (Southwest Airlines) for a one day business trip and boy was it a pain.  It's been a couple of years since I've flown on a major airline so I'd forgotten just how cumbersome it is to get from point A to point B on a commercial carrier in our post 9-...

I've seen several posts regarding the importance, or lack of importance on what an agent drives.  Many of the postings describe the importance of "looking" successful.  I understand the importance of looking the part, but should that be the overall focus?  Here's a lesson I learned years ago abou...

About 9 years ago, I was referred to and received a great listing that offered a fantastic view of Lake Travis.  I knew this would be a "hot" listing....but what I didn't know at the time was just how low a veteran broker would stoop to keep her client in the running for this home.The house was v...