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TUCSON ARIZONA, HOME OF A NATIONAL TRAGEDY. As a lot of you know, in this era of instant information, this morning my city, Tucson, AZ was the site of nothing less than mass murder. At this time six people are dead, and 13 wounded, including my Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, who at this mom...
01/08/2011
Buyers Should Use A Buyers Agent When Looking For A Home. One of my favorite topics. OK, my very favorite topic. Something some buyers don't understand is that all Buyers Agent's are not the same. An agent who purports to be a buyers agent, and then tries to "push" his own listings is not a true ...
01/08/2011
A Realtor Investor Mentor, a great topic to consider. Good topic, and well expressed in this post. Very well thought out. Investors should be able to choose someone that can work for the investor with a high trust factor. My interpretation of this is that the investor has to develop confidence a...
01/08/2011
Positive changes announced in the HAFA program… Is this true? If so, great news, possibly some help in solving the nightmare that is a Short Sale. The HAFA program has been a mixed bag, but last week the Treasury Dept. changed the rules to make short sales easier. Here are the primary changes to...
01/07/2011
Caution Home Buyers-Buyers Beware-Things Not To do While Buying a Home. How many ways can we say this? I can't begin to tell buyers how important these four points are in the home buying process. Get a good lender. And then LISTEN to the lender very carefully. And the car? What could they be thin...
01/07/2011
"Didn't see the house until after closing". Thanks to the Internet this is absolutely possible. I know as I have done this myself. I'll bet this happens more times than we know. With virtual tours, map functions, lots of online photos plus our own specific photos, a great home inspector, etc. it'...
01/06/2011
Google versus Microsoft. That's always a catchy headline. Good story posted here on AR to help give the members the positive aspects of using Google email. So what do I do, you may ask? I have both an MSN email address AND a Google Gmail address. My Android based smart phone insisted on a Google ...
01/05/2011
OH, this is one of my favorite topics. This is so true. I have had more than a few sellers tell me "That time is just not convenient, what about...xxx. My answer. Sure. My buyers are here from out of town. They'll be gone by the time it is convenient for you. So, no, we will not be looking at you...
01/05/2011
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Dave has published a VERY extensive and well written blog about the HAFA Short Sale program. I hesitate to call it an actual plan, because I previously downloaded and attempted to read the forty three page set of directions and/or guidelines that one has to follow to get involved with this progra...
01/05/2011
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The headlines are all trying for ratings. "real estate is tabooed and it's a bad investment". Brian's blog post has very a well thought out scenario that, complete with numbers, tells a different story about home ownership. Check out what Brian has written. Good argument to put forth with potenti...
01/05/2011
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