Hashbarger says....

Who says banks and mortgage companies are the only source for home loans.  Seller financing is a much better alternative for many.  One statistic you don't hear is that over 50% of home owners own their home free and clear.  When this group sells a home they can carry a mortgage with a substantia...

Who says banks and mortgage companies are the only source for home loans.  Seller financing is a much better alternative for many.  One statistic you don't hear is that over 50% of home owners own their home free and clear.  When this group sells a home they can carry a mortgage with a substantia...

Back when Short Sale was a mysterious four letter word another agent referred a homeowner to me because that agent "doesn't do Short Sales".  I asked her if she had tried and she had not. She didn't even ask for a referral fee. I survived my first short sale and got 8 buyer prospects from it; 4 o...

Back when Short Sale was a mysterious four letter word another agent referred a homeowner to me because that agent "doesn't do Short Sales".  I asked her if she had tried and she had not. She didn't even ask for a referral fee. I survived my first short sale and got 8 buyer prospects from it; 4 o...

Over the years I've noticed a common denominator among Realtors who drop out of the business.  On Celebrity Apprentice one of the contenders was labeled a "one trick pony".  That's how I see so many agents who come into the business without a business plan and blame the market or the broker when ...

Over the years I've noticed a common denominator among Realtors who drop out of the business.  On Celebrity Apprentice one of the contenders was labeled a "one trick pony".  That's how I see so many agents who come into the business without a business plan and blame the market or the broker when ...

What were they thinking?  We offered within 3k of asking price and asked for only $1600 concessions on a $159k property.  The home sellers very intelligent children countered us for the $1600 and wanted to extend the closing date,  The property is vacant and the homeowners are in a nursing home a...

What were they thinking?  We offered within 3k of asking price and asked for only $1600 concessions on a $159k property.  The home sellers very intelligent children countered us for the $1600 and wanted to extend the closing date,  The property is vacant and the homeowners are in a nursing home a...

I have a great property on acreage that is getting shown all the time.  i worked diligently to stage it and insisted the homeowners keep it squeaky clean. We have dropped the price twice.  When I get a call for a showing I remind them to have all the lights on and curtains open.   When I listed t...

I have a great property on acreage that is getting shown all the time.  i worked diligently to stage it and insisted the homeowners keep it squeaky clean. We have dropped the price twice.  When I get a call for a showing I remind them to have all the lights on and curtains open.   When I listed t...