CRAWL SPACES ARE PART OF THE PROPERTY - DON'T IGNORE THEM. Clint describes his visual findings of one crawl space in a home.. What I've often found over the years is that far too many crawl spaces do NOT have adequate access. Or, as recently occurred with one of my home inspections, the termite i
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10/14/2012
THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE NUANCE! (reblog) Does a consumer need to be pre-approved before looking at houses? NO. Does a consumer need to be pre-approved before making an offer on a house?? YES. Big difference. I show homes based on APPROXIMATE price range. I write offers only for pre-approved hom
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10/13/2012
7% INCREASE IN MORTGAGE INDUSTRY JOBS??? HA! Look at their job description, COLLECTIONS!!! Inspired by a thoughtful and revealing post by George Souto, a member of the mortgage industry. Mortgage Industry Jobs Increase George's description of the new hires as collectors, making phone calls to h
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10/13/2012
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10/12/2012
If There Is A Fungus Among Us, DON'T IGNORE IT. It's not likely to go away all by itself. If you are planning to buy a home in Loudoun County Virginia, BE AN INFORMED HOME BUYER. FACT: Water intrusion is harmful to the health of your home. The experience of attending hundreds of home inspectio
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10/12/2012
SAVES TIME!! Jon is spot on here. I recall an episode of MASH where Frank asked Hawkeye, "Why do people hate me the minute the meet me?" Hawkeye quickly answered - - - "Saves time, Frank". Why is it a good idea to avoid or simply refuse to work with buyers who repeatedly make unreasonable offers
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10/11/2012
HA! A PROGRAM ON TECHNOLOGY WITH NO WORKING TECHNOLOGY. Brings back memories. I was scheduled to present a 3 hour program about Real Estate and Internet to about 100 real estate brokers. Not trusting the technology at the Association office (experience), I printed off the entire program, took i
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10/11/2012
Tanya Nouwens wrote: "Given that the decrease in residential sales was felt nationally, the most likely culprit is the federal government’s decision to tighten mortgage lending rules." Tanya is smarter than the average bear!!! Clearly, in the U.S. and in Canada, the government intervention in th
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10/11/2012
Seller says, "I can't sell my home for that price." Translation: "I'm not going to sell my home for that price." Giving a prospective home seller a ralistic price is like telling a child that they can't eat 10 cookies. It simply doesn't compute. The toughest ones are the owners whose home has a
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10/10/2012
Much is being made of the Bank of America program offering home owners money to complete a short sale. SOME SEE THIS PROGRAM as a generous act by Bank of America. However, if you read between the lines, you'll see that it is quite limmited and the primary value is the public relations benefit to
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10/10/2012
