Pat Murphy's (liensearchpro) Blog

I was reading Yahoo news yesterday and reviewed this article; http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Nearly-20-of-Florida-homes-cnnm-2507768369.html It claims that Florida's vacancy rate is near 20%.  They even go so far as to point out some individual county vacancy rates. Sarasota County is stated at  2...

What do you call a mega bank who, just coming off robo-signing scandal issues, pays its CEO $17.56 million in compensation in 2010? The official answer is Wells Fargo. The more realistic answer is CLUELESS. Is there a CEO on the planet worth that kind of money? Can I get h-e-l-l no! So why would ...

If you haven't heard about the Third District Court of Appeals case in Florida for Habeeb v. Linder, then perhaps you should investigate further. Florida Trusts & Estates, 2nd article on the page; http://www.fltrustsandestates.com/ or Judicial View; http://www.judicialview.com/State-Cases/Florida...

Certain charges on the HUD-1 closing statement are fixed and can not be adjusted. Others - well lets just say its all up for discussion shall we! Get to know your title agent, get to know your title charges.  Educate yourself and educate your client. Saving them money by knowing the basics can he...

In negotiating short sales between Sellers (borrowers) and Lenders I have found that one of the more successful "tricks of the trade" is to ensure that when it comes time for the valuation/BPO/Appraisal process through the Sellers lender that having the Listing Realtor present is the most effecti...

I was reading an article this morning about the 5 questions a Realtor should ask a Short Sale Buyer and number 4 specified that Realtors should ask their short sale buyer if they are prepared to NOT be in control! They made some interesting points, and I wanted to share this with everyone! See th...

The Florida Bar recently held a public meeting in Orlando, to gather information on this topic so that they could render a decision on the matter of whether or not a short sale negotiator working on behalf of a third party is practicing law. The meeting was held on February 11, 2011 The subcommit...