How to Find a HUD Home Bargain in Santa Clara County By Michelle Carr-Crowe, ABR, RECS, SRES, Top 5% Santa Clara County real estate agent and home buying expert The Department of Housing and Urban Development has got a deal for you! If you belong to one of the five eligible purchasing groups, inc
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01/06/2011
How to Find a HUD Home Bargain in San Jose By Michelle Carr-Crowe, ABR, RECS, SRES, Top 5% Santa Clara County real estate agent and home buying expert If you belong to one of the five eligible purchasing groups, including owner occupant or investor, you may just find a great deal on a home at t
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01/06/2011
While we don't get many HUD homes here in Silicon Valley, there are some and it's important to keep up with these systems. I appreciate him taking the time to outline and show how you can sometimes get different info. If you know it only gives 10 homes at a time, you know to keep asking for more,
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01/06/2011
I mentioned this factor Katerina's notes in my comment on Bob's post, too. Obviously when you have more subscribers you will have more readers who will just as obviously be more likely to suggest your posts. Obviously, this results in more features. Just my 2 cents- for whatever it is worth- In
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01/06/2011
I love when technology makes life easier and simpler-and just more fun. This blog on a new app - paying for your Starbucks Coffee with an iPhone app, is great. She explains how she found out about it from a Chris Smith @ Tech Savvy Agent tweet, then tried it herself with success. I can smell the
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01/06/2011
Stage to Sell: 5 Free Simple Staging Tips Anyone Can Master, Part 1 in Michelle's Stage to Sell Series by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Top 5% Silicon Valley real estate agent & staging specialist Like a professional real estate consultant, a professional staging consultant offers a wealth of talent and
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01/06/2011
Although most luxury marketing specialists would prefer to stay away from words like free or discount, this is a valuable post. When clients perceive the value they receive as EXCEPTIONAL or MORE than what they expected, there is a huge shift in their behavior and your referrability. This is Par
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01/04/2011
Frugal is the New Greed By Michelle Carr-Crowe, Top 5% Silicon Valley real estate agent San Jose Cupertino Saratoga Lynbrook High Homes Selling Specialist Just as “Gray is the New Black,” in 2011, “Frugal is the New Greed.” As the economy imploded, people began cutting back out of necessity, and
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01/03/2011
In my humble opinion, Frugality is the New Greed! Although many people have had "debt reduction" or "spend less" as a goal year after year, it's only as the economy has imploded that the talks have become serious. Although her language style is a bit confusing to follow at times, she shares many
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01/03/2011
15 Questions Every Seller MUST Ask ANY Agent BEFORE Committing Themselves and Their Most Precious Asset by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Top 5% Silicon Valley real estate agent, San Jose Cupertino Saratoga home selling expert 1) Do you personally own real estate? (you want someone who understand
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01/03/2011
