Lil' Rhody real estate ramblings

Virtually any seller of property (or their agent) will require that you submit a letter of pre-qualification or pre-approval along with any offer. Pre-qualification is a process through which a loan officer assesses your borrowing power based on information that you provide regarding your income,...

I'm a list person.  I like lists.  I love lists.  I'm also a Realtor, and on my website I have made a list for buyers and how we work together to make the experience positive and rewarding for everyone involved.  So I thought it may be a good idea to share my 'buyer's guide' here on Active Rain. ...

From time to time, I will use my blog to offer up answers to questions that are typically found on an FAQ. This allows me to go into a little more detailed explanation as opposed to the abbreviated for space version. Today, I'll answer a frequent question Realtors are getting in today's market.Wh...

One of the things that is important to me, is to always deal with the facts as opposed to blind optimism. The fact is that we are in a troubled economy. Here is a story from today's Providence Journal that bears this out. R.I. economy at its worst in 25 years July 15, 2008 By Lynn Arditi Economic...

When I began searching for a house several years ago, I was very defensive in my dealings with realtors, rejecting offhand any suggestions of signing up with an agent as my representative. Having always been very independent in my business and financial dealings, I wanted to maintain control, to ...