short sales: Psychologist or Realtor? Which Are YOU??!! - 10/25/09 08:53 AM

 
Have your listings presentations been going like mine lately?  I remember when listing appointments were the exact opposite of what they are these days.  Today I feel more like a psychologist or at the very least, a financial advisor, trying to help people out of the mess they're in with their homes, mortgages and mental health, since they are all connected.
Today I went to a typical listing appointment in a great neighborhood here in Boca Raton.  This client was referred to me from a good friend.  I knock on the door, enter, go for a quick tour, we … (5 comments)

short sales: SHORT SALES-DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME! HERE'S WHY! - 04/21/09 10:26 AM
Every time we open our MLS, we are now subject to a new line in the criteria.  It's called 'short-sales'.  It's the new plague, the new scourge of real estate.  It's worse than a disease.  There is a cure, but it takes forever get the Rx needed.  Short-sales are ticking bombs.  They are negative in every way and slowly killing our real estate economy. 
I've read recently in the media in general, that a full 60% of all current and active listings are either in short-sale status or bank owned.  If they're bank owned, that's not so bad.  We all know … (2 comments)