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2009 

It's been a toughl week working with Buyers who are well-qualified - making great offers - only to hear these words one too many times: "The lender is asking for highest and best." So we give it our "better than our already best" - offer and still get a response that usually goes like this: "Ther...
06/29/2009
When my husband reached "that 'Am I really that old?' age" - all I can say is - I was hoping he'd go for some cool convertible that we'd pick up in some great vacation spot. It didn't happen - but that's OK.  Yesterday, he decided to go to Dickinson, Texas tomorrow to meet an old man named Clint,...
06/29/2009
There is a new and improved first-time home buyer credit for qualified home buyers who purchase a principal residence after January 1st but before December 1, 2009.  WHAT IT IS: The maximum vale of the credit is 10% of the purchase price up to $8,000 ($4000 if married filing separate).  The credi...
06/29/2009
I was out yesterday showing a cheaply priced bank-owned home to an engineer-type Buyer and, thankfully, he brought along his best-friend. Here are the basics of Engineer-type Buyer: Painfully over-analyzes every aspect of the property - including wondering why the previous owners had shag carpet....
06/26/2009
This is Part II to A Lease Purchase/Option to purchase agreements. Before you get started, it's best to discuss the legalities of these contracts with a real estate attorney.  Even though you may have secured real estate representation, keep in mind, real estate agents are not attorneys and canno...
06/25/2009
Over time showing homes or waiting at home inspections, certain situations arise where I've thought, "Gosh - I wish I had that in my car!"  Since then, I've developed a grocery list just for real estate agents of handy items that I keep in my car and I thought I would share them with you: Baby wi...
06/24/2009
A friend, new to real estate here in Tucson, has been debating joining Active Rain. So I suggested she log on and read some blogs and get a feel for the community. She just happened to log on to a day that had a feature story about commission reductions. After discussing many posts she read, I we...
06/23/2009
  Not having completed a few of my "draft" posts - I thought I would put up something funny that my sister emailed me last night. I hope it gives you a good laugh for Tuesday!   (PS - I don't know where the photo came from and who to credit!)   Gabrielle (Kamahele) Rhind - 2009. If you want to r...
06/23/2009
I've written several lease purchase agreements over the years.  Some of them have been successful - but for some, the potential Buyer backed out near the end of the lease terms - terminating the sale of the home. So it is very important that if you enter into a lease purchase or lease with an opt...
06/21/2009
June 19, 2009 - In the last 24 hours this graph shows what has happened with Tucson home listings and sales!   Here is the summary:     New Listings - 129 Price Drops - 95 Back On Market - 22 Inactive/Seller Release - 36 Under Contract - 95 SOLD IN 24 HOURS - 55 Gabrielle (Kamahele) Rhind - 2009....
06/19/2009