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Cleaning out the drawer!

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Evolution

Every once in a while I need to just get all of the little things out of my brain to make room for some new ideas.  I suppose it fits in with the title of the blog. So here goes!

When I am talking listing price with sellers, I often wonder if they understand that the more I sell it for the more I make. If I thought I could sell it for $20k more, I would. 

I will never understand the thought process of the banks as far as short sale and foreclosed properties go.   I have run in to three cases recently where the bank has foreclosed on a property and then put it on for substantially more than what the short sale agent was trying to get for it. 

Remember the days when you would buy a two/three family home to start out and use the rent to buy down the mortgage and then buy a single family ?  What ever happened to that concept?

Craigslist is getting so scam ridden that I actually have to use purell after posting

I'm the head of the technology committe in my office, which means that I can use the copier as a scanner!

How many times will a buyer have to ask "is this listing still available?" before they determine that the site they are on doesn't have the most updated information?

With all of the internet marketing,bloging, tweeting and facebooking that I do, nothing gets a better response than picking up the phone!

Sellers have finaly figured it out! I haven't had a Zestimate thrown at me in quite some time.

You know things are getting better when you have plenty of comps for your market analysis

How great is google?  How did I get through life without it?

I've got to get away from this computer and go to more Broker Open Houses.

 

Well that is enough for today. I think I have opened up enough space to take on the day.  Thanks for letting me vent and feel free to get any thoughts out of your brain via the comment box! 

Amanda Wilson
EWM International Realtors, Inc. - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Real Estate Advisor

Mike...I really enjoyed this post!

Sep 01, 2009 01:19 AM
Charlottesville Solutions
Charlottesville Solutions - Charlottesville, VA

A good post about things that are on all our minds!

yes, I need to get to more B.O.H. too!

your friend in Charlottesville Virginia!

Sep 01, 2009 01:37 AM
Ilyce Glink
Think Glink Media - Chicago, IL
Best-selling author, award-winning TV/radio host.

Mike: All good thoughts! I enjoyed them, especially what you said about Craigslist. I've written numerous articles for my website, www.ThinkGlink.com, about Craigslist scams. It seems they continue to get more numerous every month!

Sep 01, 2009 02:55 AM