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Just recently at a social gathering hosted by a local title company,  I met a closer who will make a house call if necessary and has in the past in order to get the close completed.  What a deal for the title company and the agents, and most importantly....for the clients.  Imagine closing your s...
08/09/2008
I'm finding many leads and lookers of homes right now appear to be people who need a bigger house or a better floor plan for their elderly parent(s) or kids returning home after college, or even yound couples moving in with their parents.  And at an open house this weekend, I had a possible custo...
08/04/2008
Having yet to attend a class on short sales, I'm thinking that I have saved some money I can use toward some other class more pertinent.  With the recent article in Realtor Magazine and from other realtors, short sales don't appear to be all they are hyped to be.  Some are not getting their commi...
08/03/2008
My first two weeks in being a Realtor I was attending a series of "fast start" classes designed to get a newbie up and running when a question from a female newbie was whether she should get a "glamour" photo for her new business card.  At which time the teacher answered - "well, you can scare th...
07/29/2008
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I saved myself some extra headaches today.  While drawing up the paperwork for a listing I checked with the local taxing authority and found that my new client didn't own the property she wanted to sell.  It showed her deceased husband was the sole owner on the title and my client didn't own the ...
07/25/2008
Last week I realized that law of agency must be overlooked by agents, especially in the commercial market.  You'd think that agency and who represents who would be easy to spot....but when I called one agent on a possible referral, he didn't realize that I too would be an agent representing the s...
07/21/2008
Rocky Top Ranch and Therapy Center will be this year's place for the Republican Party of Texas' Roundup, a family picnic, hay rides, food and soft drinks provided, and a chance to meet republican candidates.  Hosted by the 98th Texas House District Precinct Chairmans, 98th District Representative...
07/18/2008
Many years ago, around 1997, real estate investment clubs sprang up everywhere.  Novice individuals started calling themselves real estate "investors" and meeting with others doing the same, trying to network and do a deal.  What I thought was experienced investors were nothing more than talkers ...
07/17/2008
Here in Texas, in Keller, the 98th Representative District headed by Vicki Truitt and the Republican Party of Texas, will be holding a gala evening with the candidates.  It will be a family picnic with hotdogs, hamburgers with all the fixins, hayride, and more.  Plus a chance to visit with our re...
07/14/2008
All of my listings have come from referrals, networking with other realtors, etc., but with so many foreclosures on the market the REOs have got to have their fill of homes in their inventory.  But who do you contact?  I know they need realtors to list their foreclosures but seems to be layers of...
07/12/2008
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