Claudia's Blog

Color me surprised! I called an agent at a Real Estate office. The phone was answered: Real Estate ofc. or hello, I don't remember. I said: Hi, Who's this? I usually get a receptionist, who gives their name & I say: Hi, Mary, This is Claudia from Signature Homes & Estates............................

Why am I sitting home on a Friday night reading 200 pages of HOA Docs??? And on the other hand, Why are the HOA Docs 200+ pages? Ridiculous,  If these could be standardized, I wouldn't be here tonight. Does anyone have any tips on how you get through these without falling asleep?                 ...

  A client bought a new home and the broker wanted to send flowers for the occasion. They arrived at the home and the owner read the card; it said "Rest in Peace". The owner was angry and called the florist to complain. After he had told the florist of the obvious mistake and how angry he was, t...

After reading a recent blog about doorknocking in the neighborhood, I thought I would share my version of doorknocking.  Due to my own personal safety issues, I prefer to do my doorknocking in the downtown shopping area. This is not the local Taco Bell & Walmart. This is a smaller town with art s...

After reading this Blog, Is Gov. Sarah Palin A Brilliant Pick or A Risky Pick For McCain? I did some reading. I'm sure her supporters will adamantly deny it, & the opposition will agree. But until now I had no knowledge of this woman, so I am just gathering information and I came upon this. http:...

That is my question. I have found that why taking extra time & money, I prefer to preview listings before showing propertys to clients. Some agents I have talked to say they never preview propertys.  I always try to keep up with inventory, but you can't see everything. So after showing a vacant h...

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After watching the latest episode of "Million Dollar Listing", the buyers agent gave the non local client a gift basket with a note that said "Enjoy the BU". Now  growing up in So. California, I was familiar with the term for MALIBU. But the client had no idea what the note meant. I think we need...

Kinda makes me think of the ballgame or the Circus. After reading the post on "When is a featured post or not" & seeing (at last count) 41 comments. Again they all came down to How to get How Many POINTS! It reminded me of my first RE class. It was all Greek to me so I was just anxious to learn t...

Alas, all good things must come to an end???  When I joined AR I found so many new and interesting people & topics. But as of late, my enthusiam has waned. First I read the post (forgot the title) criticizing the "Point Pushers" Out for position not content. Complaining about no pictures etc.  Th...