Deborah D's (deborahdai) Blog

After working on this short sale listing very diligently for almost 6 months, I finally came to a point to cancel this listing, not just because the lenders were not realistic in their hard-ball negotiation, but also because the seller was not cooperative.  He rarely answered my urgent calls or e...

California homeowners especially home sellers - as of today, 7/1/11, you must install a carbonmonoxide detector and make necessry disclosures to the buyer in order for transaction to close on or after 7/1/11. Home owners who are not selling their homes can choose to install the device, which can ...

  569 KELL CMN$999,888 569 Kell Cmn. Fremont, CA 94539   $5K BONUS to Selling Agent at COE for offer accepted before 7/4!!*Over $60K of recent rupgrades compared to last sold comp*Walk to prestigious Mission San Jose Elementary school* Desirable 4bed/3ba floorplan w 1 bed/1 full bath downstairs*...

Karl gives a detailed illustration about the short sale impact on seller's taxes. It is very helpful for agents to understand the tax aspects even though we are not allowed to give tax advice. This is a re-blog of Karl's post.So you either are reading this because you want to see who the idiot is...

The day started sunny and chilly as usual, but quickly turned to very comfortable 60s in the morning.  I was having a fun time walking on the sandy and grassy course while watching my daughter play the beautiful golf course at the prestigious and exclusive Monterey Peninsula Country Club.  Deers ...

This is great information on HUD homes which can offer great bargain value for a home buyer even when compared to buying a bank-owned property.  This is a re-blogged posting by James Sanson in Yuma, Arizona.HUD Homes in Casa Grande, Arizona   One of my super star relationship bought 1284 E Avenid...

Rich has put together this very informative tutorial for how to use the Active Rain network to build your business. This is very helpful for anyone who just became a member, or even members who has been using AR for sometime but haven't fully utilized its available features yet. This is the re-bl...

After signing up for the Active Rain account nearly two months ago, I've decided to become a Rain Maker today.  Although I've had a website and email with my own domain name(s) since the begining of my 10-year real estate career, this is a huge step for me towards the social media and blogging wo...