Lydia's Blog

Just want to share my thoughts about  how women do Open House by themselves. We women agents are vulnerable to be in an awkward and sometimes very scary position. I myself never do Open House by myself. I've had people following me in a mall to following in my car and it is always when I am by my...

Hi Fellow Realtors, What percentage of your buyers that come through your Open House have an agent already? I am very curious to see if many agents in Southern California are doing Open House anymore. It seems like fewer and fewer are doing Open House and was wondering why they don't. I have foun...

You are wanted buy hard working agents such as myself. I not only want to help you with the process but I want to make you feel comfortable & confident with your decision. And yes the market may go down another 5% or so but the lower price homes you are still having to compete with other buyers t...

Yes there are layoffs and yes the state of the economy is not in the best shape but in the midst of it all we need to stay positive. If we don't we might as well cash it all in. If you have traNSACTIONS GOING BE THANKFUL AND KEEP LOOKING UP. I realize that lending has been tougher than ever on ou...

Hi everyone in Rainland... looking for first tim Homebuyers in Southern California. I know an awesome Realtor who is patien, who can explain the homebuying, process, how I push for my buyers to get there closing costs covered. Please if you know of anyone, I can be of service. I will gladly accep...

I here 100 percent financing is back . Is that true? I'm waiting to here from one of my lenders. I hope it's a good program and doesn't require an unrealistic fico score. Has anyone heard of these programs yet? If so please email me as I would love to here about the latest. Towards the end of las...

What is the best way to reach Veterans in my area? I would love to know if any agents have had success in this area? Can I contact the The veteran's administration or can I actually hold a First time buyers seminar for Veterans only. Again if anyone knows any of this info, please share it  with m...

I helped start a Business Networking group in my community. It cost nothing to start and it helps build referrals. Partner up with a few community business owners & start a yahoo  user group. That helps get the word out. It works! It seems that this is the kind of farming that requires a long ter...

I am sitting in my home office enjoying just the buzz sound of my computers........Is it just me that loves the silence of just being able to here myself think? Yesterday I had lunch with a girlfriend. I love to enjoy my life along the way of assisting clients and answering calls and emailing doc...

Does anyone know when AR is going to charge membership fees? Will it be a fee to RE professionals and no charge to everyone else? Or a charge to everyone connected to this major online networking community. I love activerain and I would find it hard to give up. I admit it ... I love activerain an...