The NICKMAN Chronicles

Hello out to all my fellow Professional Realtors, Just received a call from a NEW Service called Realty Now.  Supposedly a great program - only $99/month and you pay $1000 at closing for transactions over $150,000.  They supply unlimited leads and depend on your honesty to follow through after cl...

Hello Fellow Professionals, If the HVCC (Home Valuation Code of Conduct) hasn't hit you squarely between the eyes yet, it soon will.  When it was first thought up, the proposal was well intentioned to make appraisals more fair and keep as many hands off the appraisal process as possible.  What th...

From one extreme to another.  Lenders, Wells Fargo and Countrywide now BofA have decided that its in THEIR BEST INTEREST to tighten, no strangle the rules regarding loans in the USofA.  They have gone from giving money to anyone with a pulse to "pissing off" some of their best clients.  When you ...

Hello Fellow Professional Realtors, Wells Fargo has struck again.  Short Sale Home being purchased by my clients for $250,000.  Appraisal comes in at $265,000.  Great neighborhood - Active Adult Community in NW Tucson.  Clients putting 20% down and fully approved.  Not so fast - At the 11th hour ...

The results are in and the overwhelming response to lead generating outlets is:  Your Own Sphere of Influence.  Only a few of the hundreds of responses had any kind of success with "lead referral sites".  And many respondents had tried referral sites with little to no success. This is a great exa...

Well, our wonderful elected community of politicians has done it again.  With an opportunity to provide a "stimulus" to our nation, they provide a package that is going to provide a paltry $13.00 extra per week for most.  But a great majority of this wonderful group got the "pork" requests they h...

Hello Fellow Professionals, Its safe to say that nearly everyone has had a Short Sale experience if you've been in the business for more than, lets say an hour or so.  And if you have had the experience, then you probably have had "issues" arise in the process.  Try as you might to get the deal d...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Time to look back briefly and look ahead optimistically for we are about to embark into a YEAR OF WOW!  Homes are being bought and sold every day and how will you get your share in your market? This is an everyday business.   Every day you do something positively, earnestly and ho...

Hello to all my FELLOW PROFESSIONALS IN TUCSON, AZ,     Come out and join us and meet COVENANT BUILDERS and learn why their quality construction techniques exceed the standards.  You'll meet the founders and their latest addition to the Custom Home scene in beautiful Dove Mountain.  Also check ou...

Hello Fellow Real Estate Professionals, I posted this information some time back and many have responded with similar experiences. I notice that not one positive response was sent to me to let us know how good this company might be.  I'm wondering why reply no-lead company is still on Active Rain...