Robert Donovan's (rdonovan) Blog

If you are buying a home in Fredericksburg Virginia there are a few things you need to keep in mind.  Homes under $200,000 in good shape are currently getting multiple offers and are going under contract within a few days of being listed.  Here are a few pointers to get your offer accepted over t...

Your initial meeting with a buyer should be to determine two things. What are the goals of the buyer and are you the best person to help them achieve the goals. This is the best way to determine a person's true motivation.  I have never seen this test fail.  Ask the person a question and each tim...

I want to buy a foreclosure.  This one is for all the buyer agents out there.  Do you ever get the following statement from your buyer clients?  I want to buy a foreclosure. A large percentage of the buyer clients I meet already have their mind made up that they want to buy a foreclosure.  When I...

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As promised yesterday, I'm going to share with you how to take a $50 a month toll free information line that you can use to record up to 1,000 recordings and turn it into 10 closed transactions each year by using Craigslist. First, let me state, this is not my idea.  My good friend Gary Elwood wi...

This blog is going to be short and sweet tonight.  I've been out on apppointmnts all afternoon and I want to watch the World Series tonight.  Go Phillies (sorry Yankees fans).  I can already see my goal or writing a blog every day for six months is going to take some serious commitment. Tomorrow ...

I get this question a lot from sellers when on listing appointments.  What is the benefit of a short sale vs foreclosure?  I'll attempt to answer the question here. 1.  The seller (who obviously is in a stressful situation) can take comfort in knowing that they tried to "do the right thing" for t...

Over the past year I have become pretty good at navigating the treacherous waters of short sales, but it has brought up a perplexing philosophical question about the ethics of short sales. In representing many sellers over the past year on short sales and talking with many other Realtors who have...