Gail Griffin

Is it Fraud?

Gail Griffin — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:14:00 GMT

I’m curious as to how those of you on RELIB feel about this. Is it fraud or is the homeowner justified? Foreclosures are not slowing and bank owned homes are continuing to rise in the market resulting in home values decreasing as much as 40% or more in...(read more)

Intruder Alert!

Gail Griffin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:31:00 GMT

While showing bank owned (REO) properties I have had numerous problems with people coming in the home without an agent while I am showing the property to my clients. When they walk in I ask them if they are with an agent and when they say no, I politely...(read more)

You Walk Away

Gail Griffin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:30:00 GMT

Foreclosure may be the best solution for many distressed homeowners that have no better choice! Maybe I have been out of the loop, but I just learned about this and wanted to pass it along. www . youwalkaway .com started in January and is helping distressed...(read more)

Google's Street View

Gail Griffin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:05:00 GMT

Google just release their Street View for our city of Chino Hills. This is a great tool for enhancing listings as well as our neighborhoods! You can virtually drive down the street! Below is a Street View map of Turquoise Cir N in Chino Hills. Darn...it...(read more)

Let's Work Together!

Gail Griffin — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:26:00 GMT

I am beginning to see lease listings with "foreclosures okay" in the descriptions welcoming people to apply for a lease who have lost their homes due to foreclosure and now have damaged credit. There are many families right now needing to lease a home...(read more)

Project Lifeline

Gail Griffin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:53:00 GMT

The Feds just announced a plan to delay foreclosures to allow more time for distressed homeowners to work out solutions with their bank. Lenders will contact homeowners that are 90 or more days overdue and be given the opportunity to delay the foreclosure...(read more)

Short Sale Syndrome

Gail Griffin — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:42:00 GMT

Recently I processed an accepted offer on a short sale listing. All was competed on the offer and I opened escrow. After three days, escrow had not received the deposit check from the buyer's agent. After contacting the agent, he said his clients had...(read more)

Unethical Predator?

Gail Griffin — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:01:00 GMT

I just listed a home as a short sale in a nice area. My client fell victim to a scam and now her investment home is in default. I posted the sign and placed about 50 flyers in the flyer box just a few days ago. I went back yesterday to check on a few...(read more)

Mashup Mileage Calculator

Gail Griffin — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:58:00 GMT

How do you keep track of your mileage? I book all my travel appointments on my Outlook calendar and use Microsoft Streets and Trips to calculate mileage on my showing itineraries. Every quarter I then add up all my miles from my calendar and showings....(read more)

Warning! Red Flag! Stop!

Gail Griffin — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:51:00 GMT

Warning: If you receive an offer with one signature from a married person, counter back for a notarized Inter-spousal Transfer Deed within ten days after acceptance. This should be received directly from escrow. Warning: Do not allow another person, (friend...(read more)

WYLDFYRE

Gail Griffin — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:36:00 GMT

I just attended a seminar/training session for e-neighborhood's Wyldfyre software. Our MLS has now integrated the software and I am thinking about using it. I was very impressed with the features and custom designing capabilities as well as the flexibility...(read more)

Does anyone here at Relib relate to this?

Gail Griffin — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:58:00 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12yD8JyaVvY...(read more)

Petty or Professional?

Gail Griffin — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:00:00 GMT

I'm sure all of us have received "sloppy offers"...a Purchase Agreement submitted on an outdated form, or missing the buyer's or selling agent's signatures, or missing other vital information such as financing terms. In these cases, I ask the selling...(read more)

Agent Office Fund

Gail Griffin — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:18:00 GMT

Our office has an Office Fund to which every agent is expected to contribute a small amount of dues. The dues pay for coffee, tea and paper supplies for clients, the office microwave and small refrigerator and their maintenance, balloons and helium for open houses and events, folding machine for flyers, binder for CMAs, color ink cartridges for the color copier, bulk mail permit, special advertising, special local events and expos, seasonal drawings, Chamber of Commerce membership, greeting cards and flowers for sympathy and special occasions and other miscellaneous items the broker will not pay for.

The Office Fund helps new agents that do not have the equipment or resources to get started as well as benefits seasoned agents with broker name recognition and marketing.

Is this a common thing? Do agents in other brokerages have an office fund such as this?

New Computer Technology from Microsoft

Gail Griffin — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:53:00 GMT

Okay...Microsoft has come up with new computer technology..."Surface". Check this out at: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/.

Will this revolutionize the way we do real estate transactions? Imagine sitting at a table like this with your client. You have downloaded and prepared documents from Winforms Online. You and your client electronically sign them and then each of you simply put them in your phones with the stroke of a finger! Everyone has their own copy and you are on your way!

Do you think?