I am working on a Short Sale blog for my personal website. I have been soliciting business from mortgage brokers for short sales. In my newest letter I am sending out, I am telling them they can go to my website and check out my Short Sale blog for more Read More...

My sister is a Realtor and she and her ex husband have a few of their rental properties for sale. On the MLS listing sheet she is shown as the listing agent and her ex is shown as the owner (their last names are the same). She has made proper disclosure Read More...

After doing some digging around on the internet this morning, I came across a new form that will be included in all my Short Sale presentations from now on. I might turn this into something they have to sign acknowledging that they received information Read More...

I was on Yahoo this morning and found this article Here It talks about this website: http://mygooddeed.org/ I thought this was a phenomenal idea and how great it is that there are people out there willing to do good deeds for strangers. Check it out and Read More...

So I have a funny story to tell. I will keep it short and not include all of it. So I had an accepted offer Friday on one of my listings. They agent emails me the acceptance and a receipt for the earnest money. The earnest money is supposed to be held Read More...

We have definitely got a lot of rain here in Indiana over the past week. I am anxious for the sun to come back out so that I can enjoy what is left of summer and maybe spend a few weekends on the lake. I was so happy last week. I finally got an offer Read More...

I was listening to the Glen Beck Show on the AM dial yesterday and Glen was gone so they had a guy Joe (something) standing in for him. Joe was ranting and raving about a journalist in PA who had written a headlining article in the paper "America Needs Read More...

Since it is Saturday, it is time to have a good laugh. I hope everyone will share a good/scary/silly story with us! You will defiantly laugh at me for mine. I was showing a foreclosure listing to some buyer and there were no lights on at this house. It Read More...

Do you find that in todays down market that you slacking off? I don't know about you, but I do my best work when I am busy and have to multi-task. When I am slow, I find myself distracted by other projects. I might take a little longer to return a phone Read More...

.....Finding the light switches while not walking into any walls..... .....Remembering to update my sentry card..... Read More...

For those agents out there who have REO listings or have done them in the past. I have worked the buyer end of this a lot and would now like to get on the listing side. I subscribed to REOTrans.com and have gotten NO results from it. I have been using Read More...

I incorporated my real estate business last year and have been weighing the pro's and con's of doing so. Just like ad salesman, attorneys and CPA's can be just as bad. They all have this line for your "This is going to save you money." I am pretty sure Read More...

The things I find the most help in doing short sales. PERSISTANCE. You have to babysit the L&M people to make sure they are doing their job. Don't ever leave them a msg. You need to hang up and call again. These banks all have a different procedures Read More...

I received this quote in my email today and wanted to share it with everyone: " There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure. " — Colin Powell: U.S. Army General and statesman. I went to a Get Motivated Read More...

I think we could come up with a book of comedy for Real Estate and have it published. Then we can split the profits and get rich! ...There is dog S**t on the living room floor and the carpet looks as though it hasn't been vacuumed in years! Read More...