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Comment on What Do You Mean I Don’t Get My Keys At Closing? by Susan Mangigian

Susan Mangigian — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:21:33 +0000

Paul, wow! That would be a disaster here where the deed is sometimes not recorded for months. After it’s recorded, it’s mailed to the new owner, sometimes 6 months later!! Very well written, as usual.

Comment on Losing Buyers to the Banks? Time to Work On Your Bolo Punch. by Budi

Budi — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:48:29 +0000

I love your honest insightful post. Thank you.

Comment on Losing Buyers to the Banks? Time to Work On Your Bolo Punch. by Jason Crouch

Jason Crouch — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:41:43 +0000

Paul – This is classic Slaybaugh prose. I think I might just steal the line, “I’m your Mick.”

Comment on The 12 Steps of Real Estate Recovery by Randy Hooker

Randy Hooker — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:29:05 +0000

Paul, that was the most incredible blog post of the week. In your next life, you should go for being a psycho-therapist and philosopher. Very nice, my friend ~ very nice indeed.

…randy

Comment on I Had a Choice … And I Made It. by Paul Slaybaugh

Paul Slaybaugh — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:53:32 +0000

Most of the bank-owned stuff is priced to move here, Melina. That’s why the allure is so strong. You list it, chances are better than good that you will sell it. I just don’t want to get buried under a desk full of bank files like so many agents I know that have taken that route. You can only handle so much new business without neglecting those who have gotten you to this point. When the foreclosure business inevitably slows to a trickle, my hunch tells me that many agents will look around for their client base, only to find that the moms and pops that were so loyal in the past have moved on to those professionals who still have time for them. I don’t like jumping in on the tail end of anything, but I particularly don’t like jumping in on a practice without much legs left if it entails the risk of alienating my current clients.

Comment on I Had a Choice … And I Made It. by Paul Slaybaugh

Paul Slaybaugh — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:49:01 +0000

Hi Randy. Time will tell if our similar decisions will prove to be the most lucrative ones, but I already know that it was the correct one for me. Continued success to you in the current market and beyond.

Comment on I Had a Choice … And I Made It. by Randy Hooker

Randy Hooker — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:12:55 +0000

I hear ya loud and clear, Paul, and like you, I made the same gnarly decision to shun the REO-listing-frenzy and opted to stay with representing real folks with real hearts and real lives. Kudos, my friend – and a very nice post!

Comment on I Had a Choice … And I Made It. by Melina Tomson

Melina Tomson — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:48:01 +0000

Paul I was approached by a bank earlier in the year to list some properties. It was an unfinished home and 5 lots. The thought of having a bank as a client was so tempting, but looking at the 25 year inventory of lots we have on the market…well it wasn’t a hard choice to say no.

I’m with you.

Comment on Selling Homes and Nailing Things to Trees by Paul Slaybaugh

Paul Slaybaugh — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:16:27 +0000

It’s been a rough ride for all involved, Melina, but believe it or not, I am actually grateful for the new skills I’ve needed to learn to stay afloat in a sea of treachery. I never would have learned the ins and outs of short sales (even if I never want to see one again), how to effectively reallocate marketing resources into the online arena, etc without the downturn. Those of us (consumers included) who make it through the fire with a few scattered patches of dermis intact will be forever strengthened by the last few years. I’ve been fortunate to enjoy a career full of sunshine and butterflies up until about 2007. While those years were terrific, I had no basis for comparison until now. With so much attrition in the rank and file, it’s good to learn that I am a survivor, not just a front-runner. That would hold true of all agents out there now and the homeowners fighting to make their payments each month. God bless us, every one

Comment on Selling Homes and Nailing Things to Trees by Melina Tomson

Melina Tomson — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:13:38 +0000

Paul this is so true. My area isn’t nearly as hard hit as yours but buying a house is more of an obstacle course these days. Whoever can leap the pile of mud, wins…