"You mean, it's ours? It's really ours?" They were so excited. Even after I handed them the keys, they were slow to believe that the modest Spanish bungalow was now in their adoptive custody. Over the course of four exasperating months, we must have seen and dismissed close to a hundred homes. ...
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The Interest Rate Boogeyman: Today’s Buyer Must Think Like Tomorrow’s Seller
So you have 20% to put down for a single family home in Scottsdale AZ. Your FICO scores are higher than Willie Nelson on Bob Marley Day in Montego Bay. You have been gainfully employed in the same W2 position with the same company for years. The American Express card with a $124 balance and ...
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1988 Called. It Wants Its Sign Riders Back.
There is nothing the Real Estate industry loves more than a good cliche. The more hackneyed the slogan, the more likely we are to roll it into our marketing campaigns. Take the expressions which appear on an old industry stalwart, the sign rider, with frightening regularity. Intended to separate a listed house from the herd, ...
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I Had a Choice … And I Made It.
Picture a bowl of primordial soup. No, really picture it. What does it look like? I see a gelatinous, gray gumbo of sorts. The contents within completely impervious to the light of the sun underneath an opaque, spoon-devouring outer layer. I don't need to make out the individual invertebrates that I sense roiling about the ...
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Selling Homes and Nailing Things to Trees
My wife has an affinity for collecting quotes. Whether humorous or inspirational, on fridge magnets or flowery stationary, she likes having the visible reminders nearby as a lifeline to help pull her out of whatever malaise she may happen to find herself mired in at a given moment. Truth be told, prone as I am ...
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Grinding to a Halt: The Art of Killing a Deal
Winning a negotiation is not about bullying the other party. It’s about bullying them politely.
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I Am A Realtor. The Fate of the Planet Is In My Hands.
The fate of the entire planet rests in your hands. Hire a Realtor!
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Falling Equities … Are Realtors to Blame?
Credit crisis. Foot dragging financial institutions. Risky Loans. All are usual suspects in the housing market debacle of 2007-present. What responsibility do we agents bear for tumbling home equities?
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Has Housing Found It’s Legs? The Summer (And the Chicken) Will Tell.
Is the local housing market in the greater Phoenix and Scottsdale area poised for a recovery? The tic-tac-toe playing donkey says, “sorta.”
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