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Real Estate Agents: Embrace Short Sales, Or Get another Job

Let’s face it.  Homeowners today are faced with many different financial and personal issues; from interest rates being reset, to property tax hikes, to job losses.  These issues and many more, are forcing many homeowners to have to sell their homes. Which means that a vast majority of these properties will require a short sale [...]

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Why Buyer’s Agents Ruin Short Sale Deals

One word…ego. And the factor that amplifies this ego is the unfortunate fact that we are in a buyer’s market.  Buyers and their agents know that for deals to be successful, their offers are needed.  They know they hold all the cards and that sellers and foreclosing lenders alike are desperate for those short sale [...]

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The #1 Factor to Successfully Completing a Real Estate Short Sale

One of the most important factors of completing a short sale successfully is Managing Seller Expectations. Whether you are a real estate agent or a real estate investor, upon initial contact with a potential seller, you must set proper expectations up front! What I mean by that is you need to immediately let them know [...]

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Why Building a Qualified Buyers List Will Keep You in the Real Estate Business in 2009

When it comes to selling properties, if you don’t have immediate access to buyers it doesn’t matter how many houses you have listed for sale or how many you have in your inventory.  You may be able to sell a house here and there that is priced right and shows well, but remember…the key is [...]

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