One of my favorite memories of meeting with buyers to write an offer happened several years ago. I received an call on one of my ads in the paper. The buyer said her name was Mrs. Green. After discussing the property, she made an appointment to see it with her husband. They really liked the house [...]
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Birthday suit
January 19, 2008
Price isn’t everything…
December 11, 2007
So much focus it placed on price in the real estate business…sometimes we forget there are other things that effect the saleability of a home.
It didn’t sell…so let’s lower the price….again. Of course price is one of the most important factors in the collection of reasons a house sells or doesn’t. And, yes, you can [...]
Errant Golf Balls?
December 11, 2007
After almost 30 years in this business, nothing should surprise me…but…
When they added a disclosure about Errant Golf Balls, I didn’t believe it at first. Another agent in our office mentioned it at a staff meeting and I thought they were kidding. No…it’s true. Among the dozens of disclosures in the 10 page Statewide Buyer [...]
Don’t lie to your lender
November 27, 2007
I was the listing agent on a property in Redwood Valley. The buyer was selling a house in Willits that was in escrow and all was going well. At the last moment, the lender for the buyer on the Willits property decided to check with the IRS and look at their tax return. It didn’t [...]
Inspection Evolution (Part 1)
November 27, 2007
It’s been interesting experiencing the many changes in the real estate business in the 29 years I have been practicing this profession. Part of the evolution I find fascinating is the whole home inspection process.
When I first got my license in ’77, most buyers got only a pest control inspection. We called them “termite” inspections [...]
