From Santa Cruz to Vegas
And, while I said that hardly anyone outside the real estate profession knows what those designations mean, many of my colleagues in the industry (especially…
Tag: anecdotes
That Keller Williams Kool-Aid
After all was said and done, the seller's agent and I agreed to meet for coffee and to exchange some final documents and so I…
The smells of home cookin’
I was out looking at some property today, and I noticed that a sign had been posted on one of the doors in the area.…
There’s No Such Thing as Market Price
When people are looking to buy property and searching on the internet, I encourage them to search a bit, maybe a good bit, over the…
Real High Stakes Poker, Round Two
The seller had actually already signed the documents she needed to, all that was left for the buyers to go to their friendly neighborhood First…
The Crazy, Mixed Up Market
Or, if their asking prices are reasonable, more often than not, it's a short sale, which means that the contract and price are subject to…
Real estate lawsuits – your ticket to real estate riches
When a bank is selling a property (or, typically, it's an asset management company that sells the property for the investor, marketed on the MLS…
Discount Broker = Caveat Emptor
This is the guy who sent me an offer, and after I received it, I called him to let him know I'd be e-mailing him…
Down Home Inspections
There is licensing for termite inspectors, and every termite report, after it's completed, gets shipped off to the Structural Pest Control Board in Sacramento were…
Notes from the Bay Area Foreclosure Auction
I'd turned my brother on to the foreclosure auction some weeks ago, and he'd actually taken the time to drive around to quite a few…