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Why Homebuyers Need To Use A Real Estate Agent

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When Homebuyers Represent Themselves In Real Estate Transactions – Bad Things Happen 😊 Many years ago when I was new to the business, I wrote a purchase contract for one […]Read More

Five Most Important Things Every Real Estate Agent MUST DO to Crush It in 2018

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27,000 Things Realtors MUST DO… There is literally an endless supply of lists of things every real estate agent “must do” to crush it in 2018. At last count, there […]Read More

Calling Listing Agents and Touting Offers/Buyers

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Now that the housing market is in full swing, I want to remind everyone that we are happy to call listing agents on our borrower’s behalf. We got several borrowers […]Read More

Lenders/Realtors Are On The Same Team; Loan Approvals Are Complex

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All of our veteran Realtor partners very much understand that they are on the same team as their lenders, with the same end goals: serving the buyer and closing the […]Read More

Question HOA Owner Occ %’s; HOA Not Always Right

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We have an investor buying a condo. Condo complexes need to be over 50% owner occupied for “investor” financing. Owner occupancy ratios are irrelevant for owner-occupied financing. The HOA initially […]Read More

Using “Realtor Commission” As Gift for Down Payment

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Realtors writing offers for relatives can credit their commissions as “gifts” for down payments. We have a pre-approved borrower right now with limited down payment funds. Her daughter is a […]Read More

“Who Gets Rich Selling Real Estate?” Wall Street Journal Article

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The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article today entitled "Who Gets Rich Selling Real Estate?" The full article is here.  It discussed all the young people flooding prep courses and licensing exams because the luxury home market is coming back.Read More