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Want Smooth Sailing? The Short Sale Listing Agent and the BPO

Want Smooth Sailing? The Short Sale Listing Agent and the BPO

By Melissa Zavala on March 16, 2010 | 5 Responses

How do you handle the BPO?
I’ve seen some interesting blog posts over the last few days that discuss how mortgage lenders participating in short sales determine the value of a property.
First off, so that it doesn’t seem like I am speaking a foreign…

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Listing Icons: Is Adopting Abandoned Buyers Stealing or Smart?

Listing Icons: Is Adopting Abandoned Buyers Stealing or Smart?

By Ken Brand on March 15, 2010 | 19 Responses

Does Closing and Running = Abandonment
I decided it wasn’t worth the trouble.  We both know the truth.  I don’t need to share charts, survey percentages or statistical bona fides, do I?  The truth is plentifully self-evident.
The average and ordinary majority of selling agents, DO…

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Three Geniuses Walk Into a Bar…

Three Geniuses Walk Into a Bar…

By Gwen Banta on March 12, 2010 | 45 Responses

 
Folks, I have compiled the first in a series of helpful discussions between three leaders in our industry…and moi – the court jester. This first installment includes the following illustrious crew: Brandie Young, Ken Brand and Paula Henry. They were directed to answer my…

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Taking a Short Sale Listing: ‘To Be or Not to Be?’

Taking a Short Sale Listing: ‘To Be or Not to Be?’

By Melissa Zavala on March 9, 2010 | 15 Responses

Is Your Short Sale Listing Meant to Be?
Remember high school? Remember Prince Hamlet? Remember the famous soliloquy he delivers about the fact that his situation is so wretched that he may be better off elsewhere? While high school was a long time ago for…

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Have the Right Profile to be a Real Estate Agent?

Have the Right Profile to be a Real Estate Agent?

By Patrick Flynn on March 8, 2010 | 5 Responses

We all can identify those in our industry who are in real estate with great intention and determination but seems to lack the behavioral make-up or intestinal fortitude to become successful. Equally, we see those who ‘got it’ and immediately see why they’re doing well…

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The Potential Perils and Pitfalls of the Electronic Signature

The Potential Perils and Pitfalls of the Electronic Signature

By Melissa Zavala on March 2, 2010 | 21 Responses

Are you for or against the use of the electronic signature?
While surfing the Internet today, I saw a blog post about the benefits of using electronic signatures in contracts. For those unfamiliar with the process, companies that provide electronic signature and contract execution services…

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No Bamboozle! The DNA Of SUCCESS Shared In 8 Words.

No Bamboozle! The DNA Of SUCCESS Shared In 8 Words.

By Ken Brand on March 1, 2010 | 23 Responses

What Is The DNA Of Success?
Here it is:

“Knowing What Other’s Don’t
+
Doing What Other’s Won’t.”

Smart-Action breathes life into the Universal-Success-Law equation: Knowledge + Action = Success.
Knowing What Others Don’t
The more you know, the more valuable and attractive you are…

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Being Thorough and Detailed Will Help You Obtain Short Sale Approvals

Being Thorough and Detailed Will Help You Obtain Short Sale Approvals

By Melissa Zavala on February 23, 2010 | 2 Responses

The Importance of Carefully Reviewing the Seller’s Paperwork
Yesterday we were a little bit short-staffed, so I was able to get down and dirty and dig deep into a slew of new short sale packages that had been submitted to our office for negotiation. It…

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Smile! Your Showing Skills Are On Candid Camera.

Smile! Your Showing Skills Are On Candid Camera.

By Ken Brand on February 22, 2010 | 32 Responses

Video Recorded Property Showings = Priceless or Shameless?

“All truth passes through three stages:
First it is ridiculed.
Second, it is violently opposed.
Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” – Schopenhauer
Your favorite retail stores do it.  Video cameras surveil and monitor shopper your…

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Stepping Down So I Can Step Up – The Stigliano Chronicles

Stepping Down So I Can Step Up – The Stigliano Chronicles

By Matt Stigliano on February 18, 2010 | 17 Responses

Sniff, Sniff.
Stepping down sounds so dramatic. As if I’m abdicating the throne, giving up my gold medal after being caught with a needle full of steroids, or I just got caught in a compromising photograph and I need to hang up my tiara…

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