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How to survive a short sale listing appointment
A scary meeting The short sale listing appointment can be a super intimidating and scary meeting for any borrower that is considering listing and or selling his/her home as a short sale. Some borrowers will to tell you all about how awful their experiences have been with the lending institutions, how many months they have spent on a loan modification ...
Avoid letting HOAs play God with your short sale deal
Can the Association foreclose? I came across an interesting situation the other day. For the second time in the last five years, I was told that if we cannot get the short sale approved lickety-split, the Homeowner’s Association (HOA) will be foreclosing on the property. In this particular situation, the first lien holder had not even begun foreclosure proceedings. And, ...
Arm yourself to land more deals, make more money
What’s your number? Hey, what’s your number? Too cliche? I didn’t think so. Not for you guys! This weekend, I was lured into a training session for a Board that I sit on because we have recently had a major shift in our Board structure; thinking it wise to get a better understanding for how each of the other Board ...
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Give your pictures that hipster vibe, no smartphone necessary
Hipster photo editing sites Uploading pictures to your social networking accounts, blog, or website isn’t what it used to be. It’s better. There are so many apps that can make your photos hipster-esque by improving the quality and adding on of a number of unique filters and flair. But what you may not know is you can create amazingly hipster ...
10 tips to simplify your work day to avoid burnout
Avoiding burnout As business pros, it’s our nature to overload our schedules with tasks, goals, and responsibilities. We want to make the most of our time, which is understandable as we are nearly always busy and our time is valuable. However, because of this, we can easily become overwhelmed, burned out, and over-stressed. When we feel this way, we are ...
How to avoid losing a short sale listing in the eleventh hour
Short sale woes If you have taken more than a few short sale listings, then it has probably happened to you. You have taken the listing, you have advertised it all around town (and all over the Internet), perhaps you have already even gotten through most of the short sale negotiation process. Now, all of a sudden, your short sale ...
Nurture your leads to turbo-charge your business growth
Maximizing leads You get a new lead. Now what? Do you take down their contact details? Put them in your contact management system? Simply jot down their name and phone number in a notebook or on a sticky note? To maximize the number of leads you convert into clients, you need to nurture your leads. This involves adding them to ...
How to bulletproof short sale counter offers
Are your counter offers airtight? I’m not much on guns, except maybe squirt guns, when it is around 115 degrees outside. However, I always seem to use the word ‘bulletproof’ to refer to the counter offer that I write when I receive an offer on one of my short sale listings. I guess I am using the word bulletproof in ...
Pinterest tip on how to pin photos from Facebook
Pinterest trick We introduced you to Pinterest last fall, not only showing how the sharing network functions but how it can be used in business, and recently we offered invitations to the private network as well as solid ideas for boards that professionals can create to earn influence on Pinterest, we have also named the company one of the 60 Genius Brands to watch in ...
How to format your Facebook cover photo to be less fuzzy
The problem with Cover Photos – grainy images When we hacked our way into being able to use the new Facebook timeline features last fall, we experimented with various types of photos, sizes and resolutions and have seen most users attempt to use a very small image and stretch it for their cover photo which instantly makes it fuzzy and ...
How to be a better short sale listing agent
Lessons from Sullenberger and Schettino When I was 16, I got my first part-time job. Since I was nervous, my mother said, “Just do your best, and I’m sure you will be successful.” That conversation has stuck with me for over thirty years, especially when I see people who work their hardest and are truly successful. Case in point: Chesley ...
Get more client testimonials with the listen and ask technique
Want more client testimonials? Many professionals struggle with the idea of soliciting client testimonials. They find it difficult to ask for a testimonial – they feel uncomfortable asking, they’re worried about putting their client on the spot, and/ or they don’t know exactly what to say or how to best approach the subject. But testimonials are extremely important to any ...
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