Home Owner Quicksand October 11, 2007
If you own real estate beware. Last Wednesday, Russ Cofano wrote of new changes to the Washington Contractor’s Registration law that were made this summer. The real estate investment community is in shock that a change in definition of who must be a contractor with ramifications this drastic, slipped by in the guise of consumer protection.
Although this applies [...]
From ‘A&E’s Flip This House’ to You! September 29, 2007
Have you been watching the current real estate market and wondering how to find the pot of gold in it? Fix and Flip guru Than Merrill from A&E’s Flip this House will show you how right here in Seattle on October 11. Than, like many other saavy investors, is building his business taking advantage of sellers in trouble. [...]
Agent responsibilities and help for Limited English Proficiency clients… June 14, 2007
I’ve run into this before while running my daily business of real estate sales. A client comes to you and wants to buy a property, whether it is for investment or residential purposes. You learn during the process of interviewing each other that the client is from another country where English is not the major [...]
DRIP DRIP DRIP January 15, 2007
The snow is finally melting off the tree branches in my yard today. One foot of snow fell last Wednesday afternoon turning my normal 45 min commute to Issaquah into 4 hours. I’m really impressed with how well the agents are doing maneuver on these slick streets. I had a showing Friday night, Saturday and Sunday on one listing, [...]
Lease Options - Investor, Tenant, Agent: Win/Win/Win? August 30, 2006
Within the segment of consumers who want to be homeowners, there’s a subset who cannot qualify for a loan, and will therefore not be a homeowner until they can. Typically, these folks have a credit profile that precludes them from qualifying for a loan that can work within the parameters of their income and [...]
The Super Agent August 19, 2006
It seems to me that the agents who post and comment on RCG are ‘mom and pop’ agents whose business is limited to their ability to work with clients directly throughout the real estate transaction. I’ve not heard from any of the ‘Walmart’ agents who have built organizations allowing them no upper limit on their [...]
