A class act… Screen for Success via Rental Housing Association March 6, 2008
I’ve been a big fan of Tamara Simon and her landlord focused classes for some time. She’s been kind enough over the years to provide slimmed down versions of them for my clients and other public classes I’ve sponsored over the past 5 years. So, today I’m giving her a plug for an [...]
$435,000 Ballard home: only $900 a month
But only if you’ll send a check to Rev Robin Beaty in West Africa. I just put up a post on the Estately blog, but I thought I’d alert the RCG community to the more-humorous-than-dangerous side of real estate scamming (Reba keeps it real with the scary real estate scamster stories).
We received the following by [...]
How difficult is it to find a good rental in Seattle? January 6, 2008
I have a few “Google alerts” set up to be notified when certain terms are published on the web, such as Rhonda Porter, Mortgage Porter and West Seattle. Tonight, the West Seattle Google alert pointed me to someone who is looking to rent a 2 bedroom home with “a soul” for up to $2800.
We are [...]
The Great Rent vs. Own Debate March 14, 2007
Owning a home is not right for everyone. There are certain benefits to not owning the home you live in. If something goes wrong with the property, you simply ring up the landlord and they get to fix it. You pretty much know what your cost are going to be month [...]
Got renter’s or condo unit insurance? March 12, 2007
I’m constantly amazed at how many people don’t get renter’s insurance when they are renting a house or apartment. Did you realize that if a major catastrophe happens to the property you’re renting that the landlord is not responsible for your belongings? You should.
Renter’s insurance is relatively inexpensive for the peace of mind that it [...]
Screaming rent controllers September 21, 2006
Renter, Reader or User?
Two entirely unrelated shorts today:
We used to have a lot more screaming readers at RCG, but like any good troll, they became bored and moved on. It’s really too bad, because my new favorite do-right-by-your-users-blog tells me that screaming users are good.
Over at AHI, there is a good write up (read: [...]
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 [...]
Required Reading… August 24, 2006
Another list of 10:
Worth reiterating: Polly’s comments should be required reading for all agents (including the comments within the post about her comments! ).
Claudia Wicks lets us know about this “genealogy” site geared toward homes instead of people… The site includes maps, photos, etc.
Also, are press releases still valuable? A [...]
Rent back a recently sold home or wait to sell? June 2, 2006
A reader asked me this great question today, and I simply don’t know the answer. Can anyone give him some advice?
As a buyer of new construction, we recently found out that the builder wasn’t going to make our late July completion date. Instead the builder estimated a mid-September completion. Ugh, we have a child [...]
