Archive for the 'Realtors' Category

Service Standards: Harris Real Estate University Class

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I had a great opportunity to help out Ruschele with one of the buyer’s classes that Harris Real Estate University puts on. Was a good class…had good
I promised my service standards report, and it’s a service agreement that […]

One of our service standards.

One of the things that I really enjoy doing is updating Realtors on deals in process.  This was a key part of me learning to offer closings in 10 days.  I don’t have to eal with that many interruptions.  Every Listing–and Selling agent gets an email
Every morning.
An example:
“Dear Realtor-
Today is the 2nd day the file […]

There are some seriously bad actors out there.

There are more shady and scuzzy mortgage brokers than there are shady and scuzy Realtors.  This is a fact.  There are a lot of reasons why–while it’s easy to get your real estate license, it’s dead simple to get your license to originate loans.  And, the path to money is more quick because of Internet […]

Nine Great Ways for Realtors to Survive the New Market!

Go Bucks, right? Today, Mike is at New Orleans to make the pilgrimage that Tressel gets us two every other year or so. Let’s go Ohio, represent well. I have a feeling that we’re gonna lose the national championship game three years in a row, though. Still, if there’s a […]

Loans Closed in Ten Days…Now Nationwide!

Due to an improved correspondent relationship, the Ten Day Team now has the ability to deliver conforming loans to the following states:
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, […]

Program of the Week: Lease Option Buyout

Program of the Week:
10 Day Lease Option Refinances.
If you have done Lease Options this year, chances are FHA & Conventional rates are better than they’ve ever been.  With some of the more stable programs coming your way, it should be very possible to get your clients into their home.
Right now–even with the holidays–we’re still able […]

Why don’t Loan Officers Blog?

Right now, Realtors are kicking the rear end of mortgage brokers with useful information online.  Sure, sure, a lot of what Realtors say is the tired and tedious “economic reason to buy a house,” which doesn’t fly right now, but there are a ton of fantastic agents blogging daily.  This list doesn’t even scratch the […]

Photos, Baby.

Joe–you’re right.
So are you, Eric
And Athol? You’re a genius.
Every day I get the “expired” listings and the “back on market” listings. This is a habit that I got into as when I was a Realtor that helps me to stay connected with the market. I also call most of the back on […]

DO NOT CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE.

This week, I closed down my online application site–probably permanently, I don’t know. If I do one again, I’m going to try to roll my own, and have my own stuff spit out an ap that my machine can take. But–if I’m going to be as committed as I am to […]

Three Things That Speed Things up for Everyone.

Making the high touch Real estate world go faster, without sacrificing service can be a bit tricky. Nobody likes to feel rushed, but the reality is that time is ticking and there are many priorities to get accomplished. It’s possible to increase the efficiency and the standard of care that we perform.
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