Monthly Archives: December 2007

Let It Be You

“of dishonest gain is the beginning of loss”. I don’t think that old saying refers to loss of money. I think it actually means loss of self-respect. You can have all the material things in the world, but if you’ve lost respect for yourself, what do you really have?.” Jim RohnÂ
Each and every day, there are [...]


Personal Responsibility

“If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.” Jim Rohn
Don’t become a victim of yourself. Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?
It is not what happens that determines the major [...]


Buy a House, Get Thrown in Jail?

Editors Note: There is help out there for investors. The National Association of Responsible Home Rebuilders and Investors (NARHRI) was formed to provide the real estate industry with the means to properly defend itself, and that meant filling the gaping hole in terms of gathering information about legislation throughout the country. NARHRI believes it is [...]


Showing You Care with the Right Questions

So what do you do when someone asks you, “Do you want to buy my home?”
Okay students, you’ve been working hard helping lots of homeowners solve their problem – without buying their home. You feel good about that but wonder, “When will my deal come?”
Then it happens. Your phone rings and the person who has [...]


ForeclosureS.com October Report: Pre-Foreclosures Level; REO’s Dropping; Recovery has Begun in Many States

The trauma of foreclosure or impending foreclosure has hit home for nearly 1.4 million homeowners so far this year, maintaining the nearly 91 percent year to date increase versus the last year. That’s according to the latest numbers from California-based ForeclosureS.com, which has been analyzing and publishing real estate and foreclosure data for more than [...]


Quick Resale Valuations

As a Foreclosures.com listing subscriber, you receive free home value range data on your property listing detail report. Recently I’ve had subscribers ask me if the property valuation number we provide is what you can sell the property for in today’s market.
To begin, we all know that values have adjusted in most markets, and that you [...]


Update: What Does it Really Cost? Part 2 of 3: Setting Your Offer Price in a Soft Market

Editor’s Note: Happy Holidays! This topic was last discussed in February 2006. The markets have changed dramatically in the last year (we are no longer in a hot market), so it is time to revisit this important topic. In last month’s article “Update: What’s it Worth? (Part 1) Setting Your Offer Price in a Soft [...]