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Two Tips for Escalating a Short Sale Package

Admit it. You probably never used the word escalate before we ventured into our most recent stint with distressed properties. Now, the word escalate...

Are short sale listings still an untapped gold mine?

Sometimes I sit back at the end of a day or a week and I think, “What happened? When did I get so busy?...

Branding lesson learned from the rise and fall of Redfin’s Scouting Reports

The short life of Redfin Scouting Reports What is it that you do to make your real estate business unique? What makes the phone ring,...

A bozo explosion alert for real estate professionals

Bozo red alert Bozo explosions vaporize opportunities. Steve Jobs said choosing wrong people B-Players instead of A-Players leads to Bozo explosions. Here's how Guy Kawasaki describes it in his blog post...

How resilient leaders survive in a destroyed economy

Frustration in business In a down economy, most businesses suffer. Some adapt and some fail. In hard times, most professionals look around them and wonder...

Bank of America short sales in Equator – placing an offer

More and more servicers are now using the online platform, Equator, to process short sales. Wells Fargo, Nationstar, GMAC, and Service One are all...

Is under-discipline and over-obedience screwing with your success?

Undisciplined = Underpaid I know I have to make time to prospect for new business, but the day fills up with other important stuff and...

Two tips for negotiating a short sale with a junior lien

How to Deal with Multiple Liens The short sale has always been a tricky transaction. It’s a challenge to obtain the required paperwork from the...