Over the weekend there was an article called, “Connecting with agent is key” written by Mary Chao (Saturday, July 12) in the Democrat and Chronicle. It was about traditional real estate, as usual, because it is a rare occurrence when the D and C writes about anything of substance or anything new regarding real estate. Superfluous real estate [...]
Entries from July 2008
Connecting with agent is not really key
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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Wolf in sheeps clothing
July 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Business Models, Negotiation, Realtors, What is Flat Fee MLS?
Be very careful where you get your information on the Internet. Many agents will post FSBO friendly information like statistics and articles on who can get you more money…you as a FSBO - or they – as experienced agents. These stats usually come from the National Association of Realtors (NAR)…an association that gets their money from keeping 1.3 [...]
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Conventional financing is not the only game in town
July 12th, 2008 · No Comments · 1031 Exchanges, Negotiation, Preparation, Strategy
As banks tighten up their lending practices, buyers are finding it harder to obtain financing and sellers are finding it harder to find buyers for the cash out purchase. It becomes a vicious circle.
So, if obtaining a bank mortgage was the only means of purchasing real estate we would all see a price reduction, because of [...]
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This guy is great…Where the hell is he anyway?
July 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Just a quick, belated, Happy 4th of July to all of our clients. Keep spreading the word about us and help others save their equity too.! Thank You !
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This is really is motivating. Nice Job Matt. Love those moves… Keep Dancing Brother.
More videos can be found on his website www.wherethehellismatt.com
Peace !
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The Golisano Property Tax Assessment Battle
July 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Actual Experiences, Valuation
Guilty until Proven Innocent
Months back Tom Golisano took out a full page ad in the Rochester Business Journal documenting property taxes in New York State as compared to other areas in the country. I remember wondering what this was all about. I assumed that Tom might be gearing up for a Presidential run or something of that sort.
Fortunately, [...]
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NYS Property Tax Assessment = Guilty until Proven Innocent
July 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Valuation
Guilty until proven innocent! That is exactly what is happening here in NY and it ain’t right !
Personal story: I have four properties in Fairport, NY. I received, like everyone else, new higher assessments for all of them. Having the advantage of being a licensed real estate broker, I was able to objectively looked them over and check the [...]
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