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<p>How in the world do I add the copyright &quot;R&quot; after the word <br /> REALTOR?&nbsp; I'm using Microsoft Word Publisher.</p>

<p> I have a buyer who has made a cash offer on a short sale property. I understand from the listing agent there is another offer as well. We priced our offer 10% below market , however the listing agent wants the seller to counter all offers. Aren&#39;t all offers as presented supposed to be sent to the bank to either accept or counter? The listing agent has never done a short sale and is negotiating with Washington Mutual who holds the 1st and 2nd. How should I proceed? Thanks for any advice. </p> <p> Jacque Baker </p>

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<p> To Start this thread, do the members believe the stats: </p> <p> 1)that more than 70% of the time, consumers will deal with the first agent that gets back to them when they have an inquiry. </p> <p> 2) 40% of lead gen forms filled out never get acted on </p> <p> 3) 74% of consumers said the reason they picked one particular agent was the agents response time exceeded their expectations </p> <p> <strong>Feel Free To Toss In Any Others....</strong> </p>

<p> Does anyone know if the bank can place a lien against the borrower&#39;s primary residence if the bank obtained a judgment for the amount of the deficiency at foreclosure? </p>

<p> I can&#39;t seem to find a method/place to have Outlook print only the desired pages of an email, or email exchange with replies, etc. <br /> If I want only the first page, for example, but the exchange has &quot;grown&quot; the message to 4 pages...how can I print only the current page? None of the print icons/options seem to allow page selections by page number. </p> <p> Of course, printing the entire message each time helps keep up the demand for that AR timber, lol.<br /> Thanks<br /> Frank S Shauf Realty Dyersburg, TN<br /> ePro, GRI, EcoBroker </p>

<p> We are testing the waters with a &quot;News Feed&quot; utility that keeps you updated on the activity of your RealTown Friends. The News Feed is dependent on your <a href="http://www.realtown.com/myrealtown/friends">Friends List</a> and is a great way to stay updated with your favorite RealTown members. </p> <p> <strong>News Feed</strong> (beta)<br /> <a href="http://www.realtown.com/members/newsfeed/friends">http://www.realtown.com/members/newsfeed/friends</a> </p> <p> The news feed contains publicly available content that was created by your friends along with other notifications. To give you an idea of what will appear in this feed, let&#39;s assume you have a friend named &quot;Joe&quot; in your RealTown Friends List. Each time Joe performs certain activities on RealTown, you will be notified through this News Feed. </p> <p> Here is a list of the items that currently appear in the news feed: </p> <ul> <li> <strong>New Friendships</strong><br /> If Joe becomes friends with another RealTown member, you will see that in your News Feed. </li> <li> <strong>New Public Groups</strong><br /> When Joe creates a new public group on RealTown, you will see that in your News Feed. </li> <li> <strong>New Group Memberships</strong><br /> If Joe joins a public RealTown group, you will be notified in the News Feed. </li> <li> <strong>New Public Group Discussions</strong><br /> Each time Joe creates a new discussion in a public group, you will be notified in the News Feed. </li> <li> <strong>New Question in the Experts group</strong><br /> If Joe asks a question in the Experts group, you will be notified in the News Feed. </li> <li> <strong>New Blog Entries</strong><br /> Joe&#39;s latest blog entries will appear in your News Feed. </li> <li> <strong>New Blog Comments</strong><br /> Each time Joe posts a public comment on any RealTown Blog, you will see that in your News Feed. </li> <li> <strong>New Community Subscriptions</strong><br /> When Joe subscribes to a public Community, you will be notified in the News Feed. </li> <li> <strong>New Published Articles</strong><br /> When Joe publishes a new article, you will see that in your News Feed. </li> </ul> <p> At first glance, this may seem like a lot of notifications, especially if you have several (100+) RealTown Friends. However, we have imposed some limitations on the types of items that appear in your News Feed, along with how many times the same member can appear in your News Feed. In short, this means that you may not see <em>everything</em> your friends have done, but you&#39;ll see a healthy portion of it. </p> <p> Please let us know what your thoughts are and if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns. </p>

<p> I have seen many pricing strategies and I would like to share mine. I also want to see what others are doing throughout the country and what the results have been. </p> <p> If a home is in the foreclosure process already, I list it at loan value. If it is not yet in foreclosure I list at 8% above loan value. I write into all my listing agreements a clause that allows me to systematically lower the price on the 1st and 15th of each month until an offer is recieved. Usually I lower it by 3% each time but if the sale date is near I somtimes get more agressive. All my listings expire on the 30th of each month this way I don&#39;t have to figure out when to reduce prices or contact clients about expiring listings. I also write them for one year out to be on the safe side. </p> <p> I also advised the seller not to expect much at the begining because we have to show the bank a concerted effort to get full loan amount for them. </p> <p> I haven&#39;t had a problem yet, however you must really pay attention to dates because the values have dropped so much, you always don&#39;t have the time necassary. </p>

<div> My heart was lightened a bit today. A group of real estate agents (our peers), made (what I thought to be), a fair and very professional decision at an arbitration hearing. We all are experiencing buyer woes in this difficult market, but stealing clients and customers from other agents has always been, and will always be, a tremendously unethical thing to do. This hearing resulted in a positive outcome. This arbitration panel found for the agent who was most definitely the &quot;procuring cause&quot; in a real estate transaction that resulted in a settlement. </div> <div> </div> <div> The agent who was successful in the arbitration, had shown the property (and others) to the buyer, provided comparable sales information, assisted with financing, wrote a contract, and stayed in touch with the buyer through out the process. For some reason the buyer shut this agent down and told them to hold off before submitting the offer. Now the buyer had a family member in the real estate business. Their family member may have suggested that they write the contract and submit it to the listing agent. Gee, the buyer&#39;s relative can now get the sales side of the commission. We wonder why as agents we get a bad wrap. Did this other agent really think this was going to fly? Why should the first agent just sit idly by and do nothing? Fortunately, she didn&#39;t. </div> <div> </div> <div> The family member agent was successful in getting a ratified contract with the seller and they then proceeded to settlement. The first agent was proactive and pursued her case for procuring cause and was successful at the hearing. </div> <div> </div> <div> As a REALTOR, it makes me crazy that someone who is suppose to be held to the same standards that we all should and must adhere to, is willing to be this self-serving, unethical idiot and do something this under handed. Do I sound harsh? I am sure that I do. But this type of behavior has got to be curtailed. We as fellow agents have to call our brethren to task. We must police our own industry, and eventually hope to minimize and/or eliminate this type of individual from our ranks. This vile behavior continues to feed the negative perception of the real estate industry as a whole. </div> <div> </div> <div> Sound off. </div>

<p> What we are talking about here is a very significant change to how we each do business on a daily basis, assuming we actually do make the transition. These changes will probably not come quickly or easily.<br /> <br /> There are a few resources out on the Internet, there is a book, there is a private designation. . . all designed to help you make the shift from purely traditional to consulting business. Mollie W. has her &quot;<u>Ripping the Roof Off Real Estate</u>&quot; book, there is the <a href="http://acrecourse.realtown.com/">ACRE</a> private designation course and there is the ConsultingTimes web resource for ongoing support of those who have the <a href="http://acrecourse.realtown.com/">ACRE</a> designation.<br /> <br /> These are terrific resources. No doubt about that. But they are only the beginning of what we will need as an industry that is about to experience a major paradigm shift. This is clear.<br /> <br /> What I would like to hear, from everyone in the group, is how they see their own needs shaping up. What do you expect to need in the way of support, training, resources, etc. to help you and maybe your associates move into this transition successfully? Are we missing anything? Your input will be valuable. </p> <p> Jack </p>

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<p> How do you uninstall software on a smart phone (Centro in particular)? </p> <p> Seems like when I install a new software package that it installs all sorts of little bits and pieces of software with names that only a programmer could love. When I go into &quot;delete&quot; from the main menu, I am looking at all sorts of jibberish and I have no idea what I&#39;m suppose to delete. Surely there is a better way. Everyone else on the planet has an uninstall utility. </p>

<p> Anyone have any success stories about how they got the MI company on board to complete a short sale? Also, would love any suggestions that you think might work! :-) </p> <p> <strong>VITALS</strong> </p> <p> BPO 229K Offer 220K Owed 266K; buyer is completely ready to close; Contact: AHMSI (AKA Option One) file was complete bank said yes PMI company said get more money if we foreclose... </p> <p> Thanks in advance Everyone! </p> <p> Christina </p>