STAY HOME! That is the be all end all solution as far as I can tell! I was in COSTCO this morning and there was a lady standing by one of the areas where they were sampling food. She was HACKING and sneezing and coughing like she was ready to take her last breath. All […]
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Agents and BIG EGOS… a Sad Combo
I have a problem…well…my buyers do. I have a transaction in escrow now that is an owner/agent. For those of you who don’t know what that means…it means the seller/owner of the property is also the listing agent. This person listed the vacant home and we quickly made an offer on it which was accepted. […]
Report Card for Veterans Charities…Who do YOU Donate to?
In honor of Veteran’s Day I thought this was information worth posting. It is sad the charitable groups I have donated to in the past rate F’s! I will be referring to this list in the future…and I hope you do too. Bennett Weiner, chief operating officer of the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, […]
FREE…or ALMOST FREE Halloween Costumes!
Given the state of the economy…and most people’s bank accounts…I thought I would compile a few Halloween costume ideas for you to do-it-yourself…and save some money! 1. Get a bunch of small sponges and glue (or safety pin) them on to an old sweat shirt…what are you? SELF ABSORBED! 2. Get a bunch of mini […]
Saga of B of A (Countrywide) Short Sale
My client is the most patient man in the world…well maybe not the MOST…but right up there. He has been waiting for short sale approval since December 2008. And as he recently told me after using Google to search “Bank of America Longest Short Sale” …he is NOT the record holder! We originally offered $330K […]
Get Out There And See Phoenix
Recently I spoke to a long time resident of Phoenix and we started talking about all the “things” to do in the Phoenix area…and she had not seen or done ANY of them…Sad…I thought! So that prompted me to write a little blog about my favorite things to do in the Phoenix area. 1. It […]
PLEASE…Do Not Start PUSHING Christmas ALREADY!!!
REALLY? Christmas in September??? I typically have the local news on in the morning. Not the BIG National news…just the local talking heads. I could not believe my eyes when I heard a jolly “HO HO HO” coming from the TV. WHAT? I ran to check my calendar…and sure enough it is mid September! No…not […]
WOW…B of A…Your Customer Service REALLY STINKS!
Bank of America is making life hard for a GREAT borrower. Ok…I know the guidelines have tightened …a lot…but here is a maddening story about a GREAT client I am working with. Ms. N… I will call her… went into visit with her personal banker over six weeks ago. She has all three credit scores […]
Katy…My Friend…My HERO!
I have a close friend who has been fighting AND winning her battle with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. She is my hero. She just completed her 26 weeks of chemo (that’s over 6 months if your math is bad) PRIOR to her scheduled mastectomy later this month…and she has not skipped a beat. She has not […]