Search Results for listing agenttag:searchlightcrusade.net,2024:/mt//feed/listing agent2024-05-08T10:47:57ZMovable Type 4.21-en2551255Excerpt from What Consumers Need To Know About Buying Real Estatetag:www.danmelson.com,2023://4.55172023-11-13T15:00:00Z2023-11-13T14:23:58ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
On Getting Rich Quick in Real Estate I keep running into people who paid money for a get rich quick seminar and are looking to buy property for zero down and immediately sell it for a $50,000 profit. Somebody With...
First draft excerpt from Gifts of the Mothertag:www.danmelson.com,2022://4.54312022-05-23T14:00:00Z2022-05-23T12:24:44ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
We headed outside and Zeb handed me a piece of chalk. I knelt down and reached out as far as I could before spinning around slowly in a circle to draw a bigger circle on the driveway, maybe three...
New Consumer Article: How To Keep Listing Agents From Filtering Out Offerstag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.47892009-07-06T14:00:00Z2009-07-06T13:45:03ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The new consumer article for today is How To Keep Listing Agents From Filtering Out Offers. This is a real, major, and once again increasing problem within the real estate industry. You need to take steps to prevent it from...
New Consumer Article: Short Sale Negotiators and the Interests of Potential Buyerstag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.47842009-07-01T14:00:00Z2009-07-01T13:58:11ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The new consumer article for today is Short Sale Negotiators and the Interests of Potential Buyers. An awful lot of nonsense gets tried with short sales, most of it for the benefit of lazy listing agents who shouldn't have taken...
General Consumer Articles: Week in Review June 1st to June 14th 2009tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.47312009-06-14T17:00:00Z2009-06-14T17:08:39ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Newly Written Articles Segmented Real Estate Markets And Taking Advantage of Them The current response to certain kinds of property is very different from that to other types. This discusses how to take advantage of it. The Sperm Donor...
New Consumer Article: The Sperm Donor Theory of Buyer's Agentstag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.47462009-06-09T14:00:00Z2009-06-09T14:08:26ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The new consumer article for today is The Sperm Donor Theory of Buyer's Agents. The real estate industry is built around the listing of property. Okay, it's actually built around the care and feeding of real estate brokerages, but...
General Consumer Articles: Weeks in Review April 20th-May 10thtag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.47102009-05-24T19:00:00Z2009-05-24T19:25:31ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
I've been letting this slide for several weeks due to one thing or another, during which time I've done a few important new articles and republished quite a few important older ones. Therefore, I'm going to limit the review...
General Consumer Articles: Weeks in Review March 29-April 19, 2009tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.46352009-05-17T17:00:00Z2009-05-17T17:10:00ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
I've been letting my weekly article review slide for several weeks due to one thing or another, during which time I've done a few important new articles and republished quite a few very important older ones. Therefore, I'm going...
State of the La Mesa and East County Real Estate Market April 2009tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.46662009-04-21T14:00:00Z2009-04-21T13:48:08ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
We were ready for a strong turn in the market, but the strength of what we've gotten in the last six weeks is amazing. It has been, if anything, worse that a few years ago. What caused it? People...
New Consumer Article: How Agents Should Respond To An Appraisal Below Purchase Pricetag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.46432009-04-02T14:30:00Z2009-04-02T14:23:31ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The new consumer article for today is How Agents Should Respond To An Appraisal Below Purchase Price. The appraisal is a significant client protection, and trying to manipulate the appraisal to make the transaction happen is not in a buyer's...
State of the San Diego Real Estate Market March 2009tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.45912009-03-03T15:00:00Z2009-03-03T14:37:29ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Reminds me of this gold rush movie (one that I recommend watching if you have a chance) Okay, it's not quite like that, but correctly priced properties are flying into "Pending". It has to do with supply and demand. At...
General Consumer Articles:Week in Review December 29, 2008 - January 4, 2009tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.44742009-01-04T18:00:00Z2009-01-04T17:46:13ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Newly Written Articles Termite Work, Wood Destroying Pest Agreements, and Lender Requirements Consumer Focused Carnival of Real Estate Updated Articles There's No Such Thing as Full Service Agency for a Discount Price Real Estate Numbers: Calculators and Spreadsheets Are...
New Consumer Article: Why You Don't Want A "Top Producer" Listing Your Propertytag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.44662008-12-22T15:00:00Z2008-12-22T14:50:29ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The new consumer article for today is Why You Don't Want A "Top Producer" Listing Your Property. The agent makes money hand over fist, but they haven't got the attention to spare for getting the best price on your property,...
General Consumer Articles:Weeks in Review December 8-21, 2008tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.44432008-12-21T18:30:00Z2008-12-21T18:28:24ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Newly Written Articles Buyer's Agents Presenting An Offer In Person talks about the advantages of agents presenting an offer in person. Multiple Offers: Weak But Increasingly Common, And It's Your Listing Agent's Fault talks about how to discourage strong...
New Consumer Article: It Is Illegal Under RESPA to Require Even Prequalification With a Particular Lendertag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.44592008-12-16T15:00:00Z2008-12-16T14:44:36ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The new consumer article for today is It Is Illegal Under RESPA to Require Even Prequalification With a Particular Lender, debunks the legality of a practice that listing agents are trying to bring back or institute with the increase in...
New Consumer Article: Multiple Offers: Weak But Increasingly Common, And It's Your Listing Agent's Faulttag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.44462008-12-09T15:00:00Z2008-12-09T14:44:14ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The new consumer article for today is Multiple Offers: Weak But Increasingly Common, And It's Your Listing Agent's Fault, talks about multiple offer situations, what they mean to buyers, and what they mean to sellers....
New Consumer Article: Buyer's Agents Presenting An Offer In Persontag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.44442008-12-08T15:00:00Z2008-12-08T14:59:27ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The new consumer article for today is Buyer's Agents Presenting An Offer In Person, where I cover the ins and outs of presenting an offer in person, why buyer's agents should do it, why listing agents should prefer it, and...
General Consumer Articles: Weeks in Review November 3-23, 2008tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.43902008-11-23T17:30:00Z2008-11-23T17:38:44ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
I've been working a lot of hours and allowed some of the more usual articles to fall behind. Newly Written Articles VA Loans Have Become The Magic Bullet talking about how, with everything else getting tightened and over-tightened, VA...
General Consumer Articles: Week in Review September 15-21, 2008tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.42942008-09-21T19:00:00Z2008-09-21T19:11:05ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Newly Written Articles Mortgage Accelerators, Money Merge, and Paying Your Mortgage Down Discusses how there is no magical "free money" in any kind of mortgage accelerator. Wells and Community Water Systems goes over the minimum basics on wells and...
General Consumer Articles: Week in Review September 8-14, 2008tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.42742008-09-15T02:45:00Z2008-09-15T02:36:43ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Almost forgot my weekly round up of consumer articles I've written Newly Written Articles Negotiation Requires More Than Dueling Ultimatums, talking about the exchange of ultimatums faxes that often passes for negotiation today. Personal Loans For A Real Estate...