tag:searchlightcrusade.net,2024:/mt//feed/buyers 2024-04-20T02:50:23Z Movable Type 4.21-en 165 1 165 tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4843 2009-09-08T14:00:00Z 2009-09-08T13:55:08Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Low Asking Price on Unfinanceable Properties. Almost always, the reason for an asking price well below other equivalent properties is the presence of some factor that means you cannot obtain a regular real... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4830 2009-08-17T14:00:00Z 2009-08-17T13:55:17Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Automated Underwriting In Pre-Qualification or Pre-Approval Letters. Not to put too fine a point on it, automated underwriting is useless until all details of the transaction have been finalized. If you're selling a... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4825 2009-08-10T14:00:00Z 2009-08-10T13:47:40Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Two Things Sellers Need To Understand About Buyers, a discussion of two things both important and basic that sellers do not seem to understand about buyers, and judging by the available evidence, most... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4819 2009-08-05T14:00:00Z 2009-08-05T13:52:27Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Asking Price Versus Sales Price, a short discussion of what they are and the relationship between them. Many agents have forgotten this stuff, but it really is very basic stuff everyone should keep... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4799 2009-07-13T14:00:00Z 2009-07-13T13:47:56Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Some Offers Are More Equal Than Others, talking about how to evaluate two different purchase offers even though they may be for the same or similar amounts of money. This is primarily important... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4784 2009-07-01T14:00:00Z 2009-07-01T13:58:11Z Dan Melson http://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... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4775 2009-06-24T14:15:00Z 2009-06-24T14:09:59Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Why Sellers Should Counter All Reasonable Offers. It really isn't rocket science. If your agent advises you otherwise, something is wrong.... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4770 2009-06-22T14:00:00Z 2009-06-22T13:48:06Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Real Estate and "Priced for Perfection" talks about the house that is too beautiful to pass up - but that you should.... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4755 2009-06-15T14:00:00Z 2009-06-15T14:00:14Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is "I'm Working With Someone Else, But Could You Just Help Me With..." talking about requests for free work from real estate agents. I'm perfectly happy to give general information to non-clients and... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4746 2009-06-09T14:00:00Z 2009-06-09T14:08:26Z Dan Melson http://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... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4742 2009-06-08T14:00:00Z 2009-06-08T13:45:26Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Segmented Real Estate Markets And Taking Advantage of Them. I've written about how hot the current market is in San Diego. But if you break it down into market segments and micro... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4726 2009-05-27T14:00:00Z 2009-05-27T13:48:10Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is I'm Competing Against Multiple Offers. How Do I Proceed?. It's an article directed at consumers, not real estate professionals, so it doesn't go over some things such as alternatives to money that are... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4715 2009-05-19T14:15:00Z 2009-05-19T14:14:52Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is The Measurement Unit For Desirability Is Dollars. It really is that simple. A good agent can make a difference, but a property that has more will cost more. It isn't rocket science, but... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4705 2009-05-14T14:00:00Z 2009-05-14T13:51:11Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Buying Real Estate Isn't Simple. You can pretend it's simple, and hope you get outrageously lucky. Or you can prepare and do the work, and come out reliably enough better to more than... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4701 2009-05-12T14:00:00Z 2009-05-12T13:56:19Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Restricted Sale Property: Very Difficult to Find A Loan. Before you make an offer on restricted sale property, know that your financing options are going to be very limited, and being able to... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4694 2009-05-11T14:00:00Z 2009-05-11T14:26:12Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is You Want an Agency That Can Pay ENOUGH Attention to YOU. It really doesn't benefit you to list with an agency that is too busy to pay proper attention to your property, nor... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4666 2009-04-21T14:00:00Z 2009-04-21T13:48:08Z Dan Melson http://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... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4648 2009-04-06T14:00:00Z 2009-04-06T13:55:43Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Who Has A Legitimate Interest In A Real Estate Transaction?. This article goes all the way back to first principles to determine who has an interest worth getting hot and bothered over, and... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4643 2009-04-02T14:30:00Z 2009-04-02T14:23:31Z Dan Melson http://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... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4630 2009-03-26T14:00:00Z 2009-03-26T14:09:43Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is The Home Valuation Code of Conduct (New Appraisal Standards) that are going to be taking effect (appropriately enough) on May 1 ("May Day" or "MAYDAY"). It is going to be almost impossible for...