Update on the FHA Buyer buying an FHA Short Sale
Well, had that conversation with the inside person at the short selling bank. I did get to a supervisor. Had to go that route once again because my negotiator said no to me and that we had 180 days to sell the property. I said to her did you not realize that the appraisal will now stick to that property. What don't you understand about HUD guidelines today for FHA? So off to the supervisor I went and I did get her to agree to go to HUD after suggesting that she pick up the phone and call HUD and get someone at HUD to look at your appraisal and look at the buyer's appraisal and act like underwriters are required to act in a sales transaction. Go back to your appraiser and as

FHA Buyer on an FHA Short Sale so What's the Problem?
I have now encountered this for a 2nd time this year regarding short sales. I have been doing short sales since 2003. I don't call myself an expert because every short sale is different even if it's within the same bank. Once again another surprise, I have now encountered an unusual situation for a 2nd time that well I don't know if it will be resolved.My short sale was approved as being an FHA short sale. The valuation of the property is not a BPO but a certified FHA appraisal which is the rule for an FHA short sale. The transaction is moving along and the buyer orders their appraisal and there is a 2 week difference from the 1st appraisal done and the 2nd appraisal done.

Watch Me Grow
It's been more than 2 weeks since I attended the RE Bar Camp. This event has inspired me again. Every so often I get on this kick that I want to do my own website. I have a website. Actually I have 2 websites one for each market that I sell in but they lack something . . . well me personally. As most agents that part is handled by someone else or we use a template of sorts. Yes, we are always busy and we are told that certain parts of our business should be handled by others they call that delegating. Now there are theories about delegating. Do I believe in it? Yes, but I also believe that real estate the selling of it, financing, etc. is a personal thing. I believe that what

RE Bar Camp - DC
I guess the first thing anyone would ask is what is a RE Bar Camp? I had the same question and I attended my first RE Bar Camp on Tuesday. It was like the coming of Christmas for me when I was a child. The anticipation was unbearable at times waiting for the day to arrive. I had signed up for a couple others but could never pull away from my business to go. Here it was right in my backyard. It arrive just in time and it was worth the wait. I was ready for RE Bar Camp and devoted the day to just learning.There was so much to learn from people who really wanted you to understand. There was social media networking, twittering, blogging, or vlogging. Ideas, ideas and more i

Watch Your Scents - Tips for Sellers
Selling in today's market can be an incredible challenge. There are many things that affect the buyer when they walk into a home. One of the most important is smell. Smell is a very subconscious thing that can affect how a buyer feels about a property they are viewing.Smell is powerful, and how your home smells is critical. Everyone has scent associations. So when odors enter the nose they are filtered through olfactory nerve cells and go into the limbic system, the emotional center of the brain. That emotion becomes fixed to the odor memory and gets locked in your brain until it's revived with a whiff. That makes for a scent memory.The other thing that happens with