#realtor #realestatetips #review

Intro : Here are some “tips” in an article I just saw on google…let’s go through them and see if I agree

Home Finance and Budget

1. Your home loan could fall through if you open additional credit lines between offer acceptance and purchase. Yes! I have seen it happen and I tell my buyers to be careful all the time…..

2. Don’t change jobs….yes…this is true, but if it happens, hopefully you have an offer letter from your new employer detailing pay…I have put buyers in homes that have switched jobs between the time they put in an offer and the time they bought the house

3.

Continue reading Real Estate Broker Reviews Best Real Estate Tips Article at Deerwood Realty.

#serval #neighbor #exoticpet

Intro : A day in the life story and one with exotic pets

1. Got a call today about a lost cat. The owner said that it might be in my house listed for sale.

What did I do? I dropped what I was doing and took a look inside the house that hasn’t been open since at least Friday of last week.

Why?

a.

Continue reading That isn’t a cat in the bed, My day was hijacked by a cat at Deerwood Realty.

#evictionmoratorium #tenants #landlords

Intro : 3 stories about the joys of tenants and landlords

1. In the Hamptons, a woman has decided she will just stay in her rented house.

The owner has flown in from Israel to enjoy the summer months in her home, which is currently being occupied by a tenant who refuses to leave

a. What do you do with the eviction moratorium?

b.

Continue reading Landlord did WHAT?…..I don’t believe it! at Deerwood Realty.

#cityordinance #sunflowers #neighbors

Intro : City of Austin says the Sunflower rows must come down

A homeowner in Austin decided to grow sunflowers along a sidewalk. The city says they are a violation of two ordinances, one for right of way mobility concerns and another that prohibits weeds and grasses over 12 inches tall from growing on a property.

Thoughts/Questions

No HOA in this story. This is the municipality.

Continue reading City Says NO Sunflowers for YOU! at Deerwood Realty.

#neighbors #peacock #murdermystery

Intro : Was Azul the Peacock Murdered?

A beloved neighborhood Peacock, named Azul was found dead in a neighbor’s yard.

Thoughts/Questions

1. The article references a neighbor that others suspect may be behind the murder. How do you think neighbors will respond?

Think he will be invited to the neighborhood picnic?

2. It’s entirely possible to not break any laws and still have your neighbors hate you.

Continue reading What happened to Azul the Peacock? at Deerwood Realty.

#realestatebrokerage #pocketlisting #realestate

Intro : A Washington Post article discusses the “rise” of pocket listings and the possible consequences.

A “Pocket Listing” or an “Exclusive Listing” or “Private Listing” is a home that is for sale but not marketed through cooperation with other brokerages. They are “exclusive” to the brokerage that has them.

A rise in pocket listings would be really hard to quantify. The article mentions a methodology that they used, and it does show an increase…but this might be confirmation bias.

Continue reading What is a “POCKET LISTING” in Residential Real Estate? Is it bad? Is it good? at Deerwood Realty.

#yardart #neighbors #realestate

Intro : A neighborhood “artist” has put up a display with barbies, nails through their arms, and blood. His front yard is covered with computers, Tv’s and other electronics

Thoughts/questions

1. This is why people want to live in an HOA.

2. Is your front yard the appropriate venue for Art? Or does it belong in a public space?

3. Do you support your neighbor when they put “art” in their yard?

Continue reading When your neighbor displays “Art” on his lawn at Deerwood Realty.

#realestatebroker #confession #podcast

Intro: I’ve learned some things

1. Editing and I are not friends with my computer…..it takes forever, and that’s why I don’t do it.

2. There are channel experts everywhere on YouTube…oddly enough, the vast majority of channel experts are affiliates to channel view SEO companies…..it’s not wrong or right…I just don’t care to use something biased…so if we stay small, that’s just the way it will be.

Continue reading 50th Episode! 3 Confessions, Trivia, and where we go from here? at Deerwood Realty.

#realestate #HOA #lostdogfound

Intro: 3 Stories….I think the best one is last

Story 1. HOA is Suing Couple over Solar Panels

a. The HOA says that solar panels are allowed, but not on the front of the house

b. A new law was signed that the representative says strengthens the home owners right to have solar panels….but there is no text accompanying the article. And, this HOA does allow solar panels on the back of the house

c.

Continue reading HOA NOT happy with Solar, Neighbor is burned… Great dog story at Deerwood Realty.

#realestate #scam #renterbeware

Intro: What happens when a scammer tries to make money off your listing?

I listed a house for sale this morning. Things were going great, we had a lot of showings scheduled and everything was as it should be.

Around noon, I got a call from a fellow in Arnold. He asked me about the house, said that he had a hard time believing that it was just $800/month rent.

Continue reading OH NO! Facebook Marketplace SCAM on My LISTING at Deerwood Realty.