Fort Worth Real Estate Blog.

 Anyone dealing in REO's having trouble with asset companies that do not take care of thier end very well?  Some put lockboxes on thier properties, lockbox is never ut on the property? Or they will not have it rekeyed in time then thye whine because its not in MLS. I know they are swamped right now, but still making our end more difficult really makes thier end more difficult.   I know asset companies have different responsibilities they do, some rekey, some dont, and same with trashouts. But it still frusterating to be left with a property that isnt ready to market..

Is this market crazy or what? I know darn good and well public perception due to some very goofy media coverage is running the market at the moment. I learned that if someone is not activley selling real estate (as I have done for 29 years) what they tell me doesnt really hold much water. some of  news people and number crunchers cause more problems than they solve. So if they are not showing house and listening to buyers and sellers face to face everyday, thier opinons do more harm than good.

How many of you like this style of home ? Big one story sprawling homes with open floorplans.Ones that you think of Matt Helm walking through the living room. What a shame to see  many of them being torn down to make room for Macmansions, ( big ugly new homes.) Seems peoples imagination and desire to preserve class is out the window.( No pun intended ) Thanks to the buyers that have restored some of the classic homes back to the original style.

In dealing with forclosures for over 15 years, I have never seen so many people that want to make offers without thier proof of funds letter.They seem so reluctant about providing one.  The asset companies that I handle property for are very serious when they say send proof of funds with every contract or the contract will sit until proof of financing is provided.  Maybe all the hoopla about foreclosures in the news is making buyers think they are giving the houses away.Those days are far gone!! In the DFW area that is not the case considering the market is holding its own and they are selling pretty darn good.

 How many have found that using a smartphone like Blackberry, Palm,Iphone or any of the others have saved you time and helped with productivity. I am seriously thinking about getting one but was looking for some feedback from people in the same business.

Do many of you that sell real estate sell insurance too? If so, what type of insurance do you sell? I was asked about getting my insurance license too. Had my real estate license 29 years.. Anyway I was just curious.

How many of you take this part of listing a house very seriously? This is one of the most important parts of your marketing of any property. Proper lighting and lining up your pictures can make someone stay longer on your website. Pictures with your shadow or half of a cat walking across the floor. Nothing worse tha out of focus pictures to confuse a buyer. Just my thoughts