Buyers, Liars, and Spinning My Tires

Dear You Know Who You Are, I hope you're both quite pleased with yourselves and your new home. I honestly have never been more disappointed or offended by any two people I've ever worked with. I did EVERYTHING for you... 8+ months of on-call touring- nights, weekends,...

» August 4th, 2010 | Rants | No Comments »

Bellingham Cracks Down on Parking Misfits

I went to court today.  Not for the first time...probably not the last.  It was a matter of principal, and in matters of principal I am prepared to throw down whatever gauntlet is required to guard against offense, regardless of magnitude.  Justice must be served,...

» July 22nd, 2010 | Bellingham • Rants | 6 Comments »

A Humble Letter to the National Association of Realtors

Dear NAR, In regard to your recent letter, I am quite sorry, and duly ashamed, to report that I have been unable to procure the funds necessary to continue my membership. Maybe you would be happier if I brought you a few pints of blood, or a kidney...or perhaps my first-born...

» May 17th, 2010 | Rants | 7 Comments »

Friday Morning Rant: Feedback, Schmeedback!

The following is copied from an actual message I sent in response to the third consecutive e-mail request for feedback on a house that I toured last weekend. Please keep in mind that full-time real estate agents, like me, commonly look at dozens of homes in any given week. Why?...

» April 16th, 2010 | Rants | 3 Comments »

Some Real Estate Agents Just Don’t Get It…

It is a lovely Monday morning here in beautiful Bellingham, WA. I'm doing the usual monday morning e-mail and social media catch-up routine- sitting at my desk tweaking my Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts...adding links, comments, and such. Then the phone rings. I don't pick...

» January 25th, 2010 | Rants | 4 Comments »

Don’t Hate on my Blogs, Dawg!

Blogging About Listings is Part of My Job In a bumbling stroke of unbridled stupidity that spits in the face of not only the U.S. Constitution, but free speech and common sense in general, the NWMLS here in Washington has revised its rules regarding blogging. Sellers and/or their agents...

» January 11th, 2010 | Rants • Real Estate Tips | 8 Comments »

Top 5 Reasons Buyers Fail with Fixers

These days, it is all too easy for  inexperienced buyers to become obsessed with getting the "best deal".   I'm talking about  the "weekend warrior" buyer- the one who watches countless hours of HGTV shows that make it seem plausible that someone could seek out, purchase, remodel and flip a home...

» October 22nd, 2009 | Rants • Real Estate Tips | 1 Comment »

Real Estate Agents are not Robots!

Please Treat Real Estate Agents Like Real People! According to a recent report by a highly reputable investigative entity, most… several…that is, some real estate agents out there are actual people, just like you- with hearts, minds, maybe even a personality!  I can tell you...

» September 4th, 2009 | Rants • Real Estate Tips | 1 Comment »

Top 10 Reasons Your House Won’t Sell (Part 1)

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know that the past 18 months have seen record numbers of homes hit the Bellingham real estate market.  And not just Bellingham’s market, but all markets across the country. The combination of panic, desperation and fear has caused “For Sale” signs to spring...

» September 4th, 2009 | Rants • Real Estate Tips | No Comments »

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