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  • Paying A Price For Not Being In Control

    Bird About To Take Off in Biscayne Bay
    Bird About To Take Off in Biscayne Bay

    I just got a follow up email from a super nice Realtor that showed my listing. She was peeved because the “client” decided not to use her anymore because the “client’s” mother just decided to get her real estate license. The worse thing about it is that this realtor has been showing houses to these people for 14 months.  As a realtor for 25 years, I am used to this. Sometimes you work for months trusting that people will remain loyal and then bam they go off with someone else.

    The lesson learned as a realtor is to get an exclusive buyer’s agency when working with a buyer. In my case last week, it was a matter of respect for another fellow realtor. My clients wanted to remain loyal. One of the reasons I am hesitant to work full time in real estate again is the yo-yo syndrome.  In this Miami market  of short sales and foreclosures, anything can go haywire after working hundreds of hours on a deal. (more…)

  • Is It Really All About Love?

    its-all-about-luvI had a mini meltdown today. Before you’re wondering if I am about to vent, I already did. I meditated in the afternoon, went to the gym, bought sushi & sake at the groceries, read some interesting links on twitter and now I am back to “normal”. 

     I normally like to enjoy my weekends  relaxing at the beach and reading a good book. But yesterday all day, I spent it showing properties to my client that hired me to list their home. No homes really piqued their interest except a foreclosure that we couldn’t get into because the realtor didn’t answer and it wasn’t on the MLS (multiple listing service).

    Since I know this foreclosure and REO business, I told my clients that this realtor probably wanted to take the whole commission for himself or only show it to his select agents. Of course this proved to be the case.  I had warned them that it would be next to impossible to get this house. My client called  the number after I suggested her to. By a stroke of  amazing luck, the realtor is a current client of hers. He made it very clear to my client that he was not going to cooperate with me. (more…)

  • Angels Watching Over Us – Visible & Invisible

    Angels Always Watch Over US
    Angels Always Watch Over US

    Oprah had a show this week of several people who have provided services and help to people that are in need during these hard times. She named the show every day heroes  One woman was crying at an auction of her house and Marilyn Mock went up to her and asked her why she was crying. Normally, the homeowner who is in foreclosure doesn’t go to these auctions. Usually it is the investors who buy the homes from the bank. When Marilyn found out why this woman was in despair, she went and bid for the house and later gave the title of the  house back to the woman that was crying. Now they are friends.

    Since then, Marilyn has created a foundation called Foreclosure Angel Foundation. The amazing thing about the story is that Marilyn did not go to the auction to invest. She went to accompany her son and watch. I think some big angel was watching over her instead and Marilyn did this beautiful act of kindness. In life you never know what happens and how angels, invisible ones and real human angels happen to show up when you least expect it. It has happened to me many times and these are the moments that I will never forget. They make my life so much richer. I hope one day when I get back on my feet, I can do the same for others.