All Posts Tagged With: "for sale by owner"
Why Good Loans Are Now Also Frozen?! Banks Screwed Up, Homeowners Are Paying
(post by Dee) A comment from Robby clearly was due in part to misunderstanding of BT’s post from the other day about Banks Bringing Market Down. We obviously welcome all comments, but wanted to clarify this…
Here is what Robby wrote: “sounds like a paranoid and jilted broker complaining about a deal that didn’t go [...]
Bad Craig’s List Real Estate Ad of the Month: ABC’s of Selling House Online - Funny, too
(post by BT) As a Realtor who always look to pounce on a helpless seller who just can’t do without me, I scan Craig’s List daily for leads. I’d like to start sharing with you some of the funnier or more ridiculous Craig’s List real estate posts I come across. Well, here is one from [...]
10Oct2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Rent By-owner Ad on Craig’s List
(post by BT) This ad appeared on New York Craig’s List in July (we noticed it on July 22, 2008):
“THIS 2 BEDROOM APT. OFFERS A BRAND NEW BATHROOM EQUIPPED WITH ULTRA MODERN CORNER SPA TUB, AND SEPARATE SHOWER. BRAND NEW KITCHEN WITH GRANITE COUNTERS AND BACKSPLASH. LAMINATE FLOORING THROUGHOUT. EXCELLENT LOCATION, WALKING DISTANCE TO SHOPS [...]
Misrepresenting Square Footage of NY City Apartments
(post by Ardie) There may be many “reasons” for square footage being advertised incorrectly, ranging from ignorance (hello FSBOs!), to shadiness (hello grimy Realtor and greedy sellers), with confusion somewhere in-between. I won’t attempt to solve this problem. Just trying to expose the truth and help out a bit…
In Manhattan, where prices for apartments basically [...]
Hard Money (Loan), Soft Brain (Lender)
(post by BT) Today’s call is from a hard money lender. Definition: hard money is a high-interest, short-term loan for an investment. Caller’s name: Moron! He foreclosed on someone and now has this property, a 6-family building he wants to sell FAST. He does not give exclusive listing, the usual “Just bring a buyer and [...]
30Apr2008 | | 0 comments | ContinuedA Client Called Me Today… Referrals Rule!
(post by BT) A client called today. Said there is a property for sale, the owner just reduced the price by 20%, and he wants to buy it. I asked how he found out about the price reduction. He had viewed the property a few months ago, when it was for ‘sale by [...]
18Mar2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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