Comments for The Steve Schwab Group Real Estate Blog http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com Wed, 14 May 2008 11:14:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Escrow Deposits by North Georgia Properties http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2008/01/06/escrow-deposits/#comment-60 North Georgia Properties Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:54:17 +0000 http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2008/01/06/escrow-deposits/#comment-60 Thank you for this informative explanation and I never new about this with the deposit. I have someone this will be very interested in and will appreciate it as they are building a home. Thank you for this informative explanation and I never new about this with the deposit. I have someone this will be very interested in and will appreciate it as they are building a home.

]]> Comment on 2007 Home Sales Fifth Best In History by North Georgia Properties http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/2007-home-sales-fifth-best-in-history/#comment-59 North Georgia Properties Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:50:27 +0000 http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-59 I agree that 2007 was a good year for sales but also a year for foreclosure and we keep trying to put the two together. I agree when you sell you buy and whats lost on sale is more than made up for on buying. Thats proving hard to sell to some people to get the concept but by waiting it's only gonna go lower. I agree that 2007 was a good year for sales but also a year for foreclosure and we keep trying to put the two together.

I agree when you sell you buy and whats lost on sale is more than made up for on buying. Thats proving hard to sell to some people to get the concept but by waiting it’s only gonna go lower.

]]> Comment on Oregon Foreclosure Rate by Port Orange Florida Homes http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/oregon-forclosure-rate/#comment-58 Port Orange Florida Homes Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:13:23 +0000 http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/?p=42#comment-58 What a great idea! I think they did not put much time into the George Bush think tank as they usually do because it's an election year and they want to appear to be helping. As we know with all the Bush plans we will pay dearly later. Where are these people gonna go. I don't like giving a bail out option but why not reacess a different type of fixed loan being given to them and the ability not to sell for a specific period of time as a penalty. They could adjust the time for penalty by the value of the house so that we don't have this all happen again in 10 years with all of the properties being up for sale at the sale time. What a great idea! I think they did not put much time into the George Bush think tank as they usually do because it’s an election year and they want to appear to be helping. As we know with all the Bush plans we will pay dearly later.

Where are these people gonna go. I don’t like giving a bail out option but why not reacess a different type of fixed loan being given to them and the ability not to sell for a specific period of time as a penalty. They could adjust the time for penalty by the value of the house so that we don’t have this all happen again in 10 years with all of the properties being up for sale at the sale time.

]]> Comment on What You Should Expect If Your Realtor Is A True Professional by Steve Schwab http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/what-you-should-expect-if-your-realtor-is-a-true-professional/#comment-7 Steve Schwab Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:18:23 +0000 http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/what-you-should-expect-if-your-realtor-is-a-true-professional/#comment-7 This is not an area I have much experience with. Unless I have a very good understanding of any certain countries economy, I tend to stay away from investing my money there, at least as that applies to the stock market. I do know that you can now buy and own property in Mexico, which was once not the case. This is not an area I have much experience with. Unless I have a very good understanding of any certain countries economy, I tend to stay away from investing my money there, at least as that applies to the stock market. I do know that you can now buy and own property in Mexico, which was once not the case.

]]> Comment on What You Should Expect If Your Realtor Is A True Professional by North Cyprus property http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/what-you-should-expect-if-your-realtor-is-a-true-professional/#comment-6 North Cyprus property Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:07:08 +0000 http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/what-you-should-expect-if-your-realtor-is-a-true-professional/#comment-6 is taking a property in a foreign land profitable and legal? is taking a property in a foreign land profitable and legal?

]]> Comment on Costly Mistakes in Selling Your Home by Steve Schwab http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/costly-mistakes-in-selling-your-home/#comment-5 Steve Schwab Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:54:43 +0000 http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/costly-mistakes-in-selling-your-home/#comment-5 Very insightful. A good client listens and responds to the professional who is helping them. A good Realtor understands they are that professional and carefully explains what the seller should do and why these suggestions will help in selling the home. Far to often people don't understand thier roles in this relationship. This applies to both the seller and the Realtor. This is what the seller is paying for and what the Realtor is being paid for. I can say from experience, when a seller is getting advise from others, the efforts of the Realtor are undermined and very difficult to administer. Thanks for your comments. Steve Schwab Very insightful. A good client listens and responds to the professional who is helping them. A good Realtor understands they are that professional and carefully explains what the seller should do and why these suggestions will help in selling the home. Far to often people don’t understand thier roles in this relationship. This applies to both the seller and the Realtor. This is what the seller is paying for and what the Realtor is being paid for.

I can say from experience, when a seller is getting advise from others, the efforts of the Realtor are undermined and very difficult to administer.

Thanks for your comments.

Steve Schwab

]]> Comment on Costly Mistakes in Selling Your Home by Bill Brewer http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/costly-mistakes-in-selling-your-home/#comment-4 Bill Brewer Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:49:37 +0000 http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/costly-mistakes-in-selling-your-home/#comment-4 The biggest mistake people make in selling a home is not having it in top condition. Clean homes sell. Dirty, cluttered houses with animal, cooking or cigarette smells do not sell unless you are in one of those brief extremely strong sellers markets People become accustomed to their own clutter, deferred eminence, animal presence, smells, etc. People should start planning to sell their home six months in advance of the time they want to sell. That will allow landscaping to be fixed up; perhaps exterior paint (yes color matters) yellows and blues do not sell. New floor coverings and fresh paint inside. They should have a home inspection done and correct the deficiencies before putting it on the market. Relocation companies do this very successfully. It needs to be said that you really make your money when you buy a house, not when you sell a house. If you work with a Realtor they will look at your purchase from the standpoint of how easy it will be to sell the home later. They will know what standards are acceptable in a specific region or market place. What may be totally acceptable to a buyer coming from another region may be totally unacceptable to the overall local market. A twist on the "When in Rome do as the Roams do" is "When selling in Rome sell what the Romans sell". Bill Brewer The biggest mistake people make in selling a home is not having it in top condition.

Clean homes sell.

Dirty, cluttered houses with animal, cooking or cigarette smells do not sell unless you are in one of those brief extremely strong sellers markets

People become accustomed to their own clutter, deferred eminence, animal presence, smells, etc.

People should start planning to sell their home six months in advance of the time they want to sell. That will allow landscaping to be fixed up; perhaps exterior paint (yes color matters) yellows and blues do not sell. New floor coverings and fresh paint inside.

They should have a home inspection done and correct the deficiencies before putting it on the market. Relocation companies do this very successfully.

It needs to be said that you really make your money when you buy a house, not when you sell a house. If you work with a Realtor they will look at your purchase from the standpoint of how easy it will be to sell the home later.

They will know what standards are acceptable in a specific region or market place. What may be totally acceptable to a buyer coming from another region may be totally unacceptable to the overall local market. A twist on the “When in Rome do as the Roams do” is “When selling in Rome sell what the Romans sell”.

Bill Brewer

]]> Comment on Costly Mistakes in Selling Your Home by Matthew Guise http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/costly-mistakes-in-selling-your-home/#comment-3 Matthew Guise Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:03:25 +0000 http://steveschwabgroup.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/costly-mistakes-in-selling-your-home/#comment-3 You have pointed out many important mistkes regarding selling a home. You have pointed out many important mistkes regarding selling a home.

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