Dealing with technology

Having a website can be frustrating. Today I'm having some one on one time with the tech person at the office to teach me some tricks.
Computers were supposed to make our lives easier and free up more time to spend with people and enjoying ourselves. Instead we get bogged down in the trials of getting everything on the computer to work correctly. I don't know about everyone else, but once I have a problem that needs outside help to fix, my day is shot! It's like my life just entered one of those big black holes in space and I'm sucked into a time continuem (sp?). I started the problem in daylight and all of a sudden I look outside and it's dark!
Oh well.... on to my appointment....

10 Reasons I haven't written for a month....

Well it's been about a month since I've written in my blog and believe me... it's for GOOD REASONS. Here are 10 reasons why I haven't written anything for about a month:

Reason #1: I forgot the address and name of my blog and couldn't find it.

Reason #2: I was busy taking out clients

Reason # 3: I was getting all my tax papers together (not done yet)

Reason # 4: Too busy watching Judge Judy

Reason # 5: I was playing too much Scrabble online

Reason # 6: I had a deadline to read a book for my bookclub

Reason # 7: I was answering emails and phone calls

Reason # 8: I had writer's block

Reason # 9: I was TWEETING

Reason # 10: (drum roll please...) I was afraid that no one would read it!!!!!!

And the winner is.....!!!

So this week the emphasis is on foreclosures. This week I received two offers on homes that are bank owned foreclosures (different homes, thank goodness) and the people who made the offers are friends of each other. Each bank required different papers to be submitted with the offer. One bank insisted on having the bank statements of the buyers (to prove they could afford the down payment), a preapproval letter (of course), and an offer form filled out (of their design). This particular bank also wanted the potential buyer to pay all of the following expenses (besides paying for the home itself)....

*transfer taxes
*survey
*title fees
*cost to turn the utilities on and off for an inspection

The second bank, which was selling the other home wanted just a preapproval and the offer.

Since both potential buyers were friends, one asked me why I was asking her for "all this stuff" when I wasn't asking her friend for ANYTHING.

One would think that the process would be standardized.... ONE WOULD THINK.

I'm waiting for the first bank to come back and say that they still require a blood sample.. and it has to be type "O"!!!

Stay tuned for more another day....

The first blog is always the worst blog

How I was talked into this, I'll never know. Someone whispered in my ear that it would be good for my business as a realtor to get my name out there for people to see. Maybe give some tips on the best way to sell your home or what not to do when buying a home.... stuff like that. I was thinking that later on I might tell stories about the people I've worked with.. with the names changed to protect the innocent, of course.
So, stay tuned. That's what I plan for the future. In the meantime, I'm through for the day.