Kevin Whitty's (kevreal456) Blog

Hello, ActiveRain Community!  I have a seller who wants to sell quick.  The good thing is his price is high,right now, and he has room to play with.  i'm just wondering what has worked for most of you in the past.  I am open to all suggestions.  I have been in real estate for 6 years as a part ti...

This time of year reminds me of one of the best and worst open houses I ever did.  My clients were moving immediately and I was in charge of selling the house.  Except they forgot to clean the house prior to leaving and I forgot to check it myself.  What a surprise I got on Sunday at 12:30 for  m...

It's all business .  In this market do you focus on the clients who are interested in buying or do you focus on the clients who want to rent?  There are pro and cons to both.  I'm not sure who is worth spending the afternoon with one or the other.  Normally, you would proably say the buyer , but ...

Well today , hopefully is 2 days away from my first closing of the year.  This is a beautiful thing provided we close as scheduled.  It is definitely a blessing, but I find myself behind on my schedule of closings for the year according to my goals.  Well, maybe my goals weren't realistic or mayb...

How many of you ?  Have had closings cancelled or postponed at the last minute or the day before.  Before I got into real estate , about 6 years ago,I never would have believed these things happen like this .  Meaning , with such frequency that if something can go wrong it will.  My friends and f...

Hello , Active Rain.  This week i had a closing that was postponed due to the PATRIOT ACT. This was after the mortgage company gave us permission to schedule the closing 2 weeks prior.  To make matters worse they only gave my clients minium information about the problem.  This is all because a th...

Hello, to all the Realtor's in the world who are ready to make this spring a good one.  This is the busiest time of the year for most realtors.  So take some time out to get refocused and to set your gameplaln for the next couple of months.  This can definitely be the difference between a good ye...

I would like to take this time and ask God to bless all those in need.  Some realtors keep their problems to themselves and struggle through lives tough times.  My broker just lost her father and has been out of the office for 2 weeks and in Florida dealing with the funeral arrangements etc.  i w...

Who are the best trainers or seminars to take in this day and age of Real Estate.  Besides the normal training and certification for license renewal.  Need advice or feedback from Realtors who have taken classes or seminars with leaders and motivators who changed their real estate career.  I hear...

Hello, all.  Its bracket sunday.  For all of you who don't know thats college basketball playoff time.  I'm a SYRACUSE FAND AND FOR 2 YEARS WE DIDNT MAKE THE BIG DANCE OH WELL. Hopefully, your team got in.  Feel free to put your team or teams who you think will win.  Maybe, you have a family memb...