Mike Hughes' Blog

If you are in the market to purchase real estate in Miami, Fl, chances are you have looked at some properties that are Short Sales.  A sale is "short" when the market value of the property no longer covers the loan the owner has on the property AND the owner has a bona fide financial hardship whi...

Your Active Rain Profile Page- Make It Shine For You!  I wrote a post about how to best use the link of your first and last name for Active Rain, how to make it an part of your overall SEO strategy and how to grab attention with it. Remember to go back and read it if you have not optimized your f...

  Shopping for a mortgage when buying your home or refinancing is not as easy as some of you think. First off, you should get yourself pre-qualfied at least 3 to 6 months before you actually go out and look for a home. Especially if your credit is less than perfect. Secondly, you need to make sur...

I was responding to some frustrating formatting issues being experienced by community member, Mark Hendry of C21 Pro Realty Group in Blue Ridge GA. He was trying to import a blog article he had drafted on a desktop application, Dreamweaver, and was having problems getting it to upload onto his Ac...

Great points by Kim Daugherty, McKinney TX REALTORI have been in real estate since 2001. Since then, I have spent a good part of my time in my career devoted to being a BUYER'S AGENT. I know buyers. I like buyers. I LOVE first-time home buyers. But with every client I work with, I am continuously...

Is telling the truth in real estate all it's cracked up to be? Remember the classic scene from "A few Good Men"  when Jack Nicholson  (as  Col. Jessep) shouts at Tom Cruise( as Kaffee ) "You can’t handle the truth!  " in response to Kaffe's  request :"I want the truth! ".  Are real estate sellers...

In today's challenging real estate market, it's nice to be able to share some GOOD NEWS! This lovely vintage 1925 home was listed on January 12th and had an accepted offer by January 24th ~ and 2 back up offers!  Prior to listing, the sellers contacted Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR for ad...

Building your real estate business from the ground floor up can be frustrating. You know the analogy of how do you eat an elephant ? One bite at a time.          It can be an overpowering task if you don't know where to begin and what to do.   Five get started tips to help build a solid foundati...

Understanding keywords to maximize them in your website will drive traffic to you. According to Wordtracker, correct terms for your area/ niche market may not always be the right thing to do. This can be further substantiated if your blogs or websites are never found, or consumers never do find y...

To be completely honest I am very protective of my buyers.  I am not talking about being their personal bodyguard rather I am referring to a much different type of protection.  The kind of protection that they may need from... an overbearing Seller!!! Let me share an example of how I needed to p...