Antonio's Real Estate Blog

We work mostly out of our home office. While typing my last sentences for a relocation report , I ignored the small little rubber ball that was being dropped at my feet over and over again. My 2-year old Pomeranian dog Prince wasn't going to stop inviting me to go out and play. The phone rings an...

It happens every weekday, the religious routine of going to the mailbox and sorting out what's important and what is not. Recently I lost an invoice, did not pay on time and was charged a late fee. No matter what I said they told me they had sent the bill on time. I guess I lost it in the pile of...

The present talk in Washington among politicians about the economic crisis has me wondering about what this all mean to my business as a realtor. I just met a potential home buyer, a retired couple qualified with plenty of assets and cash available who had told me they wanted to help their daught...

The debate has never been settled; Sellers and Realtors disagree as to the possibility of finding a buyer for the house while holding it open for the general public. Some think it is a waste of time, others believe there is a valid reason to set up shop for 4 hours on a Sunday afternoon in somebo...

I joined Active Rain about 3 months ago, and I must confess that I am addicted to this group of professionals. I have learned a lot from the members of this group, there are tons of useful tips on how to handle almost anything relating to real estate. I have pick up a few marketing tips that have...

Taking buyers and sellers of real estate out of the equation, I thought it was going to be difficult to find anyone who could possibly be enjoying this depressed market, but once you start looking carefully you will find them! People who are actually having a ball in this market! There are some r...

The challenges of this "Buyer's Market," are very unique, with inventory of homes for sale at an all time high, plus banks getting ready to acquire more properties via Foreclosures and then ad them to the list of "For Sale" homes, having an offer is sort of... a privilege, a blessing. But what if...

While rushing to get home today, I was stopped "dead on the road" so-to-speak by... a funeral parade. It reminded me of an important funeral that gets talked about in almost all of my family reunions.  My aunt Carmen (her real name) is one of those women that can get almost everything right in li...

When we received an offer on a house we have listed, the very first person we contact, even before the seller, is the Loan Officer who provided us with a pre-approval letter. We need to assure the seller that this offer is good, or not so good depending on what we know about the buyer's qualifica...

Our Name tag is "The Realtors In Motion" because we are also amateur ballroom dance competitors. In the last 3 years we have done over 200 free ballroom dance demonstrations at schools, nursing homes, boys & girls clubs, churches, senior centers and many other places. We dress up the part, full b...