I know I’m being picky, but this needs to be said.
All REALTORS® are real estate agents, but all real estate agents aren’t REALTORS(R).
One becomes a real estate agent by passing a test. One becomes a REALTOR® by
Category Archives: sellers
Q is for Quit Claim
- Wednesday, 12 September 2007 08:50
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Let me preface this by stating I am NOT a lawyer, I don’t play one on TV, and I don’t dispense legal advice. If you need specific legal advice, you need to talk to a lawyer, not a real estate agent.
A Quit Claim Deed is kind of an anomaly in the world of deeds.
M is for Maintenance
- Saturday, 08 September 2007 09:11
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Here is a loaded term for a car guy. Maintenance. We do it for our rides, and just about nothing can stand in the way. I’ve known guys that bordered on religious about changing their own oil. I’ve seen them pull into a rest area along the interstate, slide under the car and change their oil. A quick refill and clean-up, and they were on their way again. We would never think of leaving something undone.
K is for Knock-down
- Thursday, 06 September 2007 09:59
- Written by Lane Bailey
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So, Bunky, life got you down? Are they building “McMansions” on your street? Do you have the smallest house in your neighborhood? Do you think it’s time you sold your older home?
Let’s look at this a little deeper.
J is for Jelly Beans and Jeanette
- Tuesday, 04 September 2007 23:05
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Bear with me. This will be a little different than the other A-Z posts, but if you follow along, I promise to tie it up nicely.
Twenty years ago (oh my God, it really was 20 years ago!) I worked at a restaurant called the HeartThrob Cafe & Philadelphia Bandstand. I was a Soda Jerk, and it was a great time. I always joked that I was a bartender with ice cream. One of the waitresses was named Jeanette. She was a great person, and we became friends. Actually, her best friend was