But I’m not posting that today…
Instead I am going to talk about the Stimulus Bill and why it really isn’t a good idea for real estate…
Tag Archives: sellers
It is time for another Off-Topic Top Ten List…
- Tuesday, 10 February 2009 23:55
- Written by Lane Bailey
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GarageHomesUSA getting a big facelift.
- Tuesday, 03 February 2009 23:50
- Written by Lane Bailey
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My “real” website has been sitting over in a corner all by itself… bored and lonely while I have been working over this blog, LilburnDwellings, GwinnettGarageGuy and a couple of websites for my 4 wheel drive club.
The article in the AJC Sunday has really forced 
me to bring that back to the front burner. I still really enjoy helping people buy homes with really cool garages, as well as helping sellers market those types of homes across Gwinnett and much of the Atlanta metro area.
But, working on building the readership and content for the Lilburn area has dominated my “free time”.
Lilburn will still be getting great content, but I have a lot of excellent garage related content for GarageHomesUSA… so I am doing the full redesign, and tweaking it in major ways. I’m also going to be making LaneBailey.com less Lilburn focused… splitting content between cars and local information.
Stop into my other sites and see what fits. I should be flipping the switch Wednesday, moving Garage Homes to the new host and showing off its new look.
Any Real Estate Agent can list MY house.. or write MY contract…
- Saturday, 31 January 2009 23:44
- Written by Lane Bailey
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This post takes off on a theme introduced here. It is also the final planned post in the Misconception series.
It doesn’t matter if the agent is from Valdosta…
I commonly hear this one when the seller or buyer has a relative that is an agent in another area… but still in GA. And we actually all go through this phase, I think… The common quotes are as follows:
Swimming against the tide…
- Thursday, 29 January 2009 23:34
- Written by Lane Bailey
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I am about to say something that is loaded with controversy in the real estate industry.
I do NOT think the $22,500 tax credit put forward by the NAHB and NAR is a good idea!
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) are both solidly behind a plan to give away a $22,500 tax credit to ALL buyers of
Daddy, can you fix this?
- Friday, 23 January 2009 21:29
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Those are words I hear from my son on an almost daily basis. He breaks stuff. He isn’t doing it on purpose, but he is also just 4 years old, and he doesn’t know how to take care of his stuff as much as he should.
Honestly, most of the time… I can fix it. I have soldered, welded, glued and snapped pieces back into place as required. But, sometimes that just isn’t the case. Despite a garage full of tools, and the (sometimes I think innate) ability to complete a lot of different types of repairs, I just can’t do it.
Today it was the antenna for a radio controlled car. He broke it off inside the controller. He previously broke the mast further up, and that was also unrepairable, but this time he broke it so that the old one couldn’t be pulled out and a new one installed. It was a cheap car… he’s 4, and I don’t expect it to have a long life… but it still annoyed me.
I keep telling him to watch where he swings the thing… And he keeps saying he has it under control. Clearly not…
So…
As I was standing by the grill cooking dinner tonight, I got to thinking about real estate deals. I’ve had a few go south. I’ve had sellers dig in and refuse to talk with buyers. I’ve had buyers that were less than reasonable about things that came up.
Frankly, I understand. I have been less than reasonable on WAY more than one occasion. I have not wanted to move after “picking my hill to die on.”
As an agent, I always have to work to fix it. Find that common ground. Glue it back together… and if it isn’t going to work anymore, get everyone to Plan B.
See… Parenting DOES teach one about business… ;^ )
