Bill Clemente

You've heard the phrase "you are what you eat".... well in our business, you are what you think. What you think permeates to the surface... if you are negative & depressed guess what???? no one will want to deal with you. (and conversely)...

All events and data are neutral.... they become positive or negative by the way we CHOOSE to look at it.... and the way we look at it will become the way we relay it.

Years ago, I had a sales manager tell me to put a mirror in front of myself when I make phone calls... and look at myself as I talked... my goal was to get the smile on my face into my voice, have it travel down the phone line and elicit a smile back from whom ever I was speaking to... (I know, I shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition). That is still my goal

We live in a cause and effect world. With the way things are now, we are the cause that will affect and effect our economy.

So get a mantra and repeat after me....

EVERY THING IS FINE... IN TWENTY OH NINE....

EVERY THING IS FINE... IN TWENTY OH NINE....

EVERY THING IS FINE... IN TWENTY OH NINE....

EVERYTHING IS FINE IN 2009

Bill Clemente of Security Pacific Real Estate named CCRIM Realtor of the Year

Walnut Creek, California - December 18, 2008

Bill Clemente of Security Pacific Real Estate has been named The Contra Costa Realtors in Motion (CCRIM) 2008 Realtor of the Year. CCRIM is composed of real estate professionals focused on developing the real estate industry as well as giving back to the community. This distinction is given to a Realtor who shows outstanding involvement in both areas.

Security Pacific is honored to have Bill, plus 2007 award winner Rafael Quintero and 2006 winner Fred Weston as associates in their Walnut Creek branch office. Security Pacific is the last large independently owned and operated real estate agency in the East Bay.

Bill can be reached at 925-938-9200 or by e-mail at bclemente@securitypacific.com.

It has been 12 months since I listed this short sale. (November '07) We closed escrow in May I believe. I am proud of the job I did. At that time I had 5 short sale listings and this was the first one that closed. My client owed $488,000 and the offer was for $305,000. I got the bank to forgive the difference ($183,000 in writting) as long as the money was in their office on such and such a date.

Knowing how things can get, I gave my client a date to vacate which was in truth one week early... JIC... (just in case)... I know it's tough facing a divorce, after losing one's job, and home; but there are limits. The funds had to be at the lender on a Friday, the new owner planned on doing their walk thru on the day before. The wife had packed and moved a week before, the sunday before closing I stopped by to give my client an out line of how the house should be left... He told me in no uncertain words that it wasn't his problem any longer and if I wanted it clean I should clean it myself.

After calming down, I pointed out to my client that if the new buyer did not accept the property in the condition it was in that all bets would be off. His retort was "you're making enough money - you pay to clean it." ....

I thought I got over this.... but I can feel my emotions coming to a boil....

In short... Boston Mike's "Haul n Clean" saved the day. This link will take you to a visual tour of the MESS that was left and the finished product after Boston Mike had worked his magic. It took him two days, $2000 that includes the dumpster... if you need a good guy... call me, I'll give you his number.

http://www.visualtour.com/show.asp?T=1604990&prt=10003