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AnnaMarie Dalbey

Life in the Short Sale lane!

Well I gotta say that this market is surely shaping up to be a whirlwind! Besides listing "Short Sales" how many of you are writing offers up on "short sales". I tell you I've been in this business a long time so i really don't need the practice any more!LOL Yeah, I guess when you do enough of these types of sales you know what to expect, but when I go to write an offer on a property that my clients want, I feel as though someone is scratching a chalkboard with nails when the listing agent on that property indicates she is gonna send in "ALL" offers to the bank. I'm like aren't you only gonna send the best one, "Oh no they want all of them". Well how many is that, oh TEN.....Okay is it just me or do other people feel that you give these Loss mitagators multiple choices and we've lost the war! I really can't beleive with all the classes available to us a agents that we still have agents that don't know how to do short sales ..... I guess I'm old fashioned but I feel we need to know how to do our job, so take some time to learn. The market is changing fast and we have to adapt with it. I use short sale genius and they are wonderful! The software alone is worth it, to keep track. I've recently become an Ambassador for Helping a Million Homeowners. My goal is to help these homeowners leave the home they have been living in with dignity. Come on people we are the professionals! I take my commitment to my clients seriously. Yeah . it's alittle crazy at times but I love it! when everything works out and they are released of that burden, come on, that's when we look at why wer'e doing what we do and SMILE!!

Hey everyone, Have an awesome day!!!

When Realtors take a 2nd job....

Well in reading the current thing about what happens when a realtor takes a 2nd job...What does happen? I mean as of today, i'm getting up at 4:00am to work on files but shortly i will dress and don my 2nd hat for the day, a barista/Gelato bar owner. Yeah that's right, I went out and created my own 2ND JOB! My husband and I went out and bought a Gelateria (Italian Ice Cream- for those of you who don't know) So now on top of working my way thru short sale listing's, mortgage defunks and buyer's wanting to see every REO on the market. Did I mention doing BPO's, i too have to get up and make coffee for paying clients and people I don't know. My husband makes the Gelato, that would have been just the straw that broke this camel,LOL. I also created Panini receipes and found a great Italian bakery in the area. I never knew she existed before this. I've hired 8 employees with my husband and myself being at the shop whenever we can get there. I have been blessed in that my oldest daughter manages the shop for me. I've had to teach her systems. You remember I'm a realtor 1st, so being the system mongul's we are, I've just transfered over those train of thoughts. I do get clients who look at me strange and sometimes I look at myself strange, but with the economy being the way it is, I would appauld anyone that goes out and does that extra something to put food on the table. We still have to eat and make those bill payments. I can't tell you how excited I was to find out about the new changes 10/1/08 made to mortgages maybe a realtor could get a break here, oh wait, this program needs me to fully document my income.......guess I'll have to sweet (Gelato) talk my CPA.. Well talk to you soon again. If you want to add another job GO FOR IT!