William J Archambault Jr

"Has man any right to exist if he refuses to serve society?" *

 "Has man any right to exist if he refuses to serve society?" *

"Has man any right to exist if he refuses to serve society?... Self sacrifice is the law of our age!" *

Does anyone believe this except those that think they're entitled to the sweat of another man's brow?

Does anyone demand sacrifice who believes he'll have to sacrifice?

"Self sacrifice is the law of our age!"* Hasn't this been the cry of every despot, every tyrant, every evangelical hollier than thow cultist? Everyone seeking to enslave! Self sacrifice can never be legislated, it can never be ordered only freely given! Those that would order such behavior are merely avoiding the proper term, slavery!

"You can't turn men into slaves unless you break their spirit..." * Indeed, hasn't the deliberate efforts to destroy our economy merely been to break our spirt?

*Ayn Rand "The Fountainhead"

Do you criticize or educate when dealing with others? Do you negociate or submit offers when you get them? Do you

act like a real estate professional or a professional prevaricator?

Do you criticize or educate? I got involved in real estate education in 1973 because my broker didn't approve of me banging agents on the side of the head. Board rules restricted violence against other REALTORS®. By putting on monthly seminars I could address a third and some times half the Board at a time. Active Rain offers us the opportunity to educate like none before. Unfortunately many take the easer route.

Do you negociate or submit offers? The pragmatists in all of us almost demands we fax or e-mail offers to the listing broker no matter how unprofessional. But in the event your offer is not accepted, do you then negociate or exchange demands?

Personally, I'd like to suggest that if you don't come to agreement on the first submission that you try face to face negotiating with the buyer's agent meeting with the sellers and their agent!

Assuming that your differences are sincerely held beliefs negotiating is easer when you educate, when one side is wrong as apposed to manipulate.

Educating can be as simple as having well prepared comparables. If the seller believes there is a higher and better use of the property, be prepared with either zoning and/or cost estimates for the changes suggested.

Consumers are normally convinced that their ideas are right, to change their ideas you're going to have to gently educate not demand they prove their point. That's not to say that asking: "How did you arrive at the price? Is wrong in fact it's a great starting point, the more you can find out about the sellers position the less you have to teach.

Do you criticize or educate? Educators close more sales and enjoy life!

Do you negociate or submit offers? Negotiators close more sales and enjoy life!

The choice is your's! Misery loves company and criticizers gain lots of sympathy. Education takes more work and requires you to be right, but it pays better and you'll feel better.

 Woodyatake woodyapay is not about "Short Sales." This is about the most stupid question in real estate! "Woodyatake?"

Woodyatake, $147,500.00? Woodya? Woodya? "I said would you take $147,500.00?"

"NO! I'm asking $163,000.00, not a dollar less!"

The would be buyer is stupid and the seller isn't much brighter. Yet, this is one of the most common exchanges in real estate, to understand just how down right stupid this is we need to remember an old joke and the movie it inspired.

Woodyatake woodyapay The old codger approaches the young beauty and ask: "Woodya sleep with me for a $1,000,000.00?" She thinks quickly and says "Yes!" He then says "Woodyatake $20.00?" To which she indigently replies "What do you think I am?" He looks her in the eye and slowly says "We've already determined that!"

There is only one correct answer to the question "Woodyatake woodyapay?" and that is "Are you offering...?"

Had the young Lady ask if the codger was making an offer, she'd have reviled nothing about her virtue or lack there of. But, we'd have established that the codger was also a lech.

It's the same in real estate if you say yes to "Woodyatake woodyapay with out an offer, the offer will come in different, if you say you would! Worse you may never get to see an offer, that you could have accepted or negotiate to an acceptable compromise.

Many agents believe that the sale price is always the most important term on a sales agreement, well it's not always true. If you get suckered into playing the "Woodyatakes" you do your client a major disservice, and I don't care which side you're representing.

Today I saw a strange variation "Woodyapay!" a listing agent and seller prepare a counter-offer, but leave it unsigned! Even if the buyer want to accept he has no deal! All the buyer can do is made another offer bidding against himself! Worse the listing agent wanted to leave some terms offer this worthless counter to be enter into a counter-counter.

A friend commented on the original "Woodyatake"

"Bill,  Woodyatake is a bid waste of my time and my sellers time. And unfortunately I hear it all the time. My answer is usually just "no". "

I can only hope we're still friends! But, "Woodyapay" is no different than "Woodyatake" an incredible waste of time!

I will not pander! I will not desecrate and decimate, discriminate or disseminate politically convenient de facto defecate!

I will not pander! I will not fan mawkish zephyrs!

I will not pander! I will not pontificate pompous political prestidigitation!

I will not pander! I will not join the vanguard purporting political protection through pompous legislation until we execute and prosecute current violations.

Should you over pay for a home? Should you ever pay more than the house appraises for? Should you ever pay more than the house is listed for?

Should you over pay for a home, possibly! Should you ever pay more than the house is listed for, a house No! A home possibly. There is a difference between a house and a home. A home, a place for your family, a place of your own is often worth more than the sum of it's parts! A house, one that's not intended to be your home is rarely worth more than it's list price and almost never more than it's appraisal.

It's an interesting contradiction, isn't it?

You can never get into trouble with classic conservative advice is never pay more than appraisal, but some times it's hard to successfully excel with such constraints.

With out questioning the validity of the appraisal there are few reasons to you over pay for a home. We are in the people business and homes should be bought from the heart when the buyers can afford the luxury of choice.

 Should you over pay for a home? One very experience agent Renee Burrows says: "As a buyer's agent I would work on a price reduction first... If that doesn't go through, the buyer would then have to consider whether to pay the difference between the sales price and contract price in addition to their down payment and closing costs."

Should you over pay for a home? Don't over pay, remains good advice in all markets. If this is an investment it should be absolutely don't! If this is a HOME and the buy can afford it we have to consider the people factor and consider the emotional factor and Renee did say "Consider!" every thing is relative. There is always more than one way!

Should you over pay for a home? The question is two fold should you over pay based on the appraisal or should you over pay the list price? The list price is the amount the seller is willing to settler for, not necessarily even relevant to the value!

Should you over pay for a home? People say don't for many reasons, the most common are:

It's the right advice!

They don't want you taking any risk.

They don't want you succeeding where they don't.

There is no down side, to saying don't! (If they say "Do" and you fail they feel libel, but if you succeed they can simply add "you got lucky!")

Don't is always safe advice, what we forget is man has never had great success with out risking great failure!

Should you over pay for a home? Maybe!