I am Your Customer

I am Your Customer

I am your customer I am someone that you should appreciate and hope to develop a relationship with I don’t want to be ‘sold’, I want information I am not an annoyance, I am someone you should be happy to educate on your business and the things you offer I am not someone for you to match wits with I am not someone to lie to, deceive, bait-and-switch, or otherwise treat differently than your own mother I am your customer I am six to seven times more expensive to acquire than to retain I have rights – that should not … Read more

Every Home In America is Inflated by 6 Percent?

Every Home In America is Inflated by 6 Percent?

When the Andersons closed on their dream home last fall they felt that they had received a bit of a bargain. Because of a soft housing market and because of an abundance of available real estate, the Andersons were able to negotiate the price of their new home down to $400,000. Hidden real estate costs artificially inflate the true value of homes and have lingering financial downsides The sellers, the Beauchamps, were grateful to be out from under the house because it allowed them to finally move so that they could be closer to their grandchildren. For them, the $400,000 … Read more

The Irish Wedding, A Friday Funny!

At the Irish wedding reception the D.J. yelled…  “Would all married men please stand next to the one person who has made your life worth living.” The bartender was almost crushed to death!   Keep on smiling from your friends at Family Abstract, Inc. ====================================================================================

BBB Names Top Ten Scams of 2011

From your Friends and “FAMILY” at Family Abstract, Inc.  Don’t get scammed!! Top Job Scam BBB sees lots of secret shopper schemes, work-from-home scams, and other phony job offers, but the worst job-related scam can dash your hopes and steal your identity. Emails, websites and online applications all look very professional, and the candidate is even interviewed for the job (usually over the phone) and then receives an offer. In order to start the job, however, the candidate has to fill out a “credit report” or provide bank information for direct deposit of their “paychecks.” The online forms are nothing … Read more

Why Would Banks Winterize Their Listings?

After reading the comments on a great post by Sandy Nelson entitled, banks-should-reconsider-winterizing-their-inventory-of-homes.  I felt compelled to write a post on the “rest of the story”!  As part of the last bailout of the American banking system disguised as an Americans’ bailout, all the loans that were given by the banks were guaranteed by the government.  The “Government” aka me and you!!  We guaranteed the banks that all the folks they gave loans to, a long as the banks followed the rules, would be paid in full, if the people ever were foreclosed upon. So, if the banks are guaranteed … Read more

What is a Home Worth?

What is a Home Worth?

What a Home is Worth We need to think more about the worth of home ownership versus the monetary value.  We’ve gotten away from what home ownership really means.  I compare home ownership to owning a chainsaw—let’s call it the Chainsaw Mentality.  If I buy a chainsaw, is it going to be worth more than I paid for it in three years?  What about the value of its use?  You may put wear and tear on that chainsaw clearing your yard so your kids can play or use it to help a friend in need.  Does that diminish the worth … Read more

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