In 6th grade a classmate told me his granddad lost an eye in a bungee cord accident and I haven’t used one since.
If you’re going to do the epoxy floors your only opportunity is the same day you close because once one item gets put in the garage you’ve lost your chance source: I lost my chance
We have a product that we sell that’s super fucking easy. The toughest part is prepping the floor which is cleaning it really well and then making the microabraisions so you can get better adhesion. We sell it into operating rooms for my side of the business and you can add a piece to make it not slippery, flake it and seal it. Ours self levels so you don’t have the bullshit with the concrete epoxy. The worst part is the time it takes to dry and cure.
Had some hail last week. It's been funny watching the roofers go door to door in the neighborhood like it's some kind of middle aged man Halloween
But then you are forcing that agent to do significantly more work again (to cover that employees salary or hourly wages), and you would be getting the work of that employee (who probably knows significantly less than the agent) and not the good agent. Basically making the agent have an employee to do busy work would make it even harder for them to make a living with the fees proposed.
Change & oversight was needed, but the overall impact of the NAR settlement isn’t going to be that big of a deal for the 10% that do 90% of the business. Like in any industry, you need to provide value to survive. It’s always been a point of contention to me that Agents made non-negotiable 3% on either side of the deal… meanwhile, as a lender, I’m getting rate shopped on every transaction. Many of the not-so-good Realtors have already exited the field, post-covid. Just as 80% of Mortgage LOs/Brokers have as well (MLO Licensing renewals are down 80% over the last 2 years). The NE Florida market had 16k Real Estate Agents a few years ago & that’s down to around 12k. There needs to be more attrition & this should help There will be many lending implications to this settlement, that have yet to be worked out… causing unintended impact of consumers/potential homeowners. • Government loans(FHA,VA,USDA) have very specific guidance regarding what can be charged to the buyer. • Many prospective clients that I come across barely have enough assets to qualify as-is. Now with real estate commission potentially flipping to their side (assuming not a Govy loan), they are even further away from qualification. In summary, this isn’t just a Realtors are finally getting what they deserve… it’s gonna impact everyone looking to buy/sell a home.
Na. At least not caused by the home finance sector, this time. Lending guidelines & regulations were VERY restrictive post Dodd-Frank & have remained relatively close to that mark, despite some needed loosening.
is it only on certain items/temp? had a similar issue, but it was only for these pillowcases/bedsheets that had this threaded gold color trim. basically drying them on high heat it was transferring some of the color. re-washed and dried on lower heat and didnt happen after.
Oh I’m not either. But I’m also suggesting that those changes would make it not a sustainable career and thus, likely degrade the quality of the work of the ones who stay it in. Which isn’t good for the homeowners or buyers.
At least now buyer’s agents won’t waste time showing their clients shitty houses that don’t align with what the client wants so that the agent can point to the showing a as a way to justify their fees/commissions, wasting everyone’s time in the process.
Most do both… however working with buyers has been the entry into the industry, as they mature over time most successful agents tend to shift more to a 50/50 or 60/40 ratio of buyers to listings. They do deal with a ton of BS, non-qualified people & driving all over the place showing homes. But as I’ve mentioned multiple times, showing an home or finding the property is no longer the value-add. That was the case back when homes for sale were published in a book monthly, and expecting them to “find your home” today is archaic. You work with a top agent because who you know matters & negotiating items post-inspection. The agent typically only gets a portion of the 3%, after their brokerage takes their cut. Working for national or large-scale brokerage makes sense when starting out, due to training & resources provided, but they take a much larger cut. There’s been a rise of discount brokerages like EXP, in the last few years a they offer little support, but much greater control of personal compensation.
How this shakes out impacts my biz, and that of most every lender. I’m purchase heavy, accounting for about 90% of my production. I haven’t had to buy leads for years, and am 100% referral based, with most of those coming from Realtors. Most of my partner agents are well established, but the NAR settlement will certainly impact how my business comes, if not from whom.
Was going to drop the home price tomorrow… Realtor calls me and we have multiple offers including a cash offer
We made our buyers agent take us to about a hundred houses and bid on many of them, still I don’t think he deserved the >30k commission he received in the end
Under contract, 7 day option period starts today so hopefully the inspection doesn’t uncover anything weird
I have a big ass ant hill in my backyard. Poked a hole and a million came out, but not sure what kind they are. Anyone know of a good chemical or product to fuck these guys up?
Sounds like what we call fire ants around here. Little bitty ants? Ortho orthene powder seems to work best for me
I was going to try orthene but honestly the anteater/flame thrower combo was too sensible to pass up.
I’d dump molten aluminum in there and make a cast of their tunnel system. Dig it out and have a nice decoration for your home. Maybe get a live laugh love sign for above it as well?
For those that don't know, One Two would have me buy a flamethrower to kill ground hornet nests, even if it means my kid doesn't get to go to college. Admittedly, I've considered it, but I can't see it getting past the appropriations committee.
Does the appropriation committee know that your child’s well being may be adversely affected without the flamethrower?
Putting in an offer on land tomorrow. Land already has well/septic/electric installed and approved for building. Buying the land then getting a construction loan. Anything specific we should be putting in the offer?
Funny story I was selling my house and the only thing the buyers asked for was for the attic ladder to be fixed/replaced. I had no idea what it would cost but it was the only thing they asked for so I thought whatever can't be that much. I get ahold of a local handyman. Tell the nice old lady on the phone what I need and she says "Yeah we can do that no problem it'll be $2,500". While this was way over what I expected I figured oh well I gotta do it so said okay I guess when can you do it. She immediately busts out dying laughing and said she was messing with me cause she had a bad day and needed a laugh. I was so confused but also relieved that it was only going to be $600 that I couldn't even be mad.
nope, gonna weed out the bad ones, and the good ones will thrive and probably have higher home prices to offset lower agent rates eventually. they won't willingly take a paycut if they can avoid it.
Always fun to come home from work to a major appliance not working. Appears we’re getting a new fridge this weekend.