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How to raise your FICO score 10 points and save a bunch of trees - MythBusting


Lately there has been some great debate about the use of authorized credit lines by about individuals with low FICO scores to boost them.
No, I am not going to reheat this great debate since Jay and Shailesh got it covered, however the same topic was part of an offline discussion I had at lunch today. [...]

A New Voice - The Arizona Mortgage Guru


You are in for a treat starting soon, right here on this blog. I’m inviting the Arizona Mortgage Guru – Shailesh Ghimire – to bring his wit, wisdom, and knowledge of the mortgage business to consumers and industry professionals alike.
Shailesh and I share some common traits, as you may have learned from another blog post [...]

Who is Michael Pollock? A post long overdue


The answer is right in front of you. He is the brilliant mastermind and CEO of Solostream Web Studio, the company that created this custom blog design.
Michael’s company mission says it all:

What We Do (Our Mission)
As a web-based media company, our mission is simple; to create easily accessible content and services that help microbusinesses and [...]

Altos Research Reports now Available in the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area


Sometime last November I came across the Altos Resarch website on the Bloodhoundblog and was fascinated by the depth of analysis possible with their reports. By the same token, I was disappointed that the reports were not yet available in the Phoenix Metro area. Impatiently I contacted Michael Simonsen to find out [...]

Causality of Real Estate blogging - Blog talk with Shailesh Ghimire


Not too long ago, Jay Thompson helped me get my blog “jump-started” and he is still always willing to help out the newbies. So naturally I read Jay’s blog on a regular basis and had to go check out the Blogs of the Week: Two More Arizona Real Estate Blogs post: Kelley Koehler’s The House [...]

The anatomy of a low-ball offer


Yesterday I was hot, and it had nothing to do with the weather. My broker called to say that another REALTOR® had called her and raised the concern that I was not presenting her buyer’s offer to my clients. That was two insults in one: First, the accusation that I was not presenting an [...]

And…Action! My first Real Estate Video ever


I have newfound respect for actors and film producers. After spending six and a half hours shooting video in downtown Phoenix – no script, no teleprompter, no rehearsal – I understand just how hard the work is. My brief “career” began in April when I was “discovered” by James Smith of Realtor.com and asked [...]

Lights! Camera! Real Estate! New Venue for Real Estate Listing Videos


You log on to the Internet, and what do you do? If you are like 70% of the U.S. Internet audience, somewhere along the line you’re going to watch a video. That’s an amazing reach for streaming video. In January alone, more than 123 million people watched 7.2 billion videos online!
Check out the March 21st [...]

The Mixing Glass - Is It Half Full? Half Empty?


There’s been some controversy recently about the Sellsius Blog Tour USA that will roll cross country from The Big Apple to The City By The Bay during July. A quick recap for those who haven’t heard about this yet.

Sellsius is a real estate marketing company with a blog, the Sellsius Real Estate Blog. Recently they [...]

What Has Six Wheels, 31 Days, and Heart?


Here’s a hint…Sellsius, the Real Estate Blog, is going on the road this summer. Determined to connect in person rather than only electronically, Sellsius is loading a couple of bloggers into an RV and setting out from New York City to see the country. They will zigzag on a route not yet settled, but for [...]