So, in light of wanting to do something light - here is a great clip with some amazing homes on the market - enjoy! <br>G Have any interesting Albuquerque homes to share?

So you have come to Albuquerque and just want to see a few houses? Ever wondered what it takes to get in to see a ‘few houses’ ?   Seems easy enough, sellers have their house on the market, it should be accessible at a moments’ notice to qualified buyers, right? Here’s a typical scenario: House A, House B, House C, House D, House E House A is shown by “lockbox call first” LBCF…buyer’s broker calls number and leaves a message that they will be showing the house at 2:00 pm (that’s what LBCF means, leave a message and then show)… House B is shown by “appointment with listing broker, appointment with seller”.   AWL, AWO   Buyer’s broker calls listing broker and leaves a message “we would like to show the house at 2:45 after our 2:00 showing at the first property.   Please confirm”     House C is shown “vacant lockbox”, VLB – this should be easy enough, that means it’s vacant and show anytime.   But the private remarks to the brok...

Forbes rates 3 New Mexico cities ‘best small places for business’ | Greater Albuquerque Association of REALTORS A great article about Business in New Mexico!

This blog today is directed towards my fellow Realtors® and to their and future clients.... I've been getting alot of calls lately, that go like this "Hi, I'm [mumble] with [mumble] Realty, and I'm calling on that house you have on {fill in the blank}....Is it vacant?  What's the story?  Are the owners usually home?" Stop, look and listen!  I had a sneaky feeling a few times that these weren't really brokers, they were someone wanting something other than good things for that house and my clients.  What confirmed my feeling is when I would just simply tell them - "well, thanks so much for wanting to get more info, everything you need to know is in the MLS..."  The long pause that followed was the giveaway.  A few times the response was easily proven to be that of a legitimate broker with legitimate questions....the others were quite obviously not. Yes, there are people out there who want bad things for your properties.  In our Albuquerq...