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Sometimes real estate is way too serious....

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?

"Can I go see a few houses?" An Albuquerque Tale

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 broker say “please call listing office

Don't tell!

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