by Five Star FORCE | Nov 10, 2017 | Point of View
Handling Squatters Jim Hastings, Broker/Owner at Hastings Brokerage and Vice Chairperson of the FORCE Advisory Council What are the initial signs an occupant is a squatter? When you receive a new property, you need to check for occupancy. When you do this, you also need to check the legitimacy of the occupant. If you approach [...]
by Five Star FORCE | Oct 19, 2017 | Events
Sharon Tukay, Agent, New Harvest Realty What was your favorite part of the 2017 Five Star Conference? I truly enjoyed the FORCE Rally. Being able to personally meet and shake hands with the movers and shakers of our default industry was such an honor for me. I only wish I had more time to do [...]
by Five Star FORCE | Oct 13, 2017 | Point of View
Ed Delgado, President and CEO of the Five Star Institute, visited the University of Texas at Austin School of Law at the end of September for the 51st Annual William W. Gibson, Jr. Mortgage Lending Institute. This two-day conference brings together professionals from different housing sectors to discuss pertinent topics including recent developments in Texas [...]
by Five Star FORCE | Oct 6, 2017 | Member News
Each month, the FORCE features some new members in our newsletter. Here are some of the agents we recently welcomed into our network. Wendy Ann Martin, Windermere Stellar I am a certified foreclosure specialist, certified short sale negotiator, and NABPOP certified BPO agent with 13 years’ experience in property disposition in northwest Oregon and southwest [...]
by Five Star FORCE | Oct 4, 2017 | Best Practices
Networking Faux Pas Networking is essential in real estate, but there is a delicate balance you must find when attending professional networking events. Being social and engaging is important, but it is equally important to avoid seeming insincere or over-eager. We talked to some of our long-term members to see what networking faux pas should [...]
