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Ordinance Compliance — RPI Form 307

Posted by Amy Platero | Dec 28, 2023 | Forms |

This form is used by a sellers agent as part of the Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS) to comply with city or county ordinance disclosure requirements.

Recruit DRE licensees: Direct mail with help from CalPaces

Posted by Amy Platero | Dec 28, 2023 | Fundamentals, Real Estate, Your Practice |

This is the final article in our series covering broker recruitment strategies. This article explores how a broker solicits licensees as preferred hires for growing an office staff using direct mail recruitment.

Interviewing prospective hires: CalPaces for Recruiting

Posted by Amy Platero | Dec 26, 2023 | Fundamentals, Real Estate, Your Practice |

This is the third article in our four-part series covering broker recruitment strategies. This article details the steps a broker needs to take for a highly effective interview to take place and the main characteristics to look for in an ideal hire.

Form-of-the-Week: Further Encumbrance Consent, and Note Enforcement Provisions — Forms 410 and 418-5

Posted by Amy Platero | Dec 21, 2023 | Finance, Forms, Loan Products, Real Estate |

These forms are used by a prospective junior lender or carryback seller when the real estate is encumbered by an existing first mortgage containing a due-on clause, to obtain consent from the lender holding the mortgage to further encumber the property with a second mortgage, and by a loan broker or escrow officer when originating a mortgage with the lender or carryback seller, to include a guarantee, exculpatory or governing law provision in the promissory note.

Note Enforcement Provisions — RPI Form 418-5

Posted by Amy Platero | Dec 21, 2023 | Forms |

This form is used by a loan broker or escrow officer when originating a mortgage with a lender or carryback seller, to include a guarantee, exculpatory or governing law provision in the promissory note.