seller: Is Your Agent Working FOR You or AGAINST You?
- 07/22/10 01:43 PM
One very important reason for hiring a real estate agent is to take emotion out of the equation for you when you’re negotiating the terms of a sale. A real estate agent should be knowledgeable, professional, level-headed, and unemotional when communicating with buyers, sellers, and fellow agents. If an agent loses his cool it can really hurt your negotiating position – or worse, cause the deal to completely fall apart. Tuesday night I received a faxed offer on one of my listings. It was lucky I saw it since it came in at 8:00 p.m. and he didn’t call or e-mail … (6 comments)
seller: Buyers Need Recourse for Delayed Closings
- 12/31/09 01:07 AM
Twice this month the VA caused major delays in closing for my clients. In one scenario I was the listing agent; in the other I represented the buyer. Thankfully each one helped me see and understand the side of the other, but I wasn't homeless and living in a hotel room with four kids for two weeks, nor was I trying to plan a cross-country move without a target move-in date. Granted the closings for each of these houses was scheduled to happen at the end of November, which was the supposed end of the $8000 tax credit for first-time home buyers. Each of the … (8 comments)
Hire Stephanie as your listing agent and harness the power behind her marketing. With 10 years of experience as an art director and graphic designer, her listings get the exposure and positioning they need to sell in this over-crowded market.
One very important reason for hiring a real estate agent is to take emotion out of the equation for you when you’re negotiating the terms of a sale. A real estate agent should be knowledgeable, professional, level-headed, and unemotional when communicating with buyers, sellers, and fellow agents. If an agent loses his cool it can really hurt your negotiating position – or worse, cause the deal to completely fall apart. Tuesday night I received a faxed offer on one of my listings. It was lucky I saw it since it came in at 8:00 p.m. and he didn’t call or e-mail … (6 comments)
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