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Charlotte Homebuyer FAQ - Is the research I’ve done online all I need?
This is a re-blog, so please visit Debe's post with your comments.
Charlotte Homebuyer FAQ - Is the research I’ve done online all I need? Here is another great post from Debe!  What you find online is not always accurate ....
I’ve Already Done The Research Online; Now, Can You Write An Offer for Me?
I often get the question, “What information can you provide other than what I’ve already learned online?”  Several recent buyers have requested that Offers be made for them as they have already ‘done the research’ and I don’t need to do anything but, write the Offer.  On each occasion, the buyer wants to present incredibly low-ball Offers.  
The numbers that they are obtaining from aggregate sites (national sites that have feeds from SOME of our data), are quite different than the actual data that is recorded in our own local areas.
These numbers can be askew as much as 35% and has been as little as 22% off--MOST of the time, on the low side. That is a staggering differential when it comes to an investment as large as a real estate purchase. 
Mind you, I’m not representing the sellers of the homes that these buyers want ... more

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