listing advice: "Home Inspection For Information Purposes Only" Hell no. - 09/28/09 11:38 AM
You've seen them, and maybe you have used them.
The "Home Inspection for Information Purposes Only." (coupled with no home inspection contingency, ie, no back and forth, no walkingg after the inspection)
What the hell is that? It is a trick, is what it is. In my first year, I let … (7 comments)
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listing advice: Picking a Listing Agent is TOUGH! - 03/09/09 02:16 AM
This is part 1 of a new series on picking a Realtor to list your home in Virginia. Make sure you subscribe to the blog.Wow, do I feel for you! It is REALLY hard to find a good Listing Agent/Realtor... anywhere (not just Virginia).How do I know? Because I'm going … (16 comments)
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listing advice: Staging Required! Project: Mom's Rental in Arlington Virginia - 08/05/08 12:29 PM
Don't Buy Our Listings!?
How can I say that?
Because our listings NET sellers more (not buyers).
Many agents will tell the sellers, "I can get you top dolla' " (or they BUY a listing) and then turn around and tell buyers "this is a great 'deal'!"
Well, you can't have … (15 comments)
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listing advice: Report Found Termites! Um NO! Don't Just Blindly Agree! - 05/27/08 11:54 PM
Termite companies are having a hard time, so they EXAGGERATE TO GET BUSINESS.
Business is down. They charge a measly $20 to do an inspection. Probably losing $50 per inspection in hopes of finding stuff... So what do they do? They find stuff. This "stuff" is nothing, yet they can … (15 comments)
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listing advice: Home Sale Contingency? 2.4% Use Them Today. Stats and Thoughts. - 04/06/08 12:33 AM
What are your thoughts on Home Sale Contingencies in this marketplace?
Frankly Definition:A Home Sale Contingency is where a purchaser has a home that they need to sell first before they can buy a home. Oftentimes these offers are written as "Under Contract with Kickout." I will explain the Kickout part later.
I was … (9 comments)
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listing advice: HomeFeedback.com Review: Now w/ Auto Emails. Next up: Wiki It! - 02/12/08 12:46 AM
Feedback is king with listings.
Too frequently sellers will get frustrated with their listing agent for not following up with buyer agents. This is a crucial step. Oftentimes you can find out who might be on the fence and move them to make an offer, or the feedback will help the seller … (11 comments)
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listing advice: Listing Agent Trick: "Buying a Listing" Vs No Recommended List Price. - 02/11/08 11:25 PM
When I say "Buying a Listing," I am not referring to the actual act of buying a home. Instead I am referring to industry agent to agent jargon. It refers to an unethical trick where some listing agents will inflate the recommended list price in order to win the deal.
I have referred to my … (11 comments)
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listing advice: Reject THROW-UP listings. Do it "RIGHT," Not "RIGHT NOW!" - 07/20/07 12:27 PM
Ever heard the phrase "Hurry up and wait"?
How about the bastard cousin: "If you hurry up, expect to wait."? Not as catchy?
Anyhow, the fastest way to sell a house is to slooooooow doooooooown and do it right from the beginning. A rushed job will NET you less and take 3 … (39 comments)
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listing advice: 60 Minutes: Redfin Client Saves $27,000 vs FranklyRealty.com Client Saves $152,000! - 05/15/07 04:30 PM
Last night 3 people texted me (or would that be "text me") saying "Turn on 60 minutes," yet I missed it!
I then checked out YouTube. Found nothing. Then I turned to Active Rain and wholla! Members only can watch it here: 60 Minutes on Redfin
America was lured in by the … (15 comments)
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listing advice: AgentsThatDontSuck.com Great Listing Agents Nationwide - 04/29/07 02:04 PM
Ok, so I've written a ton about Listing Agents That Suck.
And a blog about the Frankly Bill of Rights, Excellence Comes Standard.
Now I have launched a new group and website www.AgentsThatDontSuck.com
Why? I started getting requests from friends and blog readers from across the US that needed to sell their … (36 comments)
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listing advice: Go FSBO! Save $20,000! Realtor Tells All!! - 04/20/07 02:09 AM
You've seen the magazine headlines about selling For Sale By Owner and saving $20,000! Well I'm going to tell you exactly how to do it! Other Realtors may hate me for it, but I think consumers deserve to know all the REAL options available. The inside scoop.
Did you know that … (40 comments)
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