clients: My Plan to Change the Real Estate Industry Forever! (Sounds Humble, Right?)
- 02/28/09 12:50 AM
For the past several years, I have had an idea that I think would help to level the playing field a bit for real estate agents in any market. I have shared this with many of my personal clients, but never publicly...until now. Consider this: When you are working with buyer clients, and they are interested in making an offer on a property, you then contact the listing agent to let them know, right? You might request a seller's disclosure, or a survey, or both, along with asking a few other questions.
How many times have you heard one of … (197 comments)
clients: Cake in One Hand, Eating it in the Other Hand - You Must Choose!
- 10/19/07 06:03 AM
I have had some interesting and frustrating experiences with sellers in our market lately. It seems that clients just don't seem to "get it", sometimes. We are still in the slower winter season (at least it is slower here in Austin typically). At any rate, it seems logical that if they are buying another home locally, they can get a lot of bang for the buck, right? Well, the quick answer is probably yes. However, the part that is always fun to explain is that this principle affects their home as well.
Here is a typical exchange with someone looking to both sell and buy … (56 comments)
clients: Are you helping your clients through the maze, or are you a stumbling block?
- 09/26/07 07:04 AM
I am fast closing in on my eleven year anniversary in real estate (Jan. 2008), and I am still constantly amazed by how many agents and brokers I come across who are either misinforming their clients or simply allowing the client to set their own pre-conceived expecations. We are the professionals, and as such it is our job to guide our clients through the maze of the transaction. It seems to me that there are many agents who are content to let me do their job for them, and I'm sure that many of you have also experienced this before. Typically, … (58 comments)
For the past several years, I have had an idea that I think would help to level the playing field a bit for real estate agents in any market. I have shared this with many of my personal clients, but never publicly...until now. Consider this: When you are working with buyer clients, and they are interested in making an offer on a property, you then contact the listing agent to let them know, right? You might request a seller's disclosure, or a survey, or both, along with asking a few other questions.
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