buyer agent: Is There A Conspiracy Against HomeBuyers? - 05/05/08 11:03 AM
If we put any credence to what some buyers think, there might be.
Many folks hear about the great real estate values in the Charlotte NC area. In their minds eye, they are picturing Tara (even though Gone With The Wind was set in Atlanta, some 4 hours south). … (7 comments)
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buyer agent: Welcome Traci England, My Newest Buyer Partner! - 02/08/08 08:22 AM
Traci England has joined my team as a buyer partner. Traci is on the ball and has already joined AR so go say hello. =)
Traci's extensive background in new home sales is going to serve her well in general brokerage, residential real estate, here in the Charlotte NC area. She spent several … (1 comments)
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buyer agent: Welcome to My Newest Buyer Partner, Kaye Pitzen! - 01/23/08 09:07 PM
Please extend a warm welcome to the newest buyer partner for Leigh Brown and Associates, Kaye Pitzen.
Kaye is a recent transplant to the Charlotte NC area, hailing from Ohio. She and her husband and two lovely sons chose a fabulous new construction home in Christenbury, just inside Cabarrus County in Concord NC.
Kaye was … (11 comments)
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buyer agent: When The Little Birds Fly - 12/10/07 01:11 PM
I have a small real estate team-consisting usually of myself, a buyer specialist or two, my right-hand woman/closing coordinator/etc, and my virtual assistants (who ROCK).
The time comes for the buyer specialists to fly the coop periodically-usually after about a year in real estate. They get their chops, figure out enough about … (21 comments)
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buyer agent: Foreclosures in Charlotte NC - 12/10/07 08:24 AM
An article in yesterday's Charlotte Observer went into detail about several new subdivisions that are decaying quickly, mainly due to foreclosure rates. (Read it HERE)
It's an interesting tale. You'll read about homeowners who saw houses on the internet that looked oh-so-cute but have declined in value...an investor who purchased blocks of … (6 comments)
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buyer agent: Hiring Strong Buyer Agents in Charlotte NC! - 11/12/07 04:24 PM
Are you a true team player?
Are you ready to hit the ground running?
Do you value learning and growing?
Do you want to become a profitable real estate professional?
Do you want to show houses and write contracts?
If the answer to these questions is YES, please call or email Leigh Brown today for a … (7 comments)
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buyer agent: Mysterious Vanishing Buyers... - 09/13/07 03:41 PM
Are you seeing this phenomenon in your market as well?
And I'm not talking about the buyers who are walking off from earnest money, every builder in the country is familiar with THAT scenario.
I'm talking about that buyer. The gung-ho one, who is all about finding a house to buy in Charlotte … (18 comments)
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buyer agent: Another Reason To LOOOOVE This Sideways Market - 09/06/07 07:51 PM
I'm nosy. I admit it openly and honestly. I have ALWAYS been nosy. It was a liability until I entered real estate, where I found the best career ever for a nosy person (parents with nosy children, take note and take heart).
One of my most important jobs when working with buyers … (17 comments)
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buyer agent: Want To Really Do A Great Job For Your Clients? - 08/13/07 11:55 PM
Now tell the truth, every single person reading this was told by a mama at some point that:
"You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."
Yes?
It's true. And it seems that in the rush of hard work to do the very best job possible for our buyer or seller clients, … (43 comments)
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buyer agent: Thinking of Becoming a Buyer Agent? - 05/13/07 07:53 PM
I've talked to a lot of new licensees in my time, and they often want to know the best way to get started and get established-and get some cash flow going. I highly recommend the route that I myself took in real estate: getting started as a buyer agent with an … (35 comments)
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buyer agent: Mama Was Right - 04/11/07 02:51 PM
I suppose that every Southern girl has been told many times in her life:
"Why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free?"
Being a goody two-shoes for the lion's share of my years on this earth, this advice was absorbed and on I've moved with life.
Last night, … (12 comments)
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buyer agent: Happiness Money - 03/23/07 07:57 PM
No, all money is NOT happiness money....since I reckon that most folks who have ever had any of it will tell you it doesn't deliver happiness all by itself!
BUT-money can deliver added satisfaction. Especially to a disgruntled buyer. Who was, unfortunately, the last transaction to close from the buyer agent who … (13 comments)
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buyer agent: Creative Problem Solving - 01/30/07 07:37 PM
At least, that's what I'll call it to give another agent the benefit of the doubt!
Get this. I have a listing that is scheduled to close tomorrow (it's a 20-some-odd year old house), and the buyers had their final walk-through tonight.
I get a call from the buyers' agent that there are … (10 comments)
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buyer agent: Do you REALLY want an 'exclusive' Buyer Agent? - 01/17/07 03:01 PM
Please hear me out before you slam me.
There are several agents in our marketplace who purport to be Exclusive Buyer Agents. They refuse to take listings at all, period, end of discussion. Their reasoning for this is that it's better for buyers if you're completely, totally focused on one end of … (9 comments)
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buyer agent: Leave My Buyer ALONE! - 01/15/07 02:13 PM
So can someone tell me when, precisely, it became okay for a listing agent to try and cut me out of a deal? I know, it happens all the time, but it ROYALLY ticks me off.
My buyer, by the way, is a repeat client of mine and is very loyal … (49 comments)
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buyer agent: Memo to Buyers - 01/07/07 07:36 PM
So you've selected an agent. Picked out your area of town. And are ready to get out there and see some houses! So your agent recommends that you talk with a lender first to get pre-approved.
No big deal, a few glitches here and there on your credit, but you're definitely … (6 comments)
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buyer agent: One Man's Castle - 01/05/07 02:50 PM
This is a mobile home my buyers closed on today. Located in Crouse NC (that's west of Lincolnton, in fast-growing Lincoln County north and west of Charlotte NC). $84,900 for 2000 sqft, 4 years old, one acre of land.
Hopefully, you've never passed judgement on buyers who express an interest in trailers/mobile … (8 comments)
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buyer agent: Your Co-Worker May Not Be the Best Resource for Real Estate... - 01/05/07 02:31 PM
Now I know she's a lovely person and has been a great friend to you at work! But when you mentioned to her that you were considering purchasing a newly-built home instead of a resale home, she piped up that you wouldn't need me as your agent anymore-in fact, you wouldn't … (5 comments)
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buyer agent: Charlotte NC Real Estate Firm Targeted by State Investigators - 12/20/06 09:36 AM
Alas, another shady real estate agent making us look bad...at least he's getting busted!
This guy has been making a mint off of rent-to-own deals, but the payments he's been receiving from the buyers? Been going into his pocket instead of to the banks-so these houses are now very deep in debt … (4 comments)
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buyer agent: What you get for the money, in Charlotte NC - 12/20/06 09:15 AM
I love that show, on Fine Living, it's pretty fascinating to see how different the inventory is from area to area in the same price break.
But even though this show seems to help somewhat in adjusting expectations for some people (at least I hope it does), there are a lot … (3 comments)
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