I pose this question because I recently realized that there are some agents out there that are still living in the 1980's. The other day I represented a client who purchased a business. The listing agent was probably about 70 years old, and wore a blond hair piece. There is nothing wrong with spo
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08/28/2007
After the collective input of the Active Rain Community and other real estate professionals in my network, My business partner and I have made some exciting changes to the Sharp Buyers system. As a result of the new changes, we will now recommend that agents in our network attend all showings. He
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08/28/2007
Attention All Buyers,As a buyer of real estate you have a choice in your representation. Did you know that you don't pay a fee for this representation? The fee gets paid by the seller after the sale. With that said, All Massachusetts Buyers qualify for up to a 50% commission rebate if you use Sha
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08/23/2007
With the emergence of discount brokerage firms, the Internet and numerous creative incentives for buyers and sellers, I question what the profession will look like 20-30 years from now. With so many price conscious buyers and sellers out there, will the profession be lost? Currently competition f
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08/23/2007
An old friend of mine invited me to lunch today and presented a product called pre-paid legal. Based on what he told me it sounds like a product that truly compliments the real estate profession. He also gave me a dvd to watch. I haven't watched it yet, but based on our conversation it almost sou
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08/22/2007
After posting my experience about a listing agent that gave me a hard time about not being able to attend a showing, the responses were overwhelmingly in favor of the other agent. The responses primarily criticized my work ethic and the Sharp Buyers system. The goal of my partner and I in creatin
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08/22/2007
The other day, I was attempting to schedule a showing for one of my clients. The listing agent was initially polite and cordial. At the end of the conversation I told her that I would not be attending. She responded by telling me that if I didn't go, my buyers would become her buyers. Now keep in
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08/21/2007
Hello, my name is Robert Nichols and I am the Co-Founder of Bentley Real Estate Group and Sharp Buyers, Both located in Boston Massachusetts. I have been active in real estate as an investor and agent for the past two and a half years. About 3 months ago, my business partner and I started seeing
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08/18/2007
This is an invitation for all brokers and agents to join the Sharp Buyers Network! For those of you that don't know, Sharp Buyers is a national referral network. The clients that we refer to you have the understanding that they will do the majority or all of the legwork in exchange for a portion
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08/15/2007
SharpBuyers.com is a national real estate referral service headquartered in Boston Massachusetts. We feel that the Internet will change the way real estate will be sold and purchased. As a result SharpBuyers.com aims to be one of the first companies to bring awareness to this change.With today's
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08/15/2007