I don't do relos. I don't choose to work for 35% less and work harder, i.e. biweekly reporting, extra forms, with the chance that the listing may be taken away as soon as the transferee accept the relo's offer. It's great for some people, just not what I choose to do.But I did. Late Friday I too
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09/04/2006
It's interesting to note that many builders in their contracts have a page outlining what the new owners must do and not do in order to cause mold. This is good information for the buyers, who may not know these things, and it's good for the builder, because he shouldn't be responsible for somet
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09/03/2006
There are various courses and designations available relating to new construction - and along the way, you'll learn some things about construction that will relate to resale homes as well.Dennis Walsh, coming from a construction background, has put together a CD-based course leading to the CNHS (
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09/03/2006
Since we have a year warranty on our new home, and the developer will be going a thorough walk-through and checklist, should we still have a home inspection? YES, YES, YES.Ideally you should hire the home inspector early in the process (and be sure to check his qualifications as well as his back
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09/03/2006
We know that clients generally ask about the schools and about the closing costs. But people are individuals, and we keep adding to our database. Today a client wanted to know about outside-school field hockey teams (not ice, just fields) and also wanted information about the local shooting rang
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09/02/2006
Having worked for both, I much prefer a company that handles referrals agent to agent. There is both a print and onlind directory, you check out the agent and their qualifications, and you contact them directly.Years ago I worked for a company where all the referrals had to go through the company
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09/02/2006
For the loyal client base you have developed, it makes no difference which company you are with - many of my clients don't even remember my company. However, there are two additional points to consider:Some clients or potential clients are required by their company, in order to get their relocati
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09/02/2006
When you're not finding enough (or any) properties in your search for properties for a buyer, expand the search - and doing this successful goes back to asking enough questions in your early interview. Why do you need 4 bedrooms? Well, one will be an office. So a 3 bedroom home with a den or e
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09/01/2006
After each closing our team of four get together to discuss the closing. One of the things we do is to rate each participant in the closing - buyer, seller, lender, title insurance company or attorney, inspectors, insurance agent, etc. We often have some interesting discussions on which letter gr
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09/01/2006
A blog was written today, by another Florida agent, in fact, stating that title companies give poor service and sttorneys give great service. Understand, of course, that there are some good and some bad in each category. Speaking in generalities, in our area of Florida, title companies are much
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09/01/2006
