tips for sellers: YOU CALL THAT NEGOTIATING?!?! - 09/11/08 04:23 PM
Over the last year, I have been continuously amazed at the offers that I've received on a few of my listings. I'm not sure if the buyers or their agents mistake my homes for used cars but often times, they're offering the same price as a used Jetta. Negotiating has become … (16 comments)
tips for sellers: Single Property Websites Singularly Useless? - 09/08/08 02:24 PM
For the last few months, I have been experimenting with a few new tools to see how we might seller a few of my listings a little faster. One of the technologies that I have played with is a single property website. Now, I don't want to confuse you because there … (18 comments)
tips for sellers: We're learning how to better communicate with our clients thanks to Google Docs - 08/26/08 03:14 PM
Since the beginning of this year, we have been working on a system to communicate with our clients what's happening in the market around their home. In addition to the normal things like showing feedback, we compile website traffic for that listing, number of calls, number of showing requests, numbers of … (7 comments)
tips for sellers: Your Guide to Lease / Purchases. They can be a good thing - 08/25/08 11:53 AM
The real estate industry has a pretty good way of coming up with solutions posed by market problems. When conventional financing was unstable, lenders and agents utilized 3rd party non-profits sell homes to buyers will little for a downpayment. Now with many of the rules changing once again, lease purchases are … (0 comments)
tips for sellers: Sellers: Having your house pre-inspected is a great way to head off post-inspection headaches - 08/11/08 10:13 AM
The idea of having a listing pre-inspected had been completely lost on me. Often times, after a home inspection, buyers and sellers would compromise on a list of needed repair items that would be addressed by closing. There were no reason to think that anyone would walk away after closing however … (0 comments)
tips for sellers: CAUTION! The home you could be showing might be bugged! - 07/05/08 02:44 PM
I'm back! After a bit of an absence to an abundance of business, I am back and more busy than ever. If this is a bad market, I hate to see it good again.
This morning, I showed a house to my neighbor. The house was incredible but it had A … (21 comments)
tips for sellers: Waiting to make that home purchase until the market hits rock bottom? - 06/17/08 11:10 AM
When I think back on all the missed opportunities that I have had in my life, I always think why I didn't act and how things might have been different if I had. If I has purchased Google as an IPO, I'd be incredibly wealthy. At $100, I'd still be very content. $200, … (0 comments)
tips for sellers: DISCLOSE DISCLOSE DISCLOSE and DISCLOSE SOME MORE - 06/15/08 11:10 PM
Have you ever had a situation where your jaw just hit the floor by someone or something so dumb it's unbelievable? If you haven't, get a pillow and stand over it because this will astonish you and it has me. Unfortunately, I cannot share all the intimate details with you because … (9 comments)
tips for sellers: Overpricing Listings Is Real Estate Malpractice - 05/29/08 01:46 PM
Last week, I received an offer for a home that I had listed earlier in the week in Charlotte North Carolina. The offer was acceptable to the seller and so pending a good inspection, we should have a rather quick closing which makes my clients very happy. This home wasn't the … (6 comments)
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Over the last year, I have been continuously amazed at the offers that I've received on a few of my listings. I'm not sure if the buyers or their agents mistake my homes for used cars but often times, they're offering the same price as a used Jetta. Negotiating has become … (16 comments)
