short sale: Bad Boise Short Sale Practice
- 02/19/13 12:10 AM
I just had a new Boise short sale listing pop up and the commission offered to the seller agent was 2% There was also a document attached to the listing entitled "Why only a 2% commission?" The agent went on to explain how he respects real estate professionals but becasue it is so hard to get listings and because of increased cost and legal liabilities he deserves 4% and buyer agents should get the extra 1% by charging their buyer clients. I popped up this agent's listings, active, sold and canceled. He has 14 listed active, some contingent short sales meaning … (4 comments)
short sale: Go Broke as a Realtor
- 10/26/12 07:23 AM
I usually write to attract potential clients to my websites. But this time I am giving my humble opinion to you my colleges. As I was listening to CNBC in the background today as I was working on my computer I heard the lead in “Why Realtors should be Scared!”. So I tuned in. The report was on http://realtydirect.com/Home/Index who are targeting sellers to save money on selling there homes. So I immediately went and looked at the website. Tell me what’s new! During the BOOM there were a lot of helpusell and assis2sell signs around. Now I see … (1 comments)
short sale: Boise Realtors Short Sale Training
- 02/20/12 01:19 AM
Boise Realtors Short Sale training, like any Realtors anywhere should be questioned by both buyers and sellers but especially sellers. Failing to close an attempted short sale can have devastating effects, ending in foreclosure. Short sales can be difficult. Experience is very important. We started doing short sales a few years ago before the Boise Short Sale Boom. At that time few Realtors even attempted them. There was almost no training available. We learned the hard way. Just doing them. Most of the banks had small Loan Loss Mitigation departments that handled these and they were disorganized and difficult to work … (0 comments)
short sale: Idaho Short Sale Experiences
- 10/17/11 03:45 PM
Since I started blogging and reading ActiveRain blogs and other short sale information I am seeing two things. First a lot of advertising for short sales. And more surprisingly, a lot of very negative stuff, especially by bloggers on what a hassle the are. They are not all a hassle. In fact they have gotten easier and easier to get closed. I would really like to have some comments on other agents short sale experiences and I would like potential home buyers and sellers come here and comment on their experiences too. … (2 comments)
I just had a new Boise short sale listing pop up and the commission offered to the seller agent was 2% There was also a document attached to the listing entitled "Why only a 2% commission?" The agent went on to explain how he respects real estate professionals but becasue it is so hard to get listings and because of increased cost and legal liabilities he deserves 4% and buyer agents should get the extra 1% by charging their buyer clients.
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