buyer: Happy First Time Home Buyers
- 08/17/11 08:06 AM
I just received this wonderful recommendation from a buyer client/friend/first time home buyer. I just wanted to take a minute to thank her for her kind words. Being able to help put you in this home where you can raise your new child, was my pleasure. You are the epitome of why I got into this business in the first place. Thanks for being so awesome and for sharing these kind thoughts."John was the perfect agent. I could not have asked for anything better. I am a first time home buyer and he was able to answer all my questions … (2 comments)
buyer: From The Watering Hole
- 08/08/11 04:40 PM
I'm here at my favorite watering hole again, the Tribeca Tavern in Cary, NC. No hot leads were found tonight, but I did have the pleasure of meeting two fellow Realtors. I had the chance to discuss buyers, sellers, and general market conditions. One is currently going through Buffini training and the other was telling me of how she sort of partnered up with an experienced agent in her office to help get the training and experience necessary to kick start her career. It reminded me of an article I read that talked about the older Realtors, who are less tech … (3 comments)
buyer: I Thought Everyone Knew I Was A Realtor
- 08/06/11 08:06 AM
I received a phone call yesterday from a server at my favorite Cary restaurant and she asked me if I had my real estate license yet. I told her I had and that I was the Realtor that her Manager used to find her townhouse and close on it last month. SHAME ON ME!!! I assumed that because everyone at the restaurant was always asking me about real estate and passing along my business cards, that EVERYONE knew I was a Realtor. Guess what, this one slipped through the cracks. Fortunately, her boyfriend (the buyer) is getting qualified next week with a lender … (5 comments)
buyer: Home Ownership Is Down - When Will It Come Back?
- 08/02/11 07:51 AM
I read an article this morning about home ownership across America has declined to 65.9%. The report went on to predict that that could go as low as 62% by 2015. Because anything less than 69% is considered "unacceptable" by industry standards, what can be done to reverse this shift? Obviously, lending standards will have to be loosened a little bit in order to have a positive affect on this trend. Whether or not that happens is yet to be determined. Another possibility is one that Io personally have been professing now for months, that is generation Y. To quote the … (2 comments)
buyer: Hey Buyers, You Have To Make An Effort Here
- 08/01/11 09:23 AM
I had another interesting encounter in my favorite restaurant over the weekend. I was dining with three friends and a waiter friend of mine came up to me and told me that a couple at one of his tables upstairs had just suvived a horrible experience with their Realtor earlier in the day. He told them I was in the building and that he would go get me to have me talk to them. I arrived at the table 30 seconds later with business cards in hand. They explained to me that they were in town from Chicago and were leaving … (4 comments)
buyer: Why Did I Become A Realtor?
- 07/20/11 03:26 AM
It's moments like this that we have to embrace. I just came from a closing that went off about as smoothly as any one I've ever experienced. It was satisfying to sit back and hear the listing agent thank me for making the negotiation process so fair and easy and the lender express their appreciation for the time and effort I put into preparing the buyer for the loan process. Most of all, it was touching to see the smile on the face of my client when we walked out of the door after the closing. "I never imagined I would … (2 comments)
buyer: First Time Home Buyers: No Downpayment, No Problem
- 07/19/11 05:29 AM
There are two primary factors that potential buyers generally concern themselves with when contemplating a home purchase, creditworthiness and downpayment. If credit issues are hampering a buyers ability to purchase, with the assistance of an educated and aggressive Realtor, buyers can utilize the resources presented to them and exercise the discipline necessary to repair their credit and position themselves to become viable, qualified buyers in less time than they think. If lack of downpayment money is a concern, then listen to this. Most buyers are unaware of the downpayment assistance programs that are available to them in this market. This is … (0 comments)
buyer: The Primary Reason For Listing With A Realtor Is ....
- 07/14/11 07:10 AM
A recent article suggests that the primary reason for listing ahome with a Realtor is the fact that the Realtor is going to put the property in the MLS. I vehemently disagree. I have never gone into a listing appointment with the feeling that the ace up my sleeve in proving my value was in the fact that I can list the seller's property in the MLS. I believe that my greatest asset, and the factor that sets me apart from the competition, is four fold. First, I am extremely knowledgeable about the real estate industry as a whole, as it … (3 comments)
buyer: An Unexpected Referral Source
- 07/05/11 07:39 AM
Today was a prime example of why you have to remain consistent in your approach and true to your systems in the real estate business. Today I received an unexpected phone call and a hot lead from someone I used to work with and put into my database two months ago. In the interim, she has corresponded with a buyer client of mine and a mutual friend to us both. With the reticular activator on high alert, the buyer client mentioned my name and how much she valued the work I am doing for her. In turn, the referral source, a … (1 comments)
buyer: Diary of a Dedicated Realtor - Day 4
- 06/23/11 12:29 PM
Good day! Back again soon, you say? Yep. Today was another great day to be a realtor. It went this way: 9:45am - 11:30am - Networking Group Meeting (Cary) 11:30am - 12:30pm - One-on-one with Pet and House Sitter 12:30pm - 2:30pm - One-on-one with Mortgage Banker 3:00pm - 4:00pm - Office time (wrote 5 notes, updated database, made a call) 4:00pm - 4:30pm - Met with buyer to review inspection report 4:30pm - 5:30pm - Prepared a CMA on a listed property for a prospect/buyer lloking for a home 5:45pm - 7:45pm - Updating database, writing Activerain post, watching the … (0 comments)
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