real estate transactions: Remove the M and the deal will go much smoother.
- 11/15/16 04:35 AM
Who would think that a simple letter, an M in this case, could make such a difference?
Andrea tells a great tale about things can and should be in our transactions, at least much of the time. I can think of a word starting with M, too, that can make all the difference, and not in a good way!
Years ago I was opening a listing of mine for an agent to show to his buyer. The house had an alarm, and it is my custom never to give out the alarm code to someone else. It is not always convenient, but … (8 comments)
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real estate transactions: Your Client’s 10 Days til Closing Checklist
- 03/27/16 01:08 AM
A 10 Days til Closing Checklist for Buyers and Sellers
Getting to closing is a huge task – it’s emotional , as well as a time period filled with lots of tasks to be accomplished in order for closing to occur successfully.
Are YOUR clients prepared?
At the recent CRS Sellabration in Orlando I attended a session with Debbie Yost, where the focus was on systems to make your business run more smoothly and create the best experience for your clients.
One of the take-a-ways for me was the focus on the 10 Days to Closing...that intense time period when there is so much happening, … (17 comments)
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real estate transactions: There’s a Time to Text and a Time to Talk
- 11/14/15 03:23 AM
There’s a Time to Text and a Time to Talk
No doubt communication has changed in recent years. There was a time when your choice was pretty much face to face or on the phone.
Then along came email, followed by smartphones and the advent of texting.
Like it or love it, texting is a popular of sharing information, connecting, asking questions, providing help, and so much more. For some it’s the way they want to communicate with others, whether it’s a friend, family member or their real estate agent.
Those individuals growing up surrounded by technology may be the heartiest of texters, with many … (112 comments)
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real estate transactions: Waiting, Waiting & More Waiting – Patience Is a Virtue in Real Estate
- 08/26/15 02:14 AM
Waiting, Waiting, and More Waiting
Patience Is a Virtue for Buyers in Real Estate
Many of us don’t like to wait. Some are more tolerant of waiting than others.
We wait in line for food, or paying for groceries, or to return an unwanted item at some retailer. We wait on the phone, or wade through seemingly endless automated menus to hopefully reach the final destination…someone to help with our problem. We wait in traffic, we wait in the doctor’s office, and we wait in the security line at the airport.
Like it or not, sometimes you have to wait. If you don’t, you can’t … (22 comments)
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real estate transactions: You Might Think I’m a Nag, But I’m Just Doing my Job
- 07/13/15 10:51 AM
You Might Think I’m a Nag, But I’m Just Doing my Job
A real estate transaction is a complex thing. There are a multitude of tasks to be accomplished, continual follow-up to be done, questions to be asked and/or answered, documents to be reviewed and signed then sent to the right people such as the lender or escrow company, deadlines to meet, problems to solve, and so much more.
There are times it’s necessary to remind people about doing things to stay on track, provide information or documentation, or meet certain deadlines.
Sometimes you have to ask more than once. Paperwork doesn’t get … (23 comments)
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real estate transactions: Knowing is Good, Not Knowing is Bad
- 09/12/14 09:49 AM
Knowing is Good, Not Knowing is Bad
In our business there is a ton of information to share, questions to be asked, tasks to be accomplished.
Buyers and sellers often want or need to know certain things, as we do in order to properly represent them, and to appropriately guide them through the transaction from start to finish.
There are numerous tasks to accomplish for success to occur, and many other people involved in the process – the other agent(s), escrow, title, mortgage professionals, inspectors, movers and the list goes on. There are 13 people involved … (18 comments)
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Who would think that a simple letter, an M in this case, could make such a difference?
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