real estate: Dear Realtor Diary:
- 07/31/12 01:05 AM
July 23rd: Listing appointment with a neighbour who's son is a small contractor I have been sending clients to for past year and who I have been advising on preparing his home for sale for the past few months, we haggle over 1/2 pt. on the commission rate (about $1200) on his now vacant home in an area with an average 4-5 month list to sell time and average sale price of $5000 under list over the past year. I compromise yet he still decides to wait a few days before we list.
A real estate agent opens the door of his BMW when suddenly a car comes along and hits the door, ripping it off completely.When the police arrive at the scene of the accident, the agent is complaining bitterly about the damage to his precious BMW.“Officer, look what they’ve done to my Beeeemer!,” he whines.“You Realtors are so materialistic, you make me sick,” says the cop. “You’re so worried about your stupid BMW that you haven’t even noticed your left arm has also been ripped off in the accident.”“Oh my gawd,” screams the agent. “Where’s my Rolex?”
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real estate: Selling Real Estate is a good source for funny stories
- 02/27/11 05:36 AM
Over the ten years I've called myself a Realtor I have seen more kitchens than Martha Stuart, more shoddy basement renos than Mike Holmes and maybe, just maybe, more bedrooms than Charlie Sheen. Going out home hunting with buyers or trying to sell a home is always an adventure and has been an unemptying reservoir for new fun, sometimes odd stories, and the occasional lesson.Here are a couple tips for sellers: When selling your home, don't leave one of those custom postcard pictures of you groping your then married lover with the caption "MGM Grand Hotel 2006" on the dresser … (1 comments)
real estate: Real Estate resources Barrie area home buyers and sellers can't afford not to have
- 06/23/10 06:41 AM
Mike Montague Sales Representative Sutton Group Incentive Realty Inc. Where are today's home buyers and sellers looking? Same places you do. The links below take you to my Barrie Real Estate facebook page which is kept up to date with the latest local real estate news, statistics and information that current and future Barrie and area home owners need to know. If you are a facebook user, add this page to your favorites and visit regularly to stay in the know. Are you using Twitter? Hit the link below and add me to your list of people to follow. Not … (0 comments)
real estate: Tree houses, tourism, golf and taxes......
- 05/14/10 03:04 AM
Tree houses, tourism, golf and taxes, employment, mortgage and sales stats, government, buyer and seller tips and some great links are just a few of the latest topics on my facebook - Real Estate page. You need to be logged in to your facebook account for the link to follow through. Then just click on my head....watch the eyes
The most significantly unique aspect of the real estate industry when compared to almost any other vocation is that it is comprised almost entirely of people who came from other professions. People who have worked as teachers, trades persons, professional athletes, media personalities, engineers, architects, airline industry workers, medical workers, house wives, fire fighters, police and that's just in my office. Almost any and every industry is represented within the ranks of the Canadian Real Estate industry. I can say with absolute certainty that there is not a broader or more complete representation of Canadians and no doubt Americans, … (8 comments)
real estate: Real Estate Guru Chris Leader discusses the Barrie market and shares some important tips on hiring a Realtor
- 07/13/09 01:13 PM
Known and respected by Realtors in hundreds of markets throughout North America where he teaches his Leaders Edge Training seminars, Professional Real Estate trainer Chris Leader knows the industry as well as anyone. Have a listen as he talks about our current market in Canada and in his home town of Barrie Ontario. Chris also shares some practical yet often overlooked insights into insuring you receive top dollar when selling your home, at the same time he exposes some popular myths about the best ways to protect your pocket book when selling your home.
real estate: Mike and Shelley look at the Barrie spring 2009 mortgage and real estate market
- 05/02/09 03:27 PM
The credit crises in the US has had a lesser impact on the Canadian Real Estate Market. The spring market in 2009 is showing some signs of stress but also opportunity for those looking to buy a home. Listen to what Shelley Black of Mortgage Alliance in Barrie had to say about financing and the great rates currently available to Barrie and area home buyers in a recent conversation we had. … (1 comments)
real estate: :: I Qualify: Therefore I am ::
- 12/12/08 03:49 AM
Consumption on a per capita level in the United States and Canada has grown in our lifetimes reaching a point within the last ten years that could be considered glutinous. If nothing else it certainty has proved to be unsustainable as we are witnessing in our economy You cant just blame consumer society for this. It has been instilled into us from birth through marketing. Our sense of self worth and the value of life in general is dictated to us. From the growing numbers of glossy weekend news paper inserts to magazine, television and radio advertising. Where ever we … (24 comments)
Get a Buyer Agency Agreement Signed at the earliest opportunity!
What is the benefit to a buyer? Well consider this. Suppose you walked into a busy TV store and like the dozens of others that day, when asked "Can I help you?" You reply "I'm just looking thanks" The sales person will offer a few words on what you are looking at, become distracted by … (1 comments)
real estate: :: Learn to love your problems in Real Estate ::
- 02/28/07 02:32 AM
I was looking back through my past client data base, specifically the people whom I have done repeat business with over the years, trying to find a single common thread between them.I was baffled at first. There was no common demographic. They were of all ages, buyers, sellers, investors. Some were first time buyers, some were down-sizers nothing seemed to suggest that there was any similarity between them. These repeat clients didn't all stem from first deals that went over without a hitch either, in fact in many instances there were complications with the transactions I had done with this group … (2 comments)
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