home buyers: Disrespectful Offers Never Work - Gimme Shelter, Monday Melodies
- 08/16/15 10:31 PM
Our jobs as real estate agents is to try and keep the situation under control and emotions out of the negotiations so that the parties can work towards a harmonious conclusion. Usually that is a sound strategy and works great. Well, it works great as long as both buyer and seller are interested in a "fair market" value outcome for both sides. The strategy doesn't work so well however if one side or the other is either a "winner takes all" personality or if the buyer's agent has allowed the buyers to look at properties priced above their approved range in the misguided belief … (9 comments)
home buyers: Seeds for Tomorrow - Client Relationship Management
- 09/25/12 11:49 AM
Autumn has been sneaking into the region over the last week here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The evenings have been in the 40s and the days have been startling free of humidity. Slowly, leaves are turning colors or beginning to slightly brown and crisp up. Hidden among the leaves, all of a sudden are the seeds for tomorrow’s plants. These berries on a Dogwood Tree here in Dillsboro reminds me that planting seeds for tomorrow’s business is an ongoing affair, something we should be doing even in the midst of the most dramatic deals and while marketing … (7 comments)
home buyers: BUYERS WANTED ~ Please Review Qualifications, Experience Not Needed
- 09/07/12 10:24 PM
Buyers we’ve worked with before are ready to look at investment property. They were awesome to work with. They bought a house through us a little over a year ago and are ready to move on with their vision for their future. We can’t wait to work with them again. Who couldn’t use more good buyers? If we could place a classified ad for new buyers, what qualifications or experience would we be advertising for? Here’s a few I’ve come up with quickly and I’m opening the doors wide open for suggestions from the rest of the ActiveRain community.
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home buyers: Something We Don't Talk About Much ... Insurance
- 09/03/12 10:30 PM
We all have a file folder hidden in our house or office labeled “insurance”. Most often we purchase insurance because we have to. We pay for it and we file the policy but I’ll bet not many of us really understand it. Jason Sardi announced a new direction in his professional life the other day and that got me to thinking about insurance products. Jason moved out of the mortgage industry and into the North Carolina insurance industry. I’ve followed him online enough to know that he has strong opinions and convictions, and is always able to back them up … (15 comments)
Wouldn’t you agree that the most efficient business model is working by referral and that most of our buyers haven’t the slightest idea of all the things we accomplish for them? Wouldn’t it make it simpler for buyers to refer us to other potential business if they HAD a better idea of exactly what we do for them? Yesterday, I kept the buyer informed of the way my day was spent on their behalf…and they said Thank You! We met with their surveyor early and reviewed the new survey and flood elevation certificate. Then I saw their attorney to … (29 comments)
home buyers: FAQ ~ How Do I Know If the Neighborhood is Nice?
- 06/06/12 01:11 PM
The house seems perfect, just the right size with everything you wanted. The price is within your budget. Just one thing, you are wondering “How Do I know if the Neighborhood is nice?” REALTORS have certain rules they must abide by and one of them is not characterizing a neighborhood. This is up to you. Drive through the neighborhood at various times of the day. Observe the yards of the neighbors, do they seem to keep their trash cans in and their lawns cut? Are there noises that you think will bother you in the long run? Maybe the neighbor … (32 comments)
home buyers: FAQ ~ What's In a Residential Offer to Purchase and Contract?
- 06/05/12 09:32 PM
Congratulations, you’ve decided upon the house you want. Now is the time to (gulp) make the commitment and put the offer in writing. Over the course of looking at houses, your buyer agent probably made good use of the togetherness time in the car by explaining “What’s In A Residential Offer to Purchase and Contract?”. The first thing to understand is that the document is a collection of mutually acceptable promises or terms. If both parties do not agree initially, then both sides counter offer and compromise until the contract suits both parties. There is a lot of language about … (12 comments)
home buyers: FAQ ~ Should I Save Money and Skip the Home Inspection?
- 06/05/12 01:05 PM
Once in a while, we will work with a buyer who will ask us “Should I save money and skip the Home Inspection?”. The question obviously gets asked often enough that the North Carolina Real Estate Commission developed a brochure specifically to provide buyers called Questions and Answers On Home Inspections. The only time it might make sense to avoid hiring a Home Inspector would be if you yourself was a General Contractor holding licenses as an electrician, plumber, chimney sweep and possibly were also a structural engineer…not likely, right? For a cost of approximately $300-$350, it usually takes a good … (11 comments)
home buyers: I'll Light the Fire, You Place the Flowers...Monday Melodies
- 04/29/12 09:31 PM
Got the funniest email this morning from those fricken buyers we love…“Loved the fricken blog! The weekend ended up great for us albeit plenty stressful. Just a side note I will never, I repeat never close on a Friday ever again!!!!” I didn’t have the heart to tell him how often WE’VE said those very same words! Bob also said “One of your blogger friends said they wanted a picture of the house I will send you my fav.”. Here’s Bob’s photo of his and Kathy's very cool new house in Franklin, NC…I had to get it framed for them ;-D … (13 comments)
While working with someone new to the area today, I was reminded of when I first moved here to the mountains of Western North Carolina 25 years ago. I remember thinking "How will I ever find everything I need in this new place?".
People moving here from large metropolitan areas really are mystified as to how they will be able to access all of the services they are used to. Make no mistake, small towns are different...but for many people, they are different in a good way. Believe it or not, just about everything you can find in … (5 comments)
Is this idea a throwback from prehistoric real estate days? Is it a request from sellers or a suggestion from insecure listing agents? I spent the weekend showing lakefront property in Cashiers, Tuckasegee and Bryson City a couple of weeks ago. Several listings included the statement "Listing Agent Must Accompany". I get it if there are pets in the house. I don't get it for vacant or unoccupied houses! All I know is I have to carefully craft my buyers' schedule to accommodate the Listing Agent's convenience. … (20 comments)
home buyers: What Quantity of Photos Work for Listings?
- 08/01/11 01:07 AM
Quality of listing photos certainly has been discussed on ActiveRain - but this morning I'm wondering about quantity of photos for listings. Of course, let's be clear if your quality of photos is terrible, by all means do you sellers a favor and limit quantity - and then get yourself to the local community college for a few lessons! Unless you are in a part of the country where demand is exceeding supply, buyers and agents are paying attention first to the houses that are well described and well documented by photos.
Granted sometimes the interior of the house doesn't … (32 comments)
Thank you to Reuben Saltzman, a Home Inspector in Maple Grove, MN (how cool is that town's name?) for posting one of the most informative articles I've ever read about radon. I'm really pleased to have an opportunity to re-blog this article and provide some clearly written myth busters for our clients. Here in the mountains of Western North Carolina we have a lot of rock under our houses. Radon is something that many home buyers are just marginally aware of as a concern, but they really don't understand how it is tested for and where the best places … (5 comments)
What job could possibly be better than bringing people together by sharing our common interests and learning new ones?
Here's my opportunity to introduce conversations and photos of the area I feel so passionate about...the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.
This is one way to give you some background about me and our MoonDancer Realty company to help you make an informed decision about hiring us as your next REALTOR. I hope you enjoy the content as much I enjoy sharing it.
I'm looking forward to reading your comments and hope to meet you soon.
Our jobs as real estate agents is to try and keep the situation under control and emotions out of the negotiations so that the parties can work towards a harmonious conclusion. Usually that is a sound strategy and works great. Well, it works great as long as both buyer and seller are interested in a "fair market" value outcome for both sides.
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