No matter how long you have been a real estate agent...no matter how many transactions you've had...you can learn something from every single transaction. The Most Difficult Transactions Although we tend to talk about the real estate transactions that have gone off course, I would have to say tha
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07/30/2012
Depending on how long you have been selling real estate, you may remember a time when contracts were only a few pages in length. Real Estate Contracts Are Thick Today, real estate contracts destroy more trees than the law allows! By the time you include all of the Disclosures, a contract can easi
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07/25/2012
Tenants. Washington, DC has some of the toughest tenants-rights laws in the country. It's almost as if you have a tenant for life...and it doesn't even matter if they are paying their rent. Selling Tenant Occupied Properties So when it comes time for the seller to sell a property that is tenant o
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07/23/2012
As I was sitting at a high-end salon the other day receiving the 5 Star treatment, I wondered how many real estate agents deliver the 5 Star customer service to their clients. Treat Me Like A Rock Star! When I entered the salon I was greeted by name, they hung up my jacket and escorted me back to
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07/12/2012
If the best you can ask is "How's the loan coming along?", I suggest you don't even bother making the call. What Not To Ask Once your seller has accepted an offer, part of your job as the listing agent is to make sure all parties involved in the transaction stay on track. If the contract allows y
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07/09/2012
In the course of negotiating, there is a lot of give and take...the seller wants one thing and the buyer wants something else. But when does the negotiating process begin? Verbal Real Estate Offers As real estate professionals we try to help each side move forward in the negotiation and hopefully
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07/05/2012
This past weekend the Washington, DC area was hit with a severe storm, resulting in hundreds of downed trees and power lines. This left over a million residents without power...and I forgot to mention that the temperature was in the mid to high 90's. What About My Listings? As a Realtor, not only
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07/02/2012
