collin county: Specialist or Generalist? What is Your Agent?
- 08/13/12 06:24 AM
Several years ago I was talking to a friend in Austin and mentioned that I had sold my house in Dallas as a For Sale By Owner (FSBO). He was surprised that it was possible to buy or sell a house without a residential real estate agent. I was shocked that he didn't know he could trade real estate without a broker - however ill-advised that might be. Brokers can only negotiate the sale or purchase of a house, right? Aren't they all the same since they have access to the MLS? Even though I've been in the commercial real estate … (1 comments)
collin county: What's Your Real Estate Agent's Specialty? Should You Care?
- 11/18/11 03:14 AM
Several years ago I was talking to a friend and mentioned that I had sold my house as a For Sale By Owner (FSBO). He was surprised that it was possible to buy or sell a house without a residential real estate agent. I was shocked that he didn't know he could trade real estate without a broker - however ill-advised that might be. Brokers can only negotiate the sale or purchase of a house, right? Aren't they all the same since they have access to the MLS? Even though I've been in the real estate business for over 27 years … (1 comments)
collin county: Top Tips for Negotiating Commercial Leases - #3 Never Exercise Your Renewal Option
- 01/27/11 09:37 AM
This may sound crazy, but exercising a renewal option is almost always a bad idea. The reason is that doing so may immediately obligate you to lease the space before you even know the rental rate. Exercising the option may trigger a series of events one of which is determining the rental rate, but you may be committed already. Not all renewal options work this way, but many do. So what to do? The main thing is to start looking for options at least 3 months prior to the date by which your renewal option must be exercised (that's date is … (0 comments)
collin county: Videos, business tips, inspirational quotes...another issue of The Reata BizLetter.
- 01/21/11 03:36 AM
We publish a monthly enewsletter with business tools and tips, videos, inspirational quotes, client profiles, and lots more. We are based in Plano, Texas which is a suburb of Dallas, but the info is applicable to anywhere. We are corporate real estate advisors or tenant reps so our customers are companies which lease office or warehouse space. Most of our work is in Dallas and Collin counties (Plano, Frisco, Richardson, Far North Dallas), but we also have handled transactions We'd love to have you subscribe if you like. Just go to my website and click on the orange "Join the Reata … (0 comments)
Anything and everything related to corporate real estate - a company's use of real estate. This is usually a company's lease or purchase of office, warehouse or retail space.
Several years ago I was talking to a friend in Austin and mentioned that I had sold my house in Dallas as a For Sale By Owner (FSBO). He was surprised that it was possible to buy or sell a house without a residential real estate agent. I was shocked that he didn't know he could trade real estate without a broker - however ill-advised that might be.
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