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What SCARES You in Real Estate?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Godzyk Real Estate Services NH License 033394

For 2 weeks I have been scaring you, it is your turn to scare me. What scares the pants off of you when it comes to Real Estate? I have been featuring some of the scariest stories from my career in listing and selling homes in the Manchester NH area. Within the last 14 days of my series I have had a home owner hire me to sell their home and 2 new buyers looking for a buyer broker. SO yes showing the scary the side of real estate does help show the right way to approach buying or selling a home.  Today is day 14 of my series of the SCARIEST Horror stories in Real Estate.

 

The top 30 collection of Horror Stories

Today's feature story:

 

#18. What SCARES You in Real Estate?

 

Come on... Share with us in a comment what scre you in Real Estate....

 

What scares me you ask? For me the scariest part of any transaction is the time when the sale or purchase is ut in someone Else's hand that I have no control over. Most often the appraisal, the home inspection or sending an offer to a bank and waiting for an approval or signature.

 

THE APPRAISAL: As more and more appraisals have left the industry due to over regulation, there is a shortage of good appraisers left to do the work. It is causing delays at best. At worst you get an out of town even out of state appraiser that does not understand NH home values.

 

THE HOME INSPECTION: In some cases a collective group of people hold their breathe waiting to see what the home inspector lists on their report. Risk can be cut down by having a listing agent who walked through the home with teh seller prior to listing and getting anything that needs repairs fixed before showings start.

 

SLOW SELLERS: There is nothing more aggravating than submitting an offer and waiting for an answer. Some times it is is the seller and others their agent. Waiting for answers, waiting for signatures, waiting to hear is never fun. Communication is key in over coming this.

 

The moral of the story is that Home Buyers and Sellers have a choice in agents and that choice sure does matter. A GOOD agent will update their client, they will inform them how the buying or selling process works, what to expect and what is going on. this can take a great deal of stress out of the process.  

 

YOU deserve the BEST service when Buying or Selling a home

 
 

LEARN THIS ONE FACT: One should know that All Agents are not created equal and every buyer or seller should take the time to hire the BEST not just the biggest Agent or Company. 

 

In summary, the key to having a successful purchase or sale can increase simply choosing one of the BEST Agents. In NH that could be me.  

  

   

 

 

It does not take magic to turn your "For Sale" sign into a "Sold" sign. It takes a full time Local Agent who specializes in Listing homes like yours.

 

 About the Author: Scott Godzyk is the Owner/Broker of the Godzyk Real Estate Services in Manchester NH. Proud to be locally owned and operated with 30 years of experience, Scott is a leading Agent for Listing and Selling Homes in this area.

 

To CONTACT Scott Godzyk please call 603.661.2121 or EMAIL: Sctprop@aol.com .

 

We are Full Time Agents ready to serve all of your Real Estate needs with an infamous philosophy, which is simple: To provide more personal and professional service to guide my clients through each step of the buying or selling process. 

Comments(34)

Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Same here Jennifer Mackay , "bothered" is more correct than scared, but it is a Halloween post, so i am trying to stick with scary theme. 

Oct 15, 2016 02:08 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Most often YES Harry F. D'Elia but every now and then there are some hurdles to jump 

Oct 15, 2016 02:12 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Same here Gary L. Waters, Broker Owner, Waters Realty of Brevard, LLC and the out of state ones for me. 

Oct 15, 2016 02:12 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

That they Can Debbie Reynolds and most often it is not what they find but how it is delivered

Oct 15, 2016 02:13 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Those are definitely three things in this business that can be frustrating.

Oct 15, 2016 02:56 AM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Parents of first-time home buyers...enough said!

Oct 15, 2016 03:15 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your scary series. Home sellers will be in very good hands when they select you as their listing agent.

Oct 15, 2016 05:31 AM
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

On a serious note, I have been doing this for 27 years and what scares me is that I have maybe 5 more years to do this, so what will the next chapter be?

Oct 15, 2016 06:10 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Scott maybe we should all move to NH and be on your team - now that's a scary thought LOL - a couple hundred new to the area agents all at once!

Oct 15, 2016 06:41 AM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Scott - The worst outcome I can imagine is to have unhappy clients, and that fear is what drives us to take extreme care with our transactions and relationships.

Oct 15, 2016 07:48 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Scott- what scares me (not really scares but close to it) is when a seller told me that they just painted all of their walls white. 

Oct 15, 2016 11:42 AM
Florida Tolbert Team Keller Williams Advantage
Keller Williams Advantage III Realty in Lake Nona - Orlando, FL
Keller Williams Land Luxury Division Specialist

I have no fear of a SHIFTING market as I did in 2007 when I was a ReMax agent as now I have discovered the amazing daily training from Worlds Largest Real Estate family Keller Williams and Gary Keller teaches his agents how to be prepared and ready for the SHIFT that put out of business over 40% of the Real Estate Agents in the last Shift and closed many companies.  

Oct 15, 2016 04:17 PM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

That they can Chris Ann Cleland 

Oct 16, 2016 12:15 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Good call Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Call 631-805-4400 (c) 

Oct 16, 2016 12:15 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Thank you for the comments Roy Kelley 

Oct 16, 2016 12:15 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I have been thinking that as well Joe Pryor with 30 years notched in the belt

Oct 16, 2016 12:16 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Now that would be an unstoppable team Anna Banana Kruchten.

Oct 16, 2016 12:17 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Exactly Dick Greenberg , i am often asked what goes on behind the scenes and the short answer is anything and everything possible to make my client happy

Oct 16, 2016 12:18 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

That happens often Kathy Streib as somewhere someone wrote it and they put it on tv and now we have all white walls

Oct 16, 2016 12:19 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I have to say one of my qualities is the ability to shift with markets as it happens. We are seeing a shift now and those that dont, wont be around to see the full cycle. Florida Tolbert Team of Keller Williams Realty Port St Lucie, FL 

Oct 16, 2016 12:21 AM