June 12, 2008
I took a bike ride through Estero, Bonita Springs, and Naples last Sunday morning. The weather was beautiful. Sunny with a breeze coming from the Gulf of Mexico. 90 balmy degrees. It was extremely pleasant. I took some pictures of the houses I passed, some of which were for sale. What I noticed was that in each of the houses that were for sale, they were all very nicely landscaped and groomed. You could see the pride that the owners have in their property, even though they were moving on to another phase of their life. You could tell that for what ever reason the people were moving, they were leaving the next owner with a nice beginning to their new adventure.
It is great when a buyer sees the effort that was put in to the house to keep it pristine, and makes a reasonable offer. Reasonable being somewhere near a market price and that is close enough to negotiate.
I was talking to another realtor® in my office over a small glass of sherry, alright it was a bottle of beer. Anyway, the discussion was that it is very satisfying when everyone involved in a transaction is moving in the same direction. We not only earn our fee, but we get praise from both participants at the closing. In our Keller Williams office, this is what we strive for each and every time; A win-win situation. The reason I mention this is because whether the deal is a walkover or not we still perform about 180 separate tasks from the beginning of the transaction to the closing table and beyond. That's right. To properly take care of a client, this is the responsibility we take on. Most property sellers and buyers think we plant a sign in the ground and wait for our commission. Ah, if this were only so.
But, lest I digress, the bottom line is that we all have our job in this business, sellers keep their property spic and span, buyers look for value, and realtors put them together and it starts all over again. From my lips to the great real estate broker in the sky.
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