Hello! I just sold a home where the buyer wanted closing costs paid through the mortgage (very common in our market). Let's say the agreed upon sales price was $100,000 and the buyer wanted $3000 in closing. I simply add the $3000 to the negotiated sales Read More...
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I'd take a bet that each and every one of us (with rare exception) has been in a situation where you are working with a buyer and present an offer to purchase to the listing agent and get the following response:"I have another contract coming in - make Read More...
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I got to thinking about an issue today (mistake number one) dealing with quoting percentages. I think if you were to ask any agent on this system for the percentage of agents that do 80%, 90% or even 95% of the business you'd get an answer, and it would Read More...
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Recently I was working with an investor client who flips properties. We had a 3rd party vendor (foundation repair) come look to provide a quote for the work needed to be done. We never received the quote and then found out that within the following 48hours Read More...
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I have a couple of gripes I want to air out about our fellow agents...these are opinions by the way... like them or not! :) 1. Myth: Designations with certain national associations make an agent (or person in general) ethical. Agents have been claiming Read More...
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Just yesterday I received an offer at 9:30pm and it was written up to expire at midnight! Now, I can understand that in a very fast market it is critical for a Buyer's Agent to get a response back as soon as possible to protect your buyer... but after Read More...
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