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First of all you need to know that I really dislike puffing. Agents know the term puffing: it’s what some agents do when describing a property. Stunning views! (yes the mountains are great, but what about 50 junky cars that my neighbor has on their property right below that view) or handyman’s dream (ie please…
I’m hearing this on a lot of forums lately by consumers. “How do I fire my agent?” “Can I change Realtors?” “Agents suck.” (okay no one really said this one, but that is what the poster really meant) The fact is that you are paying someone a lot of money to provide you a service.…
You’ve been reading about interviewing real estate agents here in Salem Oregon and what questions to ask. This blog is not another one to give you ideas. This blog is about understanding how an agent should be spending the money that you give them to sell your home. What do you need to know? The…
Ahhh…the open house debate.. Sellers have been extensively trained and groomed over the years to demand open houses from their real estate agents. Like clockwork on Saturdays and Sundays, homeowners scurry around their homes in an effort to get the home show ready for the “hoards” of people that will come through the home. Like…
You love your home. You spent hours picking out that rooster wallpaper border for your kitchen because it reminds you of cooking with your grandmother. You LOVE it. You have spent years making your house, yours. It is colors that you love and decorated your way. It isn’t possible that overpricing a home, your home…
“You’re going to blog about me aren’t you.” stated my client, Jill. “Yep! I’ve got a years worth of blogs in just working with you two. I’m down to about $1.50 per hour, so I have to get something out of the deal,” I replied. “Are we your worst buyers ever?” she asked. Let me…
As many of you are aware, a buyer in California is suing her real estate agent for failing to help them with their due diligence on a property. She felt that she was hiring a professional and as such expected professional guidance. Whether her case is valid or not is up to courts. I know…
There are a few pockets around the country that have seller’s markets or neutral markets, but for the most part, real estate markets are advantageous for buyers. What this means for sellers, is that your home has to stand out, and be the best that it can, or buyer’s just move on to the 50…
I have some great buyers that have been looking at homes for a couple of months. We looked at a cape cod style home on small acreage, and there were several red flags about the property which I pointed out to the potential buyers. The house was built in the 1930’s and had a very…
Craigslist…. That is the next suggestion from Kelman on selling your home in this market. If you didn’t get why I am doing this series, you can go to my first post. So here’s the deal, on his web site Kelman compares traditional agents, Redfin, and MLS only companies. On it he states that traditional…
