In real estate, as in much of life, one needs to learn to go with the flow. Why this lesson is beyond many of the masses grasp is hard to explain. There are two truisms I have seen with real estate - one relates to property, the other to people.DO NOT SWIM UPSTREAM WITH THESE TWO GUYS!!The first
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01/23/2008
In interviewing buyers about their needs for a new home, I usually go through the normal list of questions. Needs of the family, area they may have interest in, commute to work, amenities, size home, what they can afford, etc. But what I discovered along the way is they want some place to build:T
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01/22/2008
I drew my inspiration for this post from an article I read from another person that said yes it is true, that REALTORS can indeed drop their cell phones in the toilet. I brought this up to my wife and she continued to be more graphic about this image than I, so I ceased to discuss it further as
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01/21/2008
In assisting buyers to find their "perfect" house it is amazing how it all comes together at one point. Step by step the house search narrows down to the right location, the right amenities, the correct floor plan, etc. There is a saying in golf that if you can see the shot you can make the shot.
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01/21/2008
With seemingly every day another technology gizmo appears on the market to make our life easier. Did you know Realtors can open those lockboxes on the doors of houses for sale with their cell phones? I think advanced tools are helpful but was life maybe simpler before they appeared on the scene?I
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01/20/2008
In working with buyers of real estate you will see the light bulbs go off when they hit on the dream home. It is a "wow" home and it is in their price range and it seems all the amenities fit. Perhaps the long journey is over if they can get an offer accepted on this one.I've seen this in life to
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01/19/2008
Yogi Berra, one of my all time favorite philosophers once said,"WHEN YOU COME TO THE FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE IT!" When it comes to deciding on a home to buy or other decisions in your life go down this check list to feel comfortable with your choice.* Value alignment* Use of Time* Energy required*
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01/19/2008
It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.With all the doom and gloom in daily newspapers about faltering home prices and the pressures on Joe and Susie consumer to meet rising expenses of food, energy, and health care costs, what is needed is a breath of fresh air.People need a sense
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01/18/2008
I think I learned the lesson about Realtors and niches they served many, many years ago when I interviewed several of them to take my old house and try to list it for me. It was in need of quite a bit of maintenance of which I wasn't really in the mood to do but just wanted to sell "as is." It wa
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01/17/2008
So often Realtors representing Sellers, listing agents, are asked at listing presentations, "what is it you are going to do to sell my house?" It is a much more appropriate question nowadays with inventory that has risen and longer days on the market.The short answer might be something like,THE P
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01/16/2008