The Business Card Test Well, the really bad ones . . . are dead.” –Master electrician, explaining how consumers can tell the difference(s) between electricians. Fortunately, being bad at real estate sales isn’t life-threatening. Subpar Realtors simply tend not to make a living at it, and drop out. Perhaps that’s why something like 90% of...Read More
Just because a home hasn’t sold doesn’t mean that the Realtor is doing a bad job.** But, if your home is lingering on the market, it’s imperative to know why. Here are four signs that the problem may not be your home, but your Realtor. One. Mediocrity (or worse). Fortunately, egregious Realtor ineptitude is usually...Read More
Just because a home hasn’t sold doesn’t mean that the Realtor is doing a bad job. But, if your home is lingering on the market, it’s imperative to know why. Here are four signs that the problem may not be your home, but your Realtor. One. Mediocrity (or worse). Fortunately, egregious Realtor ineptitude is usually...Read More
Winnowing Out Underperformers “The reason dolphins have a reputation for saving drowning swimmers is you never hear from all the ones they push out to sea.” I remember asking an electrician — years ago — how a layman like me could tell a good electrician from a bad one. “The really bad ones are dead,”...Read More
Substituting One Mystery for Another Sometimes it’s a mystery why a “For Sale” home on MLS is sitting, unsold, after months (and months) on the market. Sometimes, it’s not. My clients wanted to see a certain Linden Hills home on Sunday, so I requested a showing on Friday. When I didn’t get a confirmation or...Read More
