Failing to Get a Signed Buyer Rep(resentation) Agreement What do parachuting and Buyer Rep contracts have in common? I learned from my one time parachuting, over 30(!) years ago (I knew the experience would prove to be useful in later life), that parachute fatalities actually fall into two groups. Unceremoniously referred to as “bouncing,” the...Read More
Putting Clients at Ease (Just Not Too Much) My guess is, if you’ve worked with a Realtor (or any salesperson) lately, what you were ultimately asked to sign wasn’t referred to as a “legal contract.” It was called “paperwork” (sample agent-to-client dialogue: “if you’re comfortable with everything we discussed, let’s get the paperwork taken care...Read More
Getting a Head Start Getting Used to “2015” Once upon a time, before I was a Realtor — and personal checks were actually handwritten — it was a couple of days into January before I started using the “new” New Year (and invariably got the date a wrong for a few weeks after that). Now, I...Read More
Realtors’ “Free Sample” Problem College-bound high school athletes routinely sign them. So why not prospective home Buyers or Sellers? In fact, having something akin to a “letter of intent” in residential real estate could fill a genuine void. “All or Nothing” Now, the decision to hire a Realtor can feel like a leap of faith...Read More
Impromptu Office? Now, THAT’S Low Overhead I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop, but when you commandeer a table at Barnes & Noble for a group of people, spread out a bunch of contracts, and clearly “set up shop” in plain sight . . . you do tend to attract attention. In this case, a Realtor was explaining...Read More
What’s better than three enthusiastic references? Five — or ten. Ideally, several of which recently bought or sold the same kind of property, nearby, within the last 6-12 months (I said “ideally”). No, I can’t necessarily marshal all of the above — or have time to! — for every listing presentation/Buyer Rep interview I do...Read More
