Multi-Tasking Buyers’ Agents I’m sure my colleagues could fill in their own, umm . . . favorite. But, here’s mine: “You know the showing instructions are too long when . . . the Buyer’s agent (in this case, me) has to print them out to keep everything straight. And then has to print out the...Read More
Artfully Sloughing Off Seller Requests for Feedback — or, “Minnesota Nice — Realtor Version” The Realtor equivalent of “How are you?” or “Have a nice day!” is telling would-be home Sellers (and their agents) that their client is “just starting to look.” While that may occasionally be true, more often it’s code for one (or...Read More
Jewelry, Prescription Meds, Valuables . . . $1,500 Vases In the “hindsight is 20/20 department,” I’m sure that the Plymouth home Seller — and their agent! — certainly wish that that $1,500 Living Room vase had safely been put in storage before prospective Buyers showed up.* Instead, the listing agent got the unenviable task of...Read More
“Just Say ‘No'” — or,”Tomorrow Works Much Better” As a rule, the more accessible a home is to prospective Buyers . . . the easier it is to sell. But, that doesn’t mean Sellers can never say “no” — either to a showing request, or, to a Buyer (and their agent) literally standing in their...Read More
“And the Owner’s Dog is Ugly, Too!” In the land of “Minnesota Nice,” listing agents (representing Sellers) don’t encounter it often. But, at today’s office meeting, another Realtor made reference to a recent, “brutal” showing on one of their listings. Invariably, here’s what they meant: “The prospective Buyer trashed the home’s price, condition, curb appeal,...Read More
Deciding Which Way to Err, or, “A Picture Showing is Worth 1,000 Words” In medicine, a “false-positive” refers to a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist. Unsurprisingly, the opposite of a “false-positive” is a “false-negative” — a test result that is incorrect because the test failed...Read More
