Area Code 612 vs. 619 Listing agents — at least ones who want their deals to close smoothly and on time — now routinely meet Appraisers at the home.* See, “An Ounce of (Real Estate) Prevention.” Their goal? To make sure the Appraiser has all the info they need to support the home’s sale price....Read More
Make That, “Nine Pounds Minutes To 11 a.m.” “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” –Proverb The real estate corollary to the above? “If you’re running (just a little bit) late for your own Broker Open . . . everything looks like a clock.” Which is how I briefly mistook...Read More
Too Much of a Good Thing? I know there are Realtors who would disagree, but personally, I think it’s possible to have too many photos of a For Sale home. While MLS only allows up to 18 photos, Realtors can now supplement that with additional photos on broker Web sites, electronic marketing materials, etc. In...Read More
Pictures Don’t Lie (Usually) When a listing agent boasts about an especially spacious garage — or shows a photo of an impossibly large one — let’s just say I’m a bit . . . skeptical. See, “That Garage is HOW Big?!?” (photo below). So, when I saw a new Plymouth listing on MLS yesterday that touted a...Read More
The OTHER Reason to See a Home That’s “Sold, Subject to Inspection” The usual reason for prospective Buyers to see a “For Sale” home is . . . they’re interested in buying it. But, if the home in question is “Sold, Subject to Inspection” — that is, it’s already under contract, but not past inspection...Read More
Helping Their Client? Or Hurting? For the benefit of every Buyer’s agent in multiple offers during the upcoming Spring market (start: early Feb.), who thinks they’re serving their client by hounding the listing agent . . . the following is for you: Dear fellow agent: As you know, the home your client is interested in buying is...Read More
