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proactive Realtor

Countering — and Anticipating — Buyer Objections

Proactive Marketing:  Exhibit A “Directly behind the property line is a small condo building, not apartments, please let buyers know.” –Excerpt, “Agent Remarks” field on MLS “Nobody ever washed a rental car.” –Anonymous What is the listing agent for this Longfellow (Minneapolis) home up to?  (Note:  I showed the home a few weeks ago to...
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Listing Agent Mistakes #6 and #7

Copying Goldilocks I’ve written previously about the various mistakes that I’ve seen amateurs make.  See, “FSBO Mistake #1 (and #2, #3, etc.)”; “FSBO Mistake #4“; “FSBO Mistake #37.” Does that mean the pro’s — professional Realtors — are perfect? Hardly. It’s just that their mistakes tend to be more subtle (and presumably, fewer).  See, “Jumping...
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"Why Didn’t it Appraise?"

Multiple Choice Quiz Test your knowledge of today’s real estate market, and answer the following question: Which of the following are to blame when a home does not appraise pursuant to a Purchase Agreement and mortgage application? (Note: the home being appraised is called the “subject home”; its peers, which establish value, are individually known...
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