Why “Just Previewing” Serves Sellers’ Interests A Realtor showing is when a Realtor takes their client ” a prospective Buyer (or one would certainly hope!) ” through a “For Sale” home. No competing Sunday open house traffic, no busybody listing agent (representing the owner) present, and ” perhaps most importantly ” no owner around. The convention is to set...Read More
Listing Agents Who Call the Buyer’s Lender As a Buyer’s agent, how can you tell if the listing agent (representing the Seller) is taking your client’s offer seriously? They call the Buyer’s lender ” specifically, the lender on the Buyer’s Pre-Approval letter ” and verify key information. Like, whether they’ve previously worked with the Buyer; the...Read More
Too Much of a Good Thing? “As I am smoking . . . I don’t expect to be thanked.” –What John Hurt’s character — in “Love and Death on Long Island” (1997) — says to the cab driver, when the latter points to the cab’s “Thank You For Not Smoking” sign, and asks Hurt to extinguish his cigarette. Who doesn’t want...Read More
Why “Just Previewing” Serves Sellers’ Interests A Realtor showing is when a Realtor takes their client — a prospective Buyer (or one would certainly hope!) — through a “For Sale” home. No competing Sunday open house traffic, no busybody listing agent (representing the owner) present, and — perhaps most importantly — no owner around. The convention is to set...Read More
The Too-Good-to-Be-True Buyer Client (Hint: They Probably Are) It doesn’t happen a lot — especially in a Seller’s market with (very) limited choices — but once in a while Buyers’ agents run into the client who seemingly likes everything. What’s up with that? That “Uh-Oh” Feeling Possibility #1 is that the Buyer has a need-to-please...Read More
“Actions > Words Dept.” How do you know, as a listing agent (representing the Seller), that a Buyer has serious interest? A. They gushed about how much they loved the home at the Sunday open house. B. They asked the listing agent to find out how quickly the Seller can close. C. The showing feedback...Read More
