“Nice Listing” What’s the best use of an open house — specifically, a Broker open for fellow Realtors? Selling the house would, of course, be delightful. But the highest and best use of a Broker Open — in my opinion — is actually for the listing agent to refine and focus their marketing campaign — and...Read More
Realtor-to-Realtor Courtesy Normally, you’d think pointing out that someone tracked dirt through your home, or that a window was covered with a certain bird “souvenir,” would be an insult. When isn’t that the case? When a Realtor doing a preview or showing encounters those things, and lets the listing agent know. That’s especially the case...Read More
“Tear Down This Wall(paper)!?!” No, Ronald Reagan didn’t say that — a Realtor did. Earlier this week I attended a Realtor meeting in a very impressive — but cosmetically dated — home, where, after extolling the home’s many virtues, the listing agent/host asked for input. “Tear it down,” came the first agent comment. “The wallpaper,”...Read More
Time to Broaden My “Sphere?” Funny how key word searches work. A post I ran last month, “Price Opinion — or Pot Shot?,” was actually about Realtor feedback — both the informed and uninformed kind. But I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when, scanning the search queries of visitors to this blog today, I noted...Read More
Realtor Showing Feedback (“Heads Up?”)As a listing agent (representing Sellers), one of my stock lines is that “the only feedback I really care about is a full price offer from a well-qualified Buyer.” That’s only a slight exaggeration. While there’s always the truly unique property that’s difficult to wrap your head around, the fact is,...Read More
