“For Sale” Signs vs. “NOT For Sale” Signs I’ve got my own definition of what Realtors do. See, “Realtor Job Description 2019.” But, I’m mostly OK** with the one offered by standup comedian (and social critic) Colin Quinn, in his Netflix special “Red State Blue State”: “That was the genius of the Founding Fathers: they...Read More
Technology Roadkill: Stock Brokers, Travel Agents, & Realtors FSBO’s “God is dead.” –Nietzsche. “Nietzsche is dead.” –God. Experts have been predicting the demise of Realtors longer than I can remember. Like stock brokers and travel agents a generation ago, advancing technology — and the democratization of information — were supposed to render Realtors obsolete. Instead,...Read More
Realtor Role(s): Conduit, Funnel and Filter What does the picture above depict? If you said, “a tournament bracket,” you’d (also) be right, but what I was actually thinking of is a flowchart showing all the communication that accompanies a typical real estate deal, where both Buyer and Seller have their own Realtor. So, a key part of what...Read More
