“Dear Listing Agent: Please Call to Discuss My Client’s Offer” It doesn’t happen often, but once in awhile a Buyer’s agent will shoot an offer to a Listing Agent (representing the Seller) and wait for a response. And wait, and wait, and wait (note to laymen: “Realtor time” is faster than “normal time.” So, a...Read More
“Your Buyer? Show it Yourself!!” After my own vent, what’s next most cathartic? Another Realtor’s. So, I enjoyed fellow blogger Teresa Boardman’s recent post about having other Realtors’ clients call to have you show them properties that you’re listing. With 30 minutes notice (maybe). Nope, actually that’s their Realtor’s job. Mine is to make sure...Read More
Realtor R&R Once upon a time — like 25 years ago when I was an auditor and a CPA — one of the requirements for good, internal corporate control at a small entity was that the bookkeeper was required to take at least 2 weeks of annual vacation. The motivation wasn’t the health and well-being...Read More
“What You See is What You Get” I’ve written previously about real estate teams (“Teaming Up“), and the pro’s and con’s. So it was interesting to me, during my most recent listing presentation (they hired me), to hear my now-client express a strong preference notto work with a(nother) real estate team. Their reason(s)? On their...Read More
