How to Tell if a Seller (or at Least Their Agent) is Around in Late December Just because a house isn’t officially “TNAS” (“Temporarily Not Available for Showing”) doesn’t mean that the owner is around — and available to do a deal, if the Buyer likes the house and wants to make an offer. In...Read More
Life Preserver? Noodle?* Neither That’s not a yellow life-preserver about to go around the neck (and wind pipe) of my 12 year-old son. On the contrary. That’s a 10-foot long, 45 pound python. It was just one of 60 or so snakes — and dozens of exotic/tropical animals — on display at McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary in South Florida. My...Read More
December and the “Pre-Holidays” First, a caveat: I know lots of Realtors (myself included) who arguably take no time off. Or at least, completely off. Thanks(?) to cellphones, texting and other ubiquitous technology, even when you’re off duty . . . you’re never really off-duty. Case(s) in point: the deal that popped up out of...Read More
First Come, First Served Which of the following is a legitimate reason for a Seller to take longer than 48 hours to respond to a Buyer’s written offer? A. The Seller is out-of-town. B. The Seller’s agent is out-of-town. C. The Seller is sick. D. The Seller’s lawyer needs to review the offer. Answer: none...Read More
Best Way to Jump Start Sales? Keep Reading Want Realtors’ most closely guarded sales secret? No, it’s not baking chocolate chip cookies in the oven (to save time, buy store-made, then heat at 350 for 10 minutes). Nor is it to hire a mascot in a 6′ bear suit to hold up “Open House” signs...Read More
