Re-Financing Appraisal: An appraisal is an opinion of value for a certain purpose. If the lender wants to lend you money, they may estimate a slightly inflated value for your home in order to justify their equity position. The appraiser may ignore foreclosure or distress sales in order to substantiate a higher value. However, real buyers in… Read More
Critical Home Selling Mistakes – Part 2
Today, in Part 2 of our series on critical home selling mistakes, we explore the areas of showcasing and marketing your home. Showcasing Your Home: Buyers look for homes, not houses, and they purchase the home in which they can imagine their family living and that best suits their needs. Owners who fail to make… Read More
Critical Home Selling Mistakes – Part 1
Choosing the Wrong Realtor: The world is populated with relationships between people who are not right for one another. The sale of your home could well be the most important financial transaction that you ever make. It certainly will be among the most emotional. The agent that you select can make it a satisfying and profitable… Read More
Positive And Negative Worlds
“If the best that you can do is point to failure, you’re probably failing yourself.” – Dan Rockwell I accompanied a team member for part of her borker’s open house today. We had a great turnout as the offering is fairly close to town and there wasn’t much inventory to see. It was, for the most part, a great… Read More
Cutting Commissions
I can beat this drum until my hands are raw. We just took another listing, even though another competing firm was willing to list it for less than a full commission. It’s quite apparent that certain Realtors have a difficult time understanding their self worth. It’s a shame that they don’t realize how much they’re belittling not only themselves… Read More