The third option to consider if struggling to sell your home, as noted in Part 1 of our blog post on incurables, is renting. Probe The realtor’s first responsibility, when a client considers renting as an alternative to selling, is to question their reasoning.  If the homeowner’s thinking is to wait until prices are on the rise, then… Read More

In yesterday’s blog post I wrote about the frustration that certain home sellers, whose homes are not selling, are experiencing as we enter the heart of  the summer season.   I wrote a perspective on one of the three, adjusting the price, along with insight into the impact of incurables. Home Renovations One of the other considerations… Read More

This is the time of year when many home sellers whose homes have not sold are looking for answers.  The three most common options they consider, not necessarily in this order, are: Renting their home instead Renovating Adjusting the Price Adjusting the Price Incurables are those impediments that most buyers object to but the homeowner cannot change.  A major thoroughfare… Read More

We discussed this issue at a team meeting recently and I think that it’s a very interesting perspective.  The discussion centered around a visitor to one of our open houses. Frustration and Disappointment A visitor to the home that Sunday bemoaned the fact that, although the offering presented him with everything he wanted, he couldn’t… Read More

For so many of us who work in real estate, July and August is our Shangri-La.  Beautiful weather, the outdoors, vacations and closings!  It certainly can be intoxicating and inspire a feeling of accomplishment.  It also can create a false sense of security. The Etiology of It All There is a reason for it.  Few… Read More