Listing Agent
A buyer is under contract to purchase a property. An appraisal is ordered if they are getting a mortgage. A buyer views the property, and often times goes to the inspection. So, who goes to the real estate appraisal? The Purpose of the Appraisal Let’s begin with the purpose of a real estate appraisal. The…
With many parties in a real estate transaction, it is important that everyone works together, as best as possible. I had some buyers looking for a second home condo in Aventura. There was a condo that they had interest in, but went on a vacation shortly after they saw it. The REALTOR® followed up multiple…
You often hear people brag about their REALTOR® being a “Pit bull.” They want a REALTOR® who is going to “go to battle for them” in a sense. They want their REALTOR® to get them everything. But, you have to stop and think about that as a big picture. A real estate transaction is between buyer…
There is a forever ongoing debate in real estate, if listings should be on lockbox or personally shown by the listing agent. I feel that 80% of the time it should be on lockbox, and 20% of the time, it should be shown by the agent. I work with both buyers and sellers, and I…
Just like anything, there are good REALTORS®, and there are bad REALTORS®. But my job as a real estate agent, is to get the transaction closed, as best as possible, for my customers. Quite often, my customers pick up on the fact that the other agent isn’t doing that good a job. Some agents are…
Sure, we always want more money, but it doesn’t mean that we can always get it. I had some buyers looking in Jacaranda Lakes, a nice community in Plantation. We saw a beautiful waterfront 5 bedroom home, listed at $499,000. The house had a lot of nice updates, but was decorated from the 80s, which…
Often, buyers feel that they don’t need a REALTOR®, and they can just call the listing agents directly. Their logic is, “If I am using the listing agent, I can probably get a better deal since the listing agent can probably be flexible on their commission since they are getting both sides.” That is not…
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