Unethical real estate agents. Are your best interests in 100% perfect alignment with your clients? Are you sure? If the answer to either of those is no, or if there is a hesitation at all, it is time to become a protector for your client. The real estate industry has a very bad reputation. We have shown you a a few reasons why recently with our blog post on annoying telemarketing real estate agents and agents rolling around in money as part of "training." Here is a story from this summer, … [Read more...]
The Little Blue Box ~ A Home Seller’s Friend
No, I'm not talking about the beautiful little blue boxes that come with treasures from Tiffany & Co.. Though who doesn't love those? Today I'm talking about the REALTOR® specific lockbox (iBox) that only REALTORS® (or vendors with a code from the REALTOR®) can use. In AZ (and many other states), these lockboxes are purchased and monitored through Supra Systems. Why do you as a seller care what kind of lockbox is on your house? The other day I walked up to a front door that looked … [Read more...]
Sometimes You Need To Shut Up And Listen
Every now and then you run into a situation that makes you just scratch your head. This week I had such an occasion. I picked up a client at his hotel, and we headed off to look at a few houses including one in a new build development. My client is telling me how he spent his life in sales and how he does not like salespeople at all, especially Realtors. Mr. Client was talking about how he gets annoyed when salespeople go around pointing out the obvious like they are adding value. For … [Read more...]
Real Life Real Estate Stories: The Angry Caller
Note: the following is an actual conversation. Some of the colorful language has been slightly modified. Kids read here sometimes”¦ Ring Ring Ring Me: (said as cheerfully as possible given whatever is happening at the moment) “Good afternoon, this is Jay with Thompson's Realty. How can I help you?” Caller: (said with extreme anger. As in “I'm going to kill you” levels of anger) "Why the f**k is my home on your website and showing a price of $199K?" Me: "Our site shows … [Read more...]
Winning The Lottery: The Biggest Loser
The easiest way to avoid foreclosure in 2009-2010? Make sure you didn't buy a house in the Phoenix area in 2005-2006. Ok, so maybe that is over-simplifying it a bit, but my eighty-two-year-old Grandfather has taught me that if you live long enough, you will see it all. And I can now say with some degree of wisdom: If you find yourself entering a lottery with a builder to buy a home, chances are you are going to experience a great deal of financial pain in the event that you "win" the … [Read more...]
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