So you're thinking about selling your house, and you need to find a highly qualified Realtor to help. On one hand, you want to work with somebody who's going to give your house as much attention as you do. After all, this is your home - the place you've shared thousands of memories with your family and personalized with your own style. Your Realtor should love your home, show off its highlights, talk it up, and make everyone else love it as much as you do, right? On the other hand, aren't … [Read more...]
Why your listing is on my website
I get emails like this all the time from agents who wonder why their listing is on my web site... Hello Phoenix Real Estate Guy. Can you tell me why you have my listing on your web site? This is my listing and you aren't authorized to have MY listing on your web site. Please remove it immediately. The short answer is because YOU authorized it when you entered the listing. Apparently though, there are a number of real estate agents and even Designated Brokers that do not understand IDX (Internet … [Read more...]
Hi, I’m calling about your listing at”¦ (insert random address here)
Every day, every single day, we get calls that go like this: Hi, I'm calling about your listing at 123 Main Street” OK, that's not our listing, but I'd be happy to give you some info on it” It's your listing, it's on your web site. I'm looking at it right now. Our site shows EVERY home listed for sale in the Phoenix area. Let me look it up for your real quick. From here, the conversation can take several different directions. The Disbelievers Sometimes the caller argues with me, … [Read more...]
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