Here are a few tips on how to make the most of attending open houses. Wear your poker face. If you fall in love with a house, don’t let the hosting REALTOR® (or anyone else) know it. If you end up making an offer on the home, you may weaken your negotiating position. Don’t stay […]
Zillow Fight!
I’m trying to keep an open mind about the new home value estimator, Zillow.Com, but I’m yet to be impressed. My friend, Erin, e-mailed me this morning and said she loved Zillow, but found some of the square footage data incorrect. It wasn’t adding first and second floor square footage. I entered addresses for several […]
Be Wary of Dual Agency with Your REALTOR®
Today a new client asked me if there would be any issue in working with me since another REALTOR® had previous shown her some homes. She sent me a copy of a Designated Agency Disclosure which the other agent had her sign. It mostly said that the real estate agent was the designated agent for […]
Pick Your Real Estate Professionals Carefully
Last Friday after a disconcerting phone conversation with a buyer’s mortgage broker, I wrote “A Mortgage Pre-qualification is Worthless as Part of an Offer“. The mortgage broker tried to get me to accept a mortgage pre-qualification for inclusion with my buyer’s offer. I insisted on a mortgage pre-approval. Any good listing agent receiving an offer […]
