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This morning, someone contacted me confused because she found a house online, asked to see it, and was then sent an exclusive buyer agency agreement to sign for several months. She wasn’t looking for a buyer’s agent. She thought she was contacting “the agent for the house”. ๐ฆ๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ’๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป- ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ผ…
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As your real estate broker, I completely understand. You spend hours cleaning the house, making the beds, hiding the laundry, and then the buyer cancels five minutes before they’re supposed to arrive, or worse, never shows up at all. Unfortunately, not everyone values other people’s time the way we do. Then there are the buyers…
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Here’s what the new law requires: โ Co-op board must maintain their application and transfer requirements, and promptly provide them to a buyer, seller, or agent upon request. โ Within 15 calendar days the co-op board must acknowledge receipt of your application and notify you whether it’s complete or identify any missing items. โ Within…
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One of the hardest real estate moves to pull off, logistically, financially, and emotionally, is selling one home in order to fund the purchase of the next one.It can absolutely be done. People do it successfully every day. But it requires proper timing, real education, honest guidance, and a plan that accounts for more than…
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One of the hardest parts of my job is helping older sellers let go of a home they’ve loved for decades. I’m often working with women who raised families, hosted holidays, cared for a dying spouse, and built an entire life within those walls. Then one day, the stairs become difficult, the shopping isn’t convenient,…
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Since the NAR settlement, I keep hearing sellers say: โI heard I donโt have to pay a buyerโs agent anymore.โ Technically? Sure. But that does not automatically make it a smart strategy. First, if your goal is to avoid buyerโs agents altogether or only work with direct buyers, you are dramatically shrinking your buyer pool.…
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One of the most misunderstood parts of real estate is the difference between: โข a buyer being represented by the listing agent, and โข a buyer simply working directly with the listing agent while remaining unrepresented. A lot of consumers think these are the same thing. They are not.For example, a buyer may walk into…
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A 1031 exchange is something that everyone talks about, and many people don’t really understand correctly. It only applies to income producing properties. And yes, even some agents still get that wrong. What it is, is a tax deferral strategy. You sell one qualifying property, reinvest the proceeds into another, and push the capital gains…
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๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐. Price it right. Keep it accessible. Respond quickly when I need you to. If those three things stay intact, the deal has a better chance of moving forward favorably. My job is not to take sides (although I will sit…
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If you’re living in the home, the showings can feel invasive, and then on top of that, people are rude. Last minute requests, time changes, cancellations, and even no shows. Sometimes I get people with smelly feet, show up juggling ten coffees and a chihuahua in a bag, or have their loudmouth uncle with them…
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