Category: real estate

Some People Just Dislike REALTORS When I began thinking about buying my first home, the thought of hiring a REALTOR made me cringe.  I always disliked salespeople.  All of them.  Any time I’d walk into a furniture store and catch the salesperson out of the corner of my eye (it was important to avoid eye…

Don’t Use Zillow! Today, anyone looking to purchase a new home utilizes the internet to search for homes for sale.  The most trafficked real estate website in the world is Zillow.  Many potential home buyers and sellers will use Zillow to research a neighborhood or get property values or even to choose a real estate…

Discount Real Estate Brokers Although today, discount real estate brokers are nothing new, they are still making waves in the real estate world. Many have come and gone, most making enemies in the real estate industry by undercutting the commission that most real estate agents offer. What Exactly is a Discount Real Estate Broker? Discount…

Pocket Listings Are Bad Pocket Listings have been getting quite a bit of talk lately in the REALTOR community.  What was once considered shameful and unscrupulous has now become an Advanced Marketing Technique. What Is A Pocket Listing? A Pocket Listing is a new listing that has not been put into the MLS for other…

Why list your home at 7% In today’s world of “shopping around” for the best deal, it has been mentioned over and over that you can negotiate the amount of commission you would pay a real estate broker to list your home for sale. This has been touted from supposed experts that claim to have some…