2016 Buyer Considerations: The Great American Dream With great concern about whether the American dream of home ownership would be sustainable, recent evidence points to a rapid recovery for the desire of home ownership. As uncertainty diminishes and the economy continues its path to recovery, it’s likely that more and more people will once again […]
2016 Buyer Considerations Get Back in The Game
2016 Buyer Considerations Get Back in The Game Many successful people love the Stock Market, Others like to follow commodities or even Day Trade. Then there are those people who insist on something more tangible than a piece of paper. These are the people that are passionate about real estate. These people don’t always trust […]
Open House Checklist
Open House Checklist ___ Identify Best Home from Listings you have or another agent’s listing ___ Identify best time to have (Day, Hours, Friday, Cocktail Party) ___ News Paper Advertising ___ Email to top agents & Prospects (Educate them on your marketing […]
2015 Buyer Considerations- The Good Taste Close
2015 BUYER CONSIDERATIONS The Good Taste Close The good taste close is great to use with a buyer that really likes the home, makes a low-ball offer, and is out bid by another buyer. The fact that someone else was also willing to make an offer is a good indication that your buyer has very […]
2015 Buyer Considerations- Key Points
2015 BUYER CONSIDERATIONS Key Points Here are several key points to remember when working with buyers: Start with a logical conclusion: Identify the logical result of the buyer purchasing the home. If it makes sense for the buyer to buy, you can use logic as a powerful tool to close them. If it doesn’t make […]
2015 Buyer Considerations- Save Your Cash, Get a Mortgage Instead
2015 BUYER CONSIDERATIONS Save Your Cash, Get a Mortgage Instead Why are Financial Advisor with UBS, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and other brokerage companies encouraging their clients to refinance their homes? The answer is simple. No one expects interest rates to remain low. And, almost everyone expects inflation to be a factor during the […]
2015 Buyer Considerations- Warren Buffett’s Final Word on Real Estate
2015 BUYER CONSIDERATIONS Warren Buffett’s Final Word on Real Estate Arguably, the most famous and successful investor in the world is Warren Buffet. Buffet’s uncanny ability to invest is legendary. For those of us that are old enough to remember, there used to be an ad campaign that professed “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen.” […]
2015 Buyer Considerations- The Fast Track to Financial Security (part 2)
2015 BUYER CONSIDERATIONS The Fast Track to Financial Security (part 2) We know from the savings chart you recently received that putting a little money aside every year by itself won’t cut it. If you have a pension, that could make a big difference. If Social Security doesn’t go bankrupt, or they don’t change the […]
2015 Buyer Considerations- The Fast Track to Financial Security (part 1)
2015 BUYER CONSIDERATIONS The Fast Track to Financial Security In 1995, when interest rates were at 8.5%, if you had been told that you could borrow as much money as you wanted at 4% interest, you would have said, “Where do I sign?” You probably would have taken the money, reinvested it, and made a […]
2015 Buyer Considerations- Know Market Trends before You Buy
2015 BUYER CONSIDERATIONS Know Market Trends before You Buy Throughout the past 10 years there have been tremendous market swings in local and national real estate. This led to a great concern to prospective buyers. Buyers have learned to focus very heavily on what they’re paying for a home. Most buyers consider themselves to be […]