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The 7 Most Common Issues Found at a Home Inspection

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The home inspection contingency is one of the most common contingencies in a real estate contract. Your buyer should know going in, that their home inspector will find issues with the “house of their dreams.” That doesn’t mean that the house is falling down, or that this is a “sign” that they shouldn’t buy the

Is a Real Estate Team Right For You?

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Real Estate teams are all the rage. Everywhere you turn real estate agents are forming a team. Before you make the move to start a team or join a team, think about how you want to run your business. The first question you need to ask is this, “Is a team right for me?” As

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Don’t Be a Bully Real Estate Agent

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How could you let this happen? You clearly don’t know what you’re doing. How come I’m just now hearing about this? Needless to say, these are not what you want to hear when an issue arises with a real estate transaction. Unfortunately, as agents, this is often how we speak to one another when we

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Why Should a Buyer or Seller Work With You?

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Why should a buyer or seller work with you? What do you bring to the table? These are fairly basic questions, yet when you ask this to a real estate agent you’ll either get silence or a lot of mumbling and stumbling. The worst and most frequent response I hear is, “I’ve been in the

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Your Job As The Listing Agent

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What is your job as the listing agent? The first thing that popped in your head was probably, “to get the house sold.” If that’s what you thought, you’d be correct. Your primary job as the listing agent is to get the house sold…period. The seller is paying you a lot of money to get

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