What To Look For In A Real Estate Agent

Real Estate Agents play an essential, critical role in the process of buying and selling a home. You just simply cannot afford to work with an agent that does not exhibit top-scale professional values. We’re talking about your primary investment, and the happiness of you and your loved ones.Here are the 3, most important things that I’ve encountered, that I believe contribute towards excellence in the profession of Real Estate agents. To Serve To Know To Listen1. To Serve: Real Estate is a s. . .

New Bill to Keep Banks out of Real Estate

This week Congress introduced a bill titled, "Community Choice in Real Estate Act," to permanently ban banking conglomerates from entering real estate brokerage or property management. This is because some of the larger banking conglomerates have requested permission from the Federal Reserve Board to sell and manage real estate. Pretty much every major organization in the real estate industry is backing the bill against banks in real estate. To be honest, the name of the bill sounded a bit Or. . .

Multi-Level-Marketing: The Real Estate of the 21st Century

A single event, or series of events, leads many people to the depressing conclusion that they’re not where they want to be in life. They’ve been stressed out and tired, their health has suffered, they’ve worked countless hours away from their family, yet they find themselves in mundane jobs with no scope, no recognition, living pay-day to pay-day with no further desire to succeed and no seemingly possible way out.This realisation often leads to a period of uncertainty, frustration and fear a. . .

Ten Steps to Avoid Mold Problems and Lawsuits in the Rent...

Real estate residential and commercial landlords, tenants, and rental agents in the USA, Canada, and worldwide should take ten steps to avoid mold problems and lawsuits in the rental of real estate properties, according to Phillip Fry, Certified Mold Inspector and author of the books Mold Legal Guide and Mold Health Guide.Living or working in rental units that contain elevated levels of airborne mold spores and/or substantial mold growth infestation can cause very severe (and sometimes perman. . .

It's The Same Deal For Both Search Engines And Real Estate

It's all about location, location, location! In the past...back in the days when Google was IT when it came to natural search results...everyone was very focused (or shall we say obsessed?) on Google page rank. Now that Google is a public company and the search business has become competitive (most notably due to the serious search capabilities now being offered by Yahoo and Microsoft, via MSN), Google has become much more "private" or secretive about things like page rank, backlinks, etc. As. . .

Advice for the First Time Real Estate Investor

There was an ABC News story that came across my desk today on Real Estate Flipping. It was one of those, "this is where everyone is getting rich" stories that tends to send a whole bunch of "get-rich-quick-types" rushing out to buy investment property without so much as a clue as to how much work- or risk- is involved. ABC might as well have said, "Dot com stocks are back; buy Pets.com again." Having worked with a variety of investment properties over the past several years, let me first say . . .

An Often Overlooked Secret of Marketing and Negotiating f...

When you call sellers, what do you say? When you sit down to write a marketing postcard to find deals, what do you write? When you go to negotiate price and terms, how do you present it?These are scary situations and it is not unusual to be at a loss for words at such times. In fact, you may avoid these situations all together just so you don’t have to face the overwhelming fear.I want to help you erase that fear and find the words that will give you confidence to call sellers, write advertis. . .

Are You WASTING Valuable Web Real Estate?

I sat at the lunch table, turning every shade of red the mind could conjure up. I had to do something, and do it fast.My aunt was chaperoning my eighth grade class on a field trip to the local amusement park. Then she did it...As we finished eating our lunch, my aunt wrapped up a half eaten hamburger in a napkin, and promptly stashed it in her purse.As everyone at the table looked at me and started to laugh, I instinctively kicked out my friend's chair. As he fell to the ground, milk shot out. . .

Real Estate Auction Action - Buying A Home At Auction

Due in part to the popularity of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s home auction program, more potential homebuyers than ever are buying homes at auction. Homes for auction aren't limited to just HUD, however. Many government entities auction homes for payment of back taxes, and some homeowners even auction their homes on eBay.com!Homebuyers considering buying a home at auction should take some steps in advance to help them with their bid price, and even whether to . . .

Dealing With Dual Real Estate Agents

Historically, real estate agents have represented the seller of a property. The seller, after all, is usually the one who pays their commission, and agents therefore have a fiduciary relationship with the seller. This in no way means that agents may operate outside the bounds of the law and ethical conduct of course. It just means that the real estate agent is just that, an authorized agent of the seller for a particular transaction.More recent trends have introduced buyer's agents, who usual. . .