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Added for You - Boston Real Estate - Choosing the Right Boston Real Estate Agent
One of the hardest lessons for any novice Forex trader to learn is that in the foreign exchange market anything can happen at any time. Because new traders spend a great deal of time learning about the mechanics of the market and focusing their attention on finding a method for predicting movements in the market, it is only natural that they also come to believe that there is a strict set of rules that govern the direction of the market at any given moment in time. Unfortunately, this is not the case and this fact catches many traders out.Most Forex traders will use a variety of tools to judge when the moment is right to open a position and then later to close out that position, but the majority of traders will also tend to have one tool in particular which is their favorite and which they tend to rely on
8. Will you ever allow a buyer or another agent to enter my home without you being present?
9. Is selling real estate your full-time job?
10. How much real estate have you sold in my neighborhood in the past year?
11. Can you provide 5 references of people you have sold for in the last year?
12. How many listings do you currently have under contract?
13. What is the “average days on market” for all of your listings over the past year?
14. What is the average ratio of asking price to sales price for the last 10 properties you have listed?
15. What differentiates you and your company from your competition?
16. How will you arrive at an appropriate suggested asking price for my home?
17. How and where will you market my property?
18. What is your service fee?
19. What services are included in your fee?
20. What is the length of your listing contract?
21. Is your contract an exclusive listing contract?
22. Are your real estate forms in compliance with the laws in Massachusetts?
23. What professional real estate organizations do you and your company belong to?
24. What is the state of the Boston real estate market? Is this a good time to sell?
25. What properties would I
I received an e-mail from someone this week, and it became apparent to me that he simply didn't believe that he could make anything work... He didn't believe that he could start making the money that he told me he wanted to make...He WANTED to make it, but he didn't BELIEVE he could!I'm a strong believer in the saying that you are where you want to be... For example, you live where you do because you choose to, and you earn as much as you do because that’s what you’ve chosen to earn...'Hold on! I want to earn more than I do at the moment...' I hear you cry!!Well, I’ve been there too and unless I changed my belief and my habits (good or bad)... nothing was ever going to change.Indeed, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different result
I can cite many examples of poor decision making when it comes to home-sellers choosing a real estate agent, but there is one example from my experience that really boggled my mind.
I received a call from a woman about six months ago who asked me to do a Comparable Market Analysis (CMA) of her Boston Condo. (I gladly obliged and confirmed a time to meet with her and to tour her property.) The CMA process typically entails an initial tour of the subject property, comprehensive market research to produce a report, and an in-depth, in-person listing presentation. After meeting the client, viewing the property, doing the necessary research and presenting my report, I was certain that this woman would list her property with me. She disclosed to me that she had interviewed five other Boston realtors and that she was “by far” most impressed with my presentation and me. She cited my track record selling Boston real estate and Boston condos, my knowledge of the Boston real estate market, and my professionalism as the reasons she viewed me as the most qualified real estate agent to sell her home. She also disclosed to me that my service charge was identical to the five other agents she interviewed so “price” wasn’t an objection I would have to overcome.
After giving her forty-eight hours to review her options (I of course sent her a thank you card for considering my services), I followed up with a phone call to see if she had any outstanding questions. To my surprise she told me that she had decided to list her property with a friend, who is also her hairdresser, and sells real estate part-time in a suburb of Boston. My initial shock came from the fact that she decided to list her property with an out-of-town broker, someone who had very little knowledge of the Boston real estate market. But what really blew me away was her decision to list her property with a friend, who not only had very little total real estate experience, but who works part-time in real estate and had never sold a property before! Her exact words were: “She is a very nice person and I would like to help her jumpstart her real estate career.”
At this point she had already made her decision and the last thing I was going to do was to disqualify her friend as a competent real estate agent, so I wished her the best of luck and told her that I would try my best to cooperate with her friend to sell the unit. She thanked me and recognized my professionalism. What I really wanted to ask her was this: If I told you that you had $150,000 to invest, (which is approximately what she stood to profit from the sale of her home), and your friend, who is also your hairdresser, called you and told you that she just started selling stocks part-time and she wanted you to invest your money with her, would you do it?
Fortunately, most of the people I have actually posed this question to have thought about it and answered no. Unfortunately, there are too many people who do not think about their real estate investment in these terms and are essentially answering yes! For some unknown reason many people are much too casual when it comes time to sell their real estate investment, when if fact, most people look to the equity they have in their homes to pay for important things like major home improvements and educational expenses while they own their home.
It turns out, the woman I used in the example above ended up calling me in a panic after her property sat on the market for six months, overpriced by almost 10%. She had to sell the property within 60 days of calling me as she had been carrying two mortgages for four months and was running out of money. I ended up selling the property three weeks later for a reduced price because the property had become “stale” in the eyes of buyers in the market and she had very little bargaining power when it came to negotiating price.
You must have high expectations when choosing your Boston real estate agent and must truly think of your real estate investment as the largest single investment you will ever make in your life. The following is a list of 25 questions that you must ask all of the realtors you interview before choosing one to sell your Boston home:
1. Are you a licensed sales person/broker in the state of Massachusetts?
2. Do you have a licensed broker in your office?
3. How long have you been selling real estate?
4. Do you strictly work as a seller’s agent?
5. Do you have buyer’s agents working in your office?
6. Will you offer compensation to sub-agents, buyer agents, or facilitators, or all?
7. What is my liability if you offer compensation to and welcome sub-agents and he or she misrepresents my property?
8. Will you ever allow a buyer or another agent to enter my home without you being present?
9. Is selling real estate your full-time job?
10. How much real estate have you sold in my neighborhood in the past year?
11. Can you provide 5 references of people you have sold for in the last year?
12. How many listings do you currently have under contract?
13. What is the “average days on market” for all of your listings over the past year?
14. What is the average ratio of asking price to sales price for the last 10 properties you have listed?
15. What differentiates you and your company from your competition?
16. How will you arrive at an appropriate suggested asking price for my home?
17. How and where will you market my property?
18. What is your service fee?
19. What services are included in your fee?
20. What is the length of your listing contract?
21. Is your contract an exclusive listing contract?
22. Are your real estate forms in compliance with the laws in Massachusetts?
23. What professional real estate organizations do you and your company belong to?
24. What is the state of the Boston real estate market? Is this a good time to sell?
25. What properties would I b
Having a sense of urgency is the best way to manage your job search.Timing is everything and this certainly applies when searching for a job.Sitting back and waiting for a job to land in your lap is not going to happen. You can’t afford to wait for things to happen because chances are that once you start applying for jobs, you’ll be waiting for the company to respond.When you are waiting for a response from a company, you are at their mercy because they are working on their schedule at that point.I’ve seen cases where a hiring company I’m working with comes to me looking to hire someone and tells me that they are desperate to find this person and they’d like to hire them as soon as possible. I find them several great candidates that I send them...…then they tell me that the hir
After giving her forty-eight hours to review her options (I of course sent her a thank you card for considering my services), I followed up with a phone call to see if she had any outstanding questions. To my surprise she told me that she had decided to list her property with a friend, who is also her hairdresser, and sells real estate part-time in a suburb of Boston. My initial shock came from the fact that she decided to list her property with an out-of-town broker, someone who had very little knowledge of the Boston real estate market. But what really blew me away was her decision to list her property with a friend, who not only had very little total real estate experience, but who works part-time in real estate and had never sold a property before! Her exact words were: “She is a very nice person and I would like to help her jumpstart her real estate career.”
At this point she had already made her decision and the last thing I was going to do was to disqualify her friend as a competent real estate agent, so I wished her the best of luck and told her that I would try my best to cooperate with her friend to sell the unit. She thanked me and recognized my professionalism. What I really wanted to ask her was this: If I told you that you had $150,000 to invest, (which is approximately what she stood to profit from the sale of her home), and your friend, who is also your hairdresser, called you and told you that she just started selling stocks part-time and she wanted you to invest your money with her, would you do it?
Fortunately, most of the people I have actually posed this question to have thought about it and answered no. Unfortunately, there are too many people who do not think about their real estate investment in these terms and are essentially answering yes! For some unknown reason many people are much too casual when it comes time to sell their real estate investment, when if fact, most people look to the equity they have in their homes to pay for important things like major home improvements and educational expenses while they own their home.
It turns out, the woman I used in the example above ended up calling me in a panic after her property sat on the market for six months, overpriced by almost 10%. She had to sell the property within 60 days of calling me as she had been carrying two mortgages for four months and was running out of money. I ended up selling the property three weeks later for a reduced price because the property had become “stale” in the eyes of buyers in the market and she had very little bargaining power when it came to negotiating price.
You must have high expectations when choosing your Boston real estate agent and must truly think of your real estate investment as the largest single investment you will ever make in your life. The following is a list of 25 questions that you must ask all of the realtors you interview before choosing one to sell your Boston home:
1. Are you a licensed sales person/broker in the state of Massachusetts?
2. Do you have a licensed broker in your office?
3. How long have you been selling real estate?
4. Do you strictly work as a seller’s agent?
5. Do you have buyer’s agents working in your office?
6. Will you offer compensation to sub-agents, buyer agents, or facilitators, or all?
7. What is my liability if you offer compensation to and welcome sub-agents and he or she misrepresents my property?
8. Will you ever allow a buyer or another agent to enter my home without you being present?
9. Is selling real estate your full-time job?
10. How much real estate have you sold in my neighborhood in the past year?
11. Can you provide 5 references of people you have sold for in the last year?
12. How many listings do you currently have under contract?
13. What is the “average days on market” for all of your listings over the past year?
14. What is the average ratio of asking price to sales price for the last 10 properties you have listed?
15. What differentiates you and your company from your competition?
16. How will you arrive at an appropriate suggested asking price for my home?
17. How and where will you market my property?
18. What is your service fee?
19. What services are included in your fee?
20. What is the length of your listing contract?
21. Is your contract an exclusive listing contract?
22. Are your real estate forms in compliance with the laws in Massachusetts?
23. What professional real estate organizations do you and your company belong to?
24. What is the state of the Boston real estate market? Is this a good time to sell?
25. What properties would I
INTRODUCTIONHaving been trading stocks and options in the capital markets professionally over the years, I have seen many ups and downs.I have seen paupers become millionaires overnight…AndI have seen millionaires become paupers overnight…One story told to me by my mentor is still etched in my mind:“Once, there were two Wall Street stock market multi-millionaires. Both were extremely successful and decided to share their insights with others by selling their stock market forecasts in newsletters. Each charged US$10,000 for their opinions. One trader was so curious to know their views that he spent all of his $20,000 savings to buy both their opinions. His friends were naturally excited about what the two masters had to say about the stock market’s direction. When
At this point she had already made her decision and the last thing I was going to do was to disqualify her friend as a competent real estate agent, so I wished her the best of luck and told her that I would try my best to cooperate with her friend to sell the unit. She thanked me and recognized my professionalism. What I really wanted to ask her was this: If I told you that you had $150,000 to invest, (which is approximately what she stood to profit from the sale of her home), and your friend, who is also your hairdresser, called you and told you that she just started selling stocks part-time and she wanted you to invest your money with her, would you do it?
Fortunately, most of the people I have actually posed this question to have thought about it and answered no. Unfortunately, there are too many people who do not think about their real estate investment in these terms and are essentially answering yes! For some unknown reason many people are much too casual when it comes time to sell their real estate investment, when if fact, most people look to the equity they have in their homes to pay for important things like major home improvements and educational expenses while they own their home.
It turns out, the woman I used in the example above ended up calling me in a panic after her property sat on the market for six months, overpriced by almost 10%. She had to sell the property within 60 days of calling me as she had been carrying two mortgages for four months and was running out of money. I ended up selling the property three weeks later for a reduced price because the property had become “stale” in the eyes of buyers in the market and she had very little bargaining power when it came to negotiating price.
You must have high expectations when choosing your Boston real estate agent and must truly think of your real estate investment as the largest single investment you will ever make in your life. The following is a list of 25 questions that you must ask all of the realtors you interview before choosing one to sell your Boston home:
1. Are you a licensed sales person/broker in the state of Massachusetts?
2. Do you have a licensed broker in your office?
3. How long have you been selling real estate?
4. Do you strictly work as a seller’s agent?
5. Do you have buyer’s agents working in your office?
6. Will you offer compensation to sub-agents, buyer agents, or facilitators, or all?
7. What is my liability if you offer compensation to and welcome sub-agents and he or she misrepresents my property?
8. Will you ever allow a buyer or another agent to enter my home without you being present?
9. Is selling real estate your full-time job?
10. How much real estate have you sold in my neighborhood in the past year?
11. Can you provide 5 references of people you have sold for in the last year?
12. How many listings do you currently have under contract?
13. What is the “average days on market” for all of your listings over the past year?
14. What is the average ratio of asking price to sales price for the last 10 properties you have listed?
15. What differentiates you and your company from your competition?
16. How will you arrive at an appropriate suggested asking price for my home?
17. How and where will you market my property?
18. What is your service fee?
19. What services are included in your fee?
20. What is the length of your listing contract?
21. Is your contract an exclusive listing contract?
22. Are your real estate forms in compliance with the laws in Massachusetts?
23. What professional real estate organizations do you and your company belong to?
24. What is the state of the Boston real estate market? Is this a good time to sell?
25. What properties would I
Well, we are into the New Year and everyone is making resolutions on how to improve in 07. It’s time to think about your product and it's packaging too. Just like we do with our mental, emotional and physical aspects of our lives, think about improving and updating your packaging. You want it to mesh with consumer wants and needs. Consumers are a moving target and what worked last year may not work in the years to come.Here are 10 simple things you can do to ensure your product packaging is on target and delivers the right message to the right audience.1) Take an honest look at your product packaging. Is it working to your product’s best advantage? Are there changes that you have put off making due to lack of time or money? Implement a plan to review one product at a time or a family of product
You must have high expectations when choosing your Boston real estate agent and must truly think of your real estate investment as the largest single investment you will ever make in your life. The following is a list of 25 questions that you must ask all of the realtors you interview before choosing one to sell your Boston home:
1. Are you a licensed sales person/broker in the state of Massachusetts?
2. Do you have a licensed broker in your office?
3. How long have you been selling real estate?
4. Do you strictly work as a seller’s agent?
5. Do you have buyer’s agents working in your office?
6. Will you offer compensation to sub-agents, buyer agents, or facilitators, or all?
7. What is my liability if you offer compensation to and welcome sub-agents and he or she misrepresents my property?
8. Will you ever allow a buyer or another agent to enter my home without you being present?
9. Is selling real estate your full-time job?
10. How much real estate have you sold in my neighborhood in the past year?
11. Can you provide 5 references of people you have sold for in the last year?
12. How many listings do you currently have under contract?
13. What is the “average days on market” for all of your listings over the past year?
14. What is the average ratio of asking price to sales price for the last 10 properties you have listed?
15. What differentiates you and your company from your competition?
16. How will you arrive at an appropriate suggested asking price for my home?
17. How and where will you market my property?
18. What is your service fee?
19. What services are included in your fee?
20. What is the length of your listing contract?
21. Is your contract an exclusive listing contract?
22. Are your real estate forms in compliance with the laws in Massachusetts?
23. What professional real estate organizations do you and your company belong to?
24. What is the state of the Boston real estate market? Is this a good time to sell?
25. What properties would I
That subject line got your attention, right? And it really relates to what this article talks about. What is that? You need to learn how to motivate people to buy your stuff right now. And you do not have time to study and practice for years under some master of the mysterious craft of copywriting?No problem, just write in the same manner that people who have had a few drinks, speak--no, not so many drinks that they are babbling incoherently, but enough so that they loosen up and let their emotions flow freely.Remember that people buy based on emotion, not on reason and logic. So loosen up and speak from the heart. Use your own unique way of speaking; your own unique experience--your own unique story. Write like you are talking to a close friend.You want to captivate people
8. Will you ever allow a buyer or another agent to enter my home without you being present?
9. Is selling real estate your full-time job?
10. How much real estate have you sold in my neighborhood in the past year?
11. Can you provide 5 references of people you have sold for in the last year?
12. How many listings do you currently have under contract?
13. What is the “average days on market” for all of your listings over the past year?
14. What is the average ratio of asking price to sales price for the last 10 properties you have listed?
15. What differentiates you and your company from your competition?
16. How will you arrive at an appropriate suggested asking price for my home?
17. How and where will you market my property?
18. What is your service fee?
19. What services are included in your fee?
20. What is the length of your listing contract?
21. Is your contract an exclusive listing contract?
22. Are your real estate forms in compliance with the laws in Massachusetts?
23. What professional real estate organizations do you and your company belong to?
24. What is the state of the Boston real estate market? Is this a good time to sell?
25. What properties would I be directly competing with if I put my property on the market today?
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