What did we talk about? Below is the Edited Transcript So, you’re a qualified contractor right? Hey there how you doing? So for those of you who don’t know me my name is John Schink and I’m the founder and managing broker of Deerwood Realty here in St. Louis, Missouri. I’ve got a story for […]
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What did we talk about? Below is the Edited Transcript So…. there’s a turkey in your neighborhood? Hey there I’m John Schink and I’m the founder and managing broker of Deerwood Realty. Today we have a story of word play… word definitions and just an all-around, I think, sad story. That’s going to be one
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What did we talk about? Here’s the edited transcript below Neighbors Neighbors Hello! For those of you who don’t know me my name is John Schink, and I am the founder and managing broker of Deerwood Realty here in St. Louis, Missouri. I don’t know, over the years I’ve…I’ve seen a lot of things in
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the housing market is in total boom status. That got me thinking about our role as listing agents in this boom. Are we any better at selling houses today than we were 20 years ago? Yes. No question. We have the internet listings; we can transfer knowledge within
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Running a real estate brokerage can be stressful. There’s business that you don’t have, business that you’d like to have, and then there are things totally unrelated to your business that can easily take you off course if you aren’t careful. There’s one thing though, as a buyer’s agent that gnaws at me every day.
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It’s always interesting meeting potential new home buyers. At some point in the conversation, they will say either: I’m sorry, I don’t have a mortgage lender set up yet. I have a mortgage lender that I want to use. Should I have gotten a mortgage lender first? I really don’t know what I’m doing. I
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In this new series, we discuss some of the things that new home buyers in the home buying marketplace are usually surprised by. Today is the actual time a house is available in this market. Our definition of a new home buyer is someone who has either not ever purchased a home or hasn’t purchased
About a month ago I ordered a windshield wiper from Amazon. When I got the wiper, it was the wrong one. I asked for a replacement, it didn’t show in the system as having been returned. I went to the customer service chat to resolve the issue. During the course of the chat, the person
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I was showing homes in Kirkwood the other day. If you are familiar with the city, the area can be kind of tricky to get a good idea of pricing because there are many homes that have been torn down in favor of new homes. The neighborhoods tend to be a mix of old and
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In your mind, picture this: The hustle and bustle of a real estate office. Agents are on the phone making deals. The copy machine runs in the background. Clients are walking in and walking out. There’s chaos everywhere. I don’t know of many offices like that anymore, especially post corona. When we started Deerwood Realty
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