I can remember the first time I was just starting a home search. So many people were telling me what to do, what not to do, it was very confusing. On top of that, I really needed to move. I didn’t have the luxury of waiting for a home purchase, I needed something quick. If […]
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I was driving down Lindbergh the other day when I saw some real estate agent with a car wrap. “Top dollar for your home” was the benefit of using this Realtor. Somewhere, somehow, your advertising should appeal to your target audience. Is top dollar for your home the best marketing to appeal to home sellers?
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One of the more odd difficulties when buying your new home is knowing when to transfer utilities into your name when buying a home. Since we are a real estate brokerage in St. Louis, MO, I’m going to go with the correct process here. Things may be different in your state or area based on
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I was in the middle of research for another blog post today when I started seeing a theme online. There was this confusion between real estate agents and their clients on what a real estate agent actually does and the confusion seemed to come from the side of the real estate agent. It was if
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As the years go by on my real estate career, I’ve had to be conscious of the fact that just because I’ve been through the ups and downs of buying a house time and time again, my buyers haven’t. To a first-time home buyer, every step is new and exciting part of their journey to
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One of the more interesting questions I get from prospective home sellers is , “Do Open Houses Really Sell Homes?” It’s an odd question filled with plenty of traps depending on how one might answer the question. Yes, open houses really do sell homes. However, the open house is probably not the only reason the
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From time to time, I’ll have a potential home seller tell me that they will be selling a home as is in Missouri. What does that mean? Can you sell a home as is? What is on the Missouri Association Of Realtors Disclosure Form? So many questions! Let’s answer them! When you are selling a
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I was working on some of our marketing the other day and I thought to myself, “Man, finding a realtor can be hard.” There are literally thousands of agents in every community, how can one filter out all the noise and get a real estate agent who is really looking out for you? Finding a
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We get asked from time to time who are the best real estate agents for luxury homes. And honestly, it’s not an exact science. There’s all sorts of designations, friends of friends, great marketers and the like, but that isn’t the main issue in finding the best real estate agents for luxury homes. The best
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One of the more misunderstood things I see buyers miss is the concept of square footage. There’s one little trick to looking at square footage in a home, and when you know it, you will be pretty surprised, I’m sure. Square Footage Versus Living Area Square Footage The first thing we need to do is
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