As a long time real estate agent, I’ve probably looked at more than a million listings online. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how a real estate agent gets by with not having professional photos taken of their listings. It’s 2019: We’ve had digital photography for 20 years! What is the hang-up? […]
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One of the things I’ve noticed about home buyers is that they tend to get hung up on a location first, and then look for something in their price range. As the old saying goes real estate is about location, location, location, so it’s an obvious first step. Unfortunately, getting hung up on a location
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I was talking to a friend of a friend the other day about a listing that she didn’t get. Unfortunately, for the most part, you never quite know why you didn’t get a listing until you see it listed by someone else. This was a little different because they had stayed friends during the process.
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Have you ever walked into a vacant and empty home and thought, “no one lives here, they’re going to have to sell for cheap.” As a real estate broker in St. Louis, I can assure you this happens every time one of my homebuyers enters a home like this. As a home seller, what can
St. Louis Homes Listed For Sale Can Benefit From A Light Staging Read More »
Over the years, it seems like we’ve lost local level reporting on a national scale. I’m frequently reminded of this when I see a headline like this one. “Mayor of St. Louis Suburb Charged In Election Fraud Case.” If you aren’t from St. Louis, you probably don’t realize that there is a St. Louis City
St. Louis Needs To Be Known For Something Other Than Crime Read More »
The real estate sales game is full of failure. It’s kind of like baseball, where you used to be considered a pretty good player if your batting average was .300 . You aren’t going to list every house where there is an opportunity. Losing the opportunity to list a house for sale can really mess
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Last week, I had a friend of mine ask me if I could take a look at her parents’ house. The idea was to come up with some sort of value for the home. While this is something I do daily, it wasn’t routine for my friend. Before we even got to the house, she
It’s OK To List A House For Sale That Needs Work Read More »
The other day my wife and I made a Starbucks run. While we were waiting for our drinks, there was this obnoxious fellow screaming business jargon into the air while letting everyone know that he had Apple Air Pods. It got me to thinking about Deerwood Realty and how we sell houses with our words.
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In real estate sales, it’s not unusual to work the phone pretty hard on any given day. You can have calls with attorneys, contractors, lenders, title companies, and that doesn’t include looky loos and people trying to sell you that next shiny thing that is going to bring you more leads faster and easier than
Real Estate Agent Not Returning Calls? Read More »
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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