These blog posts are related to buyer’s agency.
It’s hard for many people to believe, but there are times when buyers don’t actually end up buying a house. I know, wild stuff, right? It’s usually not even due to a real estate agent, but the particular story I’ll tell you is one where the real estate agent could have had an effect on […]
A Bad Home Purchase Experience Read More »
I recently had the pleasure of assisting a friend and client buy a new home in South County. I’ve known this friend for years, and I thought that we would work really well together. I was surprised, however, at how little effort he made to help himself to purchase the home. I’m not sure what
Helping Yourself As A Buyer Read More »
I’m always fascinated with the home buying process in St. Louis. By my estimation, there are more than a million variables that go into a home buyer actually getting a house they want. One of the more interesting variables is time. Time affects home search in many ways, but here are a few. Limited time-the
Finding Your Perfect St. Louis Home Might Take A While Read More »
As is all too common anymore in home sales, I found myself in the middle of a heated inspection negotiation. I was representing the buyers, and the sellers were represented by a real estate agent as well. When we did the inspection, there were issues that came up that we couldn’t have seen during our
Using Your Home Buyer Or Home Seller In A Home Purchase Read More »
Recently, I was representing a buyer for a property in South County. It was a very nice house, and there had been a lot of interest in the home when it was listed for sale. While there weren’t multiple offers at the time our offer was accepted, there was a backup contract on the property
The Failed Strong Arm Negotiation Technique Read More »
The other day, a friend and former client of mine sent me a link to a house for sale in Oakville. He told me that he’d noticed a string of cars driving slowly by the house and it was kind of creepy so he hopped online and there it was. Single family ranch homes in
The Really Cheap House Gets Pretty Expensive Read More »
Recently, I had a buyer who needed to move within about a month and a half and it was very unexpected. Because it traditionally takes about 30 days on a sale from the time an offer is accepted, I knew we really had to work together to accomplish this. There were going to be shortcuts,
Buying A New Home Quickly in St. Louis Read More »
I work on a hybrid team in our real estate brokerage here in St. Louis. Because we are an independent real estate brokerage, we don’t really get a window into the training, or lack thereof, in the large franchised brokerages. Therefore, we try to put ourselves in other real estate agent’s shoes from time to
St. Louis Home Sellers, Allow Your Home To Be Shown Read More »
From time to time, I like to talk about the homes I show during the day so that home sellers and home buyers know what it’s like out in the real estate marketplace in St. Louis. It isn’t to scare anyone; it’s simply to educate you on how it goes and how you should prepare
St. Louis Home Showing Report #2 Read More »
The other day I had some buyers ask me about a house they’d first looked at over a month ago. They said that they’ve been thinking about it for a while, and they really liked the house except for about 20 things. It was decided that if they went to see it again they would
How will I know? Apologies To Whitney Houston Read More »
