These blog posts are related to buyer’s agency.
Unfortunately, earlier in the week I had to make an unplanned visit to the emergency room at I guess what is now called Mercy South…I remember it as St. Anthony’s and it’s going to be years before I get on board with the change. Fun fact, I was born @ St. Anthony’s. Anyway, I was […]
Does Your Real Estate Agent Have A Backup? Read More »
As a real estate broker in St. Louis, new home buyers ask me this question all the time. I don’t know if I’ve ever really come up with a good answer. As with most things, it depends. Shortest time you’ve ever helped a buyer? I can say that 3 times, the first time I showed
How Long Will It Take To Find My New Home In St. Louis? Read More »
Late in 2018 I had a home listing that was in the sweet spot in the real estate market in St. Louis. In a popular community, tastefully updated, and priced right, I was very happy to bring this property to market. The first day I had the property listed for sale, there were 20 or
Does Real Estate Agent Feedback Matter When Your Home Is Listed? Read More »
I was showing houses this past weekend when that question came up from my buyers during a showing. The house I was showing was a train wreck. I could see 3 cats, and I think there were more. They owned the house and allowed the tenants of the home to live there. The showing confirmation
Can We Just Leave? Read More »
In working with some new home buyers the past month, I’ve really enjoyed showing them all the ins and outs of buying that elusive first home. One of the things we talked about in the beginning was the asking price. A lot of buyers are of the misunderstanding that the asking price is like looking
The Asking Price As A Suggested Price Read More »
In an attempt to give you a window into how an evening of showings usually goes for me, I thought it might be fun to document my thoughts the day after. I don’t know if I will make this a thing or not; let’s take today and see how it goes. House Number 1 The
Home Showing Report #1 Read More »
Imagine being a buyer’s agent and having 5 buyers looking to buy new homes this week all across metro St Louis. You know that you will be working every night, and you will be gone all weekend. Now, one of your buyers has this one house that didn’t sell over the weekend and they want
Buyer Agent Pet Peeve #1 Read More »
The text came in from a potential buyer client yesterday around noon. There was a link to an article on interest rates, and then the question was raised, “Should we buy now since rates will go up soon?” I replied back that “If you want to buy a house now, then buy it. Don’t try
Market Timing For A Home Buyer Read More »
Many years ago, I was working with a property management company. Almost daily, I would leave the office to go check out multiple properties. Even though I knew where most everything was, I still liked the GPS in my car. Sure, sometimes it would get messed up. Other times, it couldn’t find the street, but
Real Estate Agent Uses GPS. Gasp! Read More »
I was meeting with some new clients who are planning to buy a new home in St. Louis this past weekend. They listed the things they had been looking for in a real estate agent in St. Louis, and I was listening. At one point, my client said that they were looking for someone who
The Proper Nudge As A Real Estate Agent Read More »
