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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A couple in Arnold were going to move to a new home and sell a condo. They didn’t. A woman in Sunset Hills was going to sell a home she inherited. She hasn’t. A dentist was looking to move to a new home in St. Louis City after landing a new job in an established
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Working on a little thought experiment today to try and figure out something I see quite often. Homes that are just awful, either from a maintenance perspective or a construction perspective. I’m pretty sure some of my biases will be on full display as we look a little closer into this phenomenon. My base assumption
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There are all kinds of disappointments when you work in real estate. I’m convinced that the only way to be successful in this sort of business is to be able to develop the ability to pick yourself up from real estate disappointments quickly. I’ve written about bad days in real estate in the past. Remember
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I am a real estate broker in St. Louis, Missouri. Off the top of my head at any given time, I can safely say I know 20 other real estate agents outside of my office. Are there too many real estate agents? We’ll leave that discussion for another day. Even in my own circle, I
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While a career in real estate can be quite enjoyable, there are certain times when you know that you are actually doing a job and it isn’t fun. One of those times is when you have to give bad real estate news to your clients during a deal. Since I list homes for sellers and
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I’ve spent some time working in different real estate brokerages before I started Deerwood Realty. There is a lot of smoke and mirrors in real estate sales. And, I’d just gotten tired of trying to figure out which game was being played. What type of real estate brokerage do you want to work in? The
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Real Estate agents often work by referral. The thought is that you give great service to your clients and they refer you to a friend, family member, or associate when they are in the market for real estate. Referrals are big. I suspect something like 85% of our real estate brokerage revenue is from past
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One of the things that really ticks honest real estate agents off is when another listing agent buys the listing. What does “buying the listing” mean? And, what about it ticks off real estate agents so much? Read on for the answers. Let’s assume you are a real estate agent. I know, you feel like
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Some years ago I was sitting in a courtroom. I was working with a property management company at the time, and one of the tenants managed to really not pay their rent for a number of months. I happened to be friends with our real estate attorney at the time. If you’ve ever gone to
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