What do you do when your buyer wants to buy fixer uppers? Lessons for those Buyers For an agent there can be a bumpy ride in your real estate business when a client insists on buying fixer uppers when they have little to no experience with them. Showing properties to the inexperienced is an eye
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03/21/2018
You've heard the statistics about FSBO vs Agent: For Sale By Owner sells for 13% less than an traditional listing. Does anyone know this is true? How is that statistics derived? It is a statistic that comes from the National Association of Realtors. So that does make the average person wonde
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03/05/2018
So when a new client says to you "We want to downsize" mean to you? This past week I received a call on a current listing which is 3652 sf. It is under contract so we started looking at other homes. As part of the filtering of homes to send to these new prospects I asked a few basic questions a
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02/10/2018
San Antonio 2017 Real Estate Sales StatisticsThe year in review: Sales and sales prices in the San Antonio TX area marketSan Antonio Board of Realtors (SABOR)provides a breakdown at the end of the year. The San Antonio area which comprises about 10 counties still continues to grow and prices hav
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01/17/2018
off market622 Kampmann Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78201Monticello Park Historic District$362,500 Waiting for a new family to love it.During the 1920s developers converted a family farm into a new neighborhood which quickly became a desirable area to live. In spite of the fact it was SO far from down
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11/16/2017
Insurance-------The dilemma of the consumer We as average citizens are not versed or taught the intricacies of the contracts of either insurance or real estate so we rely on our trusted advisors to take us through the process. Let me preface this by saying I am a Texas real es
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10/31/2017
Current statistics for home sales in Floresville TX Floresville, TX Homes Sold Sept 2016 thru Sept 2017 As you look at data for homes for sale in Floresville Tx or any given area general statistics are good but to really analyze an area you need to drill down into more data such as number of
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09/19/2017
Thanks to Tanya Van Blake-Coleman for reblogging. This is an excellent article How Are You Greeting Your Buyers? How often have you heard that you only get one chance to make a good first impression? Yes, it’s become a bit overused but it’s because it’s true. When you decide to sell your hom
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09/08/2017
We have two ears and only one mouth because we should listen twice as much as we speak.How does that affect our business as Realtors? A basic human need is the need to be understood. The best way to understand people is to really listen to them. And that does mean ACTIVELY listening more than you
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09/08/2017
Two ears vs One mouth part 1There is a reason why it is important that we have two ears and only one mouth and why we should understand that. Everyone has heard the saying "Listen twice as much as you talk."As Realtors but also as human beings interacting with our clients and friends it is im
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09/08/2017