Ron Taylor and Sons Real Estate and Auctioneers

I recently attended a real estate auction whereas the auctioneer stated that the winning bid would be "subject to the owner's confirmation." Was this really a "reserve" auction? There is really no difference between selling real estate at an auction with a reserve or selling real estate at an auc...

The use of a buyer's premium is a way of paying the Auctioneer for his or her services. The buyer's premium shifts the payment of the Auctioneer's commission from the seller to the buyer at auction. The buyer's premium is a fixed percentage of the sales price that is collected from a successful b...

Over the past six months or so, I have noticed an increase in the ads in the paper about auctioning homes. Here in the state of North Carolina, you must list your auctioneer license number in the advertisements and the property owner along with the terms of the sale. When I don't see this in the ...

A local realtor recently called me about a home she just visited. The bank is foreclosing on this property in about 45 days. The courthouse auction date had already been set. She wanted to know if she sold the property prior to the foreclosure date, would the bank still give her client 30 days to...

Have you had one of those rare occasions that a client calls you and says something like, "Mom called a few days ago and said my Aunt Edna died last week and that my husband is the executor of the estate?  My husband  informs me that we need to sell the home as quickly as possible and all the per...

I received an e-mail this morning from the Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS) Institute proposing to Congress that they (Congress) bail out homeowners with negative equity by way of a loan equal to 20% of the homeowner's current value of their home.Gibran Nicholas, Chairman of the CMPS...

I just read an article in the Los Angeles Times today that foreclosures are at an all time high. According to DataQuick, just in the first quarter of this year, foreclosures increased 327% from a year ago. DataQuick president Marshall Prentice was quoted as saying "The main factor behind this for...

[I know that we get all kinds of offers throughout the listing period but what it comes down to is the RIGHT buyer for that house.  How many times have I worked with a buyer and heard, "I would like this house at the right price" and that "right price" might be thousands off of true market value....

How would you like to sell your home in 30 to 60 days, receive a contract without any contingencies? Have you started packing yet? Hi, my name is Ron Taylor. I'm a real estate broker and auctioneer here in the state of North Carolina. Prior to becoming an auctioneer, when I first heard the word "...