I run across this a lot. I am NOT a super lister, listing every house I can for sale. I just want to make sure that you know that up front. In fact, I don’t list every house I can. I turn down listings. And what I am about the say is going to make some agents unhappy…
Category Archives: business of real estate
I should get a Listing Specialist!… but…
- Friday, 16 January 2009 12:20
- Written by Lane Bailey
- 4 Comments
All real estate agents are the same… really?
- Thursday, 15 January 2009 11:57
- Written by Lane Bailey
- 0 Comments
Continuing on my series of common misconceptions of, about and regarding real estate and the real estate industry, let’s talk about real estate agents…
I hear this one a LOT.
It is a common misconception that all real estate agents are effectively the same. And it couldn’t be
Keep the Mystery alive… or not so much
- Tuesday, 13 January 2009 23:55
- Written by Lane Bailey
- 0 Comments
Many agents and sellers think that one of the ways to create interest is to give the listing an “air of mystery” by tightly controlling how much info they release… thinking less is better.
Let me tell you… that
The “BESTEST” Deals are Foreclosures (or short sales)
- Monday, 12 January 2009 23:50
- Written by Lane Bailey
- 1 Comment
I almost hate using the words on the blog because Google is going to find out and people are going to come rushing in for short sale and foreclosure information… But, what they heck…
There is a very common misconception that the only way to get a deal is to buy
Finished basements add tremendously to a home’s value… or not
- Saturday, 10 January 2009 23:41
- Written by Lane Bailey
- 3 Comments
(On LilburnDwellings.com, I have just started a series about the top ten misconceptions buyers and sellers have about home values. This is part of that series.)
On GwinnettGarageGuy.com I recently wrote a post about price and value. My friend Cindy Jones made a comment about a home with a converted basement that reminded me about this particular misconception… (BTW, Cindy is a great agent, and while we may slightly disagree about this particular issue, I would not hesitate in the least to send her a referral.)
Her comment was indirectly about a home with a finished basement being worth