I keep seeing and hearing about “dirty little secrets” that real estate agents won’t tell their clients. Most of them turn out to be pretty stupid points. However, today while going through my morning routine (dead-heading, so my brain needed something to do) I thought of the dirty little secret that FSBO companies don’t tell their customers.
Category Archives: buyers
The "Dirty Little Secret" that FSBO companies won’t tell you!
- Wednesday, 25 July 2007 15:34
- Written by Lane Bailey
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What is going to happen with Interest Rates?
- Wednesday, 25 July 2007 15:31
- Written by Lane Bailey
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OK, the water is chest deep now. I started wading in here, and I just don’t know when to stop.
So, what do I see happening with interest rates? Overall, I see them going down. But, I think they’ll go up first. Was that vague enough that I can claim victory no matter what?
First, the case for rate rising. In the short term, I see
Are we on the edge of a Calamitous Housing Bubble?
- Wednesday, 25 July 2007 15:29
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Boy, am I going to wade into it this time…
I was wandering through the FOXNews Real Estate section, and came across this feature story. Reading this, one would think we were seriously in trouble. “… from San Francisco to San Diego — is predicted to decline
Pictures are the first (and maybe Last) impression you will give a Buyer
- Wednesday, 25 July 2007 15:28
- Written by Lane Bailey
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So, don’t screw it up.
Do you feel like you should rush out and buy this house?
Customer Dis-Service, Part I
- Wednesday, 25 July 2007 15:22
- Written by Lane Bailey
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There are a few things that have my shorts in a bunch… so, here they are. Careful. They’ve been brewing for a little while.
There is a house in my subdivision that has been under contract since February… that’s right, February. It will take six months if it closes on time. This house is listed with a flat-fee company. The listed price was reasonable (I’ll be curious what it actually sold for). When it went up for sale, it was a well kept house. Of course, now it looks pretty run down. The grass was cut once or twice, and is LOADED with weeds. It is actually a fight to get to the front door.