Listing Agent Practices

Access to Tax Rolls

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 18, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Realtor, Realtor Training, The Future

You have probably heard of CarFax, the historical report you can get on a car? Now there is HouseFax: http://housefax.com/ Warning - if you sign up for the free report, they will pepper your cell phone with solicitations. The last bastion of protected real estate...

Negotiation/Sales Strategy

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 10, 2015 | Auctions, Bidding Wars, Bubbleinfo TV, Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices

I love her sales strategy here, and we should adapt something similar! The estate sale is next weekend, October 16, 17, and 18th:

Open House

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 10, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Why You Should List With Jim

Agents who say that open houses are a waste of time either fall asleep while watching the game on TV, or have never done an open house for a listing that was priced right:...

Sandbagging

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 6, 2015 | Listing Agent Practices, Thinking of Selling?, Why You Should List With Jim

The blog post linked below points out the percentages of total realtor listings on Zillow. The Z Group didn't take too kindly to such exposure, and they issued a cease-and-desist order, so I'm not sure how long this link will be working:...

Could Be Worse?

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 2, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices

During the bank-owned/foreclosure era, lenders were adamant about squeezing every last penny out of a deal. They insisted on their escrow and title companies, refused to do any repairs, no termite work, etc. You should just feel grateful that they decided to...

Variable Range Pricing

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 1, 2015 | Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices

Hat tip to the reader who sent in this good explanation about variable-range, or value range pricing: http://www.zillow.com/wikipages/Variable-or-Value-Range-Pricing-for-Homes/ The author takes a neutral stance, and notes that it hasn't caught on much outside of San...

RSF Rambler

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 29, 2015 | Bubbleinfo TV, Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Rancho Santa Fe

Huge single level main house that's undergone a $600,000 remodel, plus two guest houses for the extended family too. An incredible parklike setting perfect for kids to run around - and go to Roger Rowe Schools! This tennis estate has produced two high-level...

Get Good Help

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 23, 2015 | About the author, Bidding Wars, Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, Thinking of Selling?, Why You Should List With Jim

The difference is that when you hire me to sell your house - you get me, a long-time veteran of bidding wars and how to handle them with specific strategies so you sell for top dollar. Anybody can shuffle multiple offers - my skill is getting them to compete against...

Auction Select

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 21, 2015 | Auctions, Jim's Take on the Market, Listing Agent Practices, The Future

I keep hoping that the auction format will take hold, and at least become one of the choices for sellers to consider. The Harcourts hubbub has settled down - I haven't seen or heard of any of their auctions lately - but auction.com is finally sticking their toe in...