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Why You Should List With Jim
Before and After
Upgrading from the original look to what buyers want today just takes money. Thankfully, our sellers expected to do a major tune-up - and they followed our advice and went all in!
List-Price Accuracy Gauge
It's never been so important for home sellers to be bold and decisive when selling their house. Buyers are waiting patiently for new listings, and they will immediately jump at anything that looks great and is priced attractively - take advantage! There have been 155...
Slime All Around
The real estate industry gets accused of its slimy tactics quite frequently, and it is well deserved - you really should Get Good Help! In a last-ditch effort to survive, the red team went into the rental business recently. Here they have been publishing a 'corporate...
Professional Sales
Have you ever attended an open house and the realtor asked if you wanted to buy it? Probably not. Yet, isn’t that our job? I am a salesman and this is what I do. I make a simple statement when you arrive that sets the tone - AND can’t help but put a smile on your...
Compass PEs – The Reality
The Compass CEO, Robert Reffkin, is a vocal opponent of the Clear Cooperation Policy. Those in the business call him names and say his only motivation for opposing the CCP is to promote in-house sales. The point that gets trampled over is that consumers and agents...
OCEAN & SUNSET VIEWS!
Check out our new listing! 5212 Clemens Ct., Carlsbad 92008 5 br/4.5 ba, 3,535sf 10,053sf lot YB: 2004 LP = $2,499,000 This is the best 180-degree panoramic ocean view for sale in North County! This former model is situated on the premium lot in the tract and is...
Transparency is a Winner
Fellow realtor Paul left this comment earlier: Thank you Paul! Why don't realtors adopt the full-transparency idea? Since the beginning of time, there has been an old wife's tale that agents can't divulge anything about the offers they've received. It's a bunch of...
NSDCC Annual Inventory & Pricing
Thanks for the comments this week! For some historical perspective, let's review the recent change in inventory. Bill Clinton signed the new law in 1997 that allowed sellers to take up to $500,000 in tax-free profits, and it set off a local moving spree that lasted...
Embrace The Bidding War
This was the seller who had a competing agent tell them that I'm tough to deal with because I like to create a bidding war. The seller took it as a compliment, and I did too. Don't you want your listing agent to create a bidding war? You would think, YES. But instead,...
