Realtors: I appreciate Realtors who can be real |
- I appreciate Realtors who can be real
- Buyer's Agents- Etiquette on Double Booked Showings
- Zillow charging for rental listings
- Stupid/embarrassing question - how do you go to the bathroom as an agent?
- Anyone with a similar path that could help?
- Anyone willing to help with a script I’m writing about buying a childhood home?
- Trying to set boundaries
- Reaching out to realtors for photography? Best way?
- Was anyone in the same situation?
- Can I Text someone on the DNC?
- Question about if I should choose a new real estate agent.
- How does applying Commission to Down Payment work?
| I appreciate Realtors who can be real Posted: 07 Mar 2020 10:03 AM PST My realtor, who I've been working with lightly for a while, just called me to say that things are crazy and I should wait. "It's a seller's market, the inventory just isn't there" he said. I appreciate this candor so much more than the usual song and dance. "It's always a good time to buy!" makes me spin 180 away from charlatans in realtor clothes. Where I live (HCOL) it's not just a seller's market, it's a seller bonanza, with buyers having to waive inspection just to get on the bidders list. This is bonkers, and I'm not trying to buy into this insane market. That's why I'm sticking with my realtor, because he's willing to speak the truth. He knows selling to me is useless, but I value being educated. I don't represent all buyer personas, but we are out there. Change your approach when you meet us and you'll have a much better chance. [link] [comments] |
| Buyer's Agents- Etiquette on Double Booked Showings Posted: 07 Mar 2020 07:24 AM PST What are everyone's thoughts on etiquette when you pull up to a new listing- listed that day- and see another agent waiting for their client or client waiting for agent? I would like some input from the community on this one [link] [comments] |
| Zillow charging for rental listings Posted: 06 Mar 2020 06:54 PM PST I was told Zillow is now charging $2.4x per DAY for a residential rental listing. This is what I was told when I called and spoke to the Zillow rep this afternoon. Thoughts? I'm not signing an agreement with them for this. [link] [comments] |
| Stupid/embarrassing question - how do you go to the bathroom as an agent? Posted: 07 Mar 2020 10:44 AM PST Hello all! I'm just getting into the field, still studying for my licensing exam, and I'm getting mildly anxious about something really stupid. I am wondering how you use the bathroom as a real estate agent? Say you're showing houses to a client all day, when do you go? What if you have a true emergency? I have IBS and although it doesn't happen super often, I am worried about what I would do if my stomach was about to blow up and I had clients with me, or if I was sitting an open house. It would not be a quick and discreet in and out of the bathroom situation if you catch my drift. Just wondering if anyone has ever run into that situation or what you would do. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Anyone with a similar path that could help? Posted: 07 Mar 2020 06:59 AM PST So I'm getting ready to start classes in Ohio. I'm from a pretty small town area so my sphere of influence is nothing special. I'm going to keep my current job with intent to transfer to real estate full time. I have my goal set for 10 transactions in my first year. How did you guys start building a database if you didn't have much of one to start with? Does everything you see on google search about coldcalling and being a people person in the community realistically work to start getting clients? After all the google searching and surfing old post on here getting clients is my biggest concern. Thanks in advance if anyone can help! [link] [comments] |
| Anyone willing to help with a script I’m writing about buying a childhood home? Posted: 07 Mar 2020 05:08 AM PST Hi there, I'm currently writing a short film script in which the protagonist wants to buy the house he grew up in. However, I'm not very familiar with the ins and outs of realty and home-owning. This means some of my writing is very surface level, in particular scenarios and obstacles revolving around purchasing the house. Could someone here help shed some knowledge that would make the script more believable? I'll include the problems I'm having below, please feel free to comment below or contact me directly. So, I have two main issues. Before getting into them i'll share some background to the story. •A family built a home and lived in it for around twenty years. •After a split in the family the house was sold. Other family/families have lived in it since. •Over a decade later our protagonists spots the house is again for sale, and hopes to purchase it for his Father who he knows has always regretted selling it. So, here are my issues. First issue: I have no conflict! What are some valid reasons that a realtor wouldn't give someone a house? In my mind the protagonist is single; has been living abroad for the last decade making good money. What could he lack that would make a realtor not want to allow him to proceed further? Second issue: I need a scene where the protagonist visits his childhood home. This is the emotional climax of the film. I'm not sure how he would have access to it. If the house is up for viewings can anyone walk in at any time? Does he need a realtor with him or could he go alone? I like the idea of the house being empty as the previous owners have already moved on, does that ever happen? Any light anyone can shed on the above would be beyond appreciated. As I mentioned before I'm very ignorant around this line of work, so please let me know if you have any questions! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Mar 2020 06:52 AM PST My wife has been a realtor for about 16 months. She is currently doing about 5-6 deals a month, but having trouble setting boundaries as her workload has increased and she has trouble "turning off" each night. I wanted to reach out to the thread and get ideas or verbiage around how people set and communicate their boundaries to their clients. I think that she might not lose many clients with hard boundaries but maybe I'm wrong. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Reaching out to realtors for photography? Best way? Posted: 06 Mar 2020 04:55 PM PST Hi, My portfolio is getting close to having solid pictures for jobs. Here are my questions:
Other info- I have a full-time so this would just be on the weekends or if need be I can wake up early after work haha. Thanks so much :) [link] [comments] |
| Was anyone in the same situation? Posted: 06 Mar 2020 08:35 PM PST So I'm getting ready to start classes in Ohio. I'm from a pretty small town area so my sphere of influence is nothing special. I'm going to keep my current job with intent to transfer to real estate full time. I have my goal set for 10 transactions in my first year. How did you guys start building a database if you didn't have much of one to start with? Does everything you see on google search about coldcalling and being a people person in the community realistically work to start getting clients? After all the google searching and surfing old post on here getting clients is my biggest concern. Thanks in advance if anyone can help! [link] [comments] |
| Can I Text someone on the DNC? Posted: 06 Mar 2020 08:15 PM PST As the title implies, can I text someone on the DNC list? I've looked up the regulations and they seemed to be geared towards scam text messages like "Click this link to claim your prize". If I, for example, were to reach out to FSBOs via text in order to create a relationship with them would I be breaking the DNC rules? [link] [comments] |
| Question about if I should choose a new real estate agent. Posted: 06 Mar 2020 01:34 PM PST Thank you in advance for reading! TLDR at the bottom! Last month around February 20th I reached out to a real estate agent for a listing my SO and I are seriously interested in viewing. She got back to me within an hour of e-mailing her and for about two weeks after that everything was going smoothly with communications. I told her we would like to drive out there to view the home as soon as possible after March 9th (it's a six hour drive, so we're trying to plan ahead). She gave an affirmative on finding out more information about the house and scheduling. In the mean time I've sent her about four other MLS#s for homes we'd like to view during our two day stay out there, and I've made it clear that we are very happy to work around her schedule and do whatever we need to to make this whole experience as smooth as we can. I'm currently five months pregnant, have been stressed to my roots, and want to make this experience for both of us flexible, amicable, and as stress free for both parties as possible. Recently communication with her has died down. The last e-mail was five days ago where I asked which days next week we could schedule to come out along with some questions she could hopefully get answered from the sellers of the main property we're after so that we can cut down on time my SO and I would need to discuss the answers to the questions while there. She said she'd find out the scheduling with the sellers, get those questions answered if she could, and get back to me. Like I said, it's been five days since that exchange. Yesterday I shot her a quick e-mail with one more MLS# we'd be interested in viewing/getting further information on, wished her a good day and expressed that I hope communications with the sellers are going smoothly for her. No response at all whereas she usually gets back to my e-mails within a couple hours.I'm a little concerned. I plan on calling tomorrow to see if I can get her on the phone and get any news, but I'm wondering if I'm being too pushy. I don't want to be a pain in the butt buyer, so I wanted to run my dilemma by this community to get some outside perspective. Should I give her a call tomorrow to see what's going on? (Reason I haven't communicated with her via phone yet is due to having some pretty bad tinnitus--I CONSTANTLY hear my blood pumping in my ears and it makes hearing difficult, and I often have to ask people to repeat themselves. I've stuck to e-mails for the main part because I can be thorough and have a written response from them that I can refer to worry free.) And to note, I've given her my cell and told her she can call me at any time if she'd prefer to communicate that way. TLDR: Haven't heard from real estate agent in five days, wondering if I should reach out to them or if I'm being impatient and pushy. Thanks again for reading! [link] [comments] |
| How does applying Commission to Down Payment work? Posted: 06 Mar 2020 02:17 PM PST I'm an agent in CA. If I plan to purchase a home and want to use my commission towards down payment, how does that work? Is the amount applied the NET of what I would receive after my broker's cut? Am I still taxed on that money even though I never received it? And does that amount still affect my GCI for those related metrics? [link] [comments] |
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