Realtors: r/Realtors Weekly Common Topics Discussion (New or Part-Time Agent, Lead Generation/Marketing, CRM/Websites) |
- r/Realtors Weekly Common Topics Discussion (New or Part-Time Agent, Lead Generation/Marketing, CRM/Websites)
- What exactly is negotiable when picking a brokerage?
- Showed a client 71 homes over 75 days and we finally bought one today. Lost on 4 offer nights previously. What is the most homes you’ve ever shown a client before a purchase?
- Most Americans Don't Fully Understand Their Homeowner's Insurance Policy
- Do marketing gimmicks work?
- Best Skip Tracers?
- Dispute over business days/inspection contingency period - input wanted
- Real Estate Burnout
- GA Real Estate Law study question
- Sirva Referral - Realtor Ethics Concern
- Question about ADRE investigation
- Keeping in touch with past clients
- I can't get help from my local broker unless I go to the office... Which has no heat or internet. Should I report this?
- Any CB agents on here?
- Can a realtor operate under their middle name? (With same last name)
| Posted: 25 Nov 2020 05:00 AM PST Please use this thread to discuss the three most common topics in r/realtors.
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| What exactly is negotiable when picking a brokerage? Posted: 25 Nov 2020 05:54 AM PST Like what perks can I ask for or what fees can I waive? I'm going to be a new agent and I just want to see as to how far I can negotiate before joining? They all seem eager to have me. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2020 12:41 AM PST |
| Most Americans Don't Fully Understand Their Homeowner's Insurance Policy Posted: 25 Nov 2020 12:54 PM PST |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2020 12:36 PM PST Things like podcasts and gift card draws for sharing social media posts of a listing: have any of these marketing "tactics" actually helped sales or are they mainly shameless self promotion ? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2020 08:19 AM PST I have a bunch of public records with no phone numbers. Currently researching some different companies. Any one have any recommendations? [link] [comments] |
| Dispute over business days/inspection contingency period - input wanted Posted: 25 Nov 2020 11:00 AM PST Hello all, Ran into a situation with a listing I'm selling in Michigan . Purchase agreement was signed on 11/11 (Wednesday) by all parties. Buyers had a 7 business day inspection contingency. Inspection occurred on Monday, 11/16. Inspection went well. Silence from buyers. Reached out to the buyer agent on Thursday 11/19 at 4pm and Friday 11/20 at 3pm (7th business day) with no response. Received a withdrawal on Sunday 11/22 at 10:30pm via email. Didn't see it until Monday 11/23 at 8:30 am when I was able to check my email that morning. Sellers are okay with withdrawal of the offer, but contend that the buyer was outside the 7 business day inspection period and that the earnest money should go to them. The buyers disagree and believe they are within their timeline. To me, the first business day would be 11/12, with the 7th business day ending Friday 11/20. Are we wrong in the understanding of business day? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2020 03:20 PM PST I used to love the hustle and bustle. Ringing phones, replying to emails. Driving around running real estate errands. I am even scheduled to take brokers exam on the 5th and go out on my own. I don't know if I even want to continue down this journey anymore. Lately, I've been wanting out of the the real estate business for the past 6 mo. I work a full time job with a government agency. Bills are paid, great benefits, no real challenges or adventures. I practice real estate full time since 2005. The past 5 years I did 2-3 mil a year. My heart is no longer in it. I love the pay, but no longer love the work. I don't like showing homes, writing offers, scheduling inspections, taking calls. The only thing I look forward to is a call from the title company telling me a property just transferred. Every single deal I closed in 2020 had some sort of head ache including one that popped up today. When speaking to other agents and lenders I learn that they're also going through the same thing. How do you guys deal with real estate burnout? [link] [comments] |
| GA Real Estate Law study question Posted: 25 Nov 2020 09:05 AM PST I'm studying to take the GA Realtor exam and just wanted clarification on the rules for a licensee selling THEIR OWN property. So it is required on all advertisements to disclose that the seller holds a real estate license—but what if it is in inactive status? Do you still have to disclose that you hold a real estate license even if it isn't active? And to follow up I assume if you've had a license that was revoked you do NOT have to disclose that. [link] [comments] |
| Sirva Referral - Realtor Ethics Concern Posted: 25 Nov 2020 03:03 AM PST Hello all. I'm the buyer. End of 2017 my company relocated me, relo svcs provided by Sirva. At the time I wasn't certain if I would lease or buy so asked to be connected with realtors who could help with both. I ultimately ended up renting, with help from the first realtor, which brings us to present day. The second realtor, referred in Jan 2018, remained in contact over the years, sending an email along the lines of "are you ready to buy?" every 6 months or so. In May this year I decided I was ready to buy and reached out to the agent. Also in May, I left the company that had relocated me in 2018. I ultimately found and closed on a home this October. I've recently learned that the agent was paid a "house hunting fee" based on the referral made through Sirva in 2018. This seemed wrong to me so I looked up Sirvas relo policy. Referrals are only good for 24 months, which means realtor and brokerage were only due commission through Sirva if I had closed on a home prior to Jan/Feb 2020, well before I found my home. I am left in a tenuous circumstance as my prior employer has paid relo for me for a relo that was closed almost three years ago. In addition, I never signed a Sirva purchase agreement at close acknowledging the commission my realtor would receive, nor was I ever informed that she or her broker considered helping me part of an expired referral. When I contacted my realtor with my concerns, her reply was "If you worked with a client for three years wouldn't you want to get paid"?. I responded by asking what Sirvas policy was and she acknowledged that referrals were only valid for two years. This tells me she knows/knew what she did was wrong. I'm pissed and feel taken advantage of. What recourse do I have? I'm primarily concerned with preserving the professional relationship with prior employer and not giving the appearance that I knew or fraudulently received relo monies. I genuinely had no idea realtor or her broker were going to do this. Same realtor also called lender during search, without my knowledge, and asked how high he could get my pre-approval. She also passed my contact info along, without my consent, to another lender for pre-approval. TLDR; realtor took advantage of expired referral commission from closed relo in 2018. Realtor acknowledged this was against Sirva referral policy. Commission paid came from company I no longer work for. What should I do? [link] [comments] |
| Question about ADRE investigation Posted: 25 Nov 2020 08:34 AM PST Hi! Has anyone here been involved in an Arizona Department of Real Estate investigation? For some background: went under contract on a condo ~3 months ago. Initial COE was 9/24, but was told a week prior that the current tenant wouldn't be vacating until early October. New COE was 10/9 but we found out a week prior that they couldn't close on the unit until a development public report was completed. We were told multiple times over the course of a month that they were working with the ADRE to get all the documents submitted and that this was completed two weeks ago. Fast forward to last week, I find out from the ADRE that no public report was submitted. The selling agents (maybe the sellers as well) were being investigated for listing the condos for sale without Commissioner approval and once the investigation is completed, an exemption will be issued and then I can close. However, they couldn't give me any sort of timeframe of when that might be. All they said was, "The timeframe is based on the cooperation of the people involved in the investigation, the owner and the licensees, which cannot be predicted." Has anyone here had any experience with a situation like this? Am I at the mercy of the state for the long-run? I can't seem to find anyone who has encounter (or knows someone that has encountered) this type of situation. Any insight is greatly appreciated! TIA!!! [link] [comments] |
| Keeping in touch with past clients Posted: 25 Nov 2020 06:58 AM PST Hey guys! Broker from Canada here. For the past year we have been implementing automated touchpoints with past clients through our CRM (FUB). These include birthday cards, house anniversaries, seasonal home maintenance tips, and monthly home valuations among others. The home valuation reports (see image) have been by far the best tool for us to start conversations, get referrals, and repeat business. There was no company in Canada that provides this service, so we had to develop the algorithms ourselves. What are realtors in US using for home valuations for their past clients? Are there products that already do this? How accurate are the valuations? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2020 07:10 PM PST I'm a fairly new agent, so I signed on with a team to get support with leads and docs (contracts, addendums, extensions, etc...). My team leader (local broker) has a cute little office space in a tenant building in our historic downtown area. The building is a piece of shit though... we have no central heat so every office space uses portable heaters. My team lead is also a cheapskate... She won't pay for internet, and instead taps into the business above us, so it won't support more than one connection at a time. When I'm in the office I have to use my phone as a hotspot to get any decent connection. I talked to her this morning about both issues. She said our landlord won't do shit about the heat so I need to "stop being a crybaby about it." As for the internet, she doesn't have time to wait all day for installation, so she's delegating me to order and schedule it (she will be paying for it). Am I crazy, or does it seem like I have to do the shit work in order to get any assistance from my broker?? Should I report the lack of heat to the city building inspector and/or the space heaters to the fire marshall? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2020 10:45 PM PST Brand new agent here trying to work through cbdesk so I can take advantage of what it offers. My main question right now is the differences between Zap vs. eMarketing vs. Leadrouter. What is the difference between the campaigns that you can run on Zap vs. those you can run on the eMarketing app? Is the purpose of Leadrouter solely to input leads and make notes and/or update their status? [link] [comments] |
| Can a realtor operate under their middle name? (With same last name) Posted: 24 Nov 2020 08:09 PM PST I know you can't use an alias but if it's still legally your name, just not your first name, is that allowed? [link] [comments] |
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