Realtors: Firing a realtor? |
- Firing a realtor?
- What are some qualities of a good successful realtor?
- Reasons Why You Need a Real Estate Agent When Selling Your Home
- Options for Bulk Postage - Yearly Letter to Contacts
- Florida Realtors question
- Is it common for a brokerage to require general liability insurance and x-amounts on car insurance?
- Living in California and Maryland as a realtor?
- Going paperless and digital
- What is my realtor up to?
- Question for brokers/associates before I jump into this
- Question for realtors
- Recently passed CO exam - what to do next
- Real estate in Cali vs Maryland?
| Posted: 28 Dec 2020 06:38 AM PST My partner and I are buyers working with a realtor who is a colleague's spouse. We don't have a contract with Realtor of any kind. We recently tried to purchase a house and had such a bad time that we do not want to work with Realtor anymore. I wanted to get opinions from a variety of people on whether our reaction is proportional and get advice on how to fire a realtor without burning bridges. Everything broke down during our inspection period during which the inspector found about $70k worth of work. Many of these findings were not serious or were things we already planned to renovate. We adjusted our offer down by $20k to account for the couple large issues uncovered that we couldn't have known about from a walk through.
All of the above combined with the fact that Realtor consistently gave us overpriced offer suggestions during house tours (not an issue at the time, but irritating in retrospect) makes us feel like Realtor isn't giving us the best advice.
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| What are some qualities of a good successful realtor? Posted: 28 Dec 2020 07:56 AM PST I know this question sounds obvious (like who wouldn't want to know this?) But I was just reading another post on here and someone said there are a lot of bad realtors out there. I know that the fact it's pretty easy and cheap to get your license is one of those reasons but I don't understand why anyone would go into a career not willing to try their hardest at their job that could potentially make them a boat load of money. I'm very close to getting my license and just am scared I won't succeed. I don't want to fall into the large percentage of realtors who fail. Basically my question is why are there so many bad realtors out there and how do I avoid being one of them? I only want to do my very best and I don't want to be someone a client complains about. [link] [comments] |
| Reasons Why You Need a Real Estate Agent When Selling Your Home Posted: 28 Dec 2020 11:47 AM PST |
| Options for Bulk Postage - Yearly Letter to Contacts Posted: 28 Dec 2020 10:56 AM PST Hello! I am a real estate admin assistant and I have been looking for the best (cheapest) way to send my client's year-end letter to his database (~250 contacts). I am hoping to find an option that would cost less than 55 cents per unit. My client lives in MA but I live in MD and would be printing and mailing these letters out of my local post office. I would only be mailing out 1-2 letters per year (possibly more) so around 500 letter mailings total per year. I saw some information on the USPS website about applying for a permit (small business mailings) and renting a postage meter, or printing postage, or purchasing pre-cancelled stamps...I am not sure which option is cheapest or less complicated. Then I saw that I could buy stamps on site such as stamps dot com, etc. Honestly I don't know where to start or if any or all of these options would even be applicable to my client. Agents who are doing something similar, how are you doing the postage and what is the bulk rate you are getting? Thanks for any advice or direction. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Dec 2020 08:49 AM PST I know this is a stupid question but I'm just starting out in real estate in central Florida, and I'm wondering about cold calling in Florida. Do you worry a lot about the DNC? Where do you compile your lists for weekly calls? Tips in strategies? Really anything would be appreciated I'm just trying to get some good tips to start hitting it hard and hopefully grow my business. [link] [comments] |
| Is it common for a brokerage to require general liability insurance and x-amounts on car insurance? Posted: 27 Dec 2020 03:01 PM PST I interviewed with a new broker recently who showed me an independent contractor agreement which makes lengthy mentions of required insurance. In addition to an E&O fee of $60 per transaction, they require $500k auto liability AND general liability insurance at $500,000 per occurrence. Also, you have to name the broker as an additional insured party on your policies. Is this normal? [link] [comments] |
| Living in California and Maryland as a realtor? Posted: 28 Dec 2020 01:17 AM PST I have the option to stay in both states. Family in OC Cali, and the DC region near Maryland. I am currently taking my classes on the CE shop to obtain my MD license, I understand there are fees that accumulate $2-3k yearly for Keller Williams in Maryland (open to suggestions for different brokerages). If I also want to get my license in California, will those fees be applicable to hanging my license in Cali also? Or will I have to pay entirely separate fees for both states? How realistic is any of this? Wanting to join the Air Force reserve eventually also so I'll need to figure out flying back and forth or how that would work for one weekend of the month for training. Hope this doesn't sound all over the place. It's been pretty consistent in my head, just need to know how to go about it with a good plan. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2020 08:08 PM PST So if 2020 has taught me just one thing it is how clean and organized I want to be when it comes to having things at the drop of a hat.. no matter what I think about I want to be able to access it no matter if I am at my camper with absolutely no signal or in the office.. What do you recommend for storage and for searching abilities? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2020 05:49 PM PST Hello! I recently signed a lease to rent a new apt in Manhattan. My realtor (just the guy who was listed on the Streeteasy listing, not someone I specifically hired myself) initially advised me that the landlord was especially stressed/picky atm and would not accept an offer below $4500 per month and I had to move in immediately (mid December) which would give me an overlap in my leases. I agreed, but a little bit later my realtor said "actually, I've worked out a deal with him where he will offer you $4300 per month rent and you can move in Jan 1 instead, but you have to pay the 1 month rent realtor fee instead of him". For me, this seems better: I get to save $2250 from not having a 2 week overlap in leases, and I get $200 less rent per month, so after a year the realtor fee has been made up for. And next year during renewal negotiation my rent starts out at a lower baseline. For the landlord it also seems better: he gets less rent per month but doesn't have the shock of a large payment right now. For the realtor though, it seems worse? He now gets a realtor fee of $4300 instead of $4500. If I was okay with the initial deal, why would he negotiate to lower his own payment? My only guess is that landlords typically pay a lower realtor fee than tenants do, so he was able to charge me more than he would have charged the landlord? [link] [comments] |
| Question for brokers/associates before I jump into this Posted: 27 Dec 2020 09:24 PM PST TL;DR. I like real estate a lot. I have a desire and interest to be in the field. I even like people. But in liking people just fine, I have no "network," and no capability to generate one. How relevant is that to being a sales associate? Quick background. I've always been interested in and liked real estate, the way some people are interested in tinkering with cars. Finally decided to get an associates license, because why not? You should do something you have an interest in, right? Started studying, and have had no issues learning/retaining things. Then it hit me. What's the real "nature" of this business? Indeed, how am I supposed to GET business? Assume that my plan would be (at the outset at least) to work for some "large" company, like a Century 21 or whatever, as a sales associate. Am I expected to generate my own business? I understand that that's good, encouraged, etc. But how necessary is it? What's the expectation of a Century 21 (or insert whatever large brand name)? Would the broker I'm interviewing with say "Nah, don't worry about it! We got all the business we can handle! We need associates to come in here and show listings to customers that are beating down our door!" Or would they say "What? You have no network, or ability to generate business? GTFO!" Here's what I'm getting at. I've never had a large, hell even medium, no - scratch that... I've never even had a SMALL group of friends, or a "network" of associates, etc. All my life there's literally just been a handful of people around me, and even that has gotten smaller over time. So, if the "essence" of this business (we're talking associate-level for now, not broker-level) is people, networking, drumming-up your own business, etc. I'm totally shit out of luck. But if it's taking some customer a broker or company gives me, working with that person to find what they want, show them listings, draw up contracts, etc. - that's fine. Note that I'm NOT asking where the "real money" is, how to make a killing, etc. Even to me, the answer is obvious there - you want to get broker's license, open up your own brokerage - and yeah, it's ALL about drumming-up your own business, having some huge network of friends and associates, etc. I get that. But what if your ambitions have to be much smaller, simply because you are incapable of networking, incapable of having some huge group of friends and associates and whatever? Are there examples of people who still do just fine? Yeah, they won't make several hundred grand a year, much less millions. But do they make $30k? $50k? Are they still hired by brokers? In case it's relevant, I live in the USA. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Dec 2020 07:58 PM PST Is it possible as a first time buyer could I do a joint loan and a year or two later apply for a loan on my own? Is this possible? [link] [comments] |
| Recently passed CO exam - what to do next Posted: 27 Dec 2020 01:35 PM PST Hi! I passed my brokers exam in Colorado this month and I am now trying to come up with a plan for the next year. I need to pick a brokerage but passed my exam just before Christmas so am waiting until January to start contacting the different ones around here. I would love to get peoples opinions on the different firms in Denver (or in general) and any advice on what to do from here. Some background information that might be helpful:
Any comments are very much appreciated! I'm finding the differences between the UK and US slightly overwhelming especially moving into a whole new industry. I am so excited to finally start my career here in the US and would love any input at all. Thanks so much. [link] [comments] |
| Real estate in Cali vs Maryland? Posted: 27 Dec 2020 03:03 PM PST Considering moving to California as I have a support system. Anyone know from experience which state is more lucrative for real estate? [link] [comments] |
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