US News & World Reports asked me for advice on selecting a real estate agent. My favorite quotes from the article: COMMUNICATION: Communication is especially important for buyers house-hunting from afar. Chan has clients in London or Asia who communicate with him via Gchat or FaceTime. He’ll also record tours of potential properties and upload the videos to YouTube with a private link. POINT OF CONTACT: Also ask who will be your main point of contact, because some busy real estate agents use a team of assistants or sub-agents to handle day-to-day tasks, and you may not have direct access to the agent you choose. "Maybe some people don't care, but I think that's an important question to ask," Chan says. FOLLOW YOUR GUT These questions can help you get a sense of the agent’s process and personality, but the right decision may depend on your instinctive reaction. "Follow your intuition," Chan says. "If they feel too slick, it's not a good sign. It’s a good sign when you find an agent who can tell it like it is." |
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The Rent is TOO HIGH! Solution, let's get married!
What kind of job do you need to afford a good house in San Francisco? One that pays around $140,000 a year before taxes, according to a new report from financial publisher HSH Associates....And even then you’ll be unable to qualify for a good number of homes on the market. That salary makes the City by the Bay the least affordable major city in the country
West Hollywood House is Gaudy, Outdated Yet Fabulous Because It's Dolly Parton's! (Yours for $1.4M)5/16/2014 Somehow I can't imagine someone like Dolly Parton living in a place like this....but then again, I kinda can. You can take the girl outta the country, but not the country outta the girl, right?!
If you are a realtor selling to Tiger Moms, don't you dare suggest another school if it's not the top school! Or else you will get fired! That's what had happened to this realtor in the SF Peninsula when he brought up the possibility of an alternate school for his buyer.
SF Chronicoe"As I was sending him houses in his price range he would say, 'Nope, bad school,'" Du Bois said. "He actually fired me because I pushed back and said that school's fine."
Clutch My Pearls! Pacific Heights 2 Bedroom Sells for $1.405M...OVER List Price (That's 70% over!)5/7/2014
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