I am trying to buy a house and would like to choose a realtor. what options should I consider in choosing a realtor. I have no friends who are realtors. I have a few recommendations. But how would I narrow the ONE. Are there websites that rate the realtors? Like CNEt for electronics or rate my professors for professors, are there any websites with the realestate agent reviews or rating. Any tips in helping choose a realtor is greatly appreciated.
I am looking for one in grand rapids michigan.
There are no sites that rate realtors.
I would pick a realtor and use them a day BEFORE you sign a buyer broker agreement. OR sign the buyer agreement for a one day period only.
Treat the one day they take you out as a job interview. Did they ask you questions about what you want in a home, area, price, etc. And then did they show you want you wanted and explain the questions you had.
Realtors seem real interested to sell to you at first then start slacking off and isn’t really assisting in their search you have to remind them what you wanted and ask hey did you find any homes like the ones I have asked about?
Why do they "lose interest"?
1. They don’t think you’re serious about buying (how long has the search gone on for?).
2. They don’t think you’re realistic about your budget/location and needs/wants and the reality of finding your "dream home" simply won’t happen as it stands.
3. The realtor has ADD or they’re extremely unorganized or lazy or have other priorities and do put you on the back burner. This is a perfect example of my former business partner and the reason why we lost several clients (he wouldn’t let me take charge and so they walked away and went with someone else).
4. They really don’t like you and it’s their immature way of hoping you’d stop working with them (seen this happen).
We are attempting to sell our house and signed a contract with a local realtor. The realtor has not given us a copy of the contract after telling us one would be emailed. Now the realtor won’t answer emails, letters or phone calls. Are realtors required to give a copy of the signed contract to the sellers and what can we do about it? I don’t want to have to camp out at the office in order to finally see her.
Contact the managing broker of the office in which you agent works. The office has a copy of the signed listing contract and will forward one to you.
I’m looking for anyone who has worked for these companies Keyes, Keller Williams, Coldwell Banker etc. I already know that I need one that provides great training and mentoring, which is why I want details on your experience with these companies and which one you think is best. No generic answers please!
Keller Williams or Remax is about the best. Florida also has some small independent realtors that provide what your looking for depending on your area of interest.
A realtor has taken twenty feet of my land including a well and driveway claiming it as theirs. I have owned this land for over ten years although I’ve never fenced it or lived on it.
You may be mistaken.
You would have to have a licensed surveyor mark the lines in a dispute.
I’m not talking about zillow.com’s Zestimate or RealEstate.com’s not-so-accurate market values. I’m asking about a website that can give me an accurate Fair Market Value, is there any?
No, nothing like that exists and can not be possible to do, zillow is an example of a failed attempt.
Only an appraiser can give you the value if you need it for a legal purpose.
Otherwise any decent real estate agent can give you a BPO, which is pretty accorate if the agent is good.
please send the review just on domain name i know i parked it so i don’t want any clicks just let me know how the domain name looks
give the rating to domain name only
Sure.
On realestate.co.nz prices seem to be in the region of 250 dollars per week but they’re much cheaper (150 dollars) on nzflatmates.co.nz and I can’t understand why! Thanks for any help!
I could be completely wrong, but the one’s advertised on nzflatmates are probably shared flats, whereas the ones on realestate.co.nz would mean that you are taking the lease. Or maybe they are just very small student apartments in a big block.
Either way, you should ensure that you actually view the inside of the flat and get the keys before handing over any money, signing anything or giving any bank details, etc as current scams in central Auckland are to let out flats that don’t belong to the fake agent/owner. They usually pressure you into paying a deposit quickly because of the rental shortage.
hey, for those of you living in the US, why are houses so cheap??? I have found houses for sale for $1000 or $800. Is this normal? OR just some kind of scam? BTW i found them on realestate.com
I am from Australia and am looking at moving to the US. Thats why I’m wondering why are these houses so cheap? Thanks for ann answers.
just land in Australia starts at $200,000, unless you want to be at least an hour away from any shops, etc.
You can not buy a house for $1000. Either you are seeing a scam or the prices are monthly rent or estimated mortgage payments
I was looking at some houses in California and they were going for like 30-40K. They were beautiful homes and I just wonder how they can sell so cheap? Copy/paste to see the house I am speaking of. Be sure to copy and paste it in your yahoo address bar at the top of the computer screen.
http://realestate.yahoo.com/California/Beverly_Hills/14135-beresford-rd:af49968222f395148ab9a18d91efc2;_ylt=Auh2_ib0t_Z8MFG5yJW4Kqln47Qs
No, no, that’s not a selling price! The $29,000 for that home is the monthly RENT.
See the description. I know it starts out saying "For sale or lease" and I know the page shows the price as a mortgage price, but it’s a short-term rental price. At the end of the description, it says "Also for sale." because they’re talking about the rental in this listing.