Comments for Real Estate http://www.sokak34.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:50:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on How can I get good real estate leads? by satarnag http://www.sokak34.com/realestate-com/how-can-i-get-good-real-estate-leads/comment-page-1#comment-2460 satarnag Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:50:59 +0000 http://www.sokak34.com/realestate-com/how-can-i-get-good-real-estate-leads#comment-2460 My top three leads come from (in no order): 1. craigslist 2. homegain.com (really good buyer lead program) 3. Yahoo Answers But I think the reason why I am successful is because I don't think like a real estate agent. I'm an investor first and I think like an investor, not an agent looking at the 1-3% commission. It's amazing how much knowledge most agents lack when it comes to real estate. Regards<br><b>References : </b><br>Satar Naghshineh satarnag@amirifinancial.com www.amirifinancial.com California Licensed Real Estate Broker and Investor My top three leads come from (in no order):

1. craigslist
2. homegain.com (really good buyer lead program)
3. Yahoo Answers

But I think the reason why I am successful is because I don’t think like a real estate agent. I’m an investor first and I think like an investor, not an agent looking at the 1-3% commission. It’s amazing how much knowledge most agents lack when it comes to real estate.

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Satar Naghshineh
satarnag@amirifinancial.com
http://www.amirifinancial.com
California Licensed Real Estate Broker and Investor

]]> Comment on How can I get good real estate leads? by Karen R http://www.sokak34.com/realestate-com/how-can-i-get-good-real-estate-leads/comment-page-1#comment-2459 Karen R Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:44:59 +0000 http://www.sokak34.com/realestate-com/how-can-i-get-good-real-estate-leads#comment-2459 Stay away from all the lead generating companies. They are all like that. I have started telling them when they call me that I will be gladly pay a 25% referral fee if they are licensed and send me a referral that results in a closing. At that point they usually hang up or try to explain why the way they do it is better. To which I reply "If your program ever becomes compatible with mine I would be happy to discuss it with you". That ends the conversation. The money you spend on a monthly basis with them can better be spent on promoting yourself and your personal website. If you don't have a website, get one. Next to personal referrals the best place to find business is the internet. 90% of the buyers today search the internet before contacting a REALTOR. Build a great website, follow up with inquiries and chances are you will be the one they contact when they are ready for the next step.<br><b>References : </b><br>Licensed TN REALTOR Stay away from all the lead generating companies. They are all like that. I have started telling them when they call me that I will be gladly pay a 25% referral fee if they are licensed and send me a referral that results in a closing. At that point they usually hang up or try to explain why the way they do it is better. To which I reply "If your program ever becomes compatible with mine I would be happy to discuss it with you". That ends the conversation.

The money you spend on a monthly basis with them can better be spent on promoting yourself and your personal website. If you don’t have a website, get one. Next to personal referrals the best place to find business is the internet. 90% of the buyers today search the internet before contacting a REALTOR. Build a great website, follow up with inquiries and chances are you will be the one they contact when they are ready for the next step.
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Licensed TN REALTOR

]]> Comment on How can I get good real estate leads? by newmexicorealestateforms http://www.sokak34.com/realestate-com/how-can-i-get-good-real-estate-leads/comment-page-1#comment-2458 newmexicorealestateforms Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:01:59 +0000 http://www.sokak34.com/realestate-com/how-can-i-get-good-real-estate-leads#comment-2458 Well I got to give you credit if my agents would ask simple questions like that they would never be able to leave stones unturned, you might want to farm here: http://houston.craigslist.org/ Buena Suerte<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.realestateformnm.com Well I got to give you credit if my agents would ask simple questions like that they would never be able to leave stones unturned, you might want to farm here:
http://houston.craigslist.org/
Buena Suerte
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]]> Comment on question for the real estates why is location so important? by glenn http://www.sokak34.com/real-estates/question-for-the-real-estates-why-is-location-so-important/comment-page-1#comment-2472 glenn Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:56:59 +0000 http://www.sokak34.com/real-estates/question-for-the-real-estates-why-is-location-so-important#comment-2472 The location can mean #1 street or neighborhood #2 shopping and transportation #3 how well your neighbors keep their home and yards #4 Noise from nearby airport or factory or highway. #5 crime rate #6 Schools and parks. Plus several other things. Sometimes being in a particular zip code has status (like 90210). Sometimes being on the "wrong side of the tracks" is a big negative. That neighborhood in New York State that was involved in the Love Canal scandal was because it was located on top of a chemical dump. Location is the hardest thing to change about your home. A lot about the location may be impossible to change. So it is the one thing you need to pay more attention to than anything else.<br><b>References : </b><br> The location can mean #1 street or neighborhood #2 shopping and transportation #3 how well your neighbors keep their home and yards #4 Noise from nearby airport or factory or highway. #5 crime rate #6 Schools and parks. Plus several other things. Sometimes being in a particular zip code has status (like 90210). Sometimes being on the "wrong side of the tracks" is a big negative. That neighborhood in New York State that was involved in the Love Canal scandal was because it was located on top of a chemical dump.

Location is the hardest thing to change about your home. A lot about the location may be impossible to change. So it is the one thing you need to pay more attention to than anything else.
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]]> Comment on How Realtor divert the mind of buyer when buyer wants to see a fsbo property? by Dizzy_Lizzy http://www.sokak34.com/realtor/how-realtor-divert-the-mind-of-buyer-when-buyer-wants-to-see-a-fsbo-property/comment-page-1#comment-2469 Dizzy_Lizzy Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:48:59 +0000 http://www.sokak34.com/realtor/how-realtor-divert-the-mind-of-buyer-when-buyer-wants-to-see-a-fsbo-property#comment-2469 You’re asking what an agent will say? If you’ve signed an exclusive buyer’s agency agreement, many times those include clauses that the buyer will pay the agent’s commission if an unrepresented seller refuses to do so. In this case, the agent will show you the property…. But there’s a side note. It’s not at all unheard of for an unrepresented seller to outright refuse to so much as speak to your agent. Some of them are so nasty they assume any agent calling them just wants their listing. They won’t even give the agent the chance to inform them they have a buyer interested. Just keep in mind you can’t blame your agent if the seller refuses to communicate with them. And in that case, you should ask yourself if you love the house enough to deal with someone so unreasonable. If you don’t have an exclusive agreement, your agent will talk about your options. At that point, you’re usually offered a choice: Do you want my help,, even if the seller refuses to pay me and you have to pay my commission? Or do you want to be in this alone? My personal take is that someone who doesn’t want professionals will either try to squeeze every penny from you and/or has something big to hide so they think they can dupe you if you’re alone. Just keep that in mind.<br><b>References : </b><br> You’re asking what an agent will say?

If you’ve signed an exclusive buyer’s agency agreement, many times those include clauses that the buyer will pay the agent’s commission if an unrepresented seller refuses to do so. In this case, the agent will show you the property….

But there’s a side note. It’s not at all unheard of for an unrepresented seller to outright refuse to so much as speak to your agent. Some of them are so nasty they assume any agent calling them just wants their listing. They won’t even give the agent the chance to inform them they have a buyer interested. Just keep in mind you can’t blame your agent if the seller refuses to communicate with them. And in that case, you should ask yourself if you love the house enough to deal with someone so unreasonable.

If you don’t have an exclusive agreement, your agent will talk about your options. At that point, you’re usually offered a choice: Do you want my help,, even if the seller refuses to pay me and you have to pay my commission? Or do you want to be in this alone?

My personal take is that someone who doesn’t want professionals will either try to squeeze every penny from you and/or has something big to hide so they think they can dupe you if you’re alone. Just keep that in mind.
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]]> Comment on How Realtor divert the mind of buyer when buyer wants to see a fsbo property? by dink2925 http://www.sokak34.com/realtor/how-realtor-divert-the-mind-of-buyer-when-buyer-wants-to-see-a-fsbo-property/comment-page-1#comment-2468 dink2925 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:27:59 +0000 http://www.sokak34.com/realtor/how-realtor-divert-the-mind-of-buyer-when-buyer-wants-to-see-a-fsbo-property#comment-2468 In virtually all cases, the realtor does not work for you - not unless you hire them and agree to pay them a commission to find you a property. The real estate person works for the person selling the property, usually. That's who is going to pay them a commission. They have no contract with the FSBO property so they don't want to get involved with it. They know you're not going to pay them a commission for doing what you could have done yourself and they know that any deal in real estate must be in writing in order to be legally enforceable. By the way, all real estate sales persons are not realtors, that is a private organization they must join in order to use that name.<br><b>References : </b><br> In virtually all cases, the realtor does not work for you – not unless you hire them and agree to pay them a commission to find you a property. The real estate person works for the person selling the property, usually. That’s who is going to pay them a commission. They have no contract with the FSBO property so they don’t want to get involved with it. They know you’re not going to pay them a commission for doing what you could have done yourself and they know that any deal in real estate must be in writing in order to be legally enforceable. By the way, all real estate sales persons are not realtors, that is a private organization they must join in order to use that name.
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]]> Comment on My realtor is pushy. Can I change realtors after 90 days without him calling me asking WHY? by !!! http://www.sokak34.com/realtors/my-realtor-is-pushy-can-i-change-realtors-after-90-days-without-him-calling-me-asking-why/comment-page-1#comment-2466 !!! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:24:59 +0000 http://www.sokak34.com/realtors/my-realtor-is-pushy-can-i-change-realtors-after-90-days-without-him-calling-me-asking-why#comment-2466 If the listing contract has expired then you can shop around for another realtor. Otherwise call the realtor's broker and explain things to the broker.<br><b>References : </b><br> If the listing contract has expired then you can shop around for another realtor. Otherwise call the realtor’s broker and explain things to the broker.
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]]> Comment on question for the real estates why is location so important? by kemperk http://www.sokak34.com/real-estates/question-for-the-real-estates-why-is-location-so-important/comment-page-1#comment-2471 kemperk Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:20:59 +0000 http://www.sokak34.com/real-estates/question-for-the-real-estates-why-is-location-so-important#comment-2471 demand! hills, ocean's and river's edge, in great demand middle of dead city, no demand<br><b>References : </b><br> demand! hills, ocean’s and river’s edge, in great demand

middle of dead city, no demand
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]]> Comment on I need to know how can i obtain a realty license in texas? by !!! http://www.sokak34.com/realty/i-need-to-know-how-can-i-obtain-a-realty-license-in-texas/comment-page-1#comment-2463 !!! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:17:59 +0000 http://www.sokak34.com/realty/i-need-to-know-how-can-i-obtain-a-realty-license-in-texas#comment-2463 Discuss this with a local broker.<br><b>References : </b><br> Discuss this with a local broker.
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]]> Comment on My realtor is pushy. Can I change realtors after 90 days without him calling me asking WHY? by Bibs http://www.sokak34.com/realtors/my-realtor-is-pushy-can-i-change-realtors-after-90-days-without-him-calling-me-asking-why/comment-page-1#comment-2465 Bibs Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:14:59 +0000 http://www.sokak34.com/realtors/my-realtor-is-pushy-can-i-change-realtors-after-90-days-without-him-calling-me-asking-why#comment-2465 You are in a pushy business, especially now when many realtors are going broke. You better learn how to produce or get out of the business.<br><b>References : </b><br> You are in a pushy business, especially now when many realtors are going broke. You better learn how to produce or get out of the business.
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