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2014
During a really instructive caravan/brokers open tour this morning, it was apparant again that sellers should not stay at their house when it is being shown. Yes, we real estate professionals write about this all the time but it can't be said enough: LEAVE DURING HOUSE SHOWINGS During a caravan, ...
07/31/2014
Real estate agents always tell potential sellers it is to their benefit to spruce up the home before it is put on the market. BUT MY ADVICE IS THIS: Do regular maintenance work on your home and you will not only extend the life of it, but it will take less time and effort if you ever needed to se...
07/30/2014
I've always felt it was way too complicated to "follow" someone here on Activerain. In the past, if you wanted to "follow" someone BEFORE you made a comment on their blog, you were out of there and had to find your way back. THE IMPROVEMENTS This morning I was lucky enough to be featured and, whi...
07/29/2014
Back in the year 2000, after having lived in Carmel-by-the-Sea for five years, I volunteered to put a website together for the Carmel Art Festival. At that time, the annual plein air competition was already seven years old, but it was apparent that it needed to get some marketing help to bring it...
07/28/2014
Some neighbors recommended me to someone they knew who was looking for a real estate broker. Since then, we've worked together and just a few days ago the transaction closed. The client is very happy and we are already working on another one that hopefully will also come about. Margaret Rome this...
07/28/2014
When is the best time to ask your real estate clients for referrals? THE DAY YOU CLOSE A TRANSACTION WITH THEM Clients don't get any more thankful that you have completed their real estate transaction for them than the day it actually closes. At least put it into their minds that you would love t...
07/26/2014
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In California, "dual agency" is legal, in fact, rampant. Listing agents like nothing better than to "double end" a transaction. Buyers think they get a special deal because the listing agent will sweet talk the sellers into taking their offer. And, I presume, this works much of the time. However,...
07/24/2014
I've had a dickens of a time trying to get IN WRITING from the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee or County Clerk that a foreclosure sale has been canceled . This is a Trustee Sale. All I have is the advertisement in which the contents of the recordation of the Trustee Sale is given to the public. I...
07/20/2014
When clients have decided to sell their current home and buy another one, it can be a "Catch 22". This blog is very simplistic, and a client of mine is going through this process right now. So here goes: AT WHAT POINT DO YOU: 1. Put your home, #1, on the market, 2. Make an offer on a new one, #2?...
07/16/2014
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Not all escrow companies are alike so there can be bumps in the transaction road that makes a client want to change in mid-stream. This makes it difficult for the agent because we have to keep up relationships with escrow company #1 for future clients. KEEP THE CHANGEOVER PROFESSIONAL First and f...
07/15/2014
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Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®
Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea