Michelle Shelton - Arizona

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What is the difference between a Contract and an Offer?By Michelle Shelton Often Real Estate Agents misuse the word "contract".  The Residential Purchase Contract used in the buying / selling of real property in Arizona, is simply an "offer" when the buyer's agent fills it out and submits it to t...

So Your Friend is a Real Estate Agent, Are You Obligated to Work with Her?by Michelle Shelton  A woman called me yesterday. She was very upset. She had read one of my articles and told me that she called because it stood out from the others. "My home has been on the market for several days and my...

Why should you commit to one Real Estate Agent?by Michelle SheltonBuyer Broker Agreement? What this heck is that? Most agents don't ask their potential buyers to sign anything. It is too...well...you know...uncomfortable. Hmmmmmmm. A professional is viewed as a professional for a reason. They val...

                               BELIEVE IT OR NOT! What does Kindergarten in Nebraska have to do with building a thriving real estate business?Fate or coincidence, you decide!In 1968 in a small town in Nebraska, Scott and Michelle started out as Kindergarten classmates and continued their shared e...

Thinking of hiring a Neighborhood Specialist to sell your home?by Michelle SheltonIf you are hiring a Neighborhood Specialist to sell your home, there are some things you absolutely must know! Otherwise, you could be facing the same disaster the rest of your neighbors have faced! My husband and I...

Beware of Bait and Switch Marketing Tactics!By Michelle SheltonHave you ever been searching for a home and found one on the web that was perfect for you and the price was unbelievably low? When you called the real estate agent on the other end of the line said, "I'm sorry but that home is already...

How do you go about hiring the right agent?Many people search for the right listing agent by price shopping. I am convinced that this is what they look for because they don't know how important it is to hire the right agent. The following items are things that you might want to consider when hiri...

Does your Real Estate Agent have the 5 Essential Ingredients for True Success?by Michelle Shelton  Skill in sales is only a small piece of the pie. It really takes five key ingredients to find a truly successful person in any industry, especially real estate. Why? Because it is most people's larg...

A nts have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part: ants never quit.  That's a good philosophy.  If they're headed somewhere and you try to stop them; they'll look for another way.  They'll climb over, they'll climb under, they'll climb around.  They keep looking for another w...