Search Results for listing agenttag:searchlightcrusade.net,2024:/mt//feed/listing agent2024-05-04T22:34:28ZMovable Type 4.21-en3671367Buyer's Agency, Due Diligence, and the Illusion of Comitytag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48532024-04-01T14:00:00Z2024-04-01T12:38:30ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Somebody sent me this story via e-mail: Feeling Misled on Home Price, Buyers Sue Agent Marty Ummel feels she paid too much for her house. So do millions of other people who bought at the peak of the housing...
How Can Buyers Get the Lowest Possible Price on the Best Possible Property?tag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48522024-03-25T14:00:00Z2024-03-25T17:03:30ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
The first piece of advice I have for buyers who want to get a fantastic bargain is to find a good buyer's agent. Nothing else will make as much difference as a good buyer's agent who is dedicated to...
How to Sell Your Home Quickly and For The Best Possible Pricetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48462024-02-26T15:00:00Z2024-02-26T15:03:35ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
There's really nothing mysterious about this. There are some subsidiary tricks and issues, but the most important thing is obvious. The economic games theory is crystal clear, as is the research into what really happens. But most people don't like...
Real Estate Agents and Mortgage Loan Officers Don't Want to Competetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48452024-02-19T15:00:00Z2024-02-19T12:58:57ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
It's the same reason the phone company doesn't want to compete, General Motors doesn't want to compete, Wal-Mart doesn't want to compete, Disney doesn't want to compete, and Microsoft will do everything in its power to appear as if it...
In Real Estate, You're Better Off Doing One Thing At A Timetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2008://3.37742024-02-12T15:00:00Z2024-02-12T16:30:00ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Hi--I just found your site today. The best I've ever seen/read, etc. Thank You!! I do have a question I didn't see addressed regarding our current situation/dilemma: Our present home, which we've lived in for 8 years, is worth...
Buyer's Markets: Time for Listing Agents To Earn Their Moneytag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2008://3.37672024-01-15T15:00:00Z2024-01-15T18:40:47ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
One of the most common things I'm seeing as I roam about the East County looking for bargains: Agents not doing their jobs. Even when there were 40-plus sellers per buyer, single family detached homes that are priced appropriately were...
Low Asking Price on Unfinanceable Propertiestag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2011://3.50442024-01-08T15:00:00Z2024-01-08T20:04:07ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
At any given time, I will usually have at least one set of clients who really need to consider a condo or townhome who nonetheless have their hearts set on a single family residence. I agree to include single...
The Future of Real Estate Agency is Expert Consultants, Not Controlling Market Accesstag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48412024-01-01T15:00:00Z2024-01-01T17:01:17ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Expertise and attitude, not control of an informational chokepoint, is the way that things are going. Let's analyze this from both sides of the problem. The current owner looking to sell really needs a marketer. For better or worse, most...
Deciding Not To Pay The Buyer's Agent When Sellingtag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2023://3.55202023-12-04T15:00:00Z2023-12-04T16:45:29ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
A recent court case wherein it was decided that seller's have the right not to pay the buyer's agent (well DUH!) created a lot of furor. The truth is this has been well-established in law and precedent for I don't...
Full Service Agent For Discount Price? Demand Specifics!tag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48392023-11-27T15:00:00Z2023-11-27T13:22:45ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
There is no such thing as a free lunch, but lots of people will pretend there is. It seems to me that many people consider compensation earned by real estate agents as paying some kind of toll. They think of...
Facts Of Life On Buying and Selling "Without an Agent"tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.24452023-09-18T14:00:00Z2023-09-18T13:56:36ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
I saw your article on on Searchlight Crusade about exclusive buyers agents and I have a couple follow up questions pertaining to my own situation that I am hoping you could shed some light on. I don't have any...
Yield Spread is a Beneficial Tool That Can Be Misusedtag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48312023-08-22T14:00:00Z2023-08-22T15:10:03ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
If you read the papers and the congressional record on the housing crisis, you might think yield spread is the central culprit for the entire meltdown. You would be wrong. Yield spread is a beneficial tool, offered voluntarily by lenders,...
Automated Underwriting In Pre-Qualification or Pre-Approval Letterstag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2011://3.50432023-08-07T14:00:00Z2023-08-07T15:54:27ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
It has become a trend for real estate agents who think they're being "smart" to require an automated underwriting approval. These are automated underwriting programs from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac saying that Fannie or Freddie will buy the...
Undisclosed Short Salestag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2007://3.37302023-07-31T14:00:00Z2023-07-31T16:15:16ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
What happens if a home you signed to purchase goes into foreclosure before the closing date? We were supposed to close on a home four months ago. On the day of closing we get a call from the seller's...
Dual Agency: Using the Seller's Agent as Your Buyer's Agenttag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2007://3.37272023-07-25T14:00:00Z2023-07-25T17:24:42ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Is it unwise to use the listing realtor as your purchase realtor? A house I'm interested in purchasing is being sold by the realtor selling my house. Although she's done a decent job selling my house, I fear she...
Should I Buy A Home? Part 2: Processtag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.24232023-07-10T14:00:00Z2023-07-17T16:09:26ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Continued from Part 1: Preparation I am considering buying a home, although I have not made up my mind on the subject. This is not due to indecision, but rather due to a lack of necessary information. There are many...
Which Makes More Difference To Your Future - Buyer's Agent or Listing Agent?tag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48242023-06-12T14:00:00Z2023-06-12T14:04:45ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Having done both, there's no question in my mind. For the average person and the average transaction, the buyer's agent makes a lot more difference. In the aggregate, a good buyer's agent has the opportunity to make a lot more...
Buying Without An Agent - My Own Experiencetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48222023-05-30T14:00:00Z2023-05-30T15:30:11ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
I had the idea for this article some time ago. It took me a long time to decide to share it publicly, because quite frankly, knowing what I know now, I was an idiot. I was still young enough to...
Asking Price Versus Sales Pricetag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2011://3.50412023-05-16T14:00:00Z2023-05-16T14:42:06ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
Hard as it may be to believe, I've never done an article comparing asking price to sales price. It's way past time. Asking price is quite simply, a written representation of an offer the seller would be willing to...
Condominium HOA and Other Common Interest Assessmentstag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2009://3.48142023-04-24T14:00:00Z2023-04-24T15:46:17ZDan Melsonhttp://www.searchlightcrusade.net/
I bought a condo in DELETED, CA. Zero down. For 7 months I paid every bill on time - mortgages, HOA and taxes until... The Homeowner's Association told us that we MUST pay a $20,500 special assessment. My realtor...