tag:searchlightcrusade.net,2024:/mt//feed/buyer's agent 2024-04-18T15:10:27Z Movable Type 4.21-en 95 1 95 tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4819 2009-08-05T14:00:00Z 2009-08-05T13:52:27Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Asking Price Versus Sales Price, a short discussion of what they are and the relationship between them. Many agents have forgotten this stuff, but it really is very basic stuff everyone should keep... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4799 2009-07-13T14:00:00Z 2009-07-13T13:47:56Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Some Offers Are More Equal Than Others, talking about how to evaluate two different purchase offers even though they may be for the same or similar amounts of money. This is primarily important... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4784 2009-07-01T14:00:00Z 2009-07-01T13:58:11Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Short Sale Negotiators and the Interests of Potential Buyers. An awful lot of nonsense gets tried with short sales, most of it for the benefit of lazy listing agents who shouldn't have taken... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4775 2009-06-24T14:15:00Z 2009-06-24T14:09:59Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Why Sellers Should Counter All Reasonable Offers. It really isn't rocket science. If your agent advises you otherwise, something is wrong.... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4770 2009-06-22T14:00:00Z 2009-06-22T13:48:06Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Real Estate and "Priced for Perfection" talks about the house that is too beautiful to pass up - but that you should.... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4755 2009-06-15T14:00:00Z 2009-06-15T14:00:14Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is "I'm Working With Someone Else, But Could You Just Help Me With..." talking about requests for free work from real estate agents. I'm perfectly happy to give general information to non-clients and... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4746 2009-06-09T14:00:00Z 2009-06-09T14:08:26Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is The Sperm Donor Theory of Buyer's Agents. The real estate industry is built around the listing of property. Okay, it's actually built around the care and feeding of real estate brokerages, but... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4726 2009-05-27T14:00:00Z 2009-05-27T13:48:10Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is I'm Competing Against Multiple Offers. How Do I Proceed?. It's an article directed at consumers, not real estate professionals, so it doesn't go over some things such as alternatives to money that are... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4705 2009-05-14T14:00:00Z 2009-05-14T13:51:11Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Buying Real Estate Isn't Simple. You can pretend it's simple, and hope you get outrageously lucky. Or you can prepare and do the work, and come out reliably enough better to more than... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4694 2009-05-11T14:00:00Z 2009-05-11T14:26:12Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is You Want an Agency That Can Pay ENOUGH Attention to YOU. It really doesn't benefit you to list with an agency that is too busy to pay proper attention to your property, nor... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4666 2009-04-21T14:00:00Z 2009-04-21T13:48:08Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ We were ready for a strong turn in the market, but the strength of what we've gotten in the last six weeks is amazing. It has been, if anything, worse that a few years ago. What caused it? People... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4643 2009-04-02T14:30:00Z 2009-04-02T14:23:31Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is How Agents Should Respond To An Appraisal Below Purchase Price. The appraisal is a significant client protection, and trying to manipulate the appraisal to make the transaction happen is not in a buyer's... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4623 2009-03-23T14:00:00Z 2009-03-23T13:46:15Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Buyers: Stretching Your Budget Means Compromise. It's something too rarely covered by the press, and by real estate agents. There are tradeoffs in every choice a buyer makes, and unless they have a... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4612 2009-03-18T14:00:00Z 2009-03-18T13:50:47Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Top Twelve Things That Help You Buy a Bargain Property. If you're looking to buy a good property at a bargain price, put as many of these on your side as possible.... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4611 2009-03-17T14:00:00Z 2009-03-17T14:03:20Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Loan Fall-Out And The Effects Upon Consumers. The days when loan officers are willing to lock loans with just a social and the identity of the property are ending, if not already over.... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4608 2009-03-13T14:00:00Z 2009-03-13T13:55:03Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Online Real Estate Photographs. I know why people want to see online photographs, but I don't understand why they obsess about them to the degree they do, even after they assure me that... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4604 2009-03-11T14:00:00Z 2009-03-11T13:58:22Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is The Difference Between a Reliable and Unreliable Prequalification or Preapproval Letter. Whether you're a buyer or a seller, having the right lender letter is a good thing. If you're a seller, you know... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4560 2009-02-17T15:00:00Z 2009-02-17T15:00:05Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Finding a Good Buyer's Agent (And Eliminating Bad Ones). It really is easy to get yourself a good buyer's agent, but many people don't know how important it is, or won't make the... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4550 2009-02-11T15:00:00Z 2009-02-11T14:44:08Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Transaction Coordinator: For The Agent's Benefit, Not The Consumers. Transaction coordinators are mostly a good thing, helping agents ensure compliance and coordinating between various parties to the transaction. But asking consumers to pay... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4530 2009-02-02T15:00:00Z 2009-02-02T14:48:10Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Reasons Why You Want A Buyer's Agent. Lots of people don't believe how much difference it makes, but it does. My goal on every transaction is to make a difference of ten percent...