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I talk to sellers all of the time who share nightmares about their past experiences or what their friends, neighbors, and co-workers have gone through when selling their home. The majority are from FSBOs (For Sale By Owners) who tried to sell their home themselves and after much frustration hired an agent to get the job done. Nine times out of ten, people think they can sell their home themselves (normally to save money... or so they think). Soon after they realize the time and effort it takes to market (they can't advertise in MLS), filter possible buyers (keeping safety in mind) , review and negotiate contracts, plus a ton of other tasks. Below are 2 5 Types of Turbulence that can come up with a buyer and a QUALIFIED agent (like myself :-) is experienced to do their best to anticipate and/or try to resolve them when they do arise. While some may seem far-fetched to you, agents deal with these issues often. A "smooth" / issue-free transaction is actually rare....

In the U.S... We are encouraged by the positive signs as we rebound from the impact of the recession.  The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales continue to improve with low inventory supply pressuring home prices.  We are seeing more and more that people are taking their lives off hold as they gain more confidence and see job growth. People move for lifestyle – they continue to get married and have children indicating there is a demand for housing. The lifestyle reasons of home ownership have never gone away.   What we are also hearing is that sellers are pricing their homes closer to where they need to be at the start, which is a change from the previous years when sellers still did not understand the change in the market.  Buyers are still waiting for prices to fall further, but this is a mistake .  If a buyer is interested in a home they should make an offer and negotiate with the seller. Sellers are receiving multiple offe...

This weekend, I attend a Real Estate Wealth Conference 2012 in Atlanta held by a prominent individual in the real estate community. There was a wealth of information shared... my brain is actually still on overload. The focus of the conference was investing in real estate. I pride myself in continually learning and staying abreast of what is going on in real estate. Especially, the market I service. Over the past few months, there has been an influx of investor activity, and most are from oversees. Unlike the traditional "flipping" of houses, these investors are purchasing properties to add to their investment portfolio . For example, John from the U.K. wants to add 20 properties to his portfolio over the next six months. John then rents these property out which gives him monthly cash flow and after holding these properties for 5 to 20+ years, he sells when the market is at a peak. The amount of his profit depends on many factors, but he is slated to see a significant i...

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