Last Train to Clarksville

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House Hunting

Here is the question a lot of future home buyers ask their family and friends.

Should I get a Real Estate Agent from the start, or should I look around on my own?

If you are knowledgeable about a region, it wouldn’t hurt to start driving around.  Identify neighborhoods in which you might want to live.  It would be great to visit those neighborhoods at many times of the day, including weekends and here’s why.  Imagine you find the house that  you love and you decide to drive by on Sunday afternoon and stop in on Wednesday afternoon. During both visits, the neighborhood seems peaceful and quiet. Read the rest of this entry »

Unreliable Realtor

Recently I was speaking with a client of mine that was telling me how he has a friend who has had nothing but problems from his Realtor. The main complaint?

COMMUNICATION!

My client doesn’t have this problem with me and is so thankful for it. After listening to what he was saying, I began to think how awful it must be, to be in one of the biggest life decisions, home ownership, and you can’t get a hold of the one person you are depending on…your REALTOR!

I know most of you that are reading this, if you are a future buyer, worry about who you will “hire” to be the one person, or possibly team, to negotiate your transaction and represent your best interests. Many buyers, let’s face it, don’t know how to even begin finding a Realtor or know what their job really is.  Who will they trust? How will the trust be earned? Many are told horror stories about things that went wrong and it is blamed on the Realtor.

When you decide that you want to purchase a home, maybe your having to relocate or maybe you want to downsize or upgrade for more square footage, whatever the reason, you might start off by going to the google search bar and searching “Clarksville Real Estate Agent”.

Vavoom! You have a list of Realtors but how do you choose the “right” one for you? Read the rest of this entry »