Emerald Falls Golf Course, has delayed the opening of the course due to record rainfall in the area. Emerald Falls golf course is part of the Adventure Community concept where new homes have just been completed by James Applegate of Applegate Properties and Tom Morris of E-Magine Homes among other home builders.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Home Buyers Buy Homes; Make Sure Your Realtor Knows This
It was an interesting conversation I had with a real estate broker who was pleading her case for how much she deserved to keep a listing she had been trying to sell for nearly two years. She told me she had worked so hard to sell the property and had indeed sold the property once and the seller was just not reasonable therefore the sale was lost. Intrigued, I asked the home seller for the story about the buyer he ran away. "All I asked for was more earnest money at a time when the so-called buyer did not close at the time he agreed. We had been in contract with this 'buyer' for 90 days-during which my house was off the market and I was losing valuable selling time."
I would have fired the previous broker too. Home buyers should be defined as people who buy homes- actually close on them. Until then, they are home shoppers and good Realtors know the difference. Make sure your Realtor is clear about what they expect of home buyers and how they will protect your interests during the sale of your home.
HOME SELLER'S TIP: REALTORS SHOULD NEVER BE HIRED SOLELY ON THE TASKS THEY WILL PERFORM FOR YOU (OPEN HOUSES, ADS, AND GIMMICKS.) YOUR PRIMARY GOAL SHOULD BE TO SELL YOUR HOME. YOU ARE NOT PAYING AN HOURLY WAGE. INSTEAD, YOU ARE PAYING FOR AN ACCOMPLISHED GOAL.
darryl baskin is a broker-associate with mcgraw realtors in tulsa, oklahoma. For information about darryl's service to home sellers and home buyers, call 800-942-9312 or visit www.darrylbaskin.com.
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