Few things can make a realtor more nervous than the words, “I want out of my contract.” When you’ve worked to find the right property for your client, gotten everyone on the same page, and drawn up what you believed was the optimal deal, you and your buyer both stand to lose time, revenue, earnest […]
Find Out Before They Sign: Encroachments, Easements, and Licenses
Maybe this has happened to you … You’re in the final stages of putting a deal together, and the surveyor discovers the boundaries of the property are different than the seller believed. Perhaps a neighbor’s shed, or raised-bed garden, has crossed onto the seller’s land. Alternatively, the seller, not understanding the implications, built a structure […]
Reduce Taxes and Invest in Real Estate? Tell me more!
When you work in real estate long enough, you will come across transactions in which the buyer or seller wants to use an IRA to complete the deal. This is especially true if you’re working with commercial properties, or ones that may be rented out or flipped. Read on to find out what you need […]
And the client said “By the way, we never went through probate…”
When selling a property, the process of transferring title to the buyer is usually pretty straightforward. But what happens when it’s not? How is title transferred, for example, if the title-holder died more than one year ago? Understanding how to proactively and accurately navigate this situation can mean the difference between impressing your client or […]
Five Tips for Dealing with Angry Clients
We’ve all been there. A client calls, and what you thought was going to be a simple conversation to discuss details of a listing or showing quickly turns into something else entirely. When a client isn’t happy, you’re not happy, and we know you want to do everything in your power to fix it. Here […]
