Real estate is a rewarding but challenging career with many moving parts to navigate. This is especially true in the current market, where demand is soaring and lenders are being extra cautious. Here’s how carve out success as a real estate agent in the Spring 2021 Market. Know Your Market. Knowing your market inside and […]
Next Steps for our Region
Here at True Title, we are growing excited at the prospect of the regional re-opening of our area businesses. We continuously evaluate our policies and procedures for closings and our day-to-day operations with the goal of ensuring that our clients and our employees remain safe, secure and healthy. What follows is a brief update of our procedures […]
How to Protect Your Next Real Estate Transaction from Wire Fraud
The Threat Closing day can be exhilarating. It often represents a dream come true — a growing business, a step toward financial independence, or the culmination of years of work. Being part of a closing is one of the joys of working for a title company. Though being at the closing table with everyone is […]
Your Questions Answered: The Savvy Realtor’s Guide to 1031 Exchanges
At True Title, we field questions similar to this one often: “My clients are selling their personal residence and getting ready to buy a new one. They want to know if they can defer capital gains taxes by making a 1031 exchange. What do I tell them?” Here’s the (relatively) short answer to this question: […]
The Residential Real Estate Guide to Contracts and Contingencies
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 […]
Make the Right Choice! 6 Reasons Your Title Insurance Company Matters
Having spent my career in real estate law, I’ve seen many different title insurance companies operate in the St. Louis area—some successfully, some less so. To an outsider, title insurance may feel like a straightforward commodity industry, making the differences between companies seem unimportant. But there are several areas in which your title insurance company […]
Real Estate Agents: Set Your Clients Up for an Insurance Success Story!
As an independent insurance agent since 2010, I’ve had the opportunity to work with some fantastic realtors. They know how to serve their clients through hard work, excellent communication, and intimate knowledge of the home-buying process. When these realtors send clients my way, they come informed, and I love it! Things go more smoothly for […]
Don’t Get Caught Up in These Notary Risks
Getting documents notarized may seem like a pretty routine part of the job. After all, it’s a part of every buying or selling process, and it can be as simple as having your client take the documents to their local bank branch. But, like all aspects of buying or selling, there exist legal pitfalls that […]
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 […]
5 Surefire Ways to Lose Your Reputation [infographic]
As a Real Estate Agent, your reputation is gold. Or lead, if you don’t watch out. Check out our infographic, print it out, keep it handy to remind yourself!