The "Idiot's" Guide to Residential Real Estate

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Real Estate Agent - Keller Williams Realty Lakeside
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You would think that this wouldn't be an issue for most people, but time and time again, I hear complaints about the very simple things we learned in KINDERGARTEN!  Show some respect!!  It's especially crucial in today's market!!  Here are my thoughts...       To the Buyers, PLEASE have some resp...
03/16/2011
Ranch, Colonial, Bungalow, Split-Level, Quad-Level, Cape Cod, Victorian...ahhh!!!  How do you distinguish between all this terminology?!?!?!  Fortunately, for those of you who aren't privvy to the world of Real Estate, I've taken the time to break it down for you!  Now, mind you, this list is FAR...
03/15/2011
Sellers are at the very heart of most Real Estate transactions.  I mean, let's face it, if we, as agents, don't meet their specific needs, we're gonna have some DISSATISFIED clients!!  At that point, we can kiss any Referral Business goodbye!  For this reason, it's CRITICAL that we gather as much...
03/14/2011
It's all about the MONEY!!!  Sellers want to make more of it, and Buyers want to save as much of it as they can...while Agents try to find the balance between the two!!  What many Sellers don't realize is that there's WAY more to a Real Estate transaction than just a Mortgage payoff and a Commiss...
03/13/2011
House Hunting is a very exciting experience for agents and Buyers alike!!  Heck, it's even been given its own TV show!!  But behind all those happy faces on HGTV is a story that we, as agents, have to deal with every time a prospective Buyer sends us an E-mail or calls us on the Phone... "Have yo...
03/12/2011
When an agent comes to your home for a Listing Appointment, the crux of activity is centered around what we in the industry refer to as the Comparative Market Analysis (CMA).  To the inexperienced Sellers out there, here's a brief overview of how a CMA works... It's YOUR home versus EVERY other c...
03/10/2011
The title of this post says it all...  Long story short, a Home Warranty will protect a new homeowner against unexpected defects that occur after closing.  But what does that mean, exactly?  Typically, a homeowner will pay a fixed deductible for repairs on an item covered by the Warranty, and thi...
03/10/2011
For a Seller, the goal is obviously to make the most money possible over the course of a real estate transaction.  Conversely, a Buyer is looking to SAVE as much money as possible over the course of that very same transaction.  It's a real estate agent's job to find that "middle ground" where the...
03/09/2011
For many clients, a real estate agent's commission may seem a bit unnecessarily high, and when this is compounded with the fees assessed for paperwork, mortgages, title, inspections, warranties, etc., it's enough to make them want to pull their hair out! Ladies and Gentlemen: Unfortunately, no, w...
03/07/2011
Laptops, Smartphones, iPods, NetBooks, eReaders...it's a wonder that we, as a society, can even keep up with it!!  Rest assured, technology is really not as scary as it appears to be.  And no more frightening than this should be our favorite friend, the Internet. As it pertains to real estate, te...
03/07/2011
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Damien Coles

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