Dick Winefield's (dwinefield) Blog

Thais blog is more of a venting than anything else  but here it goes.   Discount agents and rebating buyer agents are one of the worst things to happen to our industry. If you are selling a car or commodity than by all means advertise on price. However, can you think of any other service based co...

After two brutal closings where work being completed on a bank owned home was done per the home inspection I learned a key lesson. Cash is King!!! Everyone knows a guy who knows someone that can "fix" that. If the inspection report says the toilet is damaged, do not offer to replace it. Get two q...

SPACIOUS 3-BEDROOM HOME IN MUCH DESIRED AREA. SOLID CONSTRUCTION. MASONRY CHIMNEY WITH EXTRA FLUE (WOODSTOVE IF DESIRED) STORAGE SHED. DOUBLE WIDE DRIVEWAY. BAY WINDOWS. EXCELLENT ACCESS TO EXITS 1,4 OR 5. QUICK OCCUPANCY. HOME AWAITS YOUR FINISHING TOUCHES. CARPET PAINT AND MOVE IN!. PRICED WELL...

Great commuter location. Private back deck, open floor plan with finished basement. This home is perfect for the first time home owner looking to walk into equity. This home will not last long act now! Sellers Addendum A to be an integral part of the purchase and sales agreement 3 Bed 2 bath 1600...

  As an REO agent we have a lot to worry about with our homes. No one wants to make the call to their asset manager telling them the home you secured now has missing appliances, broken windows or any other host of issues that face vacant homes. Last week I had two properties come up with an issue...

In order to better assist my sellers I am trying to compile a list of things for a seller to do prior to a home inspection. Now I am not talking about new additions, roofs and bathrooms, but smaller weekend warrior projects. I don't have a ton right now but I am hoping as a group we can put a goo...

NAR and local boards have done a great job of protecting us from our selves. The boiler plate contracts with fill in the blank fields eliminate the need for us to be attorneys. That being said the last page of the contract throws all the other safety features out the window. On a home closing in ...

Maybe it is because we are all too comfortable with our fellow agents but it seems like in casual conversations agents are giving their sellers money away bags at a time. When ever I submit an offer I always ask the questions "is there any flexibility on price." There are a dozen answers they can...

Almost as important as getting the listing is setting the stage for how the listing will be managed. It is all done at the listing appointment. After justifying the list price with solid comps, we discuss the price range and where to list in that range. We then discuss how to measure the acceptan...

  It takes a lot of work to untrain a dog and to untrain a buyer, but we must do it. Buyers hear buyers market, rising foreclosures and distressed sales and you can see the ratio of offer price to list price dropping before your eyes. With most of my business bank listings and shortsale listings ...