George McGowan's (gmcgowan) Blog

Developing a Buyer Profile!  In one of my earlier blogs, I talked about the importance of creating a buyer profile for a property that you are selling.  It is equally as important to set up a buyer profile when buying or working with a buyer. I usually start with what kind of property a buyer is ...

Is the Real Estate Market as bad as it sounds?It seems like every day on the news, you here about the slowing Real Estate Market.  I even hear in my office from other Realtors.  Is it really slow or have we been spoiled by consistent growth of the last couple of years?I believe the answer depends...

I work for a full service brokerage.  When I get a listing, my broker places the listing in the MLS.  They place the listing on the broker's websites.  I put the sign in the yard but the broker sends professional photographers to take pictures of the property.  The brokerage even places some adds...

I have numerous buyers that have told me that they will be ready in a couple months.  They are not ready to start searching yet. Here are the top three reasons I hear:(1) I want to wait to save more money so I can put more money down and have a lower monthly payment.(2) I heard on the news how th...

The internet has affected our lives in many ways.  The way that we shop, the way we do business, and the way that we research information.  Although we do the initial search and research online, do we buy cars and houses on-line?  The answer is no.  When purchasing a car, we want to test drive th...