"AGENT MATCH" IS OVER; WHAT BETTER WAY TO MATCH AGENTS THAN ACTIVERAIN?? I saw the letter that was written by the NAR official telling us why they are discontinuing the Agent Match website---I congratulate them for finally seeing the light!...NO one can possibly think that a website on a computer
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12/19/2013
EARLY SUMMER COLONIES: SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE, THE HAMPTONS IS ONE OF THE BEST THE HAMPTONS IS THE PREMIRE RESORT on the East Coast of the United States. It is a place of residence and resort for people across the globe including those from New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, and from other coun
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12/08/2013
WHEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS START MAKING DEMANDS...Just Try To Accommodate them! A fellow agent just emailed me asking for my guidance as she is attempting to advise a homeowner in how to get approval for renting out her new home in the Town of Southampton. I have not had the bad fortune yet in taking
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12/05/2013
GETTING TO KNOW YOU...Don't Forget To Maximize This Blogging Benefit! The other day, I had someone respond to one of my posts about the importance of blogging...in that statement the buyer made, I found the key to blogging that most of us overlook in our daily attempts to get our posts out there
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12/04/2013
LANDLORD/TENANT ISSUES HAVE BECOME A LEGAL NIGHTMARE... I don't know what is going on in your rental markets but here in the Hamptons, you can get burned very easily especially if you are an agent and/or a landlord. You can get yourself into "hot water" over many sticky issues during and after th
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11/12/2013
WHAT IS IT WITH TENANTS AND LANDLORDS?...No Amount Of Legal Council Is Too Much, IMHO! I don't know what is going on in your markets but here in the Hamptons, you can get burned really easy right now, especially if you are an agent and/or a landlord. We have become a very large rental market here
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11/11/2013
DO YOU EVER TAKE A "FOR SALE BY COMMITTEE" LISTING?...IF SO READ ON... FOR SALE BY COMMITTEE...Your Good guidance is crucial in a Trust or Estate real estate sale. After recently handling several listings of this sort, I figured I would share a little of what I have learned from those and give
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10/14/2013
CONDO SALES/DEMOGRAPHIC DATA...AN UPDATE: I wrote this post about two weeks ago and since then condo sales, Townhouses in particular have exploded! The brand new complex called Bishops Pond has sold all but 5 of the 50 units built...I have a several offers on the Polo Club Townhouse and the Irvi
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10/10/2013
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME STAYING WHILE YOU SHOW MY HOUSE??? This question may be the most obsurd one you will ever be asked by a home seller. And yet, if you don't discuss it with him/her, you may end up being mighty embarrassed by the presence of the owner when your customers arrive! The time is now
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10/08/2013
WHAT'S THAT? ...YOU WANT TO BE HERE WHILE I SHOW YOUR HOUSE??? This question is the most obsurd one you can ever ask a home seller. And yet, if you don't ask, you may end up being mighty embarrassed by the presence of the owner when your customers arrive! Just about a month ago, I had a big disag
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10/07/2013