The HooK was kind enough to run a variation of my post from a couple weeks ago on lowball offers .
Posts Published by Jim Duncan
It’s All Confidential
Every email, instant message, phone call, text … basically any conversation that comes about because of this blog is considered by me – the owner and operator – to be confidential. The range of questions that I receive is broad and varied, ranging from home inspection process questions to questions about specific neighborhoods to “how much should I offer …” to questions about agency – and dual agency.
Notes From a Buyer Meeting
This post from last year has links to stories about choosing the right Buyer’s Agent, Top 5 Questions Buyers ask, Why I ask all of my clients to sign Buyer-Broker agreements and more.
…As I said on WINA radio recently , I expect everything that I say to be Google and vetted through family, friends, Facebook , LinkedIn … now is the time to ask questions.
Challenging the Status Quo
If you’re an agent practicing Dual Agency and get sued, how long do you think it’ll take an attorney to pull up these documents and the large number of posts warning against Dual Agency? … ~ Lem Marshall, VAR Legal Counsel “Commonwealth Magazine 2004″ In all honesty, I’d like an explanation here in public rather than in a hallway or a meeting or behind my back – Why is courage to examine the status quo so lacking?
Market Perspective from Twitter
I said – I wish I could search the MLS based on difference between how much seller’s asking and what they owe.
…In my market we only have about 10-15% of those , the rest are short sales or REO’s.
Did you Meet your Neighbors on Your Commute?
On the way back, I saw a client/friend and their kids – the older riding his bike with training wheels – and talked to them for a few minutes.
… I’d love there to be a map online of the Charlottesville area that showed bike lanes and ratings by other bikers/commuters describing and rating bike lanes and bikeability.