Real Estate

My house has been on the market with a realtor for 6 months. All she did was put a sign out in front of my door and list the property on the MLS. She didn’t even go the extra mile to list on additional sites or anything. After 4 months of no action I asked for an open house. I sent her an email saying that nothing had been done for 4 months except calling saying an agent called and wants to show the house. I asked what’s the next step and she had none. I reluctantly lowered the price twice to total $20,000 which I sort of now regret because she did nothing. Half the time I could not get her on the phone, so I wonder how many possible buyers couldn’t get in touch with her either. Her contract is up next week and I need advice on if I should give it a go myself for a few months. I have lots of experience in sales and marketing and I am not working right now. What do you think?
My house is in New Orleans, LA. It is in a very nice neighborhood on the city called Lakeview. One that is actually considered to be one of the best. It is also on a beautiful Blvd. that gets lots of exposure.

G, I understand your fustration and agree with you that maybe that agent didn’t do all she could have. But before you get your pants in a knot, what I would suggest is talking with 3 other Realtors, interview them in effect. Here is what you want to have them tell you – not what you ask them;

#1 MLS to Realtor.com
#2 Brochure booklet for the home and extra’s for potential buyer to take with them after showings
#3 Brokers Open House with first 2 weeks of listing
#4 Open House (Sat/Sun) within 30 days of listing

Most agents have access to various sites on the internet to advertise their listings, they should tell you up front what those are.
While advertsing in newspapers helps the agent, the only time I would ask for such advertising, is a week before your weekend Open House.

You can certainly go the FSBO route if you like, but I can tell you from personal experience, that most inquiries will be spam or scammers. Most buyers that approach by calling or coming to the door, may not be qualified and you want to be careful not to let anyone in when you are alone.

Last but not least, while today’s buyers do a great deal of research and looking online, most end up buying with a Realtor. Don’t miss the few buyers that are out there, because you decided you could do it on your own.

I want to make a complaint after buying a static mobile home. We have had at least a dozen problems since moving in and now believe we are being lied to. Is there some sort of governing body, or watchdog, that covers mobile home sales?

Trading Standards.

The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
but one advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective in
one of its releases.

A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let’s take a look at New Orleans It’s amazing what you can learn with some simple division . .

Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number, what does it mean?

A. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each get $516,528.

B. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.

C. Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington, D.C .. HELLO!!! … Are all your calculators broken??

Tax his land,
Tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes is the rule.
Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirts,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.

Tax his booze,
Tax his beers,
If he cries,
Tax his tears.

Tax his bills,
Tax his gas,
Tax his notes,
Tax his cash.

Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no dough.

If he hollers,
Tax him more,
Tax hi m until he’s good and sore.

Tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he lays.
Put these words upon his tomb,
‘Taxes drove me to my doom!’

And when he’s gone,
We won’t relax,
We’ll still be after the inheritance TAX!!
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Perm it Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),
Liquor Tax,
Luxury Tax,
Marriage License Tax,
Medicare Tax,
Property Tax,
Real Estate Tax,
Service charge taxes,
Social Security Tax,
Road Usage Tax (Truckers),
Sales Taxes,
Recreational Vehicle Tax,
School Tax,
State Income Tax,
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),
Telephone Federal Excise Tax,
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fe e Tax,
Telephone Federal, State and Local Su rcharge Tax,
Telephone Minimum Usage Su rcharge Tax,
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,
Telephone State and Local Tax,
Telephone Usage Charge Tax,
Utility Tax,
Vehicle License Registration Tax,
Vehicle Sales Tax,
Watercraft Registration Tax,
Well Permit Tax,
Workers Compensation Tax.

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago,
and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened? Can you spell ‘politicians!’

And I still have to ‘press
1′ for English.

What the heck happened?????

You could have said all of that in one word: Reaganomics!

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It lists all the homes for sale across Canada. You just have to decide your location in BC…

I would like to work as a New Home Sales Consultant in Houston. A real estate license is not needed in Texas to work for a home builder, however I have two out of the five required real estate courses completed. I’m wondering whether or not it would be easier for me to work as a Real Estate Agent (maybe part-time?) first to get experience than to try to get a job with a builder, given the current state of the market. How often do these builders hire people without experience?
I need answers from individuals in the business please. Thanks!

Many builders prefer that you do not work as an independent realty agent before selling new homes. The builders have a very closely, detailed approach that they want you to follow. Agents who have worked on their own are often resistant to that regimented approach ( altho it does work pretty well for the builders). So go and apply at the builders. Since few are hiring, offer to sub in for anyone who calls in sick or goes on vacation. Once they see you work, they will hire you full-time.

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