As Realtors, we have requests from the buyer about checking out a house before buying. However, I must admit that this is a new concept to me. I personally don't know any buyers or sellers who had the buyer want to "test drive" the house first. We have a contract that is a post-occupancy agreement. This covers when the house ownership has changed to the new owner, but the sellers take several days before they move out. No matter what, it is important to have a contractual agreement when someone else is trying out your home!!
http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2014/02/03/homebuyers-stay-overnight-home/
What do you think? Would you spend the night in a house you were thinking of buying? Would you let potential buyers stay in a house you were selling?
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Beware of this phone scam
During the Super Bowl on a couple weeks ago, my phone rang & I saw that the area code was (268). Since I didn't recognize the area code & since it was during the Super Bowl, I did not answer it. When I googled the area code, I saw that it was from Antigua. I am grateful that I didn't answer it OR return the call after I saw this article.
Don't Return Calls From These Area Codes -- It's A Scam!
Have you read about this already? Did you receive any suspicious calls?
Don't Return Calls From These Area Codes -- It's A Scam!
Have you read about this already? Did you receive any suspicious calls?
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Drones in Real Estate
Since I already have listings with property views using drones through Synergy Marketing Consultants, it was interesting to see this article: Drones in Real Estate: Soon, But Not Yet.
There's a lot of work to be done, figuring out how drones can be used effectively and safely in real estate: FAA regulations, training for operators, privacy concerns. In the linked article you can watch a video from REALTOR mag, in which they sat down with the regulatory analyst from the National Association of Realtors and talked about how things are developing.
Even though drone use is still fairly limited, I do have two properties that include drone views in their virtual tours! You can see them on YouTube, at the links below:
428 1/2 Doris Road, Grand Junction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-BEj4InLw4
2059 Stagecoach Court, Grand Junction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M8uxbPNWUQ
There's a lot of work to be done, figuring out how drones can be used effectively and safely in real estate: FAA regulations, training for operators, privacy concerns. In the linked article you can watch a video from REALTOR mag, in which they sat down with the regulatory analyst from the National Association of Realtors and talked about how things are developing.
Even though drone use is still fairly limited, I do have two properties that include drone views in their virtual tours! You can see them on YouTube, at the links below:
428 1/2 Doris Road, Grand Junction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-BEj4InLw4
2059 Stagecoach Court, Grand Junction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M8uxbPNWUQ
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