real estate agents

How to Break Up With Your Real Estate Agent

Buying or selling a home rarely happens overnight, and it’s not uncommon for buyers or sellers to interface or even work with multiple agents. Best-case scenario, the right agent shows their face early, and the relationship (and transaction) is a huge success. But it’s possible though that, along the way, you may find that your

How to Break Up With Your Real Estate Agent

Buying or selling a home rarely happens overnight, and it’s not uncommon for buyers or sellers to interface or even work with multiple agents. Best-case scenario, the right agent shows their face early, and the relationship (and transaction) is a huge success. But it’s possible though that, along the way, you may find that your

4 Things to Know About Buying a ‘For Sale by Owner’ Home

During the home-buying process you’ll see tons of homes, mostly listed by real estate agents. But from time to time you might encounter a home listed for sale by owner (FSBO). You may even have a friend or relative who wants to sell you their home directly. While it may seem that buying a FSBO home without

The Legal Benefits of Using a Licensed Real Estate Agent

By Rudy Yuly Are there legal benefits to using a licensed real estate agent? The short answer is yes. Licensed real estate agents have legal obligations – formally called “fiduciary duties” – to their clients that are commonly referred to by the acronym OLDCAR. O = Obedience If you give an agent who is representing

Sellers: Are You Making Your Agent Crazy?

The agent/seller relationship is like none other. No other professional spends the majority of their client time in the client’s actual home. We get very close to our sellers, not just physically but mentally and emotionally. Because we see them in this somewhat vulnerable setting, and for an extended period, sometimes special bonds form. The