It's raining in LA today and I love it!
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That's because any buyer that sets up an appointment to see one of my listings today is guaranteed to be a motivated buyer.
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If you are not a motivated buyer, you are definitely not coming to see a house when it's pouring outside.
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You will wait until the weekends open house when its nice and sunny again.
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The real deals go down in the rain!
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You find the buyer for your home, we write up the contract and walk it through escrow for you. Pay just 1% commission.
Did you know you have to pay your real estate agent a full 6% commission fee to sell your home... even if you found the buyer yourself?
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We don't think that's very fair!
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Here is the deal... YOU find the buyer and there is no other agent involved. We write the contract and walk it through escrow for you. Our commission is 1%.
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Click the Flexible Commission Listing link above for full details.
Should I get the square footage on my homes tax records fixed?
Thank goodness I gave the county assessor the info he needed in order to change the square footage reflected on my properties public tax record!
Having the correct record made a huge difference when I sold my property.
Share authentic stories about your home with your agent. It might make for a unique Instagram ad.
Buyers love back story about a property, especially if they are interested in buying it.
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Explain to your agent how the backyard is a great place for family birthday parties...
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mention that you have spent the last 15 years together as a family watching 4th of July fireworks from your front porch...
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Authenticity is key when advertising on Instagram... you never know what could make for awesome marketing!
All of your homes professional pictures should be up on day one
The day your homes listing hits the market, all of your best marketing pictures should be posted and made public.
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Don't let your agent post them a couple days later.
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At that point, it's too late.
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The majority of home buyers will have already seen your listing and have made a decision whether or not to take a tour.
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The majority to buyers will not revisit your listing to see if you added more pictures.
The escrow Co. will pay the balance of your mortgage with the buyers purchase funds
A couple days before you close escrow on your property, the buyers lender will send the buyers loan money over to the escrow company.
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Escrow takes that money and pays off the remaining balance of your mortgage.
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From there they pay the real estate agents involved in the transaction.
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Finally they take the remaining funds and wire it over to your bank account.
Am I legally obligated to accept any offer made on my home?
You only have to comply with the sale of your home if you go under contract with a buyer.
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If you don't sign a contract, you don't have to sell. PERIOD.
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Get more answers to your real estate questions on The #AskDanielLosAngeles Show at Facebook.com/DanielLosAngelesShow
You are never obligated to accept a purchase offer on your home
If you put your home up for sale, you are not forced by any law or code to actually sell it.
As long as you have not signed a purchase contract, you can take your property off of the market and continue to live there.
Even if you get a really high offer or a really low offer... you are never obligated to accept an offer.
Use your properties picture captions to sell the unnoticed details in your home
In the marketing picture of your kitchen, tell your agent to put the brand names of all the appliances in the picture caption.
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Do this type of detail work for every marketing picture of your home.
Get pre-approved for a loan before touring any houses
-Don't find the home of your dreams only to be told you can't afford it.
-Get approved for a loan FIRST.
-Once you know how much you can afford, then you can start looking at homes in your price range.
Offer less than 2.5% commission & buyer agents will BOYCOTT your home
It is so easy to eliminate your property from a MLS search when offering less than 2.5% commission(see video).
- Don't get boycotted!
- You must offer at least 2.5% commission or else agents will not be showing your property.
- The more showings you have, the more chances you have of selling your property for top dollar.