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PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BAD AGENTS
by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 2.5 minutesIn your eagerness to sell your home, be careful not to make a mistake most home sellers make.Be sure to protect yourself.Thousands of sellers every month are in a worse position than if they had never placed their home for sale. They don’t sell, so they get no money. […]
POLICY TO CHEAT HOME SELLERS
An inside look at what happens in typical real estate agencies.Reading Time: 3 minsEMAIL TO NEIL JENMANMarch 2023Good morning,I hope this message finds you well. My name is [TYPICAL AGENT], and I’m a real estate agent in Melbourne.I pride myself on my professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to providing the best possible service to […]
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BAD AGENTS
THE FIVE MAIN TYPES OF PROTECTION by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 2.5 minutes In your eagerness to sell your home, be careful not to make a mistake most home sellers make. Be sure to protect yourself. Thousands of sellers every month are in a worse position than if they had never placed their home […]
HOW AGENTS CAN AVOID GOING BROKE
AND EVEN PROSPER IN ALL “CONDITIONS” by Neil Jenman Reading Time: 3 minutes This is a true story. Many years ago – in the first year of opening my real estate office – I mailed Christmas Cards to all agents in my area. I have always considered Christmas a special time. By sending cards to […]
SELL SURPLUS PROPERTY NOW!
Cash-in, do-good; before it’s too late.by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 7 minsYou can’t eat money. I know, I tried. Over the years, at some of my talks, I demonstrated how people look at money the wrong way. I grabbed a hundred-dollar note and began to chew. I never swallowed. I was just making a point […]
SAVE YOUR HOME – DON’T SELL IT!
Beat “mortgage stress” and keep your home.by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 7 minsSelling a family home is one of the most stressful events in life. The stress compounds if the reason for selling is another stressful event.Such as financial stress.After nine straight rate increases, thousands of home-owners are in financial stress. Or “mortgage stress” as […]
HOW TO SELL YOUR HOME FOR A GOOD PRICE IN A BAD MARKET
by Neil JenmanReading Time: 5.5 mins apx If you’re selling your home, the first thing you’ll likely hear right now is that “the market is bad”. Or that “prices have dropped”.And who will give you that sad and bad news?Probably a real estate agent, that’s who.Now, before you cave-in and accept a lower price for your […]
A GREAT REAL ESTATE YEAR IN 2023?
by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 3.5 minsA few years ago, I got the best compliment of my life. My wife said that I never let her down.I beamed with pride. I thought of Emerson’s words about success being: “winning the respect of intelligent people and appreciation of honest critics.”I never want to let anyone down […]
12 REAL ESTATE SECRETS
What sellers and buyers seldom know.by Neil JenmanReading Time: 3.5 mins apxIf home sellers and buyers were better informed about real estate, they’d get a much better result when they sell or buy real estate. There are so many ‘secrets’ in the real estate world – information that’s deliberately hidden from consumers or information they […]
SAVING PRIVATE SELLERS
You can do so much better than a typical agent.by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 8 minsATTENTION HOME-OWNERS.Australian home-sellers are the most bluffed in the world. The real estate industry has done a massive con job – convincing you, the home-owners, that, when you sell your home, you need a real estate agent.That’s not true. Not […]
AUSTRALIA’S BEST JOB?
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,FOR DOING LITTLE OR NOTHING!by Neil JenmanReading time: 3 mins apxImagine this for a job. It’s in the real estate industry.On average it pays $5,000 an hour. You see, you only spend five hours – that’s the time, as an agent, that you’ll spend “working” to arrange a buyer for an average home.Today, […]
DON’T SIGN ANYTHING!
Explaining three vital words for property consumersby Neil JenmanReading Time: 5 minutesFor more than 20 years, I have hammered the same message to home sellers and home buyers: DON’T SIGN ANYTHING! I have repeated it millions of times. I have printed all sorts of paraphernalia emblazoned with the “DON’T SIGN ANYTHING!” message.From fridge magnets to […]
“WHAT GETS REWARDED GETS DONE!”
HOW TO INSTIL COMPETENCY IN YOUR AGENTby Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 3 minsImagine the following scenario: You list your home for sale. You know it’s worth around $1.5 million. But you’re hoping for more.A few hours after you sign-up, the agent brings some prospective buyers. As they view your home, you hear them gasping in […]
THE TRUTH ABOUT REAL ESTATE ADVERTISING COSTS
by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 8.5 minsWhen you sell a property in Australia, most agents expect you to pay advertising costs. Usually, this amounts to thousands of dollars. That’s in addition to thousands of dollars in commission when you sell.Or as happens in many cases, if you sell.Many home-owners get so cheesed-off with the selling […]
“NUMBER ONE” CROOKS
Real estate agents to avoid.by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 4 minsThis is not easy to say, but it needs to be said:Many times, agents who call themselves ‘NUMBER ONE’ are the biggest crooks in their area.By “crook” I mean dishonest. I mean misleading conduct.These dishonest agents catch a lot of honest home sellers. They also […]
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BAD AGENTS
by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 2.5 minutesIn your eagerness to sell your home, be careful not to make a mistake most home sellers make.Be sure to protect yourself.Thousands of sellers every month are in a worse position than if they had never placed their home for sale. They don’t sell, so they get no money. […]
POLICY TO CHEAT HOME SELLERS
An inside look at what happens in typical real estate agencies.Reading Time: 3 minsEMAIL TO NEIL JENMANMarch 2023Good morning,I hope this message finds you well. My name is [TYPICAL AGENT], and I’m a real estate agent in Melbourne.I pride myself on my professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to providing the best possible service to […]
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BAD AGENTS
THE FIVE MAIN TYPES OF PROTECTION by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 2.5 minutes In your eagerness to sell your home, be careful not to make a mistake most home sellers make. Be sure to protect yourself. Thousands of sellers every month are in a worse position than if they had never placed their home […]
HOW AGENTS CAN AVOID GOING BROKE
AND EVEN PROSPER IN ALL “CONDITIONS” by Neil Jenman Reading Time: 3 minutes This is a true story. Many years ago – in the first year of opening my real estate office – I mailed Christmas Cards to all agents in my area. I have always considered Christmas a special time. By sending cards to […]
SELL SURPLUS PROPERTY NOW!
Cash-in, do-good; before it’s too late.by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 7 minsYou can’t eat money. I know, I tried. Over the years, at some of my talks, I demonstrated how people look at money the wrong way. I grabbed a hundred-dollar note and began to chew. I never swallowed. I was just making a point […]
SAVE YOUR HOME – DON’T SELL IT!
Beat “mortgage stress” and keep your home.by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 7 minsSelling a family home is one of the most stressful events in life. The stress compounds if the reason for selling is another stressful event.Such as financial stress.After nine straight rate increases, thousands of home-owners are in financial stress. Or “mortgage stress” as […]
HOW TO SELL YOUR HOME FOR A GOOD PRICE IN A BAD MARKET
by Neil JenmanReading Time: 5.5 mins apx If you’re selling your home, the first thing you’ll likely hear right now is that “the market is bad”. Or that “prices have dropped”.And who will give you that sad and bad news?Probably a real estate agent, that’s who.Now, before you cave-in and accept a lower price for your […]
A GREAT REAL ESTATE YEAR IN 2023?
by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 3.5 minsA few years ago, I got the best compliment of my life. My wife said that I never let her down.I beamed with pride. I thought of Emerson’s words about success being: “winning the respect of intelligent people and appreciation of honest critics.”I never want to let anyone down […]
12 REAL ESTATE SECRETS
What sellers and buyers seldom know.by Neil JenmanReading Time: 3.5 mins apxIf home sellers and buyers were better informed about real estate, they’d get a much better result when they sell or buy real estate. There are so many ‘secrets’ in the real estate world – information that’s deliberately hidden from consumers or information they […]
SAVING PRIVATE SELLERS
You can do so much better than a typical agent.by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 8 minsATTENTION HOME-OWNERS.Australian home-sellers are the most bluffed in the world. The real estate industry has done a massive con job – convincing you, the home-owners, that, when you sell your home, you need a real estate agent.That’s not true. Not […]
AUSTRALIA’S BEST JOB?
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,FOR DOING LITTLE OR NOTHING!by Neil JenmanReading time: 3 mins apxImagine this for a job. It’s in the real estate industry.On average it pays $5,000 an hour. You see, you only spend five hours – that’s the time, as an agent, that you’ll spend “working” to arrange a buyer for an average home.Today, […]
DON’T SIGN ANYTHING!
Explaining three vital words for property consumersby Neil JenmanReading Time: 5 minutesFor more than 20 years, I have hammered the same message to home sellers and home buyers: DON’T SIGN ANYTHING! I have repeated it millions of times. I have printed all sorts of paraphernalia emblazoned with the “DON’T SIGN ANYTHING!” message.From fridge magnets to […]
“WHAT GETS REWARDED GETS DONE!”
HOW TO INSTIL COMPETENCY IN YOUR AGENTby Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 3 minsImagine the following scenario: You list your home for sale. You know it’s worth around $1.5 million. But you’re hoping for more.A few hours after you sign-up, the agent brings some prospective buyers. As they view your home, you hear them gasping in […]
THE TRUTH ABOUT REAL ESTATE ADVERTISING COSTS
by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 8.5 minsWhen you sell a property in Australia, most agents expect you to pay advertising costs. Usually, this amounts to thousands of dollars. That’s in addition to thousands of dollars in commission when you sell.Or as happens in many cases, if you sell.Many home-owners get so cheesed-off with the selling […]
“NUMBER ONE” CROOKS
Real estate agents to avoid.by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 4 minsThis is not easy to say, but it needs to be said:Many times, agents who call themselves ‘NUMBER ONE’ are the biggest crooks in their area.By “crook” I mean dishonest. I mean misleading conduct.These dishonest agents catch a lot of honest home sellers. They also […]