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HOW SELLERS TURN LOCAL AGENTS INTO ENEMIES
by Neil JenmanReading time: apx 2 minsHarry and Muriel want to sell their home. Their children have grown and flown so they want to downsize. Plus create extra cash.Before he…
BE AWARE OF AGENT-FINDING COMPANIES
This is an article about how you can save thousands of dollars by avoiding companies that do nothing for you.
THE MOST VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE WORLD
Agents often use negativity to help them make sales. Be careful believing negativity. Sure, some is true. But you need to consider two questions before you are influenced by negativity.…
How Bait Prices Help Agents – Not You!
Last weekend a home was being auctioned. Like most auctions, the buyers had been lured along with bait pricing.
DANGER: EXCLUSIVE AGENCY AGREEMENTS MEAN YOU GET EXCLUDED
HOW MOST HOME SELLERS GET TRAPPED! by Neil Jenman Reading Time: Apx 9 minutes If you are selling your home, you need to learn a tip to save you thousands…
BEWARE THIS PRICE-LOWERING TRICK
How thousands of sellers get caught and lose thousands of dollars.by Neil JenmanReading Time: 4 mins apxReal estate consumers: If only you knew what goes on behind-the-scenes in real estate.You’d…
THE REAL ESTATE RED FLAGS YOU MUST NEVER IGNORE
How to know if an agent deserves your trust. by Neil Jenman Reading time: 4 mins apx Good and decent people often think everyone else is good and decent too.…
INVESTOR MAKES $100,000 PROFIT FOR 3 HOURS ‘WORK’
At expense of sellers who sell with wrong agent! by Neil Jenman READING TIME: 8 mins apx Tony is a coffee shop owner. He ‘dabbles’ in real estate on the…
“HOW CAN YOU BE SO STUPID?!”
HOW TO STOP YOURSELF GETTING RIPPED-OFF by Neil Jenman Reading time: 7 mins apx NOTICE: Following a deluge of complaints from distraught home sellers, most of whom are lovely people…
THE GOT-A-BUYER TRAP
How sellers resist a common bait. by Neil Jenman READING TIME: Apx 6 minutes If you live in anything but a tent anywhere in Australia, you get “junk mail” from…
ARE AGENT-FINDER SERVICES OR SITES WORTHWHILE?
No, definitely not. The internet is peppered with companies that claim to help home sellers to find the best or the cheapest agents. None of these companies have ethical or…
HOW MANY HOURS’ WORK IS INVOLVED IN THE SALE OF A HOME?
Usually less than 10 hours. Sometimes as little as four hours – if you exclude the time spent at the listing presentation. Even less for an auction sale. Consider four…
SHOULD WE MYSTERY-SHOP AGENTS – IF SO HOW AND WHEN?
There are two reasons to mystery-shop agents. The first is to help you find the best agent to sell your home. The second is to check up on your chosen…
WHAT IS MEANT BY THE TERM ‘A TYPICAL AGENT’?
A typical agent is an agent you should avoid. Most agents are typical agents. As you will see (in answer to further questions) if the only agents you can find…
WHEN SHOULD WE NEGOTIATE THE COMMISSION?
Always negotiate the commission at the point of sale NOT at the point of sign-up. You can’t possibly know how much commission an agent is worth until you see what…
HOW DO I KNOW WHAT PRICE TO ASK FOR MY HOME?
Probably the most common mistake made by home sellers is overestimating the value of their homes.
MUST WE USE AN AGENT TO SELL OUR HOME?
by Neil JenmanReading time: 2.5 mins apxNo. You do not need a real estate agent to sell your home.One of the many myths that abound in the real estate industry…
A SMART AND EFFECTIVE PLAN
TO SELL YOUR HOME
For lower costs and a better price.by Neil JenmanReading Time: 4 mins apxIf you can design an effective plan for the sale of your home, you will get a much…
DO YOU NEED A REAL ESTATE VALUER?
by Neil JenmanREADING TIME: 4.5 mins apxIf all real estate consumers – sellers, buyers, or investors - hired a valuer before selling, buying, or investing, much stress, heartache and loss…
REAL ESTATE SELLING
What “selling” means to most agents.by Neil JenmanReading time: 3.5 minutes.One of the many fallacies of the real estate industry is that agents sell houses.Real estate agents do not sell…
REAL ESTATE COMMISSION RATES
The best agents get the best prices.by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 3 minsWhen Audrey from Glen Waverley in Victoria was selling her home, she did what many homeowners do –…
