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5 listing appointment mistakes to avoid

Housing Wire

Don’t talk about how busy you are, about a deal you’re trying to save, inspection and financing drama, or how you’re going to be out of town for two weeks. Don’t forget to ask for the business The definition of “close” is the logical ending to a great presentation.

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Texas Real Estate Contracts and Addendums: A Guide for Home Sellers and Buyers

Listing Spark

Episode Summary In this episode, Aaron Jistel (Broker and Co-Founder at ListingSpark) focuses on how recent changes to Texas Real Estate Commission’s contracts and documents may affect home sellers and buyers. And so they put a little bit of a more defined definition of what cash needs.

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Don’t Start Driving until You Know Where You’re Going

Appraisal Buzz

But the other problem is that it undercuts the contract you’re entering when you agree to perform the appraisal. That contract or agreement you make when you accept a job is critical. We’ve all gotten a presumably as-is appraisal assignment, gone out to inspect, and learned at the inspection that the master bathroom is gutted.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = USPAP does not require use of the specific term “personal inspection”. Answer: No.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

To me, the big issue is who is doing the inspections. They should definitely not be paid the same. Most of the inspection training we receive as appraisers happens in the field. The guy I followed around on appraisal inspections didn’t really take the time to explain what he was doing. Inspection training was very good.

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How to Conduct a Smooth Real Estate Transaction

McKissock

Timeliness and types of inspections. While there may or may not be a definitive time limit in each state (such as 24 hours), it is in everyone’s best interest to submit the offer as soon as possible. because they feel the offer price is too low, too many repairs or inspections are requested, etc.), Finally under contract.

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Top 10 Things Appraisers Wish Real Estate Agents Understood

McKissock

.” “There is a lot of research and number crunching to do, so asking for a value at time of inspection is a no go.” ” “The definition of market value.” ” “That cost does not equal value on homes, and picking comparable sales just to hit contract prices is unethical. .”