7 Questions To Test The Loyalty Of A Real Estate Agent

Written by Noel Peebles


Buying or selling a home can be especially difficult when dealing with an incompetent or disloyal real estate agent. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not out to knock realtors. I’mrepparttar first to admit that many agents are excellent and worth their weight in gold. However, most real estate agents fall into one of three categories: good, average or poor. Then, there is that worrying small percentage of agents who are downright incompetent. Every industry is inflicted with this type of person and I suspectrepparttar 112768 real estate industry has more than its fair share of incompetent agents. The truth is; a good and a bad agent have one thing in common – their job is to be a “deal-maker.” But, be warned - some real estate agents will perform all sorts of tricks to stitch up a deal. This is fine so long as they are not “stitching up”repparttar 112769 buyer orrepparttar 112770 seller. There’s nothing wrong with enthusiasm to pull a deal together - it is to be applauded. However, a good agent needs to remain professional and ethical at all times throughoutrepparttar 112771 selling process. Unfortunately, most homeowner’s are reasonably inexperienced when it comes to buying or selling a property. They rely greatly on repparttar 112772 “perceived” ability ofrepparttar 112773 agent they are dealing with. In reality, most homeowner’s are “fair game” for a disloyal, dishonest, or incompetent agent! In any negotiation, WIN – WIN deals arerepparttar 112774 best. But, sometimes when buying or selling a house, things happen to benefit just one party…repparttar 112775 buyer,repparttar 112776 seller or possibly justrepparttar 112777 real estate agent. Therein lies repparttar 112778 danger. Who isrepparttar 112779 real estate agent really working for? Where do his or her true loyalties lie? Withrepparttar 112780 seller,repparttar 112781 buyer or themselves? These 7 questions will help you decide whorepparttar 112782 agent is really working

Avoid Losing Money and Start Living the Ultimate Dream!

Written by Floyd Tapia


I have yet to meet a person who enjoys losing money. All of us who currently market onrepparttar Internet are continually striving to learn "how" to make money and avoid losing it. Once we learn that secret, we would be living this dream.

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I was shocked at those numbers. Still, another reason that many cannot buy a home or even rental properties is lack of down payment. This as well as a 'unhealthy' debt to income ratio can be as hurtful to someone buying a home as having a negative credit report.

Yes, it pains many, many people to keep losing this money by renting... month after month, never seeing any equity in what they are paying for.

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However, there are proven steps that a buyer can take to improve whatever situation is keeping them from buying their home. Listen closely, because this can greatly benefit you, a relative or a friend in this situation!

- First, check your credit report to see what is on there. Preferably before you apply for a house loan. In fact, there are many websites that offer a 'FREE' credit report. http://ultimatetrafficjam.com/freecreditreport Free Credit Report

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