Many thanks to Mary Umberger for a great article.

This article gives a little background on what we’re trying to accomplish with Really Rotten Realty and AgentHarvest’s blogs.  Plus, it’s a fun read and well written.

http://www.inman.com/news/2010/08/16/meet-maker-really-rotten-realty?utm_source=Twttrfd&utm_medium=Twttr&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+inmannews+%28Inman+News+-+Headlines%29

Preparing to sell your home in the Dallas / Fort Worth area?  Spring is the start of the selling season for real estate so this is a good time to start planning for it.  Before you talk to an agent, here are some things you should consider doing to your house’s exterior to improve your houses’ curb appeal.
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Most people will tell you that real estate agents are all the same so it really doesn’t matter which one you decide to hire.  If you practice that philosophy, you are guaranteed to have a hard time selling or buying a house.

Top producing real estate agents know the market and know how to position your house to sell in that market.  They sell houses like chefs prepare exquisite cuisine in high-end restaurants.  On the other end of the scale are real estate agents that overprice their listings, don’t market them correctly and don’t aggressively sell their listings, relying solely on fate to sell their listings.  Bad agents are like cooks, shoveling greasy food in fast food restaurants.  Do you want to hire a chef (top producing real estate agent) or a cook (bad real estate agent)?  You should focus on hiring chefs. Continue reading » »

Imagine this scenario.  It’s been 120 days since your agent put a for sale sign in your yard.  On the day you hired your Realtor, she promised it would be a successful working relationship.   Weeks later, this “relationship” somehow turned into a “one-night stand.”   She doesn’t return your phone calls, she never drops by and now there’s a bird’s nest occupying the empty Info Box that use to hold your house’s brochures so many months ago.
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The biggest mistake buyers and sellers make when hiring a Realtor is that they do not do their homework before hiring a real estate agent.  They end up with a house that sits on the market longer, sells for a lower price, and the time spent dealing with that agent is a nightmare.  AgentHarvest helps minimize the chance of this happening by finding the best available agents in your area for you to interview.  We also help you save money by offering these services for free and by giving you cash back at closing.  We don’t make you sign contracts and you are not obligated to use any of the agents we connect you with.  So basically AgentHarvest is a free service that pays you to use it, requiring no obligations on your part.  What do you have to lose?

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