Is Your Real Estate Agent Doing Everything Possible To Sell Your House?

Snotty AttitudeImagine 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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Agent Harvesting: The Best Way To Find The Top Producing Real Estate Agents In Your Area

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 these things happening by finding agents in your area that are currently selling houses like yours, in your neighborhood, for you to interview.  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 requiring no obligations on your part.

Here’s what our customers have to say about our agent finder services.

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Is FSBO a No No???

SoldDue to the anti-real estate agent sentiment and the promise of saving lots of money, selling as a FSBO seller has never been more popular.  Over the past 10 years, selling the home yourself, or FSBO (For Sale By Owner), became popular and marketing companies selling FSBO kits and promotional materials have quickly cashed in on the craze.   Internet shopping for homes has increased in popularity and it’s much easier now for the do-it-yourself home seller to promote their own house.  But I don’t think that’s the reason FSBOs became popular.
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5 Tips for Selling a House in a Tough Market

Make Your House Stand Out

No matter how bad the market becomes, there will always be buyers and sellers.  Make sure that you fall into one of those categories.  If you are getting ready to list your house, there are several things you can do to ensure that your house sells as soon as possible for as much as possible. « Continue reading article »

Are Your MLS Pictures Preventing Your House From Selling?

How many mistakes can you find in this photo?

Great house pictures attractive buyers while bad pictures repel home buyers.  Make sure your agent follows these tips to get great looking pictures to make your house stand out from the competition.

You’d be surprised how bad some MLS photos look.  I even found a website that makes fun of bad real estate photos.  That site is www.lovelylisting.com.  While pictures featured on that site may be extreme examples of bad photography, many MLS pictures do not do the featured house justice.  If your agent uses a pocket-sized camera with a built-in flash or worse yet, a phone camera to take pictures of your house, you are in trouble.

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