MP the reason I threw the comment in about Rustico is because he is pretty much an old schooler. For sure if there is one thing he is not, it is an admin for this site.
as far as I know…
MP and New Renter Regarding the real estate guys on this site there are a few of us. Some of us wear several hats and some do not. The following is a repetitious but maybe useful summary.
sdrealtor – Works for one of the traditional large brokerages with a focus on north county (coastal)… sdr correct me if I am wrong. He has done well and been in the business for many years. Him and I agree on some things and disagree on others.
jim klinge – jim please forgive me but I forgot your username. (maybe north county jim) Jim has his indpendent brokerage and is a good guy as well.
As far as I know these two gents are full service guys.
Rustico is a contractor who also works in the real estate business. Rus offers a lower commission for sellers and I think a commission rebate for buyers (you can correct me if I am wrong Rus). Like you MP Rus has been known to get a rise out of people but alas he is becoming the nicer more pc Rus which makes me sad.
Myself, SD Realtor, I also offer a low commission for seller and commission rebate for buyers.
I know there are a few others so my apologies for missing you guys. Of the 4 above Rus and I are most likely the most chronic with our addiction.
There are appraisers, (Bugs and SD Appraiser) a few mortgage brokers (HLS, Pasadena broker, Arraya I am not sure if you are a broker or not) and there are others and guys I apologize for missing your names.
MP – As far as not really responding to the tenor of the post which was marketing ideas and how to move your home in 30 days, I really don’t have alot of comments. I think they have all been covered in this thread by others. I think different people have different requirements for the Realtor they work with and the biggest diligence they should perform is to talk with several, check references and get what works for them.
Regarding the debate of what a seller of a home should receive in exchange for working with a full service broker and paying 2.5-3.0% for the listing side, that has been well chronicled on this site. sdrealtor and I have had many a debate on that topic so it is not really worth rehashing.
New Renter your post was accurate as alot of realtors have gone under, both discount and not discount. Help U Sell franchises at one time numbered I think 36 during the peak and are down to I think half that at the most. I know the guy I sold mine to went under recently. He also owned the LJ Help U Sell.
Yes getting people to list the home at the right price is challenging. There was a post recently that had the parabolic curve with denial and other emotions in it… I chirped that some people are still in denial and that is where I would classify the sticky sellers. Anyways yeah it is brutal. I was at a listing appt tonite with a couple in Clairemont who want to move to Washington. At BEST maybe the home could fetch mid to high 500’s and they want to price it at 700k… aye caramba… They are friends of a good friend of mine to…
