[NotCranky]

gb,

What kind of property did you sell and what kind of properties and locations are you comfortable with. That info might help would be respondents(Realtors or otherwise).

[NotCranky]

1- Home is priced right
2- Good pictures (12) and virtual tour of the home
3- MLS Listing

* that is a good start….

= Sale of the house regardless of the realtor I hire?

Nothing is guaranteed. This also depends as much on you as the Realtor. Are you going to know what good advice is and take it?

“In that case, it doesn’t matter if I go with the best realtor in town or the worst…”

I wouldn’t go that far. I would say the difference between experienced realtors, in their ability to perform the important aspects of selling you house is minimal, regardless of style or appearances or what kind of office they come from. Selling a house isn’t rocket science, as so many here are fond of saying. Even newbies can do a decent job.I suggest you go with whoever you are comfortable with and forget about hype.

[NotCranky]

1- Home is priced right
2- Good pictures (12) and virtual tour of the home
3- MLS Listing

* that is a good start….

= Sale of the house regardless of the realtor I hire?

Nothing is guaranteed. This also depends as much on you as the Realtor. Are you going to know what good advice is and take it?

“In that case, it doesn’t matter if I go with the best realtor in town or the worst…”

I wouldn’t go that far. I would say the difference between experienced realtors, in their ability to perform the important aspects of selling you house is minimal, regardless of style or appearances or what kind of office they come from. Selling a house isn’t rocket science, as so many here are fond of saying. Even newbies can do a decent job.I suggest you go with whoever you are comfortable with and forget about hype.

[NotCranky]

I suggest you be smart enough to look for a less curt opinion than the above by lendingbubbleco.

Could you push the time frame out for a while by identifying 1031 candidates but not pulling the trigger until you make a clear decision.

[NotCranky]

I suggest you be smart enough to look for a less curt opinion than the above by lendingbubbleco.

Could you push the time frame out for a while by identifying 1031 candidates but not pulling the trigger until you make a clear decision.

[NotCranky]

“When you have 60 listings you don’t have time for all that, but when you’re a well established and respected realtor with a small number of listings, with a lot of contacts in the business, I think that can go a lot further in getting a home sold….”

djrobsd The odds that the agent you list with has somebody that he or she knows who will buy your house near the price you want is very slim. It does happen sometimes. Mostly the MLS and the price sells the house. There are other ways as long as the price is right and you can get some exposure. All the mystique and hype are to be taken with a grain of salt. That is mostly about Realtors trying to compete for your attention and has nothing to do with selling a house.

And…as long as I am butting in. Ray you kind of suggested that the seller look at a Realtor on this blog. It almost seemed like an admonishment. I think all the Realtors here would understand that people do not always want to include a known entity in their business affairs. Even friends,friends of friends or fellow bloggers. Nice of you to go to bat but it really is something to leave on an “each to his own” basis..IMHO.

[NotCranky]

“When you have 60 listings you don’t have time for all that, but when you’re a well established and respected realtor with a small number of listings, with a lot of contacts in the business, I think that can go a lot further in getting a home sold….”

djrobsd The odds that the agent you list with has somebody that he or she knows who will buy your house near the price you want is very slim. It does happen sometimes. Mostly the MLS and the price sells the house. There are other ways as long as the price is right and you can get some exposure. All the mystique and hype are to be taken with a grain of salt. That is mostly about Realtors trying to compete for your attention and has nothing to do with selling a house.

And…as long as I am butting in. Ray you kind of suggested that the seller look at a Realtor on this blog. It almost seemed like an admonishment. I think all the Realtors here would understand that people do not always want to include a known entity in their business affairs. Even friends,friends of friends or fellow bloggers. Nice of you to go to bat but it really is something to leave on an “each to his own” basis..IMHO.

[NotCranky]

Good job Nostradamus.

[NotCranky]

Good job Nostradamus.

[NotCranky]

It is two different addresses.Redfin doesn’t show it correctly. It looks like the listing agent of 3139-1 didn’t enter it properly. They are both on the MLS as 3139 . Redfin probably just regurgitates the MLS in it’s own format with the information it is allowed to or responsible to provide.

[NotCranky]

It is two different addresses.Redfin doesn’t show it correctly. It looks like the listing agent of 3139-1 didn’t enter it properly. They are both on the MLS as 3139 . Redfin probably just regurgitates the MLS in it’s own format with the information it is allowed to or responsible to provide.

[NotCranky]

The tax rolls show them as 3139 and 3139-1 probably some kind of address fix after a lot split. They both have distinct apn’s. The ownership is fee simple as opposed to condominium.I say that because recently some 2 on 1’s in the older neigborhoods were made condos and sold independently. That is not the case here. There are two distinct properties for sale.

[NotCranky]

The tax rolls show them as 3139 and 3139-1 probably some kind of address fix after a lot split. They both have distinct apn’s. The ownership is fee simple as opposed to condominium.I say that because recently some 2 on 1’s in the older neigborhoods were made condos and sold independently. That is not the case here. There are two distinct properties for sale.

[NotCranky]

I tried to post something along the lines of Davel’s contribution this morning but all these SoCal clouds were giving the satellite signal fits. I don’t think Patrick had much of an opportunity in the Video. Not a good format or interview for such a comlex topic.

I wish he had stuck to the housing bubble and not a theory that says RE is a poor asset class. He wants to buy at a certain point of time, namely after real prices drop 50%. He should leave out that the almost religious view that RE is a poor investment vehicle or that you want to buy it,one or the other. He is already saying he is not going to put his money where his mouth is.

On the other hand, I have never found anything here, by Rich,that systematically dogs RE ownership or even compares it down dramatically against other assets on a historical basis. Even if it didn’t measure up,long term,which I think is very difficult to surmise, it certainly has worked for many people and I am not talking about one bubble. Maybe I missed something in the primer or other posts?

[NotCranky]

I tried to post something along the lines of Davel’s contribution this morning but all these SoCal clouds were giving the satellite signal fits. I don’t think Patrick had much of an opportunity in the Video. Not a good format or interview for such a comlex topic.

I wish he had stuck to the housing bubble and not a theory that says RE is a poor asset class. He wants to buy at a certain point of time, namely after real prices drop 50%. He should leave out that the almost religious view that RE is a poor investment vehicle or that you want to buy it,one or the other. He is already saying he is not going to put his money where his mouth is.

On the other hand, I have never found anything here, by Rich,that systematically dogs RE ownership or even compares it down dramatically against other assets on a historical basis. Even if it didn’t measure up,long term,which I think is very difficult to surmise, it certainly has worked for many people and I am not talking about one bubble. Maybe I missed something in the primer or other posts?

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