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Today I just want to take the time to say thank you to all of our wonderful clients. We’ve had a great year at The Windsor Group, and it’s all thanks to clients like you.
Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels! Enjoy spending time with your friends and family this holiday season—I know we will.
Have a great Thanksgiving!
If you or your family have any questions about real estate, don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I’m always happy to help you!
As you might’ve noticed lately, winter is closing in on us fast. For all you homeowners out there, this means that you need to do a few things around your house to maintain its condition throughout the season.
One of the most important things you can do is clean out the spouting of your home. If you let leaves and other debris build up, it will create ice jams. This can result in damage to your foundation.
Another thing you can do is make sure your furnace is in good condition. This is something you should do before you have to use it to save yourself the inconvenience of it breaking down during a blizzard.
You don’t want something breaking down during a blizzard.
Finally, disconnect all the hoses from their bibs, otherwise the water in the hose will freeze and burst your pipes. Getting new pipes for your home is never cheap.
If you have any questions about preparing your home for winter or anything else real estate-related, don’t hesitate to give me a call or shoot me an email. As always, thanks and have a wonderful day!
When we meet with sellers about listing their home, we like to go over our listing agreement. There are some finer points in our listing agreement that we will share with you today.
When we go out on appointments, there are three things we usually do. First, we'll tour the property. The second thing we will do is go over a comparative market analysis. Finally, we will go over our listing agreement contract. When we go over this document, there are some specific areas we like to point out:
1. The length of the contract. Most are usually around six months. We like to market the property for a specific period of time because it could take up to 90 days just to get you under contract.
2. The commission rate. Commissions in this market are totally negotiable. You and your agent will sit down, look at the numbers, and make a decision. Some properties don’t need as much marketing as others, so the commission won’t be as high.
Commissions are totally negotiable.
3. Is there a way out? This is a question that inevitably comes up every time. There is definitely a way out. There will be a termination discussion at the table when you discuss the options with your agent.
4. The market privileges. There is a lot of verbiage in the contract to give your agent permission to market your property for a specific length of time at a specific rate up front.
Talking about this agreement before listing allows us to market the property, find a buyer, and get your home sold to the best of our ability. If you have any questions for us at all, don’t hesitate to reach out and give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you.
