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An Attack on Private Property Rights

As you may have heard, despite the US Supreme Court has issued a stern directive not to do so, the Biden administration extended the moratorium on evictions. (And make no mistake about it, this isn’t a partisan issue. After all, it was the CDC under Trump who started this.) The moratorium has been in place for 18 months and will now continue through October 3. Hmmm, maybe. We’ll see.

And all this time, mom n’ pop owners of rental properties have been without income—no money in. BUT lots of money going out. Think property taxes, insurance, utilities, lawn mowing, repairs, and more. How’s that work? It doesn’t. It’s that simple. It doesn’t. One of my clients had a duplex. Neither side was paying. For six months or more. When they finally vacated, the one side left a $10,000 cleanout and repair job for my client to pay.

The moratorium pretty much guarantees that only corporations like the ones I wrote about last week can afford to be landlords. This is an attack on private property rights. Enough is enough. It’s time to let your elected reps know that they need to be protecting private property rights. Do it now.

You Get What You Pay For

“What is your rate to sell my home?”

Naturally, after the typical “Sales Pitch,” a prospective client wants to know – What is my rate to sell their home? This is where some agents may start to stumble, and the conversation gets a bit uncomfortable. For me, not so much. I am pretty candid with prospective clients. Of course, you can find someone to sell your home for less and they will do less. I have been doing this for a long time (over 40+ years of experience), and I am confident in what I bring to the table. (Did I mention that 74% of my business comes from prior clients?? There are good reasons for that.) 😊 Click here for our Reviews

Though you may be wondering What’s Less —>>>

Marketing ads may be incorrect
Photos are less than desirable
Phone calls are not returned
Lack of skill/experience to work offers for maximum profit
Lack of knowledge what to fix, what not to
Inferior input on pricing
Not coaching you thru the entire process

With just the subpar marketing alone, you will have less traffic – meaning Fewer People seeing your home, which equals fewer competing offers. And then tack on the lack of experience to work the offers you do get.

BOTTOM LINE is MONEY WILL BE LEFT ON THE TABLE.

Who wants that??? Give me a call at (317) 625-0655 to hear what we can do for you!

This is what I am seeing

As a Buyer, I know that this Seller’s Market can be extremely frustrating. I don’t know if you see it, though I have seen the market slow ever so slightly. It could be the summer months or the past holiday. However, I am sensing less of the panic that we saw months ago. Buyers are starting to be more strategic in their offerings.

No doubt we are seeing some sellers being greedy – overpricing in an already overpriced market. Some are not pulling the property together as they would have done a year ago.

I have to tell you that properties may be snagged up within hours of listing, though deals are not getting to the closing table. They are falling through for various reasons – Buyer’s remorse. Lackluster inspections. Low appraisals. Buyers are walking away for a good reason – they are paying top dollar, paying over list price, and expecting more.

Hang in there and remember that I am a phone call away at (317) 625-0655.