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"Why do we need those documents? It already closed!"
This blog post is for any Realtor® who has asked:
"Why do we need those documents? It already closed!"
I get that it isn't fun to track down documents once you've been paid on a deal, but many times legal issues or customer service issues pop up after the buyer has moved in. No one likes paperwork. But it is necessary. There are legal reasons for us to keep HOA disclosures, seller's disclosures where possible, wire fraud disclosures, Watson Disclosures to Buyer and Misc disclosure etc. Subpoenas pop up occasionally for paperwork. Imagine me asking the attorneys "What difference does it make? It already closed!" Back in the day if I turned in an incomplete file my broker would drop it on my desk and tell me to try again. If I wanted to get paid I had to make sure everything mandatory was provided by closing. No paperwork no money. That's not the policy here because we want you to get paid but I long for the days when it was. I...
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What Style of Home Are You?
Have you ever wondered what style of house represents your personality? There are so many home types to choose from, you should know which one fits you best! Take a look at these five popular home styles to get an idea for the aesthetic and functionality that match your unique personality when you're ready to purchase your next home.
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Congratulations to the Gainesville Watson Associates who made the North Central Region Top 20 in sales year to date June 2021!
Congratulations to Gainesville Associates Jonathan Colon, Allison Ables Janes, Joanne Torres, Jason Leverette, and Kathleen MacDowell for making the Watson Realty Corp North Central Region's Top 20 in sales for this year to date through June 2021!
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Steps for Realtors during Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian is expected to bring water and wind. He will also bring an opportunity for Professional Realtors® to provide exceptional customer service and value to their customers.
Here are the recommendations I am making to my team:
- Prepare: https://www.noaa.gov/hurricane-prep
- I strongly recommend sharing the articles below with all your current and past customers.
- For all listings, active or pending, pull the sign and put it somewhere secure to prevent the wind from ripping the sign out of the ground and causing property damage or bodily harm. Notify your sellers that you are doing this so that they don't worry.
- For vacant listings, I also recommend that you do a walkth...
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Contract Dates
Real estate, as a profession, is both simple and complex. It is simple in that our role as Realtors® is to make friends and then help our friends with real estate issues. Sometimes we get paid, and sometimes we don't. It is complex in that once a contract has been signed, dates have to be counted, deadlines have to be met, and communication has to be seemless. Let's metaphorically think of a real estate transaction as a play. The Realtor® is a director using the purchase and sale agreement (contract) as a script. There are actors who each play a role. Typically the actors are buyers, sellers,home inspectors, termite inspectors, insurance agents, lenders, and closing agents (law firms or title companies). Each actor has a role to play. The script (contract) says when some of the actors come on stage and leave the stage. It is the Realtor's® job to remind the actors of their lines and when they should come on stage and off the stage. Realtors also document progress and keep all of...
