When I have to speak to a homeowner about commission discounting (and these days who among us doesn't have to do that?) my conversation tends to go like this: Selling a house is like any other service you might wish to contract out. There are those who are good and those who are not. There are those who are expensive and those who are cheap. What's important is to establish priorities at the outset. Do you want to sell quickly? Do you need to sell for a particular dollar value? Do you want to buy something else prior to selling what you have? The most important question is: "Why do you want to sell the house?" Everything to do with the sale and any subsequent transaction is derived from this fundamental understanding. Remember also that Real Estate is just like anything else in terms of its relationship to the TANSTAAFL Concept. What's TANSTAAFL?

Here are several points to consider when looking for a professional/reliable Realtor:

• Obtain recommendations from friends and business associates;
• Check the reputation of the brokerage firm;

Legally, an agent is one who is authorized to act for another. When buying or selling real estate, the critical question to ask is "Whose agent are you?"

'Let your fingers do the walking' has taken on a whole new meaning when it comes to researching real estate in the 21st century. The Internet is becoming an increasing important source of information and a time saving tool for homebuyers. It empowers them to gather information about housing issues and current market conditions as well as allowing them to preview numerous listings at the click of a mouse and survey current mortgage rates...

onventional Real Estate Problems: You have been showing a project that has been getting tire kicked to death. Prospects come and go but they are only lookers - not buyers Your are handling the sale of property for an estate and the heirs want the fastest, most efficient way of converting that property to cash...