Alex Amaro

From what I can tell on county tax records, it seems that last sale was in 1984. There is no sale data back that far though. Similar homes in the vicinity though are currently active in the $400-500,000 range. - Mon May 11 2009, 18:06

William, this home was withdrawn/canceled 2-19-09.
Have a great week.

-Alex Amaro - Tue Apr 14 2009, 17:15

Ona,
This home is currently listed as "PENDING BRING BACKUP" on the MLS. The asking price was $207,000. We will not know what it actually sold for until the sale closes. If you'd like to see other like this or have me watch this one for you, please feel free to contact me. Have a great weekend!
-Alex - Fri Apr 3 2009, 15:11

Mike,
By "bulk of work" can you clarify? Perhaps your agent just isn't meeting your needs and you should start interviewing new ones.
I'd also back up what Elizabeth said, I would try a discount agency. They are the most likely to do something like that. I cannot personally for two reasons. One, it is not currently part of my business plan. Two, because this market does not call for me to add that to my business plan.
Now I know what most people might think: Realtors are greedy and just don't want to share their commission. I believe that is unfair to assume.
Mike, right now there is just about 3 months of home inventory. For a market to be considered "stable" we should be at about 6 months. This means that there are more buyers than there are homes. There are multiple offer situations on many homes. I am averaging up to 8-10 offers sometimes.
I spend hours calling, faxing, driving to inspections (I spent 2 hours with a contractor just this morning making sure my clients home will be move in ready when we close in a few days).
I guess what I am trying to say is... It is very time consuming working with buyers right now. I believe I work hard for my commission because of the service and positive experience I give to my clients.
Don't quote me here, but I believe that full time, experienced agents in this market will know where I am coming from and not short change themselves considering the amount of work we know we will have to do.

As a seller, if you trust your agent and let them price your home accordingly so it will sell, then perhaps you can negotiate a lower listing commission.

PS: Since most banks don't let you walk away from closing "making money", any split by an agent will come in the form of a credit to you towards closing costs. That said, when I write offers, I have the seller pay for all of my clients closing costs anyways. And don't forget... the buyers agents commission is paid by the seller not you.

Mike, this is the best, most honest answer I can give you here. I truly hope it helped.
Again, perhaps you need to just start re-interviewing agents.
Best of luck in the search for your new home.

Sincerely,
Alex Amaro - Thu Mar 26 2009, 13:11

Petra,
This home is currently pending as of 3/12/09. It was listed for $69,000 on March 6th. If there are any other homes you have questions about, please feel free to contact me directly.
Best of luck,
Alex Amaro - Wed Mar 25 2009, 15:22