Paul Webster

Smyrna/Mableton area is where I think the best location is. This wil be 25 minutes from the Airport as well as 20 minutes to Midtown/CNN. Property values are great and the crime is low. New construction is allways going on with more housing as well as shopping and restaurants are making this the place to be. - Wed Apr 9 2008, 07:41

Don. You live here in Smyrna and I have run accross some of your stuff in Highlands View. For me as I live in Smyrna and market it I think we will be fine this year. I am seeing FSBOs that I have been working with for several months ready to list, so we will get some more inventory in. The townhome market I think wil be dead as well as condo and they will continue to decline in value. With the new shopping and restaraunts coming in we are now turning into really the Vogue place to be. traffic is still great adn location is and will allways be super. - Wed Apr 9 2008, 07:30

The "Discount" companies are pretty much known to the Real Estate market. There are several programs that are used. No representation, so the seller wroks direct with the Buyers Agent all the way to full representation. You will get what you pay for in all cases so be prepared. I do agree with the earlier statemnt and that is if it it is one of these then we will take 3% off as well as market value.
In a lot of cases the buyers groker is doing a bit more work to make the deal happen as it is now a sale that involves emotions on the sellers end instead of logic and numbers.

In todays market the buyers are a bit harder to find and some Realtors will expect not 3% but 4-5 % because they have gold in the buyer. Did the FSBO type seller save in the long run? However there are many people that want the home on MLS and can work the sale fine, but they are not the majority. Even though it is listed it is still a FSBO. The hard part is you pay upfront on a lot of these programs. The market today is seeing these flat fee companies losing market share as the sellers are starting to realize just what the Real Estate community does offer.

Paul Webster
http://www.smyrnahomefinder.com - Mon Mar 31 2008, 05:12

That is a hard one. The agent should allways be representing the seller first. If there is no dual agency then the obligation is to you. However, even though they did not have an agent your Realtor did there job by procuring the person and getting them to contract. Because they get both ends of the commission or not is a mute point AS LONG AS YOU ARE HAPPY AND CLOSE. The other matters may be a different subject.

If you truley believe that your best interests are not being handled then talk to the managing Broker and have them help. All parties want to go to the closing table and there should not be any hard feelings ETC. - Wed Mar 26 2008, 08:36

Hit every free site out there. I would also advertise it overseas as the dollar is so low right now. I have hits all over the world. Some of these sites are free to use. If you need any links email me back - Wed Mar 26 2008, 08:30