Mortgage Qulification in Winnipeg
Hi and welcome back to SWRE TV! Today I talked with Daryl Harris, a mortgage broker with Verico One Link. Daryl discusses some of the regulations that you need to know about when qualifying for a mortgage. Daryl has a wealth of experience and information that he is happy to share with Winnipeg home buyers […]
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5 real estate agent gimmicks to avoid
Here is an article by Golden Girl Finanace in which Carl Seier was Quoted: Love 581 These tricks help agents attract clients, but they don’t signal good service Real estate agents tend to get a bad rap. But let’s face it, there are unprofessional people in every line of work. That also means there are plenty […]
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The Oldest Winnipeg Realtor Gimmick in the Book. “I Have Buyers For Your Home”
Welcome back to SWRE TV. Today Carl discusses an of ten used gimmick by Winnipeg Realtors. The letters saying “I have a buyer, or buyers for your home”. This video discusses why you should avoid the pitfalls of falling prey to that gimmick and what you should do to find a Realtor to ensure you […]
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Preventing Sewer Backup In Winnipeg
Here is a video taken in the basement of a River Heights, Winnipeg home that has had the backup valves replaced and the correct drainage into the sump pit done. The City of Winnipeg has grants up to 60 % of the cost of installing these protective measures. For more info subscribe to SWRE TV […]
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You May Want To Consider Selling Your Home Privately
You may have seen the flyers. You may have seen the advertisements. There are Realtors in the Winnipeg marketplace who are marketing their services….well, as no services at all. Some Winnipeg Realtors have essentially been marketing that for a lower fee they will place your home on MLS. That’s it, and nothing else. You do all the work. Set up everything, market your home, and essentially pay them to do absolutely NOTHING!!!!
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Part 2 – Choose Your Selling Price Logically and Don’t Fall Prey to Realtor Hype
This is the second installment of a four part series ensuring you The Winnipeg home seller does everything possible to ensure you net the most possible money when selling your home.
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Passion versus Profit In Real Estate
As I have written in previous blogs, I left residential real estate to focus strictly on commercial real estate for a few years. My foray into working for a commercial firm was far from being a success. I made the mistake of joining a firm with very little direction, and unfortunately management did not have the vision that most successful real estate firms have. The one thing that all successful real estate firms share is the vision that the strength of the company is only as good as the sum of its parts. This firm saw its parts as very disposable. Hence I, along with many agents joined and quickly exited this firm. One of the things I tell agents now is the best indicator of where you should work is if there is a revolving door of agents working for a particular firm. If that tends to be the trend, there is usually a reason why.
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Life is a stage…but is your home on it???
With the current on-line system of selling real estate most buyers are seeing the inside of your home before they walk into it…are you maximizing the look and feel of your home and luring the greatest number of people into your home by setting the stage to sell???
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Commissions and the Hypocrisy of Realtors
With there being such demand for homes and such a short supply of properties for sale, the rise of private sellers is much greater than when I was last in Real Estate. This only makes sense as it is human nature to want to save the commission charges if a seller can. The argument that […]
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