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Six Ways to Shoot Yourself in the Wallet when Selling a Home!by edbailey@sti.net | June 23, 2022 1. FSBO, Try selling it without the assistance of a Real Estate agent.2. Price it above current market value.3. Negotiate a lower commission rate.4. Make it difficult for agents to show.5. Use an “out...

  When I became a REALTOR®, fifteen years ago, I thought I was going to do very well, because of my resume! I had spent 24 years as a public utility Right-of-Way agent. I had purchased land and leased property, I had obtained easements from property owners, and I had obtained permits from several...

When I became a REALTOR®, fifteen years ago, I thought I was going to do very well, because of my resume! I had spent 24 years as a public utility Right-of-Way agent. I had purchased land and leased property, I had obtained easements from property owners, and I had obtained permits from several g...

Ed NoteWhat is a “Top Producer” Real Estate Agent? It is an agent with credit for selling lots of properties. Actually, many, if not most of those sales are made by other agents. To be a “top producer,” an agent needs lots of listings for lots of other agents to sell for them. The selling agent f...

What is a “Top Producer” Real Estate Agent? It is an agent with credit for selling lots of properties. Actually, many, if not most of those sales are made by other agents. To be a “top producer,” an agent needs lots of listings for lots of other agents to sell for them. The selling agent finds a ...

 It is an agent with credit for selling lots of properties.  Actually, most of those sales are made by other agents.  To be a “top producer,” an agent needs lots of listings for lots of other agents to sell for them. The selling agent finds a buyer, and writes an offer which is submitted to the l...

Should a seller negotiate a lower than the normal competitive commission, when listing a home with an agent?  For an answer to that question I looked at all the homes sold at a 6 percent listing, and a 5 percent listing, sold through Yosemite Gateway Association of REALTORS®  MLS, for Oakhurst a...

The Oakhurst Elks Lodge would like to thank the Sierra Star for their support in publishing the activities of our community. We appreciate your cooperation in getting the word out to everyone. If it wasn't for the Star, no one would know what's going on around town. You make sure school activitie...

March Home MarketA Lion and a Lamb By Ed Bailey March 2014 was like both a “Lion” and a “lamb,” for our local real estate market. Our dollar volume in sales of single family residential properties (excluding mobile homes, condos, etc.) was up 19% at $12,288,520 compared to $10,298,349 in March 20...

      Answer: That depends on two factors: If the primary focus is on making as much money as possible, the sky is the limit.  Just list it, and some agent is likely to sell it for you, providing it is priced competitively.  The more you list, the more you earn, and the more likely you are to bec...