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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041, Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ  (ReMax Realtec Group)

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Rainmaker
1,610,442
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, ePRO
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
Serving Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Seniors

All I can share is the # of docs needed to list a property, since I just did it last night (12 documents/ 17 pages). I'm not inclined to spend the time to count the signatures and initials.

Jul 20, 2017 06:06 AM
Rainmaker
5,584,178
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

oh, how times have changed....another reason to appreciate MY job description!!!  semi-retirement works well....

Jul 20, 2017 05:23 AM
Rainmaker
1,096,470
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

14/10/14 for a SFR on sewer with no well or septic tank, post 1978 so no LBP. NW AZ.
Listing agreement, Agency and Consent to Limited Dual Representation, Market Conditions Advisory and Data Sheet.
Seller's Disclosures would add another 6-10 pages to that, again depending on the utilities servicing the property.
Contract and addenda, another 10-14 pages, depending.
Commercial contracts? Ha. I have files literally 2 inches thick.
Paperwork is my life.

Jul 20, 2017 07:34 AM
Rainmaker
1,868,448
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

IL near Chicago - 13 pages of contract, 3 riders usually. That's why Docusign (or similar) is a blessing. Usually a ratified contract is 21 pages.

But things are getting easier lol.

Jul 20, 2017 05:28 AM
Rainmaker
1,285,361
Peter Mohylsky, Destin BeachPro
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
Call me at 850-517-7098

That signiture count looks a little high...and I don't do many wet signings these days.

Jul 20, 2017 05:23 AM
Rainmaker
3,416,322
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I am going to get a listing later this morning and will actually count, i dont think it is that many though

Jul 20, 2017 05:16 AM
Rainmaker
3,074,289
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

17 Documents or pages?

Jul 20, 2017 05:11 AM
Ambassador
5,151,288
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

You really have 17 DOCUMENTS? Ours will vary depending on type of ownership, e.g., a trust

Jul 20, 2017 07:36 AM
Rainmaker
819,618
Abby Stiller
TOP SELLING REALTY - Cape Coral, FL
SW Florida (239) 284-8637

Wow that's a record for signatures.

Jul 20, 2017 07:18 AM
Ambassador
2,703,392
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

When I started in this business, we had a one page contract.  It was legal-sized, print on both sides, 6 point font.

Now, it's a 9 page contract. 5 page Seller's disclosure.  Lead based paint addendum. As-Is addendum. Other addenda.  HOA Disclosure (the disclosure is one page, but the documents can be as thick as the "S" volume of Encyclopedia Britannica).  And on and on.

Jul 20, 2017 06:41 AM
Ambassador
2,115,780
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home again, home again...

I didn't know... I had to count.

13 / 26 / 62 (Two sellers ... so two signatures/initials in each location)

btw.. that's 13 documents.. not pages.  That doesn't include the 13 page purchase agreement once we've found a buyer, and their initials on all the documents... this is JUST the seller.

Jul 20, 2017 06:41 AM
Rainmaker
1,231,853
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Wow! 

Jul 20, 2017 06:17 AM
Rainmaker
2,837,912
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

I just drive the bus....

Jul 20, 2017 06:08 AM
Rainmaker
8,116,321
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Too many.

Jul 20, 2017 05:49 AM
Rainmaker
5,452,605
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Sounds like a lot but with disclosures and initialling every page and changed clauses, maybe not so much!

Jul 20, 2017 05:44 AM
Rainmaker
1,534,214
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I've never counted, good question.  The listing agreement packet from the state is the only form I have signed (and the only required form).  That's 5 pages of contract (with 1 signature and 6 initials), plus 5 pages of state relations disclosures, possible representation of more than 1 buyer and seller and finally the seller's advisory.  That's an additional 1 initial and three signatures.

 

That's a total of 10 pages, 4 signatures and 7 initials.

 

Once they go under contract, then there are several mandated disclosures but that's not within the scope of this question.

Jul 20, 2017 05:01 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,138
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Our typical listing agreement and addendums are 22 pages and the listing agent signs in 3 places. No initials are required.

Jul 20, 2017 04:27 PM
Ambassador
3,418,437
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I've never taken the time to actually count and break it down.  It is a lot, that is for certain! 

Jul 20, 2017 12:04 PM
Ambassador
2,297,261
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Oh My... happy to be retired.  

Jul 20, 2017 11:29 AM
Rainmaker
544,114
Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

Glad we have electronic signatures these days

Jul 20, 2017 11:23 AM
Rainmaker
786,184
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

Our southern California board requires:

  • Listing agreement
  • Agency Agreement
  • Possible Representation of Buyers and Sellers Disclosure
  • Market Condition Advisory

That's it.

Jul 20, 2017 09:58 AM
Rainmaker
1,748,877
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

For an Exclusive Right to Sell in Florida, it is a four page listing agreement requiring 5 initial spots for the seller(s) and the signature. Then SPD and any related Disclosures. Your brokerage must be adding bunches to your duty.

Jul 20, 2017 08:52 AM
Rainmaker
5,279,678
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Not that many!

Jul 20, 2017 08:46 AM
Rainmaker
5,172,625
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Every year they keep adding doc's that people have to sign.

 

Jul 20, 2017 06:50 AM
Rainmaker
1,713,581
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I haven't counted but I doubt it is anything this extensive.

Jul 20, 2017 06:29 AM
Rainmaker
1,045,915
Dave Martin (703) 585-4687
Fairfax Realty - Fairfax, VA
Making Realty Dreams a Reality #WeWillGetYouHome

interesting and a bit scary but all contracts have been getting longer and longer for years now

Happy New Year hope 2017 was great and 2018 will be better for you.

Dec 28, 2017 01:01 PM
Rainmaker
935,329
Debra Leisek
Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska - Homer, AK

I do remember when the listing contract was 1 page the purchase contract was 2 long pages and we had to make sure to write hard enough for the carbon copies to be readable. Ours are 3 pages for contract to list and 7 for the purchase contract but no where near as long and drawn out as some of the people here have to deal with!  I love Alaska!!!

Aug 18, 2017 11:51 PM
Rainmaker
1,618,024
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

just do it

Jul 21, 2017 06:32 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,282
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

In Martin County FL, depending on the location and type of property, a free standing single family home only needs one signature and four initials.

 

Jul 21, 2017 05:18 AM
Rainmaker
4,321,985
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 - not half as many!

Jul 20, 2017 10:59 PM
Ambassador
6,654,024
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

All about covering the asssets of the broker.

 

Jul 20, 2017 08:56 PM
Ambassador
5,459,792
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Now, that's a LOT of signatures, Annette - and I thought we had a lot of signin' to do!!

Jul 20, 2017 06:35 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,423
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

It depends onthe property byt it could be less or a lot more

Jul 20, 2017 06:35 PM
Rainmaker
5,774,095
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Annette,

Congratulations on this amazing feat.  A

Jul 20, 2017 01:04 PM
Rainer
452,834
J.R. Schloemer
Kentucky Select Properties - Louisville, KY

5 Documents totalling 11 pages (Consumer Guide for Agency Relationships, Listing Contract, MLS Input Form, Sellers Property Condition Disclosure, LBP) 5 Signatures, 7 Initials.

Jul 20, 2017 09:54 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,227
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I know we. Do not need many signatures for listings

Jul 20, 2017 08:57 AM