MikeJaquish » agents http://blog.mikejaquish.com Real Estate Blog: Cary, Raleigh, Wake County and Beyond! Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:43:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Buyers Dealbreakers 60 Seconds in Real Estate Cary NC http://blog.mikejaquish.com/?post_type=external-videos&p=938&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buyers-dealbreakers-60-seconds-in-real-estate-cary-nc http://blog.mikejaquish.com/?post_type=external-videos&p=938#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:11:00 +0000 MikeJaquish http://blog.mikejaquish.com/?post_type=external-videos&p=938

"Dealbreakers" are items that buyers believe will either impact their lifestyle tremendously or make a property too difficult to resell at a later date.
Smart buyers tell their agents the things they wish to avoid.

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]]> http://blog.mikejaquish.com/?post_type=external-videos&p=938/feed/ 0 Sometimes I get nervous. Too many keys… http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2008/06/18/sometimes-i-get-nervous-too-many-keys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sometimes-i-get-nervous-too-many-keys http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2008/06/18/sometimes-i-get-nervous-too-many-keys/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:08:47 +0000 MikeJaquish http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2008/06/18/sometimes-i-get-nervous-too-many-keys/ A while back, I was showing homes in a Cary, NC, neighborhood to clients.  We spotted a sign and called in for an impromptu appointment to see the home.  We got the appointment and the lockbox code.

The house was vacant.  And the front door was open…  A nice couple came out.   The man said, “What should I do with the key?”

Me:  “Uh… The lockbox, maybe?”

Him:  “Well…  It was over the door.”  And he started to put it on the ledge over the door.

I said, “Hold on.”

He gave me the key, and after viewing the property, we decided to leave.  I went to put the key into the lockbox, and… There was already a key in there.  So I put the key over the door where the other feller apparently got it.

This was a Seller who bought a cheap listing in the MLS and apparently was turned loose by the negligent agent who took his money.  Apparently the Seller kept a key over the door for his clientele, and one in the lockbox for Realtors.   What an opportunity for a mess!

I have thought about it ever since, and I wonder who would get the call if something was stolen, broken, or otherwise damaged, or if the door was left unlocked.  Would it be an unescorted, unregistered visitor, or a real estate agent who was unfortunate enough to be the last one registered to show the home?

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