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What are your expectations of your REALTOR? I
read report after study after analysis and listen to my clients and potential
clients’ needs and expectations…. My belief is that with the systems I am
developing and implementing, my job should become more about servicing my
clients’ immediate and long term needs and goals and less about thinking about
how to do my job.

What are your expectations of your REALTOR? I
read report after study after analysis and listen to my clients and potential
clients’ needs and expectations. Discovering what people want is hard. This job
is neither rocket surgery nor brain science. My belief is that with the systems
I am developing and implementing, my job should become more about servicing my
clients’ immediate and long term needs and goals and less about thinking about
how to do my job.

Now that I know
people are actually reading my blog, what are your expectations of a REALTOR
with whom you want to work/

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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.

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Revisiting the “0 to 5 Buyer is Gone” Post – 15 years later

Revisiting the “0 to 5 Buyer is Gone” Post – 15 years later

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I have an e-bike. I love my e-bike. I ride it to meetings all over the City of Charlottesville instead of driving my car. e-bikes are great. A friend got an e-bike. He loves his e-bike. He has a different perspective, and I asked him…

Flipping the Switch, Part 3: ADUs, Zoning, and the Practical Guide

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Happy Homeownership Day (on a bicycle)

Happy Homeownership Day (on a bicycle)

A good day starts with a bike ride. A better day starts with a bike ride to meet clients for a final walkthrough of their first home. Smile, happiness, projects to be undertaken, projects to be planned, lives to be lived. It's a good day.…

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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.