For years I have thought of those who contact me through this blog not as leads but as people who want to have a conversation about real estate. So far, that’ worked pretty well.
Few things are more de-personalizing than referring to someone and their family as a “lead.”
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Sewer Scopes are Good (in Charlottesville)
Orangeburg, Terra Cotta, PVC .. what kind of sewer line does your house have? What kind of sewer line does the house you're considering have? I wrote last month about sewer scopes I advise my buyers to have the sewer lines scoped. It’s usually about…
When Should Buyers Pull their Credit (when buying a home)?
I asked Matt Hodges with Gray Fox Mortgage a couple simple questions a lot of my buyer clients have, and thought you'd find the answers useful. When should buyers let their lender pull their credit? Regardless of when a buyer wants to purchase, if they…
3 First Steps in My Ideal Day to start the Buyer Journey in Charlottesville
The first time meeting in Charlottesville with new to me buyer clients, I like to try to accomplish a lot. The pandemic changed things. How I work with buyer clients is one of the bigger things that has changed. What used to be anywhere from…
Artificial Housing Inventory in Charlottesville
I'm guilty of this, too. For houses that come on the market in Charlottesville and the Charlottesville area, what I'm seeing is this Home is listed as a Coming Soon on Monday/Tuesday so that we Realtors can tee up our buyers. House is activated on…