Panama City, FL

Anyone else see the MSN.COM headline today, 10 Things your real estate broker won't tell you ?

1. "Your open house is really just a networking party for me."

My response: I tell sellers that most likely I will get more listings than buyers from an open house, that is how I feel and tell them up front

2. "My fees are negotiable."

My response: It depends if you want to negotiate your fees, this could or could not be true, it depends on the agent and their brokers policy. For me, I would not let a deal die if we are close over my fees

3. "Think you've had no offers? Actually, there have been several."

My response: I present any and all offers that I recieve, any agent not doing this is seriously taking a chance

4. "I'm not obligated to keep my mouth shut for you."

My response: This varies due to the state and the brokerage relationship. In Florida it is presumed that I am a transaction broker and that I am bound to limited confidentiality and that I must disclose any known facts that negatively affect the value of the property and are not readilty observable to the buyer. I can not disclose the sellers motivation or what they will settle for unless the seller gives me written permission.

5. "Sometimes I forget whose side I'm on."

My response: BAD AGENT, I always know whose side I am on.

6. "I know zilch about zoning."

My response: TRUE, always seek the advice of the expert, the zoning department

7. "I won't let termites - or pesky inspectors - kill a deal."

My response: I will do my best to work out the termite or inspector issue to the best of my ability and within the contract

8. "I sometimes forget I'm not a lawyer."

My response: I never forget that I am NOT a lawyer

9. "My Web site is a dead end."

My response: My website is a spider web catching buyers and I have the statistics to back it up

10. "You can probably do this without me."

My response: You probably can but I do this everyday and most buyers and sellers only do this a few times in their lives. You know what they say about representing yourself and something about having a fool for client. Fact of the matter is that the avg FSBO does not have the knowledge to do it on their own in a buyers market and need the help of a realtor

Captain Wayne Rowlett of Rowlett Real Estate School would like to extend a special thank you to the members of the Bay County Association of Realtors who attended my Continuing Ed Class on August 29th and 30th. It was a great class! I look forward to the upcoming class that will be scheduled this spring.

~Captain Wayne Rowlett

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Thank you for all the many phone calls and emails I've received from the recent news story by Nicole Morton on Channel 7 news - WJHG.

For those of you who may have missed it, my Florida Real Estate blog post has a few exerts or you can read part of the complete Tech Savvy Agent story here.

Nicole Morton of WJHG Channel 7 news did a splendid job of reporting the importance of technology in the real estate industry today.

Her insight and attention to detail were very impressive during the interview and I'd like to thank her for the impressive newscast.

Owners, put my technology to work for you. If you are interested in selling your home or condo, contact me today (850) 774-6582 for a free no obligation Home value report.

Buyers, when you're ready to purchase a Panama City Beach Gulf or Bay front condo for your vacation home, contact me directly (850) 774-6582 for the latest information and pricing on any of the Panama City Beach condos for sale.

Jennifer Mackay
850-774-6582

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