Martin Kalisker, WEICHERT, REALTORS®- Synergy: Metrowest's Preferred Realtor

What is a Weichert Referral Associate?

A person with a current real estate license who does not actively list or sell properties, but maintains their license through WEICHERT, REALTORS®-Synergy, an independently owned and operated franchise of Weichert Realtors.

What are the benefits?

• As a Weichert Referral associate, you can generate a stream of income by staying aware of the real estate needs of your friends, family, and neighbors. When someone you know needs a real estate agent to seel their home or begin looking for a new one, offer to refer them to WEICHERT, REALTORS®-Synergy.

• All it takes is a phone call or e-mail! You may call or e-mail your referral leads directly to the office manager, who will match the referral to one of our highly trained sales associates. You will be informed of the progress that we are making with your referral client on a regular basis.

• When that referred listing sells, or that referred buyer purchases, you earn a fee. If you refer both buying and selling sides, you can double your referral fee!

How much does a Weichert Referral Associate earn?

Referral fees are based upon the actual sales commission produced by the referral. For successful referrals to any of WEICHERT, REALTORS®-Synergy's experienced sales associates, referral fees typically range from several hundred dollars for a modestly priced home to several thousand dollars for the sale of a luxury home. Weichert Referral Associates can also earn fees for referrals anywhere in the U.S. or abroad through our extensive broker-to broker network to other Weichert offices or with a number of carefully screened outside brokerages if your referral is looking in a city that Weichert does not have a presence.

Leads 24 hours a day via e-mail

You can also refer your leads to us at any time via our e-mail address, referrals@synergy-metrowest.com.

Supporting Your Success

We provide you with online training courses through Weichert University, informative e-mails, iMAIL cards, a personal guidebook and office meetings. We also occasionally sponsor a "Referral Associate Evening" where you can network and pick-up ideas for getting more referrals!

How do you start?

Find out how easy it is to earn lucrative referral fees by contacting Broker Martin Kalisker at 781-237-3102 or by e-mail at martin@synergy-metrowest.com. All information will be held in strictest confidence.

WEICHERT, REALTORS®-Synergy
378 Washington Street
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

www.synergy-metrowest.com

Have you ever thought about getting your real estate license? Are you currently licensed and haven't yet put your real estate skills to work? Are you ready for a career in real estate?

Come join us on Tuesday October 13 at 6:00 pm for our Career Seminar in Real Estate to learn more about career opportunities in real estate and with WEICHERT, REALTORS®-Synergy. Weichert is one of the fastest growing real estate franchises in the country and our office in Wellesley Hills continues to build market share. We have immediate opportunities for newly licensed as well as "seasoned" real estate agents. Systems, Tools and Training are included!

If you like to work with people and want a job with flexible hours and high visibility in the community, a career in real estate may just be for you! WEICHERT, REALTORS®-Synergy agents work with clients throughout the Metrowest, the North Shore and Greater Boston, in addition to our primary service area of Wellesley, Lexington, Natick, Newton, Needham, Dover, Sherborn, Wayland and Weston.

Interested? Call Broker Martin Kalisker at (781) 237-3102 to reserve a space.

WEICHERT, REALTORS®-Synergy
378 Washington Street
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

Located off of Route 9 Westbound and Route 16 (Washington Street). Across from the Wellesley Hills Commuter Rail Station.

There is no moral to this story. It's just one of those things that happened.

After a fairly tenuous three week period prior to the closing on an older home for my first time home buyer, I didn't think things could get any worse. But they did.

It started when the attorneys for the buyer accused me of manipulating a legal document when my client corrected the purchase price that had erroneously been entered as "two hundred thousand dollars" when it should have been "two hundred thirty-five thousand dollars."

Then, the bank appraisal came in at $9,000 under the offer price. The lawyers advised my client to have the seller come down $6,000 and the brokers to give up $3,000 of their commission (this is not a joke!). Their rational to my client - "no one pays a full commission of X% these days."

Well, we got that sorted out and the deal closed last Tuesday (the 15th). I was happy for the buyer and presented him with a "platinum home warranty" from a national vendor. I even paid down the deductible amount for him. In my experience, it's so worthwhile to have this home warranty that covers systems and appliances for the first year of ownership.

So, it was to my dismay that I got a frantic call from the buyer on Friday night that his water heater had just burst!!!

(example - this is not what the actual heater looked like)

"No Worries" I said. "You've got a home warranty."

So we called the nice people at the home warranty company.

"We can't process a claim on this account, because we haven't received payment..." was their first response.

"It's been 3 days since the house closed and I mailed the check yesterday!" I cry.

So, I got to experience what my clients always complain about with this particular company - being put on hold and speaking to less than customer service savvy people.

I concluded my 45 minute call with an agreement that my client ask a plumber to come out and call in the diagnosis.

"Rust throughout the tank" was the answer.

This is what the tank looked like at inspection .

The inspector, an ASHI member, commented that the water heater was approximately 5 years old and was in good working condition, although his inspection was limited to evaluating the exterior components and joints of the gas-fired water heater.

"Claim Denied." was the response from the Warranty Company. "Why?" we asked. "Pre-existing condition" and " this happened way too soon after the home purchase" were the answers.

Well, I am a Taurus which means that I am stubborn. And I was ticked off that this wonderful warranty that I thought he had was full of caveats, etc. So I called the national brand manager for the company to see if she could intervene.

The final answer came back today. In part, it said the following, "We have reviewed this and all the information indicates the hot water heater was rusted out and therefore something that could, and should have been detected by the inspector. Rust doesn't occur in a few days."

"We are sorry but we can't cover something that was not in good working order at the time of closing."

So what's my buyer to do now? Go against the home inspector? Good luck!

Just another day in the office, unfortunately.

I'm beginning to wonder if there is anything out there that could bear a reasonable resemblance to a stress-free transaction these days.

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BORED WITH YOUR CURRENT JOB?

Do you feel like your office is holding you back from your true potential? Is your broker competing with you for new business? Do you sometimes wish that you could work with an energetic and fun team of seasoned and new agents that enjoy the benefits of being affiliated with an office that provides superior technology; a lucrative compensation package, including profit sharing; company generated buyer and relocation leads; and office management that does not compete with agents for new business?

Come see what WEICHERT, REALTORS®-Synergy has to offer.

Interested? Contact us now at http://synergy-metrowest.com/contact.career

http://www.synergy-metrowest.com

Dear Home Seller:

Does your real estate agent still advertise in the newspaper? Did you know that home buyers look at the Internet for information on real estate listings almost 10 times more than the newspaper?

Real estate has been, and will continue to evolve around technology. Who can get the information out to the broadest group of potential buyers and how to capture those buyer leads. One of the reasons why I became a local Weichert franchise owner was because of the superior technology and tools utilized by everyone in the Weichert Organization. While real estate is still a "people business", our goal is to promote our client's listings throughout the Internet and provide a means to transfer buyer leads to a live agent as quickly and painlessly as possible.

Take a look through the attached brochure and call me with any questions. We'd love to show you the Weichert Difference.

Martin Kalisker, Broker/Owner
WEICHERT, REALTORS®-Synergy

"Serving Boston, the North Shore and all of Metrowest"

www.synergy-metrowest.com

1-87-SYNERGY-MW (Toll Free)

ATTENTION ALL MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS MEMBERS:

There is an identity theft scam going on. Do not give out your personal information to anyone and call the MAR immediately if someone contacts you regarding a supposedly-new law about fingerprinting in MA. IT DOESN'T EXIST!!!

TELL ALL OF YOUR REALTOR FRIENDS ABOUT THIS AND REPOST THIS BLOG ON YOUR SITE. YOU MAY SAVE SOMEONE A LOT OF EMBARRASSMENT.

Read the official text below:

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"MAR has been informed that several members have recently been the targets of a telephone scam.

This is how the scam works:

1. A person claiming to be from the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers & Salespersons calls the licensee and states that there is a new MA law that requires fingerprinting of all real estate agents. There is NO such requirement.
   
2. The caller then informs the licensee that he/she has failed to respond to a letter regarding this matter and that their license is scheduled for suspension if they do not comply.
   
3. The licensee is then asked for credit card information to process the "fingerprinting application" over the phone.
   
4. In at least one case, the person making the call then asks the licensee to "confirm" their social security number and gives them an incorrect number. When the licensee says that the number recited by the scammer is incorrect the caller then demands the correct one in order to "process" the application.

This is a scam and members should not give ANY information to the caller. MAR's General Counsel has personally confirmed with the Board of Registration's Executive Director that these calls are fraudulent and the person is NOT from the Board. There is no fingerprinting requirement under MA law and the Board would never call a licensee and ask for any credit card or social security number information.

Anyone receiving such a call should not give or confirm any information to the caller.

Any members who have received such a call are asked to contact MAR's legal department at 781-839-5510.

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BORED WITH YOUR CURRENT JOB?

Do you feel like your office is holding you back from your true potential? Is your broker competing with you for new business? Do you sometimes wish that you could work with an energetic and fun team of seasoned and new agents that enjoy the benefits of being affiliated with an office that provides superior technology; a lucrative compensation package, including profit sharing; company generated buyer and relocation leads; and office management that does not compete with agents for new business?

Come see what WEICHERT, REALTORS®-Synergy has to offer.

Interested? Contact us now at http://synergy-metrowest.com/contact.career

http://www.synergy-metrowest.com