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Protect your assets with renters insurance
This may come as a surprise to you, but did you know your landlord’s insurance does not cover your personal property? Your clothes, jewelry, stereos, televisions, bicycles, computers, furniture, art work and other valuable possessions are not protected against loss or destruction. Fact is, apartment renters need special renters insurance for their belongings.
Renters insurance protects your personal property at home and away from home against the following hazards: fire, smoke or lightning, burglary or vandalism, riot or civil commotion, explosion or electrical surge damage, windstorm or hail, falling objects, and other hazards detailed in policy. Your personal property can be protected with replacement cost coverage. This additional protection assures that if a loss occurs, you will receive reimbursement for the full cost to repair or replace your property at today’s market cost, up to the policy limit. Renters insurance also covers you within your policy limits if someone slips and falls in your dwelling or is injured by any of your possessions and then sues. The insurance should cover your responsibility to other people injured at your home or elsewhere, and includes legal defense costs if you are taken to court within the policy limits.
Rates and coverage vary form state to state and company to company. Shop around and compare coverage and rates from different companies.
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Most real estate markets in the US are buyer’s market most of the time. By definition that means there are more homes for sale than buyers to buy them. The owner’s job is to find a way to expose the property to the maximum number of buyers and attract a buyer who is willing and able to close escrow.
The perception of the public is that a property is listed for sale, the Realtor puts it in the MLS, they have a few open houses, and someone buys it. If that was true, there would be fewer Realtors leaving the real estate business because anybody could do it.
The owner’s goal is to sell the property for the highest possible price and on their terms.
The buyer’s goal is to buy the property at the lowest possible price and on their terms.
If there is more inventory than buyers, in who’s odds is the market going? The buyers. Most buyers will use a Realtor because the cost of the commission is borne by the seller, so from the buyer’s perspective, the Realtor works for “free”.
Characteristics of a good Realtor representing a buyer:
1. Understands what the buyer wants and their priorities.
2. Knows the local market conditions.
3. Knows the existing inventory
4. Is able to sift through the inventory and show the buyer the homes that most closely match the buyer’s needs, which are usually location, condition, and price.
5. Shows the buyer the prospective homes and points out the pros and cons, particularly the value so the buyer understands when he is looking at a “good deal”
6. Negotiates effectively for the buyer, using the leverage of the market to get the best price and terms on the home the Buyer would like to buy.
7. Advises the buyer on the merits of offers, counter offers, etc.
8. Effectively guides the escrow process. Any Realtor with experience will tell you: Anyone can open escrow…it’s closing escrow that counts, and THAT is where the Realtor earns their fee.
9. Coordinates the buyer’s move, helping to avoid legal entanglements, complete inspections and duties in a timely manner, and negotiate repairs and transfer of possession effectively.
The Realtor who lists the home has a similar set of responsibilities, mirroring those of the Realtor representing the buyer. Fundamentally the listing agent’s role is to expose the property to the market at large and negotiate effectively, preserving as much equity as possible and helping the owner understand the current market.
As the market changes, the listing agent helps the owner understand the market shifts so the owner’s home can be marked competitively and sell for the highest price possible.
In markets with significant inventory (more than six months of homes on the market), the market is rarely static. That means as different homes are sold, enter escrow, reduce price, increase offerings that buyer’s want ( such as help with closing costs, assistance with financing, etc.), homes expire (and don’t sell), the listing agents advises the owner on strategic actions that the owner can take to increase the perceived value of the property.
A MLS-only broker simply lists the property.
A limited service brokers will provide more assistance with marketing.
Full service is what it says: Complete service.
Let the numbers speak for themselves. Reviewing the statistics for my market area since January, 2007
Type Limited Full Service Variance Difference
Listings SOLD 1 932 .01% 931
List Price vs. Sale Price 96.1% 97.69% 1.65% 1.59
Expired 6 782 7% 776
Sold Vs. Expired Listings 17% 119% 600% 102
iTech MLS data is not guaranteed, is not verified, and is subject to change.
Summary:
1. There were no MLS ONLY listings that either SOLD or EXPIRED.
2. There was ONE Limited Service listing that sold, 6 expired, so there was a one in seven chance of a Limited Service listing selling.
3. Compared to Full Service listings, your chances were five out of four of your listing selling, much better odds than 1 out of 7
4. The one Limited Service listing that sold did at 96.1% of the list price. The Full Service listings averaged 97.69% of List price, or about 1.65% higher.
So listings listed with a full service broker will sell for more, and the odds are that they will sell. Listings with a limited service broker will probably not sell at all, and if they do, at a lower price.
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