Picking Real Estate Pros Is for the Dogs
When Candy Spelling, the widow of legendary Hollywood producer Aaron Spelling, decided to sell her home, she let her dog pick out the real estate professional for the job.
Spelling asked her security service to bring her beloved Wheaten Terrier Madison in each time she met a candidate and watched how the dog reacted. If Madison did not respond pleasantly, she took the individual off the list.
Sally Forster Jones, an associate with Coldwell Banker Previews International in Beverly Hills, was the winner. She will co-list the 56,500-square-foot mansion, known as "The Manor" in the exclusive Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, for $150 million, making it the most expensive house on the market in the U.S.
Both Spelling and Jones told the Associated Press that they are unsure how many rooms the 56,500 square feet, three-story mansion has.
Source: The Associated Press, Alex Veiga (03/27/2009)
Comments: The article referenced above shows that real estate has gone to the dogs. It is amazing how people pick their real estate agent. How does one pick a Realtor? Who do they call? Purchasing a home is the biggest investment in ones life. Plus, many more people are investing in real estate as an alternative investment to Wall Street. Here are some questions when interviewing a Realtor:
- Please tell me about your experience including educational and professional.
- How long have you been in the business?
- What was your sales volume in the last three years?
- Do you have your own radio show?
- Do you own your own home or rent?
- How many rental properties do you currently own?
- Do you think real estate is a great investment?
- Do you have your own web site?
- Please give me the top three view points on the Stimulus Package that was just approved by our President?
- Is real estate your only profession?
These are just a few questions when seeking a real estate professional.
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