Have you ever been lost and refused to ask for directions? I know that I have. This is how buyers feel when they are looking to purchase a home. They don't know where to start and rather than have to feel stupid because they went to a Realtor first they think that they can do it themselves.

My advise to buyers is to stop and ask for directions and find a Realtor that knows the local market and can guide you through a transaction and get you to your destination, home.

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Hello Everyone,

Are Spokane Realtors ahead or behind of technology? It seems that other cities certainly have faster markets than the Spokane Real Estate Market. Some markets have homes moving in a week and I can only imagine the level of competition. Probably a dog eat dog world. But that also makes things move faster.

  Technology leads the way as Realtors seek to find the next thing and set themselves apart. So with Spokane Real Estate being slower, how is this being seen in the Realtors. It seems some people are way ahead on the technology side and this means those Spokane Realtors will be learning from Real Estate agents in other cities and bringing that technology to work for them in a much less competitive market.

I know in our business we have made a big shift to technology and it shows in the way we do business. I think the public is going there also and if you aren't moving eith them you will be left behind.

Check out our cutting edge Spokane Real Estate Website and call us if you want a tech savvy Realtor in Spokane to help you buy or sell your next home.  

Hello Everyone,

 Many Spokane Home Buyers will come across a for sale by owners (FSBO) when shopping for a home in Spokane. The key is to understand what they are and how they fit into your Spokane home search. 

FSBO's are home owners who have chosen to try and sell their home themselves. There are various reasons a home owner may choose not to use a professional. Some have had a bad experience, some are trying to save the money by selling it themselves. This gets popular when home values increase. Like in the last 3 years, the FSBO's have increased but the number of them selling is going down, due to a more competitive market.

  We work with many FSBO's. Some are great to work with while others are not. Many buyers avoid FSBO's because they can often times be priced to high and don't have a professional telling them they need to come down. Everyone thinks their own home is worth more than it is.

The only thing to watch out for is that many times they can be overpriced and the sellers tend to be more stubborn. This can lead to problems in negotiation. You know they are focused on keeping the price because they aren't even willing to pay for their own help.

Second is they don't know the whole process, and many times will not even let you have a professional in the transaction. This means they are working blind and want you to do the same. This is a very big problem. I have had clients who I let buy FSBO's without me and they usually come back when things start going wrong.

Bottom line is there is a reason people have a professional handle the real estate transaction for both parties. There used to not be a buyer's agent and that led to so many problems that now you have two agents in te transaction. Having no agents or one has been tried and proved bad for all parties, though it is still an option. It's best to avoid FSBO's unless your Realtor has an agreement with them. If they won't work with you if you have a realtor, you shouldn't buy that home.

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Hello Everyone,

 I have noticed a trend that creates so many problems. This is that the public calls a Real Estate Agent after they have found a home they want to see, or when they are ready to sell their home. But this creates many problems.

1. They bring the expert in after they have done everything so they are not going to get the big benefit of a professional teaching them and guiding thm on the right things and ways to do them. It's like taking your car to the mechanic after you tried to fix it yourself, or calling the electrician after you tried to wire your home yoruself.

2. They usually didn't have the best tools. So they either missed homes they needed to see or fixed things in the home that were a waste of money.

  Realtors who know their business are valuable and are not just the signiture at the end, they are the glasses in the beginning that help you read and understand and see things so you know what your signing and if you should be signing it. We work in the Spokane Real Estate Market and are experts of for our clients.

Contact us first not last so you will not be blind in the process of home buying and selling in Spokane Washington. Visit our Spokane Real Estate Website to put on some great glasses.

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Hello Everyone,

 So we have our blogs, and we plug them full of information, but what do we do then. Where can we post our blogs to get more traffic? What are your best practices for distributing your blogs once you have them.

 I think a lot of people want to know what more they can do besides just filling up their blog with posts. Let's make a list for people so they can go beyond the Rain.