Realtor suggestions???

[jules07]

And your experience and production proves it out, kev! Somebody who has been in the business for say ~ a year or so ~ probably doesn't have the experience to realize how counterproductive looking at that many homes can be. As well as income limiting for the agent AND the client! (If they're out looking at 80 houses, the buyer has to take an awfully lot of time off work and the agent can't be out working with other clients. It hits 'em both.)

[kevcrawford]

Yeah. It wasn't meant as a slam. Just things I've learned after being in the business. The more homes you see, the harder it gets for the buyer.

[rerockstar]

80 homes may be an extreme example - that we can agree on. I do agree that seeing many homes can sometimes cloud your picture of what it is your looking for (most people start to play "if I could have that kitchen with that backyard with those light fixtures with that neighbor..." game in their heads).

I have seen some agents tend to write off a client who wants to see too many homes and that's what I don't like. Of course, as an agent, you have to know when to rethink where your client is at in the search process, but I overheard an agent just the other day say that they took their clients out on Saturday and Sunday and they were exasperated that the client didn't pick a home. Not everyone buys in a weekend (I took two days to find my home in San Antonio thanks to an awesome agent when I moved here).

There's a definite difference between someone "just looking" and someone "looking for what they want" - regardless of the number of homes they view. That's why most real estate agents wind up as junior psychologists.

[AONE]

Here is a suggestion... if you see an agent that seems to be listing every home there... don't choose them as they are likely too busy to handle yours. get someone with experience but one that isnt swamped...ideally someone that has recently sold their listings and is ready for more.

I find agents that are so busy do crappy work with listings and promotion... I support that by saying look at their MLS listings and see how many blank spaces there are... are the schools filled out? room sizes, are there 10 pictures, will they do a virtual tour. These are some things I would pay attention to. I can tell you soemtimes its the oddest things we search for and an incomplete listing might actually be the one I want but with no way of knowing. and with 23,000 homes in the MLS I can't look at them all.
Make sure they listen to you and seem to respond well to you.
Best of Luck

[kevcrawford]

Nice of you to come on a board (in a completely different town) slamming people in your industry. There are bad and good people in every career path.

There are big listing agents that are good with buyers, and some that aren't. Your blanket statements wreak of envy of those successful in your field. If they've got a lot of listings, did they get them by being bad Realtors, or good ones? Do they have teams to assist them? Blanket statements like yours are ignorant.

If you're pandering for business A) do it in your own town and B) it's not usually effective to slam others to get it. And you come across much more intelligent if you use proper grammar (or at least semi-proper).

I feel sure the OP got the assistance they need. Thanks for chiming in though. Back to the beach with you!

[coffeepotbend]

Can someone DM me a patient realtor name or link for the Spring Branch area? I'm super picky too, and will require a patient person.

We're making the move in roughly a month and would like to have housing set up. My husband will be making the maiden voyage to get one. I hope he has the house set-up, the A/C cranked up and a pitcher of ice tea made prior to my arrival......ok, just kidding. We may even get an RV and have a house built. Very overwhelmed with the housing decision. But, lets start with a realtor. Any great ones out there?

[doss1]

Originally Posted by coffeepotbend

I hope he has the house set-up, the A/C cranked up and a pitcher of ice tea made prior to my arrival......

OK, you want Stone Oak area. There, done. Do I get a commission now?

[eger]

Originally Posted by sandieandangel

Ok well 80+ houses was obviously an exaggeration. But I am also a firm believer that you know the house for you as soon as you walk into it, you just get that feeling. And it may take walking through a few dozen to get that feeling!

I get that feeling when I found the house I want, unfortunately it's always out of my budget range.

[ArmyWife517]

We just closed on a new home last week.

We're first time homeowners and the Realtor USAA recommended to us was excellent. We were very impressed with her as we had dealt with a less then stellar Realtor in the prior few weeks.

We were interested in buying within the week we were in SA. We wound up buying in 2 days

Feel free to DM me.