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REALTOR® Emeritus |  | BRIGHT IDEAS: CONTRACT TO CLOSE | | ||
|  Keep the Transaction on Track Advanced Tip Advanced Tip Advanced Tip Broker Tip Getting to Close Advanced Tip Mortgage Basics Advanced Tip Advanced Tip Advanced Tip Inspections and Repairs Broker tip Closing Countdown Advanced Tip Going for the Close Advanced Tip Advanced Tip Advanced Tip Commission Disbursements Broker Tips Broker Tip Post-Closing Strategies Quiz: Contract to Close Bright Ideas: Contract to Close Code of Ethics: Contract to Close More Resources: Contract to Close | 1. Ask lenders to give you a weekly e-mail update of the financing progress of your buyers. —Max Pigman, RE/MAX of Helena, Helena, Mont. 2. Be sure that your independent-contractor agreement addresses what portion of any sales bonuses you will receive. —Oliver Frascona, Frascona, Joiner Goodman, Boulder, Colo. 3. If the sellers have agreed to make repairs that require a building permit, be sure they apply for one as soon as the offer is accepted. —Danielle Kennedy, International Speakers Bureau, Dallas 4. Don’t take a one-lender-fits-all approach. Develop a list of lenders who specialize in first-time buyers or jumbo loans or who speak a foreign language. —Wendy Furth, Coldwell Banker Residential, Northridge, Calif. 5. If you’re a buyers’ representative, consider offering to set up utility, telephone, and other accounts for out-of-town buyers for a small fee. Make this list grow. Submit your best listing ideas by clicking the feedback button below. Code of Ethics > | |