In this article, Adam Garrett provides additional details for those for sale by owner (FSBO) & limited service agent sellers receiving a showing request from him directly. Basics : Introduction to Adam Adam Garrett has been a 3rd generation real estate agent full-time with Garrett Realty Partners since February of 2015. For more details, see: About Adam Adam's Detail-Oriented & Tends to Ask More Questions Adam's overall process is more detail-oriented than most. With that in mind, he tends to...

Comparing FEMA flood Map to Actual Flooding From Hurricane Isabel in 2003, Demonstrating that FEMA Maps Need to be Updated, & that Buyers, Tenants, & Owners Must Not Rely Exclusively on FEMA maps. Images courtesy Matrix & First Street If a property is in flood zone X, it means that, per FEMA, it is the least likely to flood. It includes even ski slopes and mountain peaks since zone X is the default zone for properties of the lowest risk. However, sometimes, contrary to popular belief, as you...

Below, I go over the next steps for buyers after they've finished showings, whether they've ruled out all properties, they're considering an offer, or something in between. If Not Wanting to Make an Offer Some buyers might rule out all properties they see in the first showings The more you care about a property or properties in those first showings, if not immediately making an offer, the greater the urgency of additional showings that you think could be as good or better. The more you think...