By: cyndale1
15/02/2009
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| We are thinking of selling our home. Does anyone know who would be a good real estate agent to go through in Mackay? Sick of being ripped off when we lived in another town, so any recommendations would be great. |
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By: pansi1951
15/02/2009
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| Good and real estate agent does not go together, it won't happen......lol |
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By: cyndale1
15/02/2009
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| LOL!!! Well, perhaps I should be asking which agent might rip me off the least then? <chuckle> |
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By: fatama4753
15/02/2009
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| You could try Liz Davis she sold my sisters house. She was nice and up front. |
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By: ol_whal
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| Must agree, Liz Davis is nice, or try Carol Sexton at carolsexton@wallaw.com.au |
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By: lilacz_09
15/02/2009
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| oxymoron if ever I saw one. |
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By: merrideewatson
6/06/2009
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| Hi cyndale1. Read your message re finding a good Real Estate agent in Mackay. If you are still looking I can help. I am a good Real Estate Agent and have had a great deal of success. My last property went under contract in 4 hours. (yesterday). I love my job and get a huge buzz out of helping others and achieving great results. I go that extra mile eg I have vacuumed homes and done dishes to make a home look nice for inspections. I have gone to vacated homes and watered plants and checked on swimming pools. I feel it is all part of the extended service an agent should provide. Some of the comments you received are correct and I have experienced some very poor agents myself. There are also pool secretaries, sales assistance (especially in Mackay), cleaners. I hope to hear from you so that I may be able to help you sell your property or you may know someone who wants to sell. I also offer an insentive to people who refer sellers to me. I can discuss this with you. |
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By: aussiearisen
7/06/2009
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"We are thinking of selling our home. Does anyone know who would be a good real estate agent to go through in Mackay? Sick of being ripped off when we lived in another town, so any recommendations would be great."
If you were to inform your neighbours of your intentions, they`d most probably take up a collection to buy you out. |
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By: harrve
7/06/2009
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There are many Good Agents in qld , invite at least 3 or 4 to Your Home and hold an interview , ask for referralls from satisfied Clients! If any Good Agents read this, We are looking for Agents to join our Queensland agents network!
We provide the highest rewards and The best Office Back up and Support, check out www.qldproperties.biz for details.
Ron Harvey |
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By: merrideewatson
8/06/2009
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| Hi, read your request for Real Estate Agent. I'm in Mackay and would love to help. I'm a good agent with great success, honest, hard working and go the extra mile. Log on as my friend so we can discuss. |
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By: aussiearisen
9/06/2009
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| What does a hard working real estate agent do ? |
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By: merrideewatson
10/06/2009
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| What does a hard working agent do??? I hope this is not meant as a dig! I am a hard working agent who goes the extra mile for the sellers & buyer I am working for. I dont just except how a home is presented at open houses/inspections. I arrive earlier & make sure everything is neat & tidy - do any dishes that may be around, straighten beds, vacuum if necessary. I have also gone to empty houses & made sure the pool is not overflowing/too empty, that it is skimmed, plants are watered, hose down footpaths & driveways. If a home is a little cold & boring I will take music to inspections to add a little warmth. During the sale process I dont just wait for the sale to go through & hope for the best I follow it through & ring Solicitors, pest inspectors, banks & keep on top of the process. I have had some very difficult sales & some very difficult people to deal with where it would have been so much easier to walk away. But I never do - I am stubborn & stick with a sale no matter what. I get out in the rain at opens. I did open houses during the resent cyclone threats, checked my homes were ok, walked buyers to/from cars with an umbrella so they didnt get wet. Peolple dont realise the long hours put in by agents & some of the bad stuff we put up with. I recently had a listing that the tenants were difficult & I had to work to their hours to show people through. I was respectful to their needs, asked numerous times if they were in a position to purchase the home (each time told no), got an offer in writting, got to the counter offer stage, have the seller not return my calls only to find out the tenant & seller had done a deal behind my back with each other. Nice - that cost me $3,000. So all the work I put into that sale I got nothing out of it but a bad taste for the tenant & the seller. And people think sales agents are the liers. Good agents work hard - very hard. |
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By: aussiearisen
10/06/2009
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| But do you run marathons on the weekend, that sort of thing ? |
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By: merrideewatson
10/06/2009
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| Obviously this was having a dig. What you obviously dont understand is that I AM WOMAN! I can do anything as I am amazing. If I was so inclinded to run a marathon I know I could, and while doing so also have the house clean, clothes washed, dinner ready for the family when I got home. Could you? |
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By: aussiearisen
10/06/2009
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| Very sorry to be a bit of a wet blanket Merridee, but amazing is a fairly low self assessment rating for the incredibly selfspooftasious modern woman. |
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By: merrideewatson
10/06/2009
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| No, Im sorry Rob, you asked the question about good agents, I have done my job and tried to sell myself to someone I thought was interested in real estate since you logged onto the topic. Obviously you are not and I have wasted my time but hopefully someone else out there has seen my go-get attitude who has a real interest in. Thanks for giving me the forum to sell my wares. |
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By: aussiearisen
11/06/2009
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| Your welcome Merridee, always glad to help anyone boost their self esteem and ego. |
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By: aussiearisen
11/06/2009
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| Merridee, I didn`t actually ask the question about good agents, but 39 yrs in associated industry has shown me that the most important attribute of a real estate agent is to be able to sit around for very long periods of time. And to be prepared to tell porkies - plenty of porkies. |
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By: simonhall1900
11/06/2009
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Try owner.com and sell it your self , we purchased out home from the site, it is all across Australia and you would be surprised how many people sell like that and only a VERY SMALL COST.
http://www.owner.com.au/ |
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By: simonhall1900
11/06/2009
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| Another thing I would not trust any Real Estate Agent, I have seen the way they work over the years and now would never buy from a agent, so now I only buy private sales with a lawyer... It is a hell of a lot cheaper, both the buyer and seller are a lot better off. Real Estate agents are a rip off, they take thousands of dollars for What? putting a add in the paper ( you can do that) and open houses (you can do that) and in the end you keep the money in your pocket. |
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By: aussiearisen
11/06/2009
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| That is unless you get Merridee Watson as your Real Estate Agent - she`s amazing, she said - she`ll work so hard, renovate your house, install an Olympic pool, anything to help. |
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By: simonhall1900
11/06/2009
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| Ya I bet, The real estate is one area to stay away from all bent. We do not need them anymore do it yourself save thousands and go on a holiday.............. |
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By: simonhall1900
11/06/2009
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Good agents work hard - very hard.merrid
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Oh really what happens when you are selling land that has not even been registered at the titles office? |
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By: merrideewatson
11/06/2009
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| Thank you Simon. It is a shame when people have to attack another persons integrity & personality. I can agree with alot of the comments made by some of the people as I have also bought & sold through agents that I would not recommend to anyone & who should not be in the business. But, like every profession, it has its good & bad. I think people should make their own choices but hopefully keep an open mind. If you can get a good deal without using an agent then go for it. But there is no need to lump all agents in the same basket or to attach them & miss quote. If people read back at what I have already written they will see comments were streatched alot by Rob. I am doing my job & putting myself out there. If anyone would like a sensible adult conversation with informed information please let me know & we can discuss it in a different more private forum. |
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By: simonhall1900
11/06/2009
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Nothing personal merri but you still have not answered my question, in Walkerston how can agents (there are a few) who can sell land that has not even been registard at the titles office?
And from my experence there have been no good agents all bent and that is also in WA as well as QLd so tell me why is that so? |
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