REAL REAL ESTATE How To Get The Home You Want Without Losing Your Mind...Or Your Agent!

By Marjorie Beaton

This humorous Self-Help and How-To Guide assists the ordinary consumer in navigating the complexities of acquiring Residential Real Estate in the United States of America. If you want buy a home but you are overwhelm

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Real Realty Group
• Release date: Feb 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9780578528090

Marjorie Beaton

MARJORIE BEATON is a Licensed Real Estate Agent and the Owner/Broker of The Real Realty Group, an independent Real Estate Agency in South Florida. Marjorie started her career in Real Estate in 1999 as a Real Estate Agent and Mortgage Broker in Pennsylvania. Now she works primarily from Palm Beach County to Miami-Dade County in Florida and specializes in helping First-Time Homebuyers. She partners with a number of lenders, title companies and other real estate professionals to give her clients and customers a smooth, streamlined and efficient home buying experience. New offices will be opening in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. She is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®, the Florida REALTORS® Association and the Palm Beach Board of REALTORS®. As a REALTOR® she holds the following National Association of REALTORS® Designations and Certification: ABR®, Accredited Buyer's Representative® SRS, Seller Representative Specialist PSA, Pricing Strategy Advisor

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REAL

REAL ESTATE

How To Get The Home You Want

Without Losing Your Mind

…Or Your Agent!

Marjorie Beaton

Copyright © 2019 by The Real Realty Group

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, audio or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage retrieval system, without the express written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

ISBN 978-0-578520-807-6

Library of Congress #: 2021900228

Disclaimer Notice:

Please note the information contained within this document is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

The author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information in this book was accurate, up to date, reliable and complete at press time, the author and publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. No warranties of any kind are declared or implied. Readers acknowledge that the author is not engaging in legal, financial or professional advice.

Please consult with a licensed professional before attempting any techniques in this book. Under no circumstances will any blame or legal responsibility be held against the publisher, or author, for any damages, reparation, or monetary loss due to the information contained in this book, either directly or indirectly.

2020 UPDATE

In Real Estate things are constantly changing. When I started writing this book interest rates were experiencing significant increases on a regular basis. As a result the charts and statements included here, that relate to mortgage interest rate calculations, use the interest rate of 5.25%, which may not be the prevailing rate at the time that you actually read this book. The rate of 5.25% is used uniformly simply to illustrate points of comparison in financing options. Right now, in the second quarter of 2020, I have seen interest rates as low as 2.25%, which is absolutely historic. This is good news. Please don’t be intimidated or confused by this information. Simply do what I have suggested throughout the book and

"Call your local Real Estate Agent"…

He or she will know exactly what to do and explain all your options clearly to you.

Also, throughout the book you will see checklists and forms that you may find helpful. If you would like to print them for your practical use in your personal home buying process please go to:

https://therealrealtygroup.com/real-real-estate-the-book/

Additionally, you may want to acquire the companion workbook. The workbook includes the all the forms and charts as well as additional checklists, tips and note pages for you to journal your own Home Buying Journey. Finally, go out and find your home!

YOU CAN DO THIS!

Contained herein are the Rambling Rants of a

Frustrated Real Estate Agent (Agent).

My hope is that, in between the rants,

you will glean a nugget or two

that could make your

Home Buying Journey (HBJ)

a little less complicated and much less stressful.

I would like to thank my family and friends for their love,

support, encouragement and patience.

Without them, I wouldn’t be fully me.

A PORTION OF THE

PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK ARE

DONATED TO

THE BLOOD FOUNDATION

Which is Committed to Providing Shelter, Employment and Counseling

to The Homeless Population

Everyone has to live somewhere. At a minimum, it should be clean, comfortable and safe.

The job of a Real Estate Agent is a real balancing act. We are advocates, advisors, guides and friends. And just like your parents, we want what’s best for you.

If you would only just listen and learn to

trust your Agent,

trust the Process, and most of all,

Trust Yourself.

We know what you want.

You deserve to have what you want.

We are here to help you get it.

You can do this.

Let’s Get You Home.

FOREWORD

"Owning a home is a keystone of wealth,

both financial affluence and emotional security."

-Suze Orman

Suze Orman is arguably ‘America’s Favorite Financial Expert’. At the very least, she may be the only one we know by name, but that’s not her fault. What can’t be argued is that Suze knows her way around a dollar. So, if Suze says Owning a home is a keystone of wealth…, why don’t more people do it?

Is it because-

It’s hard?

They are afraid?

They don’t know how?

They don’t understand the financial impact?

All of the above?

Yes, the answer is (e). There is also another answer:

Cognitive Dissonance…but we will get into that later.

For now, keep reading, but read with an open mind and carefully consider the information I’m sharing with you. Admittedly, by the time you read this book, some of the rules may have changed. Why? Just because they always change. So, forget about anything you think you may know about real estate and contact your local Real Estate Agent to guide you, and then believe what they tell you, even if it flies in the face of whatever you’ve heard before.

Trust me on this.

"Keep Calm

and

Trust your

Real Estate Agent"

FULL DISCLOSURE:

These are the rants of a

Frustrated Real Estate Agent,

and as such are to be taken with a grain of salt.

Take what you like and leave the rest.

Do not come for me.

Much of what you won’t like, understand or

agree with is my opinion.

It is, however, the opinion and advice of

someone that buys and sells

Residential Real Estate every day.

Like every game (including the game of Life),

you have to ‘Pay to Play’.

How much you ‘Pay’ and how well you ‘Play’

is subject to the choices you make.

Choose wisely…

You can read ALL

of this book or SOME

of it or NONE

of it…and just call me.

This book is meant to Enlighten

those who seek Enlightenment.

There is no shame in saying

I don’t understand

or

I can’t!,

and just calling your local Real Estate Agent…

Because - THAT’S WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR!

We understand you, we understand your needs and we know exactly what it takes to get you into your home.

It’s not how hard you hit, but how many times you can get hit and keep moving forward, that’s what winning is

-Rocky Balboa

It is also how you Buy a Home…

…it may also be "The Chicago Way…"

…but we are not here to get Al Capone…

…just Your Home…

This book is divided up into

10 Considerations.

Yes, Considerations not Chapters.

I’ve chosen to call them Considerations instead of Chapters

because I want you to Consider

everything I’m about to share as you begin your

Home Buying Journey (HBJ).

You may not agree with,

like, implement,

or even take seriously any of

what I’m about to tell you.

All I ask is that you simply

ask yourself the following question:

"If what she’s saying here is actually true…

might it actually help me?…Hhhmmmm…"

Contents

PREFACE

CONSIDERATION 1

HGTV Is Why You Can’t Buy A House And Why You Need This Book

CONSIDERATION 2

EYAWTKAREABWATA

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Real Estate Agents But Were Afraid To Ask

CONSIDERATION 3

Why Home Buying Is Like Making a Movie

CONSIDERATION 4

Pre-Production: Script Writing: The Real ‘L’ Words of Real Estate

CONSIDERATION 5

Pre-Production: Get The Money! Hire Your Crew!

CONSIDERATION 6

Picture’s Up! Production Begins!

CONSIDERATION 7

Line Production: I Mean Business

CONSIDERATION 8

Post

CONSIDERATION 9

Opening Night Premiere

CONSIDERATION 10

Hot Tips

CONCLUSION

And Now, The Cheat:

PREFACE

I am a Real Estate Broker. I have my own Real Estate Brokerage Company in Palm Beach County, Florida. Although I hold a Broker’s License, essentially, I am a Real Estate Agent. I don’t sit at a desk all day and boss people around. On any given day, I am out and about, going to showing and listing appointments. I write and negotiate deals and, most importantly, I put out the fires and solve the problems that arise in this process to make sure those very same deals close as they should and on time. Don’t underestimate that last bit.

I started in Real Estate in 1999. I guess it was a natural progression as I had always been in a retail position of some sort, even when I was in high school. My first real job was in Woolworths (it was ‘The Walmart’ before there was such a thing as a Walmart) then I moved on to other fancier stores like John Wanamaker’s and Strawbridge & Clothier (before every department store in the land became a Macy’s). Eventually, after selling millinery, men’s clothes and lady’s shoes (the best & most financially dangerous job I ever had), I ended up in the car business. Imagine that. And I did well and loved it! I always had fun helping, selling and relating to my customers, so I thought Why not Real Estate? It looked easy enough (which is what everybody thinks).

Which brings me to why I wrote this book. In my career as a Real Estate Agent, I have quit this business many times. Why would I do such a thing?

Because of YOU.

Yes, you, The Home-Buying Public (HBP).

I was burned-out, and I am not alone in this.

You frustrate me (us).

So, rather than remain in a state of semi-permanent frustration, I decided to express my concerns, if you will, on the pages of this book.

Many of you may have seen the movie The Big Short (another entity that made money on the housing crash that wasn’t you or me). In the opening credits, immediately after ‘Based on a true story’, is the quote:

"It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble.

It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so".

In the movie, this quote is attributed to Mark Twain, but that seems to be debatable. It doesn’t, however, make it any less true. What you think is ‘so’ that is completely ‘not so’ in Real Estate is a lot and it will get you into a lot of trouble if you’re not careful. Here’s another good quote, this one is from Alexander Pope who wrote in Part ll of An Essay on Criticism:

A little learning is a dangerous thing…

and what the general Home Buying Public has is just that, a little learning…, which means

you don’t know enough to know

that you don’t know enough…

If you do not work in Real Estate every day and you are buying property without any help from any real estate professional, then you are quite simply ‘Cray-Cray’…And, (I’m talking to all potential Buyers and Sellers in general, but First Time Home Buyers in particular) for the good of us all, you should Retain, Respect and then Refer the local Real Estate Agent that is going to help you navigate this treacherous Home Buying Landscape for (in most cases) no out-of-pocket expense to you!

This book is also ‘based on a true story’. As you will see throughout the book, I have sprinkled stories of real-life experiences from real transactions. They are all true. Just like on some of your favorite reality television shows, there’s absolutely no need to make anything up, it practically writes itself. I have also fully disclosed some personal