Risk Hotline for Real Estate

By Bob Read

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• Format: Unknown Binding
• ISBN: 159849001X
• ISBN13: 9781598490015
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: n/a
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Read -- Great Facts -- Great Book

What a must have book for the real estate professional. REALTORS deal in an ever increasing world of complex transactions. These stories help to make us all aware of the pitfalls and how we can avoid them while providing service on the largest asset most people own. If you have not read it -- do so now. If you have -- pass it along to a freiend who will benefit or just keep it as a great reference. Makes perfect fodder for sales meetings and company discussions. Good job!

Drawing on the Author's experience will help turn a potentially troubled transaction completely aro

Better have a few hours when you start reading this book- you can't put this book down!! Excellent reading. So many experiences to help in my business. We all want perfect transactions, but when things do go wrong, it is so helpful to know that someone else has 'been there - done that'! Found it helpful to know when it looks like something may be heading troublesome in a transaction- that I can draw on the author's knowledge and find useful information to turn the transaction around!

Navigate the Pitfalls of Real Estate Sales

At first glance, selling real estate sounds so easy: take the course, hang out your shingle and watch the money and the clients come rolling in. As a former real estate agent, I'm personally aware of the realities of selling real estate--the euphoria of a big commission check AND the pain of deals gone bad whether through honest mistakes and challenges or the deliberate deception of others. Risk Hotline For Real Estate is full of real-life examples designed to steer anyone involved in real estate sales clear of the pitfalls inherent in the industry. It's a MUST READ, particularly for agents/brokers seeking longevity in the industry, that offers solid information that helps you learn from the experiences of others. Buy this book! It's truly a solid investment that'll pay dividends for a long time to come.

Hot Property for Real Estate Agents and Investors

Don't sign on the dotted line until you've experienced the potential pitfalls, the warning signs and the horror stories from actual real estate deals gone wrong. Save your own money -- learn through the eyes of agents, sellers and buyers who have made mistakes that cost thousands of dollars. Risk Hotline for Real Estate shares real life examples that make it easy for anyone to see how negligence, misrepresentation and unethical behavior can lead to real estate nightmares. There are also detailed descriptions of what you should know about errors and omissions, disclosure and diligence. Industry experts share advice on a variety of these topics and more that can ultimately affect your real estate deal. This is a great reference guide for anyone buying or selling property. Everyone from first time home buyers to seasoned real estate brokers will find useful information in this practical, hands-on guide. Reveiw written by JoAnna Carey, Author of Rat Race Relaxer: Your Potential & The Maze of Life

A must for agents as well as home sellers and buyers

Reviewed by Linda Benninghoff for Reader Views (1/06) Robert Read's book, "Risk Hotline for Real Estate," provides numerous examples of dealings where the real estate agent is not intentionally doing something wrong, but runs the risk of losing a sale, being reprimanded or even losing his or her license. This may happen because he has not put the client's needs first, or is interested in the short-term benefit of making a quick sale, rather than the long-term benefit of a good relationship with his clients and the satisfaction of a job honestly done. At first blush, Read's book appears written mainly for Realtors®. However, it should also resonate very well with buyers and sellers. There is so much new information for consumers and agents, not previously written about in the so-called "how to" books. Risk Hotline guides the consumer through the seemingly endless ways a homeowner or buyer can and should protect themselves, both when selecting an agent, and also the process of selling or buying a home. In today's world, the consumer must be very proactive. As the book illustrates, leaving the home sale primarily in the hands of the agents sometimes results in heartbreak and/or legal problems for the consumer. A former award-winning journalist and TV news anchorman, Read interviewed dozens of real estate professionals, attorneys, and home buyers and sellers to get their stories. An excellent resource, this book will be useful not only to new agents but also to managers interested in creating a value-based culture in their office, where agents behave ethically and are interested in more than expedient selling. Beginning with advice to the new agent, Read makes certain obvious points. The agent must be well-dressed and have a clean car. His duty to his client seems clear-cut, to act in the client's best interest. In its ramifications this duty can be difficult. Read advises treating the client as someone whom the agent plans to see again and again, not just during the short-term reality transaction. `If the agent looks at his or her client as `my client for life' and envisions `service beyond closing' the agent will quickly develop a mentality of thoroughness and specificity in each transaction and, incidentally, become totally involved." If the client is treated as a member of the family, then the agent begins to understand his relationship with him better. Read cites the experience of other agents. "A former manager said he knows of many agents who work from the heart. Some have lent money when their clients ran short at the last minute, made repairs on their own, taken care of children for people, and helped people with personal problems so the transaction would not fall apart." The agent must be diligent in all his transactions. Read gives the example of a couple with a baby girl. The mother was a piano instructor for children. They were looking for a house in a quiet neighborhood. They found a home they were eager