Bergen County NJ Real Estate Blog

“Pictures are worth a thousand words” As they say.  So true when 80% of your Buyers are surfing the Internet to look at homes.  The pictures have to be presented in a way where the Buyer will think they are there in the home. 

Shopping from home has become a Multi-Zillion Dollar business!  From Clothes, to Food, to Cars, and to Real Estate.

Pictures are viewed with Virtual Tours, and The Buyers’ are able to see every nook, and crannie of each room, and the whole neighborhood.  It is important to make sure your pictures are portrayed in such a way that entices the Buyers’ to take the next step.  Make the Appointment!  We want the Buyer to fall in love with your home, even before they arrive.

I had a home listed in Fort Lee.  We had multiple offers.  The Sellers accepted one offer that was higher.  There was an initial good faith deposit of $5,000.  We had inspections, and a few issues came up, and they were given a credit of $7,000. We were scheduled to close in 6 weeks.  The mortgage commitment was due in Week 3.   A letter was sent from their attorney asking for an extension for their commitment.  Two days later, we recieved a letter asking for more time because the financing wasn’t going through, and they needed to apply for a Second Mortgage.  The Sellers’ knew that if they put the home back on the Market, it would be too long before we got to the closing.  The Seller’s Attorney gave “Time of the Essence”  In the state of New Jersey this is a law that gives the buyer 2 additional weeks to close.I immediately got on the phone, and called Past Buyers that had been interested in the property.  I knew this has to be done quickly so that the Seller’s wouldn’t lose any time.  I had a commitment for the Buyer’s within 3 days,  Title search, and survey rush with NRT title company, and Christopher Martone, The Buyer’s Attorney was right on top of the process every step of the way.  2 weeks to the day, We closed.    End result… Buyers happy, Sellers Ecstatic.