The Best Michigan Real Estate Broker I've Ever Met

This lady owns and operates two successful real estate offices in Presque Isle County. Cardinal Real Estate has lead the entire county in sales for many years. I believe one of the primary reason to her success is that she genuinely likes people. You can't train a new agent to be personable. Buyers and sellers alike want to feel comfortable with the real estate professional they are entrusting their most valuable asset with.

Debbie Artrip is not only a very likeable person, but she treats everyone who walks through her doors the same. It doesn't matter if the potential buyers look like they live out of their care and have 2 bucks to their name or just pulled up in a new model SUV wanting to spend $300k. With this said, she also backs up her great salesmanship with vast amounts of real estate knowledge and experience.

When I'm looking for a broker to market my properties, I also care about how the brokers agents conduct themselves as well. Debbie expects nothing but perfection out of her staff. Often times this will push away the less ambitious agents from her office, but the ones that do pass all the tests, tend to be sharp full-time agents. The Broker is not that only one helping you sell your property, the entire staff represents and contributes into the selling of your property as well. This includes making sure the phones are being answered from 9:00am until 5:00 pm. There is nothing worse than having property listed with an office who is closed down during the middle of a work day. No matter how good the Broker is, they can't do it alone.

Well, after 7 years of marriage to Debbie Artrip and a recent divorce from her as well, I believe I've said enough good things about her for one day. Be on the lookout for the next Michigan real estate broker I take to the top with a premium online website presence at: www.northernmichiganrealestate.us

The Art of Making Offers on Northern Michigan Property

How many times have you wondered how much you should offer on a piece of real estate? Thoughts go through your mind, "I don't want to insult them" or "I really want the property, but do want to make an offer less than full price". Here is my favorite, "I wonder if they'd take 1/2?" All of these thoughts are common and good questions. You just have to ask yourself, "How bad do I want the property?"

As a real estate investor, I make no personal connections to any property, "it clouds the judgement" (Gordan Gecko). The time to sell is when you don't want to. The same goes for buying. If you money is not burning a hole in your pocket, nor do you need a place right away, you can risk offering 70% of list. If you've just sold a home and are going to be in a bind, then 95% would not be out of line. It all depends on your personal needs. For more information and articles about northern Michigan real estate investing, click on this link to see my personal website.

My Northern Michigan Real Estate Blog is Back.

My recent divorce from a real estate broker slowed me down for a bit, but I'm back online. The good news is my real estate investment company will still recieve commission free listings from the Ex. As long as I advise and aid in search engine optimization for "our" website that is: http://www.soldbydebbie.com .

Since this article touches on relationships, I wanted to touch on the advantages of knowing somebody in the real estate business. All too often to I need blank purchase agreements, lead base paint disclosures, land contracts etc. for my personal dealings where the true real estate professionals are not involved. "For Sale By Owner" parties should never feel guilty about seeking a little help from Realtors. Most of the time, they will be glad to help. I guarantee you this. If a Realtor helps you free of charge with your private sale where they are not making a commission, you will appreciate it. In return, without thinking about it, you will refer them future business. Realtors know this and are pleased to assist you in anyway they can.