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I Don’t Need An Agent

It’s amazing how many times you will hear this, especially before people find out you are an agent. I’m not sure how dealing with a Realtor ended up in the same category as going to the dentist. Since when did hiring someone trained and licensed to help you make the biggest purchase of your life become synonymous with someone who wants to put a drill in your mouth? People will hold off getting an agent until they no longer have a choice. No offence, but it’s a really bad strategy.

Explain to me exactly what it is that you are so adverse to. Expert advice, experienced insight, another set of eyes that can see your 3 year old about to grab the cats tail, the chauffeur? Are you adverse to having someone explain to you why getting pre-qualified is the first thing you should do BEFORE looking at that $700,000 house you have your heart set on? Or why buying the house right next door to the school is not a good idea if you have to be on your way to work no later than 7:15? Or, could it be that 3 page document they want you to sign before stepping inside one house? I mean, “why should you have to sign a document just to see houses?”.

First of all in the State of Connecticut it is REQUIRED. Selling a home is not like selling paint. There is a reason that licensing is a requirement, classes and mandatory continuing Ed classes. This IS the biggest purchase most people will ever make in their lives. It requires lawyers, legal town documents, sometimes town board approvals and variances. It’s a big deal. It requires each party to be legally represented by your own people. You do want people on your team to work for you and look out for your best interest right? That 3 page document does that.

If for some crazy reason a realtor chooses to take you to see houses without that document, he/she legally represents the SELLER as soon as they walk in the door. Not you, because you didn’t want them to and you will have to sign a waiver stating such.

Lastly, as a sales person we don’t get paid by the hour. We only get paid after a sale closes. How would you like to spend weeks showing properties to a client only to have that client turn around after finding the house they want and giving the sale to their cousin Fred? Do you think that would be fair? Of course not. We only have your best interest at heart and rely on you being a satisfied customer; satisfied customers make recommendations and remember us when they are ready to move up or down.

All that being said, when you hire someone to help you sell or buy a home, you are inviting them into your lives. Know who they are. Go to LinkedIn, their facebook business page and their website. Read their bio’s check out their recommendations and feel free to interview them. You are going to be spending time with this person, be fair to them, look out for yourself and always use a licensed agent.

http://www.coldwellbankermoves.com/Cynthia.Penkoff

http://www.facebook.com/CindyPenkoffRealtor

http://www.linkedin.com/in/cindypenkoffrealtor

Earth Hour Actually Increases CO2 Emissions

The organizers say that they are providing a way to demonstrate one’s desire to “do something” about global warming. But the reality is that Earth Hour teaches all the wrong lessens, and it actually increases CO2 emissions. Its vain symbolism reveals exactly what is wrong with today’s feel-good environmentalism……..during Earth Hour, any significant drop in electricity demand will entail a reduction in CO2 emissions during the hour, but it will be offset by the surge from firing up coal or gas stations to restore electricity supplies afterward.

And the cozy candles that many participants will light, which seem so natural and environmentally friendly, are still fossil fuels—and almost 100 times less efficient than incandescent light bulbs. Using one candle for each switched-off bulb cancels out even the theoretical CO2 reduction; using two candles means that you emit more CO2.

Slate has the full story here….

Video Report–Three Shot In Bridgeport

UPDATE–The male victim remains in serious condition. The two females were less seriously injured. At this point, investigators believe that all three were injured by ricochets during the gunfire. All three are expected to recover.
Detectives learned that it was a busy night at Expressions with a large crowd. At some point, the club stopped allowing people inside. Detectives also learned that there were two altercations inside the club. It remains unclear, however, if either of these altercations led to the gunfire. Detectives were out recanvassing the scene and checking for any video security footage in the area.  Names probably won’t be released until Monday.  Expressions on club goers were of shock and awe…….

Shots rang out shortly after 1:30 Saturday morning and three people were shot. The shooting took place outside the new Expressions Bar at the corner of Boston and Palisades Ave.

Two women were shot in the leg and man was shot in the chest. He stumbled down Palisades Ave. where he collapsed. He called police from his cellphone first saying all he can see is white house, later identifying house number 55. Police quickly found him on Palisades. The man was concision and breathing when he entered the emergency room

Police found shell casing outside the Chinese restaurant. Witnesses said they heard a burst of about 15 shots, then a second burst of 5 shots before it all ended.

A witness called police that the gunman fled on foot on Ridgefield Avenue with a AK-47 but police referred to it as a rifle at the scene.

Police closed off Boston Avenue from Sheridan Street to Palisades as a crime scene and have begun their investigation.

Shots Fire At The New Club

UPDATE–Report of multiple victims hit by gun fire—1:33am–#Bridgeport CT–Multiple calls for shots fired at the new Expressions Club at Boston Avenue and Palisade Avenue.  EMS on the way for a victim with a gunshot wound.  Possible male with an “AK47”  on Ridgefield Avenue according to a witness.  One person confirmed hit at 1403 Boston Ave.

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