Buy a Home in Boise

I was very pleased during a conversation with a new potential buyer client of mine yesterday here in Boise, Idaho that was referred to me by one of my lender partners.  This buyer has a better grasp of how to sell real estate than most Realtors I know!

Even though this type of client intimidates many Realtors, I welcome them and all their questions.  I have found that this type of logical thinking client gains the respect of many of their friends and typically are my best future referral generators as past clients.

Here are a few of the great questions/comments they had yesterday as we were discussing buyer agency and how the real estate industry opperates:

• I couldn't believe the first Realtor we talked to wanted us to sign a "Buyer Representation Agreement" before they even established their value as a Realtor;
• Why doesn't the listing we found have more than one photo?
• Why is the single photo they have a three year old photo from the Tax Assessor instead of a current one?
• Why don't they have a virtual tour either?  Are they trying to hide something about the house?
• I can see why that listing has been on the market a while since I don't care to see it if they are hiding something;
• If they aren't hiding something, they aren't representing their clients very well are they?
• Wouldn't this lack of proper cause fewer showing and make the seller think it is overpriced causing them to unreasonably lower the price do to poor marketing?
• I read the Realtor's Code of Ethics and it appears that agent isn't doing what they are suppposed to for their client.

It is a sad day in Boise today because Micron CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash this morning shortly after takeoff at the Boise Airport.

He was flying his experimental single engine Lancair which crashed around 9 a.m February 3, 2012.  He was the only person onboard and was in contact with the radio tower requesting permission to turn around.

Steve Appleton done a lot for Boise since he graduated from BSU on a tennis scholarship.  Micron has been a huge factor in the Boise economy.  Shares of their stock were halted on the news.

Steve was fortunate to have survived a previous plane crash in 2004, but wasn’t so fortunate this time.  Idaho lost another great pilot back in August of 2011 with the passing of Greg Poe.

Those two are probably already up in heaven doing stunts in the planes above the clouds.

It is a sad day in Boise today because Micron CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash this morning shortly after takeoff at the Boise Airport.

He was flying his experimental single engine Lancair which crashed around 9 a.m February 3, 2012.  He was the only person onboard and was in contact with the radio tower requesting permission to turn around.

Steve Appleton done a lot for Boise since he graduated from BSU on a tennis scholarship.  Micron has been a huge factor in the Boise economy.  Shares of their stock were halted on the news.

Steve was fortunate to have survived a previous plane crash in 2004, but wasn’t so fortunate this time.  Idaho lost another great pilot back in August of 2011 with the passing of Greg Poe.

Those two are probably already up in heaven doing stunts in the planes above the clouds.