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Luxury Real Estate Isn’t an Easy Game

Monday, March 26th, 2012

There are a few rather simple steps you can stick to that will help dealing luxury real estate much easier. Keep them in mind at all times and you’ll find you have an easier time loading and unloading the high-end property.

Take the extra step

You must always be ready to take that additional miles; take a private showing on a quick notice, keep refreshments readily available during an open house, and always, always be prepared to deal with the extra cranky buyer. It can be tough to deal with a rude customer, but keep your cool and remember that you are dealing with a new type of consumer.

Luxury isn’t ‘luxury’ without service:

Think about all the different industries that work within the luxury market. They may be hotels, stores, or luxury car companies, but they all have one similar goal that you may have noticed; they make providing excellent services their number one priority. You can’t lead a successful business without great services; they are what will bring you new customers and keep the faithful ones around for years to come. Customers in luxury real estate will expect services that can’t be found elsewhere.

Keep up to date:

Service is also represented in your personal knowledge. Know all the important facts about the luxury real estate and you’ll be one step ahead when the patrons finally arrive for any purchase. Nothing looks worse than a luxury real estate agent that can’t handle the facts of the purchase. Learn all about the property, location, surrounding area, and anything you can possibly get ahold of. Buyers can afford to be choosey or picky about any aspect of the home they wish to be and it’s your job as the seller to keep par with them; never overlook or downplay the concerns of the buyer. Even if the issue seems small or trivial, answer the best you can and if you are unable to, do your best to find out all you can.

Real Estate Legal Instruments

Monday, March 26th, 2012

There is no question about it that people are more familiar with Real Estate than any other product or commodity.

These transactions involve either renting, selling or borrowing against the real estate. To conduct these transactions, there are primarily three kind of legal instruments; they are more particularly described as Deed, Mortgage and Lease.

These primary legal instruments have further auxiliary instruments such as:

- Assignment: Transfer of any real estate related right
- Chattel Mortgage: Mortgage on personal property
- Construction loan: Interim financing during the course of construction
- Contract of sale / Agreement of Purchase And Sale: Agreement of Purchase and sale defining the terms and all essentials of the sale
- Deed: Instrument conveying the title or an interest in real estate
- Deed of trust / Escrow: Conditional execution and deposit of a written instrument
- Estoppel certificate / Status certificate: A written instrument that may limit the responsibility of the parties involved and also the rights of third parties. It may be used to verify the status of the property such as its mortgage and in case of a condominium the operational, legal and financial dimensions of the condominium corporation.
- Extension agreement: An instrument that extends the terms of the agreement
- Installment contracts: An instrument that stipulates periodic payments by the buyer for securing the deed of a property.
- Lease: An instrument that binds the lessee and the lessor of for a stated period of time.
- Mortgage: An instrument that secures the interest of the lender in the subject property
- Mortgage bond / Note / / An Instrument that with a promise to Pay:
- Option on real estate: An instrument that gives option to the buyer or the lessee to exercise certain rights relating to buying or leasing of the subject property
- Release from the current contract: An instrument that releases one or both parties from a previously signed agreement.
- Subordinate agreement to any of the foregoing instruments: An instrument that makes the prior lien a secondary lien.
- Title policy or title insurance: An insurance policy that guarantees the title of a property

These instruments may have different names in different countries and languages but almost all of the legal instruments can be categorized in one of the above stated categories.

Contracts involving real estate should be in writing; a verbal contract may not be a valid contract and also it may be difficult to enforce. Unless you have academic training or experience, you must seek the help of a professional while preparing or signing any one of these documents.