My manager at Coldwell Banker in 1991, concerning Equity-Share agreements, sale, transactions, etc., quipped, “they are full of land mines.” At that time, Coldwell Banker’s Northern California’s legal department was instructing their office managers to avoid Equity-Share agreements/sales.
Traditional Equity-Share agreements should be lengthy, cover all the “what if’s.” and be drafted by a real […]

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Course Title: “The Most Costly Mistakes Made by Buyers, Sellers & Agents & How to Avoid Them”
Description: The number one mistake made when negotiating a residential real estate transaction is when participants lack understanding of the responsibilities of all of the parties and their representatives. Learn how to negotiate a state-of-the-art sales transaction from A […]

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Part 1

Hire a Licensee Capable of Representing You as Both a Buyer and a Seller

Not as easy as it sounds. We have a large number of sales agents with fewer than 5 years in the industry. Many have never handled concurrent transactions and/or do not possess the knowledge or skill-set needed to help […]

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Special circumstances might apply to many transactions, however, that
does not mean that additional terms and conditions should always be included.
Many licensees will recommend a special mechanism to a sale/transaction
without thoroughly counseling their respective client on the pros and cons
of this particular term.
KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE - Sunnyvale, CA 94086 - SiliconValleyBroker.com Video
Many times, another solution, which […]

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Secrets of the insiders
As in every industry, the real estate business has secrets and techniques that are simple but make such a big difference if used correctly. Let’s review one. In a real estate contract, there are time periods set for buyers to investigate whether they want to buy the property […]

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