Northeast Ohio Real Estate Blog

If Every Listing Agent Is the Same, Why Would a Seller Pay You More?

  If Every Listing Agent Is the Same, Why Would a Seller Pay You More? Here's a statement I like to throw out to agents: all listing agents are exactly the same, so sellers should just go with the cheapest one. Is that true? If it is, we're all in trouble. If it's not, then the real question is what

Short-Term Rentals in Chardon: What the Geauga County Fair Crowd Actually Means for Investors

Short-Term Rentals in Chardon: What the Geauga County Fair Crowd Actually Means for Investors By Mike Ferrante, Broker Associate, Mike Team at LPT Realty I sometimes get calls from people who want to know if a Geauga County property could work as a short-term rental. Chardon's draw for this kind of

Selling in Cuyahoga Falls: How the Downtown and Riverfront Changed the Market

Selling in Cuyahoga Falls: How the Downtown and Riverfront Changed the Market By Mike Ferrante, Broker Associate, Mike Team at LPT Realty Cuyahoga Falls has changed a lot over the past several years, and the ongoing redevelopment around the downtown and the Cuyahoga River corridor, the area most peo

"Set Your Own Hours" Is a Myth: What Burnout Taught One of Our Agents About Boundaries

"Set Your Own Hours" Is a Myth: What Burnout Taught One of Our Agents About Boundaries Real estate gets sold to new agents as the ultimate freedom. You're your own boss, you set your own hours, you build your own schedule. There's truth in that, but there's a flip side nobody talks about enough. Thi