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As an Orlando Realtor, I truly care about helping people to find solutions to their real estate needs. Whether I get hired to buy or to sell a house, I try to do what’s best for the person that I’m representing. Unfortunately, there have been a few occasions where the person that I’m representing just doesn’t listen to my advice ….and my only choice is to fire the client.

Realtors don’t get paid until their client buys or sells a home and they have no choice except to terminate clients who insist on doing things the wrong way.

Whether you’re in the market to buy or sell a home in Orlando, it’s important that you are realistic with yourself. If you want to buy a 3,000 sq ft home with a pool in a high-end neighborhood but you work as a sandwich artist, then guess what?… It’s just not going to happen!

This is where an experienced Orlando Realtor can help. A good realtor can help you to determine how much you can afford to pay for a house according to your income and expenses.

These are the most common reasons why you could be fired by your agent…

Insisting on sending in lowball offers

Once you’ve found a house that fits your budget, it’s time to make an offer. Don’t make a lowball offer, especially with current market conditions in Orlando. If you insist on making a lowball offer on a home that’s clearly priced fairly, then you’re running the risk of getting fired by your agent. You might get a rookie agent that asks “How High?” every time you say jump, but then that’s like the blind leading the blind and you won’t get any results. However, if you’re dealing with a successful and experienced agent like myself and you insist on making ridiculously low offers then guess what happens next….. that’s right….” you’re fired!”

Pricing your home too high

When top realtors market their listings for sale, they spend a lot of time and money to make sure their listing gets maximum exposure to the right people. Our company goes all out on taking professional photographs, hiring videographers, social media blasts, etc. However, not even the most aggressive marketing campaign in the world won’t sell a house if it isn’t priced correctly. Most realtors, like myself, will just flat out reject overpriced listings rather than waste their time and money.

A lot of people think that whatever Zillow says goes, big mistake. Even Zillow says they aren’t 100% accurate! Pricing a home correctly is done by researching comparables in the area then making adjustments according to the upgrades or damages to your home. Your realtor should provide you with a CMA to back up what they are suggesting the listing price should be.

Procrastinating with paperwork

This is one of the most frustrating things to deal with because it’s such an easy fix… Just do it! When submitting offers and counteroffers you can’t just take your own sweet time to respond or it could end up costing you the house of your dreams. The same holds true throughout the rest of the buying process. Missed deadlines on inspection periods, following through with lender requirements, etc can all be deal killers.

If you’re truly serious about buying or selling a house then avoid doing the things mentioned in this article or it could get you fired…

The Orlando real estate market has gone from crawling to running its way out of the country’s most recent “Great Recession” which happened back in 2008. As a matter of fact, Orlando FL was ranked #92 in the nation for cities in the US with the fastest recovery time from the devastating market crash that affected the whole country. This is according to a survey conducted by mortgage market tracker HSH.com among 100 cities with the fastest home price recovery since the crash.

Top realtors in Orlando believe this to be a good thing. As opposed to massive property price surges that we saw back in 2004-2006, it’s different this time around. We’re now seeing a more methodical, sustainable, and realistic growth in the housing market. With a steady flow of new jobs being created and continued economic growth, Orlando is one of the country’s most popular places to live, especially for young families just starting out in the workplace.

Some people think that Orlando, much like the rest of the country is headed for another huge real estate market collapse. However, most experienced real estate professionals will tell you that what we’re seeing now is simply the real estate market returning to its natural state. If you go back and remove the 3 years of craziness we experienced between 2005- 2008, then you’ll see that the market is right where it should be right now.

We’ll probably never see that kind of unrealistic optimism again or at least for a very long time,… which is a good thing. Orlando has come a long way in being able to offer higher-paying jobs in the technology and medical fields but the area is still driven mostly by jobs in the hospitality industry.