[TowerTalk] Location

[Jerry K3BZ]

Unfortunately, most of the real estate people
one encounters are not really fully trained "professionals", but rather
"sales reps" who work for a fully-licensed broker.  Generally, the primary
tasks of the sales rep is to show as many properties as possible, with only
a rudimentary sorting. They've been been instructed by their boss (the
broker) that it is better to sell first and worry about the details later.
That's why, when you tell them your price range is "X", they try to show you
"Y", and so forth. They've been told to just come close, because most buyers
don't really know exactly what they want.

The theory is that if you show enough properties, the buyers will like one
or two... and if if a buyer "likes" the house, secondary concerns (stuff
like CC&R's, etc) will be overlooked and/or just lived with.  As I said,
most of
these folks are not really fully trained "professionals", many are only part
timers, and they have only enough actual training to pass the "sales rep"
exam. Kind of like getting your "novice".... and you've heard of "work 'em
first, worry later"?

This is not really a slam against real estate sales folks, (been there, done
that) but just to put into perspective why you shouldn't expect much from
them in the way of help regarding CC&R's and/or properties that will allow
antennas & towers. After all, maybe they only get a ham buyer once or twice
out of a hundred buyers?  And sales reps have to be out showing properties
to make any
money, not "researching" CC&R's, etc. We hams are definitely in the minority
of home buyers, and our concerns are not what real estate people run into
every day, so it's rare to find one that has any appreciation for our needs.

It's always a good idea to put a provision in an offer: make it subject to
there not being any restrictions on towers or antennas (or whatever is your
concern...there are other things you might want to cover.) Then go and
research it yourself. It's pretty easy.

 Asking the seller isn't reliable. Many times the sellers don't realize the
extent of the CC&R's on their property, so you can't rely on a "no" answer
if you ask. It's up to you to find out. If you're serious about a property,
go to the county courthouse or Registry of Deeds, and look up the deed for
that street address. It's a public record, and the clerks at the Registry
will usually help you find the one you want. Any CC&R's should in most cases
be filed with the deed, or a reference should be given. You can get a
photocopy to review with your lawyer. It only takes 20 min or so, and it's
time well spent.

73,   Jerry K3BZ



----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC at aol.com>
To: <tmartin at chartermi.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Location


> In a message dated 4/6/03 2:41:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> tmartin at chartermi.net writes:
>
> > Can we please move on to a different topic?
> >
> >  This discussion (?) has gone too far and serves no purpose.  Let the G
> >  station, who started this topic, find out about realtors and real
estate
> >  on another forum.
>
> Hi, Tom --
>
>     Sorry you're not getting anything out of this thread. This is one of
the
> rare times when a new topic has showed up on TT. Please use your Delete
key
> if you don't want to follow this topic.
>
>     OTOH this is probably THE most important and basic subject of
TowerTalk;
> How do we get the property we want so that we can put up that vertical,
that
> dipole, that tower and have that station we've always dreamed of? This is
> also the BIGGEST decision and commitment that us regular folks will make
in
> our whole life.
>
>     I was a mortgage loan officer for awhile and what I found out was that
> buying a house is THE MOST COMPLICATED TRANSACTION YOU CAN CONCEIVE OF.
> Appraisals, offers, laws, credit reports, inspections, closings, and many
> other factors enter into it and ONE LITTLE PROBLEM can sink the whole
deal.
> You'll never get any of that done without the help of professionals in
that
> field. Yes - there are good ones and there are bad ones. My experience is
> that the professionals know what they're doing and they have your
interests
> at heart. They are in the vast majority.
>
>     The guy that said he was told that all salesmen lie is doing himself a
> great disservice and he is wrong. It's up to you to be an informed
consumer
> and ask questions. If you don't get answers to your questions, find
someone
> else who can answer them.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
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