Busy Month of June

Wow, have I been keeping busy?! I've been sending out weekly mailings, prospecting, preparing for at least two closings in July, marketing my two current listings, working with buyers and showing homes, attending training courses, keeping in touch with all my clients as often as possible, and what did it get me? Well, besides furthering my business, I was also awarded Keller Williams Greater Columbus Realty's Rookie of the Month for June! That is quite an honor considering the quality company surrounding me.

But thankfully, July does not seem to give any signs of a slowdown. In fact, it's only going to get more busy, and therefore, better.

I hope you check back to this blog often so you can follow my business and opinions. Who knows what the future holds? All I know is that I'm sure it will be a lot of work, a lot of learning, and a lot of fun.

Sold!

Sold after just 73 days on the market. The average days on market for a Columbus condo is well over 120.

New Website Design

Last night I changed the appearance of my website's main page. Originally, I designed the site to appear as simple as possible, because the most important feature of a good website is "user-friendliness."

But over the past couple weeks, I began to think, "Even though my site is simple and does the job, it just doesn't have that 'WOW' feeling to me." So, I searched the internet for good real estate websites and ideas. And what you see on my site, www.HamiltonHomesGroup.com, is what I came up with.

Over time, the sub pages within the site will be upgraded as well, so I hope you like it. If you have any comments about me, my blog, or my site, please feel free to let me know.

Thanks for reading!

Dan C. Hamilton
Keller Williams Greater Columbus Realty
dchamilton@kw.com
www.HamiltonHomesGroup.com

Done Deal? I think not...

Well, today I have a closing for one of my listings (www.5406GrandCresent.com). The closing is where the buyers, sellers, agents, title company, lenders, and whoever else, comes together to sign off on the transfer and sale of the property.

Most people assume, once a property has an offer on it that is accepted, the deal is done. It's just a matter of time. But that's not really the case. Have you ever heard "It's not over till the fat lady sings?" It's true in real estate also.

So many things can happen between the time an offer is accepted and the closing takes place. In fact, so many things can happen during the actual closing process, that it truly is not a done deal until the closing is finished.

"What can happen," you ask? The financing can fall through, something could happen to the property such as a fire, natural disaster, etc., someone could (God forbid) die, a little detail such as the a single digit in the parcel number could be wrong, and so much more.

Even though it is rare for a closing to fall apart during the actual closing, it happens. So for the future, if you are selling or buying a house, please know, the deal is not done till all parties have walked away from the closing table.

I just thought you might like to know.

Dan C. Hamilton
Keller Williams Greater Columbus Realty