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Hey everyone, thanks for joining our blog once again. Today I want to share a story with you about a recent experience I had and why it got me thinking about customer service.

One of my clients, Mike, is a captain at United Airlines and regularly makes the flight from Denver all the way to China. A few weeks ago, Mike invited me to take a test ride in United's flight simulator here at DIA. It was so cool sitting up there in the cockpit, it felt like I was really in a 747. The number of controls was mind boggling to me. The hardest part for me was just getting the plane started! I crashed a few times, but thankfully, no one was hurt.

It was an amazing experience, one that gave me a lot of perspective about what I do. I think there are a number of similarities between my job and the job of a pilot, so much so that today we want to share with you one of our most useful documents when it comes to getting our clients ready to sell, the 88 types of turbulence.

Just as you may experience turbulence in an airplane, a real estate transaction isn't always smooth sailing. Our 88 types of turbulence is simply a list of things that may go wrong in a transaction. It's surprising the amount of people who don't think decisions like this through and end up getting burned because of turbulence.
Home inspections, loan approvals, pre-approvals - there are a lot of things that can go wrong in a real estate transaction. We can't guarantee these things won't happen, but we can guarantee you that we are not going to bail out on you. That's what a good pilot should do, right? As your real estate expert, we want to be problem solvers and avoid as much turbulence as we can.

If you want a smoother transaction or if you have any questions for us, feel free to give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to speaking with you soon!

The Importance of Yard Signs in Denver

Yard signs are often overlooked because they're simple. Some people may even see them as an archaic way to market homes. However, this is not the case.

I'm at a home we're trying to sell, and we have three different yard signs in the lawn. They all have different purposes, and they help us to sell homes quicker and for higher prices. One of these signs is letting people know that there is an open house every day, another is an informational sign, and the last one is our big branding sign.

What we've noticed is that just our large branding signs are ineffective. However, the informational sign and the open house sign can draw in ten times as many buyers.

This particular home I'm in front of is in Observatory Park, and it sold in 3 days with multiple offers. Our signage, our 151-point marketing plan, and our other methods of exposure helped to sell this home quickly and for top dollar.

As always, please consider us your #1 resource for real estate in Denver.

Please contact us soon if you're thinking about buying or selling. The market here is red-hot!

How to Handle Mold In Your Denver Home

I'm here at a listing that's dealing with some mold. We're currently remediating the mold in the property that stemmed from a leak when a refrigerator was swapped out. The ice bucket hadn't been emptied. When the ice melted, water seeped down into the wood floors, warped them, and caused the mold to grow.

This video is meant to remind you to empty out your ice bucket and even turn off your water if you're leaving your home for vacation or any other extended period of time.

The buyer came in two weeks later and found a very unpleasant surprise. In fact, insurance companies tell me that that is the #1 reason that flooding happens in a kitchen. So, please be sure to empty your ice buckets and turn off your refrigerators when you leave. Make sure your fittings are on correctly, and consult with your plumber to ensure that your refrigerator is hooked up correctly.

You can see how big of a mess this is, so please be sure to take the proper measures in order to prevent something like this from happening.

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you're looking to buy or sell in Denver. The market is hot, and now is the time to take advantage of it!

Anderson Group: How to Use Absorption Rates to Sell for Top Dollar

Today I'd like to explain a concept that can sometimes be confusing to people. I'm talking about absorption rates, and they are a very important metric in the real estate industry.

In a buyer's market in real estate, there are a lot of homes for sale, so this means that the buyers can pick and choose what homes they would like to buy. In a seller's market, you have a low inventory of homes, so sellers can really get what they ask for because buyers don't have a lot to choose from. In a neutral market, there is an even amount of sellers and buyers, and nobody is in an advantageous position.

So, the absorption rate is a measure of how quickly homes are getting bought up by buyers. This is the rate at which available homes are sold in a specific real estate market during a given time period. It is calculated by dividing the total number of available homes by the average number of sales per month. This helps us to gauge how quickly we can sell your home and it's also beneficial when we come to price your home attractively.

If you ever need any help buying or selling real estate in Denver, please don't hesitate to contact me or my team. The market in Denver is absolutely on fire right now, so please contact us and we'd be glad to assist you!

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