But one of the biggest differences in the way we run our business comes back to our previous experience in the title and escrow industry. Because of our title knowledge, we’re often able to head off potential title problems early-on. Most agents rely on their escrow officer to read the title report and advise them if any potential problems need to be addressed.
But that’s usually a conversation that takes place well into the escrow period, when contractual deadlines, interest rate locks and moving plans are often already set in stone. And any delay at that point can easily cause major headaches and potential financial impacts for buyers and sellers.
Sadly, though, many title issues that cause such delays are matters that easily could’ve been tackled much earlier, if only the listing agent would have obtained a title report up-front and taken steps to clear up any issues.
Checking the title history up-front has always been a way of life for the two of us, but maybe it’s only because we worked in title and escrow before becoming agents.
As you can see, we take our jobs and the responsibilities our clients place in us very seriously. Playing follow-the-leader may make sense on the school yard but it’s not the best way to run a real estate business.
So yes, we’re different than most other agents. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.