Michelle Carr-Crowe, ABR, ALHS, ASP, CDPE, PME, SRES

As the daughter of a real estate veteran, I agree that few agents have the integrity, skill sets and finesse to make dual agency work well for all involved. However, in today's dark and difficult market, dual agency handled properly by an experienced and skilled real estate consultant (notice the qualification language there) is a tool that can help both parties succeed where two separate agents might give up. We all know lazy agents. We all know part-time agents with licenses as a "side business" to their real job. We all know agents that are mere paper pushers that do whatever their buyer or seller says rather than share the painful truths and facts that would help them face reality and actually achieve their core goals. It isnt' easy, and it often isn't even a matter of "hogging" as we all know when the deal is most challenging, both parties look to the dual agent to come up with an effective solution (and often the money differential) to keep it together. I, and my mother before me, often found that the best agent who would actually persevere to get a difficult job done was the dual agent--and the best, hardest-working, skilled agent willing to take on that job is the one in the mirror. Blessings & Aloha, Michelle C. Carr-Crowe and the Get RE$ult$ Team of Altas Realty Your San Jose Lynbrook and Cupertino Schools Experts and Your Family's Real Estate Consultants for Life For RE$ult$ ... Just Call ... (408) 252-8900 www.michelleju