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You know one of my clients has been having trouble You know one of my clients has been having trouble with their garden because it’s being invaded by critters whether it’s squirrels or raccoons or even birds.

So of course they put up the netting but one of the creatures that was visiting was a bear. And this was causing havoc.

Apparently, you know, many, many people through the East Coast, and I guess the West Coast too, are being inundated with bear sightings. And that’s, to me, that’s a scary thing.

So I decided to go on the internet and find out how exactly do you deter a bear coming to visit?

Particularly, my daughter had a horrible time with bears knocking over the garbage cans and spreading garbage all over the place.

We went to plan A, which was bungee cords over the top.
Of course, that can be a pain in the neck too.

However, a friend of mine came up with a great solution. He took a glass bottle, which is important, and ordered industrial ammonia from Amazon. Cheap.

You can certainly use regular ammonia.

However, he wanted to try the industrial. So he poured it into a bottle and then, of course, stuck a rag, a towel, anything to permeate the ammonia smell.

And thus, lo and behold, the bear came and left quickly.

So I’m going to show you just how close the bear came to his house.

So there you have it… keep the bears away this fall!
That’s my point.

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I'm Chris Berger and I'm sharing my 40+ years of experience as an NY & FL realtor, in home renovation & property management. Yankees fan. Concert goer. Dog lover. Granddad. 

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You know, recently I had a closing and my clients You know, recently I had a closing and my clients did the walkthrough. 

As we walked in the front door, she sort of it was it was, you know, getting around five o’clock. 

So it was getting kind of dark and she’s looking for the light switch and she was so annoyed because she found a switch, but no lights responded. 

She thought for sure that lamp would illuminate the room as you enter it. 
So, actually I noted that and I sort of came up with a solution for her. 

Before the closing on the next day, I found a remote light switch. 

Now, instead of going through the process of getting an electrician, look for something temporary and this will solve the problem. 

So let me show you how it works. It’s pretty cool. 
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So this is, of course, where I plugged in the transmitter. 

Again, you can place it anywhere, whether it be the garage or the bathroom. 

So as long as you have an outlet and the cord from your lamp or the appliance that you want to turn on and off can reach this outlet, you’re good to go. 

I’ll show you exactly how it works. 

So there’s my light. There’s my switch. There, now it’s lit. 

Everyone was pretty happy after the closing when I explained to them how this works and the gift the next day really made their day. 

It took some of the stress off and the move into the house was on its way. 

And that’s my point. 

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I'm Chris Berger and I'm sharing my 40+ years of experience as an NY & FL realtor, in home renovation & property management. Yankees fan. Concert goer. Dog lover. Granddad. 

Get Your 1st Time Buyers Guide FREE at https://bergerpoints.com 

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You know, clients on both sides of the aisle, whet You know, clients on both sides of the aisle, whether a buyer or a seller, pretty much know what a lien is.

So when something happens where there’s a default on a mortgage or on a second mortgage, there’s a lien put against the house. This is normally done by the bank that holds the mortgage.
So, people are familiar with that, but are you familiar with a mechanics lien?
And what is a mechanics lien?

Well, when you have workers come to your house, whether it be the lawnmowers who cut your lawn, whether it be the people who plow your driveway, whether someone does a repair on your house and say the homeowner is dissatisfied with it…..

These are three different types of bills. So none of those bills are paid because the homeowner is not very happy about the work.

So the disgruntled person or the contractor who didn’t get paid, they do have an option and that’s called a mechanics lien.

What a contractor will do, they will go to the local court in your town where your house is and file what’s called a mechanics lien.

Watch the video to find out how to protect yourself!

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I'm Chris Berger and I'm sharing my 40+ years of experience as an NY & FL realtor, in home renovation & property management. Yankees fan. Concert goer. Dog lover. Granddad. 

Get Your 1st Time Buyers Guide FREE at https://bergerpoints.com 

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You know, I wanted to talk to you a little bit abo You know, I wanted to talk to you a little bit about referrals and what a referral actually means to a real estate agent. 

Now, in our world, when we refer a customer, whether it’s a buyer or seller to the other agent, we pretty much agree to give each other 25 percent of the commission. 
What exactly is 25 percent of the commission? 

Well, let’s take an example. My client is looking in the area. 

However, she decides to go to New Jersey. Now because I do not have a license in New Jersey I’ll go to a list of contacts that I’ve developed down through the years and I’ll contact an agent. 

You say, listen, I have a client. Will you be willing to take them on for a 25% referral? They say, sure. Great, because actually, we do this all the time. 
It’s really important to the lifeline of our business. 
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So the example is this ——> they buy a $500,000 house. 

The 2%, let’s use that figure, commission to the buyer’s agent is $10,000, of which they have promised me 25%, which is essentially $2500. 

Now, I get that check for $2,500 and I do have to pay a portion of that referral fee to my broker. 

So just to give you an idea how things work with a referral fee and why it’s important and where the money goes. 

I’m seeing an agent this past weekend which has prompted me, because when I was with my client and we were looking at a home I said, “Oh, you know, we also look in Connecticut, which is just over the line.” 

The agent from New York said to me, “Oh, you’re licensed in Connecticut as well? 

And I said, yes. 

She says, oh, can I send my clients to you? 

I said, absolutely. 

We agreed on the 25% referral fee. 

That’s why it’s important to network and that’s why it’s important for the referral agent to give your client the best deal possible. 

And that’s my point. 

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I'm Chris Berger and I'm sharing my 40+ years of experience as an NY & FL realtor, in home renovation & property management. Yankees fan. Concert goer. Dog lover. Granddad. 

Get Your 1st Time Buyers Guide FREE at https://bergerpoints.com 

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You know when you go into a home and it’s vacant, You know when you go into a home and it’s vacant, it definitely gives a feeling of emptiness and it’s hard to wrap around what it offers.

In addition to that, if it’s cold, that doesn’t make a good impression either.

If there’s no lights in there it makes an awful impression.
So, what that brings me to is something called staging.

And I’m sure everybody’s heard about it.

Years ago, I sort of scoffed it off because I didn’t think it was that important, but today I understand it really is super important.
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What I mean by that is that you as the seller, if you want to maximize your money, you want to make that buyer enthusiastic.
Well, what should you do?
Well, basically, I’m going to say there’s four rooms that you should do and make attractive.

Of course, one is the living room.

What does that involve?

Well, it could involve just a throw rug down in front of a couch, one chair, a couple of end tables, a couple of lamps.

What that does is provide for the buyer a sense of what that room can offer, and they come away with a much better feeling.

Then again, the second room, a dining room.

You want to put a table, a place to eat, chairs.

Again, the expense would be limited there, so that’s an advantage to the seller.

And of course, the third room would be the bedroom.

Again, having the bedroom staged with some artwork, perhaps, a bureau, the bed, It just makes such a difference.

And of course, you can go on and on, but you know you can also stop right there to limit the amount of money that you spend.

Now —→ I’ve read that, and it’s important, that perhaps maybe you want to do a den.

So you have a desk in there and a chair, a lamp.

Again, the buyer is getting such a different feel of what you are offering.
And that’s why staging makes a difference.

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I'm Chris Berger and I'm sharing my 20+ years of experience as an NY & FL realtor, in home renovation & property management. Yankees fan. Concert goer. Dog lover. Granddad. 

Get Your 1st Time Buyers Guide FREE at https://bergerpoints.com

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You know recently my brother told me a little stor You know recently my brother told me a little story about his ring camera.

He lives in Florida and the schedule was the landscaper was coming in to refresh his flower bed and spiff it up a bit.

So, the agreement, of course, was to bring in mulch and some new trees and things like that.

So he was away and when he came back to his surprise there were plants there —-shorter as promised. The plants were trimmed.
However, the mulch was taken from other places around his property.
It wasn’t new mulch. So how did he find this out?

Well, this is kind of a secret, you know, that we all know about.
And it’s called the ring camera. 

This is so important for both buyers and seller because when you visit a home as a buyer, always be aware that a camera can be on and is recording you.

Now, that is illegal unless the listing agent tells the buying agent, which would be me, and the buying agent then informs you and is aware that there’s cameras in the house.

It’s the obligation of the listing agent to tell the buyer’s agent...

Watch this short video and see what happens

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I'm Chris Berger and I'm sharing my 40+ years of experience as an NY & FL realtor, in home renovation & property management. Yankees fan. Concert goer. Dog lover. Granddad. 

Get Your 1st Time Buyers Guide FREE at https://bergerpoints.com

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"One" is a famous song by Three Dog Night released "One" is a famous song by Three Dog Night released in April 1969. It reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and became the group's first gold record. The opening line is "One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do"

I had pretty great seats for this! 
Love 3 Dog Night!

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You know, when I'm out with a buying client, I lik You know, when I'm out with a buying client, I like to look around the outside of the house first.

What am I looking for?

Well, I'm looking to see how it's heated. Of course, here in the Northeast, oil heat is huge, baseboard, hot water.

So, that has to be supplied by an oil burner downstairs that heats your house.

But the big thing is that you have to look for an oil tank.

So, where is the oil tank and how do you find it?

Well, basically here now in today's standards, a buried oil tank most clients will want removed before they proceed with buying the house.
Why is that? Watch the video and find out!!

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You know, adding value to your home - seller - buy You know, adding value to your home - seller - buyer - what do you look for?

What are the hidden treasures that you really want?

Well, you know a lot of people are looking for city water, as well a,s a city sewer and the reason for that is because at that point you don’t need a well or you don’t need a septic system.

However, you pay for each individually, each month or quarterly, so always keep that in mind.

Now certainly one of the big things is electricity.

So you want to keep that in mind too because if the power does go out how do you run your home?

Well, I wanted to speak to a little bit about a the GENERAC system or an outdoor generator.

Now, that outdoor generator is connected to the electricity panel inside your home and when the power goes out the generator automatically restarts your entire house.

Now could there be some things in the house that aren’t turned on? Yes, but that’s up to the individual homeowner because the Generac system or the generator system is hooked directly into your panel box and you control the circuit breakers.
Because when you add a generator to your home you’re in fact adding at least ten thousand dollars in value!

So sellers keep that in mind. Buyers certainly keep that in mind.

Download Chris Berger's (40 year Real Estate Agent and property manager) First Time Home Buyers Guide on his website - htps://bergerpoints.com

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3 8x10 canvases.

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Long time real estate agent - Chris Berger - gives Long time real estate agent - Chris Berger - gives you a few tips on the real estate and home buying and selling process.

There are good and bad contingencies in the real estate. Discover how you can over come them with a bridge loan.

In this issue of the Berger Points Broadcast he discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a dual agent.

This guy has the best real estate tips!

Find more on Chris's Substack at:
https://bergerpoints.substack.com

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Long time real estate agent - Chris Berger - gives Long time real estate agent - Chris Berger - gives you a few tips on the real estate and home buying and selling process.

In this issue of the Berger Points Broadcast he discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a dual agent.

This guy has the best real estate tips!

Find more on Chris's Substack at:
https://bergerpoints.substack.com

#bergerpoints
#shortsale
#foreclosure
#fixerupperstyle #fixandflip
#realestateadvicenewyork
#realestateexpert
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#realestateinvesting
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This is an excerpt from The Secret Door To Success This is an excerpt from The Secret Door To Success by Florence Scovel Shinn.

It was written in 1940. Shinn was an artist, author and metaphysical teacher.

Her words are inspirational and they are relevant still to this day.

Find more of my narrations on ALL major audiobook platforms, Audible and Spotify.

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Long time real estate agent - Chris Berger - gives Long time real estate agent - Chris Berger - gives you a few tips on how you can stage your home to sell faster!

This guy has the best real estate tips!
Find more on Chris's Substack at:

https://bergerpoints.substack.com

#bergerpoints
#shortsale
#foreclosure
#fixerupperstyle #fixandflip
#realestateadvicenewyork
#realestateexpert
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Chris Berger - long time realtor - explains the Di Chris Berger - long time realtor - explains the Difference Between aForeclosure and a Short Sale..

The short sale in many ways is the extension of buying a foreclosure... except you are buying from the bank and not the home owner.

This guy has the best real estate tips!

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Today we're talking about EXTRA SPACE. If you buy Today we're talking about EXTRA SPACE.

If you buy a home with more square footage -- even if it's in poor condition -- in the long run it could really pay off.

Have a Listen to this long time real estate agent and let him take you through the possibilities. 

Check out Chris Berger's First Time Home Buyers Guide on his site at:

https://bergerpoints.com

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