Representing Sellers as a Listing Agent – Myrtle Beach Real Estate Services By Cohen & Associates

As a service to one of our clients, Cohen & Associates Real Estate, we showcase their listings, services and other information from their Myrtle Beach Real Estate Website.

Today, we showcase one of their Real Estate Services, which is their Seller Representation Service:

 

 

Selling Myrtle Beach Real Estate

 

Do you have Real Estate in the Myrtle Beach area that you want to sell? Are you looking for a listing agent that can sell your house as quickly as possible, for as high a value as possible?

At Cohen & Associates, we don’t just list your property. We sell your property!

It is crucial that your Myrtle Beach Real Estate Listing Agent have an aggressive marketing campaign for selling your property. Unfortunately, many Agents come from the “put on the lockbox and hope for the best” school of real estate, and in this market, that simply doesn’t cut it!

We believe that the following things will sell your property: a competitive and reasonable asking price, an aggressive real estate listing marketing campaign and a solid negotiating team. Cohen & Associates can provide these services to you!

We also believe in actually being at your showings whenever possible. Most real estate agents have no problem with letting the prospective buyers and their agents look through your listing on their own, without any input from someone who has an interest specifically in selling your property.

Here is a preview of the marketing campaign that we provide to our sellers:

• MLS - First and foremost, the biggest source of transactions in through the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). We will list your property on the MLS, with all fields filled out (this is crucial, since agents search based on what is on your listing, and since most agents don’t fill everything out, their listings don’t come up in the searches very often). We also have links to a Narrated Video Tour.      

• Narrated Video Tour – Cohen & Associates Real Estate is the only real estate company in the Grand Strand Area that offers Narrated Video Tours for all of our listings. These tours are professionally filmed, with professional voice talent and high-level production values. It has quickly become our most successful means of selling properties. Click Here for a Sample!      

• REALTOR.com – All of our listings go on REALTOR.com, the most popular real estate related website. We have a link to our Myrtle Beach Real Estate Narrated Video Tour on this listing as well.      

• Aggressive Online Marketing Campaign – Over 80% of Real Estate Buyers start their search for real estate online. Considering almost all of our homebuyers come from out of town, it is imperative that your listing be available for viewing all over the Internet. Here is a sampling of the websites your real estate listing will be available on:      
  • Google Housing Search – Google is the most popular website on earth. Their Housing Search is one of the broadest-used searches on the internet, and your property will be listed there with all the information, including a link to the Narrated Video Tour.      

  • YouTube – All of our Narrated Video Tours are uploaded on YouTube, the most popular video site on earth.
    
    
  • Video Syndication – Through YouTube, our Narrated Video Tours are syndicated to several other sites, AOL Video and Google Video.      

  • Craigslist – Craigslist is the world’s most popular online classifieds website, and Cohen & Associates is at the forefront of this new medium of selling real estate listings.      

  • Postlets – Postlets is a REALTOR-only listing syndication service, that puts your listing on over a dozen different real estate listing websites.      

  • Map-Based Real Estate Sites – We place your listing on several map-based real estate listing sites, including Zillow, Trulia and RealAdo. These are sites where people select on a map the areas where they would like to see real estate that is available for sale.      

  • Real Estate Blogs – Your listing will be placed on “This Market’s a Beach!”, the official real estate blog of Cohen& Associates Real Estate. It is one of the most popular regionally-based blogs in the area, and the content is automatically syndicated to several other blogs and sites on the internet.      

  • Social Networking Sites – Your listing will also be advertised on Social Networking Sites, like Clipmarks, Digg, Del.icio.us and Mag.nol.ia. Not sure what any of that means? Email us for more info!

 

AND MUCH MORE!

For more information on the services we can provide you as a Grand Strand Area Real Estate Listing Company, or for any questions you may have about Myrtle Beach Real Estate, Contact Cohen & Associates today! 

 

 

 

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Representing Buyers – Myrtle Beach Real Estate Services By Cohen & Associates

As a service to one of our clients, Cohen & Associates Real Estate, we showcase their listings, services and other information from their Myrtle Beach Real Estate Website.

Today, we showcase one of their Real Estate Services, which is their Buyer Representation Service:

 

Buying Myrtle Beach Real Estate

Buying Myrtle Beach Real Estate can be quite a complicated process, whether you are buying a home to live in permanently, a vacation property, a property to put up for rental or an investment property. This is especially true for someone who is from out of town.

It’s difficult enough determining the price range that works for your budget, deciding between a Single Family Home or a Condo/Townhouse, finding the right neighborhood and location for your needs, and things like that. But what about securing your financing and making sure you are getting the right loan package at the best rate? Or finding the right attorney to represent you in the closing process?

Securing inspections to make sure the home is structurally sound and free of destructive pests like termites? Making sure that the title to the property is clear of liens? Not to mention the negotiation process…are you getting this property for the right price? What’s the going price for Myrtle Beach Real Estate?

The list goes on and on. Now more than ever, you need solid, honest and professional representation when buying property in Myrtle Beach. And Cohen & Associates is just the company to represent you! We have been helping people buy Real Estate in Myrtle Beach for over 16 years, and we’ve built a reputation in the area that we are very proud of!

Let’s be honest. There are literally hundreds of real estate companies in the Grand Strand Area, and at least a few of them are very good at what they do. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be in business. So why Cohen & Associates, you ask?

Unlike most other companies, we have a passion for what we do. It’s more than just dollars and cents. At the end of the day, and when the numbers have all been worked out, it’s about helping someone find exactly what they have been looking for, helping them get it at the best possible terms, making the purchase as smooth and painless as possible and being honest and transparent throughout the entire process. That “Golden Rule” way of doing business is how Cohen & Associates does our job.

Here is a breakdown of the services we provide to our buyers:

• If you haven’t already done so, we can help you determine the best type of property (condo, house, townhome, land, etc.), the right size, location, features and price for your needs.
• Once we’ve gotten that information, we do an exhaustive search, both on the MLS and through other means, for properties matching the criteria that has been determined, and working with you to identify properties that are worth seeing. Click here if you’d like to search the MLS for yourself first.
• We will schedule and conduct showings of the properties, and help you to compare the properties you’ve seen. Sometimes, when you are looking at properties, they can all start to “merge” together and it can be difficult to distinguish them from each other. We list out the different comments you make about each property, and the features you liked (and didn’t like) to help you keep them straight.
• We help you figure out the best offer and negotiation strategies to get the property for the best possible price.
• If you will be getting a loan to make this purchase, and haven’t already secured your financing, we can help you find the right lender for your needs.
• We can also help you find the right closing attorney to represent you in the closing process.
• This part is the most crucial: without good representation, the closing process can be a nerve-wracking, hair-pulling experience. There are inspections, title searches, last-minute requests for information, potential breakdowns in communication and a host of other things that, with our representation, can be seen through to a successful closing. Cohen & Associates will work with your attorney and lender, as well as the closing team of the sellers, to make this process as smooth as possible.

The fact is, the vast majority of sellers are willing to take less money than they are asking for. That’s why it’s called an asking price. But how much less? One question we get a lot is “why not just offer them a really low amount?” In our experience, that will backfire more often than not. Most sellers will respond to an insultingly-low offer by locking their jaws and refusing to negotiate. On the other hand, there are some sellers who are more than willing to take FAR less than what they’re asking, just to get out from under their home. Maybe they are about to be foreclosed on, or they need to move for work or personal reasons and just want to get out from under the property. But how can you tell which is the case?

Well, Cohen & Associates has years of experience in figuring this out. There are many subtle clues, from the wording on the MLS listing, to the history of changes in the asking price, to the way that the seller’s agent speaks about the property, that we use to help determine how motivated (or in some cases, how desperate) the seller is to sell the real estate.

Based on that, we work with you to determine the best strategy to get the terms you want. Ask for much less than asking price to get a lower price? Ask for closer to the asking price, but ask them to pay your closing and loan costs? Offer them a respectable amount and say it’s your bottom line? Let Cohen & Associates help you figure out the right path to take.

For more information, or for any questions you may have about Myrtle Beach Real Estate, Contact Cohen & Associates today!

 

 

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Rental Management – Myrtle Beach Real Estate Services by Cohen & Associates

 

As a service  to one of our clients, Cohen & Associates Real Estate, we showcase their listings, services and other information from their Myrtle Beach Real Estate Website.

Today, we showcase one of their Real Estate Services, which is their Rental Management Service:

 

 

Myrtle Beach Rental Management Services

Want to make some well-deserved money from your home, condo or townhouse? Not willing to sell at today’s prices?

We don’t blame you. In fact, our recommendation to people who do not NEED to sell right now is to wait a while until things get a little more favorable to sellers.

That’s all fine and good, but what if you need to make some income from the property? If you’re not living there, and you’re not selling it, it’s just sitting there.

Well, Cohen & Associates has just the plan for you! The residential rental market in the Myrtle Beach Area is VERY STRONG!

This is good for several reasons: first, it shows that people are still moving here, but they just aren’t quite ready to buy. Maybe they need to sell a property elsewhere first, or they’re getting their credit in order to get the best financing terms possible. Or maybe they’re just waiting for prices to “hit bottom” so they can get the best deal possible.

In the meantime, they need somewhere to live. Why not make some money from that reality?

Cohen & Associates has had a 100% success rate of finding tenants for the rentals that we manage. Go ahead, Click Here check out the Rentals Section of our For Sale & Rent page. We’ll wait here.

What did you see? That’s right, they’re all rented. For most of those properties, we secured good tenants within a week or so of putting it up for rent! That’s money in YOUR pocket!

You may have considered putting your property up for rent in the past, but it just seemed like too much of a hassle. Finding a tenant, making sure they could afford the rent before agreeing to let them in, collecting the rent, dealing with maintenance and repair issues, etc. With Cohen & Associates, you put us to work and wait for the money to roll in! It’s THAT easy!

 

Here is a breakdown of the services we provide throughout the rental management process:

• Advertising of Property to Secure Tenant:
  • We advertise your Real Estate for Rent on CohenMyrtleBeach.com, Google Housing Search, Craigslist, Postlets, and nearly 30 other sites.
  • We Show your property and screen prospective tenants.
  • We collect information, credit score and rental applications of prospective tenants.
  • We act as liaison between you and the tenant and write up the rental agreement according to the terms you specify.
• Collection of Rent and Maintenance of Property:
  • We collect and hold the security deposit. We can also collect and disperse rent, if you choose.
  • We collect rent prior to the 5th of each month, and collect late fees, if any.
  • We instruct the tenant to let us know of any maintenance needs in the home (appliances, electrical, etc.)
  • We conduct regularly scheduled inspections of the home to make sure that everything is in order.
  • In the case of maintenance needs, we tell you about the need, set up the professional to come out and take a look at it, and then have the quotes sent to you. It is required that you approve all work that is to be done, and after that we coordinate getting the professionals back in to do the needed work.
  • In the case of non-payment of rent or any other ongoing violation of the rental agreement, we work with you through eviction process. Thankfully, we have only had to do this one time in all the years we’ve been managing rentals.
• Transition from one Tenant to next Tenant, or back to Landlord:
  • Once the lease is up, if the tenant or you choose not to renew, we begin the process again of marketing the home and securing a new lease.
  • We coordinate the transition from the old tenant to the new tenant.
  • If you choose not to rent the home anymore, then we coordinate the transition from the old tenant back to you.
• These transitions include:
  • Bringing in professionals to determine if any work needs to be done.
  • Making sure that all of your household belongings remain in the home.
  • Making sure that all of the tenants’ belongings go with them.
  • Helping you determine how much, if any, of the tenants’ security deposit needs to be retained to pay for any unexpected repairs.
  • Upon your instruction, releasing the security deposit (or remainder of the deposit, if any) to the tenant. 

 

 

In short, there is NOTHING we don’t do in managing your property!

For more information on the services we can provide you as a Grand Strand Area Real Estate Rental Management Company, or for any questions you may have about Myrtle Beach Real Estate, Contact Cohen & Associates today! 

 

 

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Shoveling Snow in Canada – Look What We Do for Love!

As I mentioned earlier, I just got back from beautiful, sunny cold, miserable Toronto.  And boy, is my throat tired (from coughing).

And no, it wasn’t all fun and lizard games either.  The wonderful thing about being slowly encased in snow is that you have to regularly shovel your way out.  This accomplishes very little, other than making you feel like you have some control, when in reality God is toying with you.

Bitter?  No.  But this is an excellent time to mention that Myrtle Beach is beautiful and sunny right now.  I walked around wearing shorts today.

So in case you are interested in looking at purchasing homes in a beautiful resort town where people wear shorts year-round, go to CohenMyrtleBeach.com!

Anyway, here are the pics:

 

Here I am, starting off on my trek to clear off the driveway and sidewalk.  I am wearing: 2 jackets, 2 pairs of pants, oversized boots, 2 pairs of socks, gloves and a hat. 

 

 

At the beginning, I felt like I was wasting my time.  Oddly enough, I felt the same way two hours later, when I looked outside and saw that everything was covered in snow again.

 

 

You’ll notice that Bingles’ neighbor is selling his house and moving away.  I wonder why….

 

 

Here I am, pissing in the wind shoveling more snow.  Bingles had fun telling her neighbors that this was my first time shoveling snow.

 

 

As you can see, I had no idea what I was doing.  At all.

 

 

At this point, the driveway was “done”, which means that it was safe to drive over for about 30-40 minutes.  Good job, Myrtle Beach Website Designer!

 

 

Next comes the salting.  Did you know they use actual salt?  I thought the term “salting” came from how you sprinkled it on the ground.  I had no idea it was real salt.

Amazing.

 

 

Bingles felt that I could be trusted with an ice scraper, even though I had never used one before.  I’m glad to report that no one got hurt.  Unfortunately, no ice was scraped either.  Again, I had no idea what I was doing.

So anyway, that was fun.  Once again, any person who is living in Canada, take some time to come down to Myrtle Beach.  Spend a week here, and then seriously tell me you want to leave.

Oh, and our gas is a lot cheaper too…

“To say we are satisfied with the outstanding service we receive from Spike and Myrtle Beach Website Designer would be a drastic understatement.”

 

I’ve probably done more work for Cohen & Associates Real Estate than for anyone else.  They are a company that sells Real Estate in Myrtle Beach and the surrounding area.  And this is probably the most ringing endorsement I’ve received from anyone:

 

To Whom it May Concern:

Myrtle Beach Website Designer will never finish our website! Because Spike puts his personal and professional heart and soul into every single challenge he undertakes, he is continually searching for ways to improve our real estate website CohenMyrtleBeach.com. Just when we think our web presence cannot look or function better, he sends an email asking us to review his latest improvements.

For those who know little or nothing of website design, or who are intimidated by the whole process (I know because that group included me), you will be overwhelmed by the unsurpassed patience displayed and guidance provided by Spike Cohen and Myrtle Beach Website Designer.

No cookie-cutter websites. Myrtle Beach Website Designer gives each and every website designed their own distinctive look, with just the right amount of “WOW!”

Best regards & God bless,
Trish Cohen
Broker-in-Charge
Cohen & Associates Real Estate

 

That’s a great review if I ever heard one!  I look forward to continuing to improve and update the Cohen & Associates website.

Incidentally, the fact that Trish Cohen is my mother has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with how ringing this endorsement is.

It is probably why I got the job right out of high school though.

Anyway, For more testimonials like this one, most of which did not come from my mother, go to our Testimonials Page!

 

Myrtle Beach Home for Sale – Giant 5BR/3BA on Cul-de-Sac in Waterford Plantation!

As a service to one of our clients, Cohen & Associates Real Estate, we showcase their listings on numerous online venues, including our blog.

Here is the latest one: 3412 Labrador Court, a 5BR/3BA Cul-de-Sac Home in Waterford Plantation!!

1st Video: Around the Outside 

 

2nd Video: Inside the Home 

 

 

3rd Video: Waterford Plantation

 

 

Looking for a huge home on a huge piece of land? You’ve found it! This spacious 5BR/3.5BA is situated on over 1/3 of an acre on a quiet cul-de-sac in Waterford Plantation! Tall ceilings and crown molding throughout!

Giant 18′x14′ Master Bed has a tray ceiling and a walk-in closet! Garden tub, walk-in shower and double vanity in Master Bath! Gigantic screen porch and patio overlooking the large backyard! Oversized side entry two-car garage, as well as a long driveway with parking for 8 vehicles! Huge 2nd-floor flex room can serve as 5th Bedroom!

Amenities at Waterford include jr. Olympic swimming pool, fitness center, cabana, children’s playground, basketball court, two tennis courts, volleyball court, nature trails, fishing lakes and sidewalks throughout the community!

Live in Myrtle Beach without paying the City property taxes!!

For more info, go to the 3412 Labrador Court Tour or call Cohen & Associates Real Estate at 1-800-232-7998.

Go to CohenMyrtleBeach.com for all the information you want about Myrtle Beach Real Estate!

Myrtle Beach Home for Sale – Half-Acre Hilltop Home in The Forest at Briarcliffe!

As a service to one of our clients, Cohen & Associates Real Estate, we showcase their listings on numerous online venues, including our blog.

Here is the latest one: 935 Little Creek Road, a Half-Acre Hilltop Home in The Forest at Briarcliffe!!

 

1st Video: Around the Outside
 

 

2nd Video: Inside the Home

 

Sit out on your brand new large deck and enjoy the great forest views in your 2BR/2BA home in The Forest at Briarcliffe! By far, the most affordable home in The Forest! Sits on the top of a little hill!

Huge bedrooms! Oversized 1-car garage and covered carport, with lots of additional driveway parking! Low-maintenance yard with mature landscaping! Home has new flooring, new roofing, new interior paint and new large back deck!

The Forest at Briarcliffe is a beautiful community situated between Myrtle Beach Mall and Barefoot Landing! A quiet, wooded neighborhood, just a mile from the Ocean, and minutes from everything the Grand Strand has to offer!

Live in Myrtle Beach without paying the City Property Taxes! Come see this Gem today!
 
For more info, go to the 935 Little Creek Road Tour or call Cohen & Associates Real Estate at 1-800-232-7998.

Go to CohenMyrtleBeach.com for all the information you want about Myrtle Beach Real Estate!

Home for Rent – Professionally-Decorated Lakefront 4BR/3BA on Cul-de-Sac!

As a service to one of our clients, Cohen & Associates Real Estate, we showcase their listings on numerous online venues, including our blog.

Here is the latest one: 3300 Golden Court, a Lakefront 4BR/3BA Cul-de-Sac Home in Waterford Plantation!!

 

Beautiful 4BR/3BA home For Rent in Waterford Plantation! Located on a cul-de-sac backing up to a fish-stocked pond! Home is professionally decorated, and can be rented furnished or unfurnished!

Waterford amenities include junior Olympic sized pool, cabana, fitness center, tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts, walking trails around pristine wetlands areas.

NO SMOKERS!

For more info, go to the 3300 Golden Court Tour or call Cohen & Associates Real Estate at 1-800-232-7998.

Go to CohenMyrtleBeach.com for all the information you want about Myrtle Beach Real Estate!

Myrtle Beach Home for Sale – Golf-front 4BR/3BA in the Award-Winning Legends Golf Resort!

As a service to one of our clients, Cohen & Associates Real Estate, we showcase their listings for sale on numerous online venues, including our blog.

Here is the latest one: 4288 Doral Place, a Golf-front 4BR/3BA Home in the Award-Winning Legends Golf Resort!!

1st Video: Around the Outside

 

2nd Video: Inside the Home
 

 

Gorgeous 4BR/3BA home backs up to award-winning Legends Golf Resort! Situated on quiet cul-de-sac! Floorplan is a Parade of Homes winner! Tall ceilings throughout! Huge Kitchen with eat-in breakfast nook and Morning Room! Screened Porch overlooks large backyard and golf course!

Located in The Legends; new owners’ clubhouse, 4 pools, 3 hot tubs, tennis, lighted driving range, and much more! Live in Myrtle Beach without paying City property taxes!

For more info, go to the 4288 Doral Place Tour or call Cohen & Associates Real Estate at 1-800-232-7998.

Go to CohenMyrtleBeach.com for all the information you want about Myrtle Beach Real Estate!

Myrtle Beach Home for Sale – 3BR/2BA Lakefront and Preservefront in Waterford Plantation!

As a service to one of our clients, Cohen & Associates Real Estate, we showcase their listings for sale on numerous online venues, including our blog.

Here is the latest one: 3137 Bayhaven Drive, a 3BR/2BA Lakefront and Preservefront Home in Waterford Plantation!

1st Video: Around the Outside

2nd Video: Inside the Home

3rd Video: Waterford Amenities

 

Sit out on your porch and enjoy the private lake view from your 3BR/2BA home in Waterford Plantation! This home has a bonus room over the garage, and is situated on over 1/3 of an acre!

Vaulted ceiling in the family room and dining room! Stainless steel appliances and corian counters in the kitchen. Both a screened porch and a patio in the back, overlooking the fish-stocked lake and the nature preserve!

Amenities at Waterford include jr. Olympic swimming pool, fitness center, cabana, children’s playground, basketball court, two tennis courts, volleyball court, nature trails, fishing lakes and sidewalks throughout the community!

Live in Myrtle Beach without paying the City property taxes!!

For more info, go to the 3137 Bayhaven Drive Tour or call Cohen & Associates Real Estate at 1-800-232-7998.

Go to CohenMyrtleBeach.com for all the information you want about Myrtle Beach Real Estate!