Finance Expert Finds He Needs Real Estate Expert

I recently read an article by a personal finance reporter who was loathe to admit that he felt helpless with the recent changes in the housing market. He felt as if he was the one who should have had all the answers, but he didn't. It turns out that his wife, who was not the expert in personal finance knew a thing or two that he did not. But even his wife was unpleasantly surprised at how they much they had to lower their price.

He balked when she wanted to spend money on what he felt were unhelpful plants and other cosmetic touches. As it turns out, those extra touches were something that the family who eventually bought the house really appreciated.

Both the reporter's real estate agent and a friend who worked in real estate advised lowering the price. The reporter and his wife resisted, but they gave in and the house did sell.

Sometimes real estate takes a team approach. The writer says that he real estate agent left no stone unturned. The real estate agent's work, combined with his wife's extra touches (things he thought were unnecessary) were what got the house sold.