What to Do When Buyers Ask About Schools
BY LEE NELSON Lee Nelson is a freelance journalist from the Chicago area. She has written for Yahoo! Homes, TravelNursing.org, MyMortgageInsider.com and REALTOR® Magazine. She also writes a bi-monthly blog on Unigo.com.
When Melanie Coyne is asked by home buyers what are the good schools in her area, she has an in-depth response that involves a lot of anecdotes. “I’m trying to lead the person by asking them questions to get them down a path to help them understand—there’s not necessarily such a thing as a good school,” says Coyne, broker/ REALTOR® at Corcoran HM Properties in Charlotte. She also serves as the Chair of the NC REALTORS® Forms Committee. Everyone is looking for something different when they talk about “good schools.” “Schools need to be evaluated by the person who will be sending their children there. I’ve had buyers indicate that a good school has a later start time because they don’t like to get up early,” she adds. “Another family wanted the ncrealtors.org • INSIGHT 19
