About Kim Murray

We specialize in buying and selling homes throughout East Texas! Whether you are buying or selling your property or home, Platinum Properties is your East Texas connection. We know this area and are committed to helping you with all of your real estate needs.

Platinum Properties is a real estate business that was established to provide superior service. Our agents are all seasoned veterans of the real estate business and look forward to helping you in a successful transaction making sure everyone walks away with a smile. Our agents use several different media's to advertise and present your property. In addition, we are members of the Longview, Tyler, Dallas multiple listing services. If you're looking to buy or sell your property, call Platinum Properties today!

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Real Estate Glossary Terms

Real Estate Commission

Amount a manger of real estate receives for his efforts. For example, a manger is to receive 2% of rentals collected as compensation from the landlord to manage the property. If the rentals received in a given month are $1,000,000, the manager's commission is $20,000. Amount received by a real ...
Debit

In insurance, debit agents list of total premiums to be collected. This also applies to the geographical area in which an agent collects the premiums. ...
Encumbrance

Claim, such as a worker's lien, to property under the care, custody, and control of another. This situation occurs when a worker is not paid for labor provided. For example, a carpenter unable to collect payment for installing wood finishings seeks an encumbrance on the owner's property. ...
Noninsurance Transfer

Risk management technique for shifting a corporation's exposure from itself. A risk manager looks at many alternatives to insurance to limit the risks a business firm faces. One transfer method is by contract, such as hold-harmless agreements, or to insert in an existing contract an endorsement stat ...

Real Estate Advice

Agent Advice

Word Of Mouth: The Best Advertising Tool A Realtor Can Use

As a real estate agent, there are a lot of ways to get your name out there. From business cards to billboards and advertisements on search engines, there’s no shortage of marketing tools that you can and should use to your advantage as a real estate professional. Each of these tools can be useful in its own rite, but there’s one tool that you’re ...

Agent Advice

How Much Do Real Estate Agents Spend On Marketing?

If you’re just starting out in the real estate business, you might currently be a bit overwhelmed by everything at your disposal in your new role. There’s so much you need to learn, so many new techniques you can use, and so many new people to meet. The world of real estate is more akin to an ocean than anything else, with all the depth and variety ...

Agent Advice

How To Retain Your Real Estate Clients Effectively?

The professional practice of the real estate business as a genuine magician is like being in a relationship. In the beginning, you may be lucky and dazzle your soulmate with your looks and expertise. As a result, you get to close the deal. Then, it’s official: you’re together. But for how long? An excellent suitor and skilled ‘hunter’ can conquer ...

Home Seller Tips

Risks And Rewards Of Selling Your Home Without A Realtor

From the perspective of a home buyer, the position of a real estate agent can seem unjustified in its existence. Why in the world would you pay someone 6% commission on the total sale price of your home, just so that they can set up a couple signs in the yard and do some paperwork? On the face of it, it seems utterly preposterous; why not just sell your home without a ...

Agent Advice

The Do’s And Don’ts Of The Real Estate Code Of Ethics

In the real estate business, it’s no secret that flexible morals have had a presence in the field since the very beginning. Whether it’s real estate agents that conceal vital information to make the deal go through or real estate developers cutting corners on multi-million dollar housing projects, this business has a reputation for being less-than-reputable. ...