Tom Cooper

About Tom

How do I measure myself as a real estate agent? What's my point of difference? My clients, who are in their eighties had been farming just outside of Albany since the 1950’s. They have always lived a self reliant lifestyle on the land and have run their family farm, doing all the upkeep, mechanical repairs, marketing, financial planning etc themselves. The property was too much for them to handle and selling it was regrettable but necessary. I was asked to assist in the sale of their farm, and although not my core business, the principal is the same. They had received an offer from a tree farming organization at $1.54 million. They explained that this was the absolute maximum that they could pay for the property due to economic conditions, global warming etc. They attempted to down sell the property that they so badly wanted. I advised my clients not to sign anything and that I would be in Albany in the morning. I drove down to Albany and met with the Buyers at 10am. I told the Buyers...

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