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I am a big Apple/Mac fan and all my products are Apple. I had a seller go to Germany for a trip while we were under contract, and then decided to stay there. We were under contract and we had to go over quite a few details on occasion, that needed a conversation. We “FaceTimed”…
Filing your taxes is very important if you plan to buy a house. Some buyers who moved here from out of state and wanted to get started looking at houses. I explained that they needed to get their prequalification done before seriously looking. We saw three houses to give them an idea what properties were like…
People love watching HGTV and real estate reality shows. Most of the fake drama is staged and they make buying a house look like a breeze. I had some buyers under contract for a Pompano condo. It was an estate sale and the sellers listed it before it was ready to be sold. Things got…
Dania Beach was the first city incorporated city into Broward County in 1904. It is on the south side of the Fort Lauderdale Airport, so you can head right to the pier as soon as you get off the plane. Check out the webcam here: http://daniabeachfl.gov/index.aspx?nid=1640 Take a nice…
People love good stories and sellers are no different. A lot of sellers want their home to go to buyers that will love, appreciate and take good care of that home. It is good to keep that in mind when submitting an offer. Yes, a seller wants as much as possible, but deep down, they are…
I happen to love working with out of town buyers. I have had buyers from Canada, Bahamas, DC, California, NY, Pennsylvania and more come in just for a few days to look at properties. It’s a whirlwind of a time, but it makes for a fun and exciting adventure! I sometimes find it disturbing how…
I work with a lot of short sales, both on the buying and the listing (seller) side. A seller has to “qualify” for a short sale, much like a buyer has to qualify for a mortgage loan. So the seller picks the title company and pays for the owner’s title policy. The title company handles the…
An owner called me from Texas about listing a home in Hollywood. She heard I was a short sale specialist and she needed someone to take care of selling the home. (She had moved out of the state already.) She had a squatter situation in the past but had gotten them out. I listed it…
I was showing some buyers properties in east Fort Lauderdale yesterday. The Symphony is a beautiful building on the New River. It happens to be huge (over 330 units) so it takes some time to show. You check in at the guard gate, then leave your car at valet, moving on to check in at…
After taking out a new set of buyers to look at properties together for the first time, when we finished up and I dropped them off at their car, the wife comment, “Great day, that was fun!” Real estate is a huge financial decision, probably the largest purchase you will ever make in your life. Yet…
The past four to five years have been dominated by short sales and foreclosures. With the market increasing, some sellers find themselves with some equity. In turn, the selling market is changing. Many times it is very close for an owner to sell, pay all the associated real estate selling fees and get out unscarred….
Realtor.org did a nice blog post with one of my video tours! Click link to view: http://styledstagedsold.blogs.realtor.org/2013/12/18/i-heart-my-home-oceanside-townhouse/
Some people get caught up in the idea they need to go with a big realty company thinking that since they advertise a lot and you know their name, they must able to sell your home faster… Right??? You need to shop for the agent not the company. I can guarantee you that in big…
Buying and selling real estate is not an easy process which is why you take on the assistance of a REALTOR®. Many people forget that the process might not go as smoothly as they expected. If real estate transactions were easy, you wouldn’t need a REALTOR® in the first place! So keep that in mind…
There are so many great ways you can use social media as a helpful tool when it comes to real estate. Facebook: These are some of your most trusted friends, family and co-workers. Put up a post and simply ASK! Some of the best referrals I have gotten are when someone asks for a good…
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.