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People are always looking for ways to increase their home value, but often times they don’t have much money to spend. Home organization and decluttering can totally change the feel of your home, as well as making your home more presentable. I am going to give you three home organization tips to increase your home…
Sometimes, sellers want to sell the property with everything in it. Other times, a buyer might want to include some of the furniture in the sale. Selling furnished real estate is something many buyers and sellers will come across when purchasing real estate. It happens more often than you think, especially in Florida. With relocations,…
Welcome to 2019! Looking back on 2018, I am sure you have made some new year’s resolutions. Many people want to lose weight, work harder at work, exercise more, travel more, and so on. But what is a great new year’s resolution that you should do for your real estate? Take a property video! Home…
When you are selling your home, and you have a sign outside, you need to be a little more cautious than you might think. When people see a sign outside a house, they feel that gives them the right to start walking around your home. I had a seller complain that she was taking a…
When you are under contract to buy a home, you have an inspection, where you learn everything good, and bad, about that property. A buyer asked me why we need to do a walk through before we close, when they learned about everything from the inspection? Things happen every day. Roofs leak, AC’s give out,…
I guarantee that every home inspection will show something that could be fixed. Most buyers can handle the minor things, but when the number adds up, many times the buyers and sellers will negotiate something for it. With the larger issues, often times buyers and sellers will negotiate some sort of credit and/or the seller may offer…
I know, your brother’s best friend’s cousin’s girlfriend is REALTOR® and you feel obligated to use them. She does about two to three deals a year. Or, since everyone seems to have a real estate license, your friend said that you can use them and they will get you some money back. If real estate…
Real Estate has different types of values and none of them are equal. *Taxable Value: In South Florida your taxable value is reset when you purchase a property. That is often why you have a different taxable value than your neighbors. Also, it is not like you see the county tax man knocking on doors…
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…
Many buyers think that when they want to buy a house, they pick out some houses online, go look at a few, pick out one, speak to a mortgage broker and buy a house. Unfortunately it’s not that easy these days. Many markets have low inventory and are experiencing bidding wars. You have to do…
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.