chrisgriffith on September 28th, 2011

Save The Drama For Your Mama There’s no crying in real estate. At least there really shouldn’t be. Typically, all parties involved in the transaction have a common goal for real estate to change hands so what is it that makes it all go haywire? So there everyone is, minding their own business when “exhibit [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 25th, 2011

The Vague Verbal Real Estate Offer It’s only the last week of May and the first verbal offer from an absentee buyer has been phoned in. The calls generally go like this, “I’m so-and-so with Super Happy Fun Slide Brokerage, Inc. and I have a buyer who would like to offer $XYZ for your Doe [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 10th, 2011

Absentee Real Estate Purchasing in Florida Buying Real Estate Sight Unseen For some folks buying something as simple as clothing online is intimidating. It’s just too much of a commitment without touching and feeling the fabric. They couldn’t possibly imagine a big ticket item like a car or jewelry and living with the consequences of [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 2nd, 2011

Why Listing Office Accompany Sucks For Buyers Ladies and gentlemen, we have an interesting question from the home buyer gallery today. Question: What’s the deal with listing office accompany? What is the point of the listing agent holding the listing hostage or me, the buyer, to their time schedule? Explanation: Home owners have the right [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 19th, 2011

If you do not see the video above click here: Experian using rental history to calculate credit score: Rental History Credit & Future Real Estate Purchase Wouldn’t it be great to see the other credit bureau’s follow Experian’s lead?  Bonita Springs real estate buyers would be able to rebuild dinged credit by paying their rent [...]

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chrisgriffith on June 16th, 2010

Selling Florida real estate for sale by owner to unqualified buyers.

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chrisgriffith on May 5th, 2010

Weird things inside of homes for sale in Southwest Florida.

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chrisgriffith on April 27th, 2010

What Sets Real Estate Buyers Apart? What compels a seller to accept one offer over another besides dollars and cents? Putting aside the black and white aspect of a business decision based solely on numbers, image that you’re in a position where the offer you are placing on a home finds competition. We’ve had a [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 14th, 2010

When Enough Isn’t Enough The big battle many anxious homeowners have had is finding the buyer for their home or condominium.  Depending upon the price range and amount of competing of real estate offers can be few and far between. Southwest Florida has had more than a brisk winter real estate season, especially under the [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 7th, 2010

Loyalty in Real Estate Goes Both Ways It’s probably happened to just about any real estate agent out there whether the agent realizes it or not. Cold hearted, white lyin’, running off into the sunset with another real estate agent kind of cheating. The short sale phenomenon in the market has fanned the flames of [...]

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chrisgriffith on February 17th, 2010

Taking Mortgage Broker Recommendations There’s a big difference between inexpensive and a good value where home loans are concerned. Throw in a few dozen flashy ads with teaser interest rates and all the magic the loan officer promises to work for you and let the mortgage cyclone begin. Getting a mortgage is unsettling for some [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 7th, 2009

Picking Your Real Estate Partner An acquaintance I’d met some time ago decided to become a first time home owner. Though I would have probably voted him least likely to ever be tethered by a mortgage he found a home by happenstance and decided to place an offer to purchase it. The email he sent [...]

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chrisgriffith on August 26th, 2009

Maybe You Should Test The System There’s currently a fair sized pile of printed out property reports on my desk that have been marked up and highlighted from last weeks showings. Almost thirty percent of them have a big black slash across the page. The agents who were supposed to be marketing the properties were [...]

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chrisgriffith on August 19th, 2009

Buyers don’t have the attention span to wait out short sales in real estate.

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chrisgriffith on August 1st, 2009

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