Selling Real Estate With Care After Probate The only thing certain in life is death and taxes … and probably how emotionally taxing death is when liquidating real estate. Selling real estate is stressful enough for some folks without compounding it with the emotional burden of liquidating the remaining assets of someone dear or even [...]
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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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Real Estate Questions and Answers Do I have to use a real estate agent in the state of Florida? Well, probably not. Gawd bless ya if you’re a seller and you found a buyer on your own. It happens more often in the tight knit communities; pool side real estate transactions. Whether you’re a buyer [...]
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What We Can’t Tell You About Your Neighbors Prior to ushering buyers around in my car I’ve occasionally recommended buyers drive around a little to familiarize themselves with the area. If, for example, there is a cute little cottage that buyers think they just have to see but I know it’s built between a Quikkie [...]
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The Classic Look Back at Real Estate Inventory How do you really know if now is a great time to buy? That’s a question I was asked a few days ago by someone who is looking at the real estate market in our area. They’ve been following the prices but also worried by negative, conflicting [...]
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Qualifying and Hiring a Florida Real Estate Agent Brace yourselves, Florida consumers, I just read that real estate licensee enrollments are on the rise. Apparently, the current one-quarter of a million licensees simply isn’t enough to properly service the sunshine state. It’s pretty easy to pick on Florida real estate agents for doing a crappy [...]
Fees, Closing Costs and Good Faith Estimates How do I find out, in advance, all of the closing costs and fees related buying real estate here? Whether you’re buying or selling real estate you should be able to calculate the majority of closing costs prior to closing day or even signing a contract. This answer [...]
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Tips for Florida real estate buyers dealin with multiple offer scenarios.
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Selling Your Real Estate For Free Most consumers only buy and sell real estate as a necessity. Often times there are great periods of time between transactions so there isn’t exactly common familiarity with the procedures and protocols of how things work. Revise that, how things work down here. Odds are, the last transaction was [...]
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How Much Is Your Phone Number Worth? There is a broad spectrum of referral agents and companies out there that range from those who provide little to no service, yet still ask for a fee from the agent at the other end, to the well oiled referral relocation company. Here’s how a real estate referral [...]
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Hiring an inexperienced family member to sell your real estate.
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