Andy's Blog

Why I Think Short Sales Will Be Around For A Long, Long Time...I get asked that question probably more than any other... "Andy, how long do you think this is going to last?"  And unfortunately, you won't like the answer.Florida Realtors sends out a daily email with news updates... I don't know if...

Andy Tolbert | HD Realty Inc | 407-842-7700 Carmel Circle, Casselberry, FL Lakefront Condo in Casselberry with an AMAZING View in a Gated Complex 2BR/2BA Condo offered at $109,900 Year Built 1984 Sq Footage 1,137 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 4 Parking 1 Covered spaces Lot Size 1...

Andy Tolbert | HD Realty | 407-328-0970 1242 E Cleveland Ave, Apopka, FL Own for less than rent... short sale! 3BR/2.5BA Single Family House offered at $79,900 Year Built 1995 Sq Footage 1,285 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 1 Car garage Lot Size 3,741 sqft HOA/Maint $18 ...

Want Your Offers To Be Accepted The First Time?  Just Follow Instructions!   In today's wacky market, many listings are asking for very specific things to be included with an offer to purchase a property. This may be things such as a certain contract form, or a set amound of escrow deposit, or a ...

OMG, Bank of America to take over servicing of Taylor Beans 180,000 loan portfolio I think anyone that has dealt with BofA on ANY type of loan servicing situation in 2009 (short sale, loan mod, answering the phone...) knows that BofA does not need any more loans to deal with.   Why would the serv...

The latest in the Countrywide/BofA short sale fiasco... "you've been randomly selected..."   Yep, that's the words still ringing in my ears... We've been working on this file since DECEMBER 2nd!  The home has been vacated for almost a year... this is DEFINITELY a short sale deal... C'wide/BofA ha...

I Can't... Have you ever caught yourself saying those words? I can't make it to your party... I can't find any buyers for this house... I can't finish a half-marathon... I can't... I can't... I can't... Think for a minute what you are telling your subconscious... "you might as well not even try b...

I Got Lucky... Again!  (Don't Tell Tim!)I have a short sale listing in one of those communities that has very strict guidelines on what color/size/etc. your sign panel needs to be, so I had to order a new sign panel.  The sign company took so long getting it ready that I had the house pending al...

$357 per character.  That's $50,000 divided by the 140 characters that Twitter.com allows in a tweet. Amanda Bonnen is being sued by Horizon Realty Group in Chicago over a tweet that she posted about living in a moldy apartment. Here's my one piece of advice.  Don't put it on your twitter, Facebo...