Morris Massre's (browardrentalking) Blog

Duct cleaning is totally unnecessary, but I am amazed at how many people fall for the scam anyway as if they are really doing themselves a service.  I have a service that is necessary for you though;  Change your AC filters! Now that another heating season is here, it seems the airwaves of both R...

Why do builders in South Florida ask for such high deposits?  Due to the recent housing bust where buyers were walking away from deposits at alarming rates builders in South Florida, especially new construction condos, are asking for higher deposits in order to insure they are able to complete wh...

Motivational and inspirational words to live by. No matter how bad you may thnk you have it take solace in the fact that it could be worse. I Will Be Happy When...I will be happy when; -I have a million dollars in the bank-I meet my soulmate-I have enough money to buy my dream home-I can travel t...

The ultimate in home staging technique.  This, as performed by Chevy Chase in the movie Funny Farm, is probably as over the top as one can get when it comes to staging your home for sale.  In this case, Chase and his wife were desperate enough to bribe the entire town they were living in to parti...

What's the scariest part of being a realtor?  If you are in the business you already know the answer to this one.  For the rest of us it's simply not knowing when your next check is coming in during downtime. This business has so many highs and lows that eventually, if you hang in there long enou...

Approved short sale price means full price.  I just summed up an approved short sale in one sentence, but you would be surprised at how many buyers and their agents seem to think that these are like foreclosures and they can come in with a low ball offer.  When a bank approves a price that they a...

I do not wish this on the city of Miami, but one has to wonder if the recent condo sale developments will change for the worst in the near future.  Miami-Dade County foreign investors are probably living in a state of denial right now because they just keep on coming from as far away countries as...

Online auctions just trying to reinvent the wheel.  Why is is that every so often when the market starts to pick up again that some aggressive start up real estate company tries to reinvent the wheel?  This time around it's online auctions.  As if they did not already exist.  Only in the past the...

  Horoscope of a Purchase I wish I could take credit for this, but a realtor friend of mine actually wrote it and I have to share it. Disclaimer:  Each sign has its own characteristics, and at the time of the purchase of a home, they react in a singular form. Do you want to see how? There is noth...

Grow houses all the rage in South Florida.  If you have never seen or been in one either as a neighbor or realtor you are in for a real surprise.  Since demand for marijuana is greater than ever criminals have come up with some very clever ways to get around the system.  Unlike California where g...