The initial title for this post was "Hey seller, your neighborhood welcome committee needs a check!" While riding around yesterday previewing properties I was approached by a neighborhood lady, almost in front of the target property, who asked me in a gruff, been smoking fifty years voice "Can I
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10/22/2015
The October Challenge is to write about the best advice I, as a real estate oldie, would give to real estate newbies. At first I thought about words of wisdom pertaining to specific tasks, processes and routines. Then it came to me that the most critical aspect of ones career is their reputa
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10/14/2015
There are times when a real estate agent struggles to come up with something "nice" to say about a property. This may have been the case with an MLS entry I read not too long ago where the narrative prominently included "Check out the awesome tree in the front yard!" And while this may not see
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10/13/2015
A month or so ago there was a lot of conversation regarding kids receiving trophies for participating in some event or team sport. One story that garnered the most attention at the time concerned James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steelers giving his children's participation trophies back.And the
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10/12/2015
There are a couple of lessons here for anyone considering proceeding without professional representation including two "gets" (written, representation) and and think twice about lease purchase options. Paper, Paper....Put It On Paper Once the short sales and foreclosures started to happen in
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10/10/2015
I read an article today about a couple who sold their Florida home but failed to disclose a defect. In this case it was a previous sink hole problem. The story explains the couple apparently had received an insurance payment of $153,000 years earlier but failed to address the problem. This situ
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10/09/2015
There are three gated 55+ communities in the planned unit development of Viera - Grand Isle, Heritage Isle and Indian River Colony Club. This market report covers IRCC only however here are links to recent market reports for Grand Isle and Heritage Isle. Market Report for Grand Isle in Viera
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10/05/2015
In the past six months nine homes have been sold in the gated 55+ community of Grand Isle. Grand Isle, located in the planned unit development of Viera, Florida is comprised mostly of single family homes constructed in the 2001-2004 years. Grand Isle is smaller than the newer Heritage Isle 55+
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10/03/2015
FHA loans are not the bad guy! Here John Meussner covers the myths and the realities of this mortgage program.Another loan program I really hate to hear sellers or their agents put down... the VA loan. VA loans are great - no down payment, no required mortgage insurance. Most importantly, the
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10/01/2015
