Lisa Schlitz's Blog

I'm sure we've all seen the show Dateline with Chris Hansen. Great show-have you seen the one about the people in Nigeria that sit in Internet cafes all day and try to find some unsuspecting fool that will give out their banking information?I received a lead on one of my brokers' listing in Port ...

My Plate Runneth Over! I've been feeling very grateful lately. Counting my blessings. Are you counting yours?   Maybe its because work is going well. Or maybe its because my kids make me so proud. Or maybe I've just lived long enough to know what really matters, what is important to me. Either wa...

Here's  a number worth putting in your cell phone, or your home phone speed dial:       1-800-goog-411.  This  is a good service from Google, and it's free -- great when you  are on the road.    Don't waste your money on information calls and don't waste your time manually dialing the number. I  ...

Buyers, if you are lookling for a great deal, this home is located in one of South Florida's hottest areas-Wellington, Florida. It is priced at $537,777 and is listed with very successful realtors, Nestor and Katerina Gasset, that know how to close a transaction. Call Lisa Schlitz to view this ho...

Buyers, if you are lookling for a great deal, this home is located in one of South Florida's hottest waterfront areas-Clematis Street, West Palm Beach. It is a short sale priced at $149,777 and is listed with very successful realtors, Nestor and Katerina Gasset, that know how to, and are very eff...

I got a call yesterday from the listing agent on a transaction that I am in the midst of. Mind you, my clients have been attempting to purchase a home for months, and nothing seemed to be working out for them. We finally found a gem, put in an offer on a short sale, finally got the offer accepted...

As you know, approval letters are the first thing a buyer should be intent on getting. If you haven't spoken with a lender, how do you know how much house you can afford? And the first thing that lender will be concerned with is your credit score. Read below to make the home-buying road a little...

DOES ANYONE HAVE THE DELL MINI YET? FEEDBACK, PLEASE.   If you read my rant on not having Internet service for a few days, you'll understand why I'm in the market for a new laptop. Dell is now making a MINI netbook that weighs 2.2 lbs with a battery life of four hours! It will fit right into my p...

41 HOURS WITHOUT INTERNET-I'M DYING HERE!!!  Ok, I never realized how addicted I was to the internet until I lost my service for two full days-TWO FULL WORK DAYS, I might add. Isn't that always the way it works? You don't know what you got ‘til its gone.                                           ...

IS THAT REALLY A REALTOR'S JOB?? I was reading a post earlier about the physical state of homes that are being listed on MLS and it reminded me of a conversation I had with an investor. It went kind of like this: " I've been looking at properties on my own and I can't believe you realtors list th...