Sarasota Real Estate Blog
Information and news about Sarasota, Florida real estate including Siesta Key, Lido Key, Longboat Key, Bird Key, Casey Key and Lakewood Ranch.
ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2009
September 2008 Tom gets a call from David who owns a home in Sarasota, Florida. David wants to sell his home and move to Bridgeport, Connecticut so he needs to list his house. Tom agrees to meet with David to discuss the marketing of his home. Tom visits David the next day to see his home and pr...
02/26/2009
The Bent Tree subdivision in east Sarasota, Florida is a highly sought after community. It was developed in the 1970's and 1980's. However, the Woodlands section of the community has homes built in the 1970's, 80's, 90's and 2000's. People love the Woodlands section because of the large lot sizes...
02/18/2009
I just made a video about the Bird Key subdivision in Sarasota, Florida. The production could have been a lot better but it was more of an experiment. I am not trying to win awards for video but more concerned with the value to a potential buyer. If I was thinking of buying a home in another area...
02/18/2009
The last time we saw Realtor Tom he stormed out of his real estate office disheartened and quit the business to get a salaried job. You can read why here. A stubborn and competitive man, Tom decided to come back into the real estate business 2 months later. The steady pay check was great but he ...
02/11/2009
122
Comments
Here Is What Happened Monday January 26th - 9:43 - Tom, a Realtor in Sarasota, Florida, arrives at his office and is anxious to get to work. Afterall, he hasn't sold a home in over 2 months. Monday - 11:24 - 11:39 - Becky lives in Wisconsin and is thinking about buying a beach front condo on Sie...
02/10/2009
3
Comments
1. Don't Explain Don't explain the sales process up front. Keep them in the dark as long as possible and when they ask questions about buying a home do your best to be vague and not answer them. 2. Scare Talk at length about how everyone is losing money in real estate. Go into long tirades about ...
02/06/2009
7
Comments
Overpriced Listings Alright, I know it is impossible to get rid of all the overpriced listings out there. I suppose you need some overpriced listings to make the right priced properties shine. However, I still so many ridiculously priced homes out there for sale. I only work the Sarasota, Flori...
02/04/2009
Kelly has a been a Realtor since 2001 so she has sold real estate during a balanced market, a raging boom market and a real estate bust. 2001-2003 Sarasota Realtor When Kelly started in real estate she was humble, eager to learn and hungry for success. Tired of the corporate world that she came ...
02/02/2009
Rainmaker
102,154
102,154
Marc Rasmussen
Sarasota Real Estate
Real Estate Resources
Information and news about Sarasota, Florida real estate including Siesta Key, Lido Key, Longboat Key, Bird Key, Casey Key and Lakewood Ranch.