Mark's Blog

I'm sick of looking at short sales and seeing Realtors doll up the description such as "this lovely 2 bedroom has original hard wood floors, etc." and then I go look at it and the wood floors are warped and the place is in terrible condition. I think we need to form a pact and start giving better...

If you are having difficulty making your monthly mortgage payment you are not alone. Florida leads the nation with a staggering 23 percent of its home loans past due or in foreclosure, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Almost 1 in 4 homes with a mortgage isn't paying! Florida has app...

Has anyone dealt with commission splits on short sales for houses or condos going for real cheap? I have a particular short sale listing I'm working and this thing isn't going to go for more then 20k and obviously 3% of that is $600. Now obviously working a short sale, calling lenders, etc. it se...

I feel being a friend to someone first and then helping them with real estate will probably back fire due to some sort of disagreement down the road. As most of us know, no deal is perfect and you have to cross a lot of bumps in the road to finally get a check. Coaching a stranger through it (to ...

I have a friend that has been working the same job for the last three years, has over 30k in savings, lives alone, and has good credit. However, they just renewed another year on a 1100/mo 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment. As a realtor I'm offended personally. Especially since in this market I can put ...

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I have been working hard on launching www.BankOwnedHomesOrlando.com for the latest list of Bank Owned Homes in Orlando. I'm trying to work on the leads myself that have been coming in off it, but if your in Orlando and interested in getting some of the leads please visit the following link and si...

I recently had a buyer that really loved a home and put it under contract in the Kissimmee, Florida area. The home was a 3/2 with a pool backed up to a conservation area and went pending at 162k. The area is a short term rental subdivision, much like most in the Disney Area. The appraisal came in...

On or around March/April 2009, I met a friend of a friend that was interested in buying a home. He saw the opportunity that now is a great time to buy and with his recent engagement wanted a single family home. His criteria was pretty specific, he wanted a 3/2 with a pool and the backyard overloo...