George Foster's (tampa53) Blog

Most anywhere in the country, Real Estate is a dead business during the holidays. When I lived and worked in Pennsylvania, the period between Halloween and New Years was a time for parties and planning for next years business. In Florida, people come from all over to buy property, and go to parti...

Now we have the Snowbirds coming, we can get them financing, So, let's get our home ready to put on the market. You can still decorate for the holidays, but keep in mind, don't overdo it. If you want ti see every inch of the landscape covered with lights and tinsel, go to Disney World, it's only ...

As a follow up to my previous post regarding the Realtors favorite winter fowl, the snowbird. I would also like to welcome the snowbirds from other lands, Canada, Germany, France and England to name a few. Over the last few years, financing had become a problem for Foreign Nationals trying to obt...

As the leaves are falling and the chill is in the air throughout the upper 47, Florida is ready to accept the cold and tired for the winter season. In Florida we affectionately refer to these seasonal residents as snowbirds. But many will become permanent residents as the nest empties and retirem...

I just saw a great property at The Arbors at Carrollwood here in Tampa Fl. The unit is two bedrooms and a den with two full baths. The den is a loft type with a spiral staircase leading there. The living room has a cathedral ceiling with a long rod ceiling fan prominently displayed. The best feat...

Everybody seems to be talking about the freeze on bank owned homes. I have it on very good authority that homes offered for sale after the bank has taken title to the property arenot affected by the freeze. If a bank takes Title to the property, it is available for resale and there is no holdup t...

I am not a strong proponent of home warranties, but there is a major exception, bank owned homes. Most of these properties have been vacant for an extended period and have had the electric and water turned off. This creates several problems, with no water, seals dry out on plumbing fixtures and w...

This is more of an inquiry than an informative tid bit. What is the latest on the auto signing foreclosure fiasco? I have read that the freeze on foreclosures extends to bank owned properties yet I am taking customers out to see  them almost daily. I worry that putting a property of this type und...