Soundoff with Erika!

I just left a family BBQ. We had a great time, kids playing, dog barking and my Uncle asking me to list his home! For the record my Uncle is old fashioned, he`s tough as nails and is from the Old Country! He`s looking for a Realtor to be at every showing, make sure that his house is cleaned befor...

I started in this business 6 years ago. I knew nothing about Real Estate and no matter how badly I wanted to learn, there wasn`t anyone with the knowledge to teach me! I floated around three different offices in a period of 3 years until I found the right mentor! It`s been an amazing ride for me,...

It doesn`t get any better than this! I`m doing an Open House yesterday between 12:00PM-4:00PM and everything is going well. I have 10 Open House signs  placed within a 1/4 mile radius, our Open House is in the front of the home. All bases are covered, we`re prepared and ready for some traffic.   ...

I have been working with these Buyers who we`ve made numerous offers to purchase.They have been looking for almost 6 months! Many times, the Sellers weren`t willing to contribute towards closing costs. Other times, someone out bid our client. Through it all they remained loyal to me and understoo...

I have found that in South Florida the rental market is booming! There is a tremendous surge for renters, now that people have decided that purchasing a home isn`t cost effective. We have 7 rentals, we receive at least 10 calls a day for them. It`s very interesting watching how the shift away fro...

My Seller called me to tell me her neighbor two doors down wants to speak to me and gave me her phone number to call. I`m delighted, i figure the FSBO has exhausted all avenues of attempting to sell their home and now need a professional to do the job,right?,wrong! I call this person, we immediat...

Two days ago I`m down in SOBE, hanging out and waiting for one of my clients to arrive. I decide to go to one of those Ritzy Cafes on the beach. The kind where you sit out doors and they serve the pooch his own meal and water... Anyway, the buzz on the Beach was all about Luxury condo`s. Right no...

I just held my first seminar! Talk about Hot! The topic " Buying a home with $500 down" went over very well. We had more than 75 people who showed to listen to myself and my associate. The speakers Opened the Floor for Q&A. The first 3 questions all very good questions, dealing with credit scores...