Ivanette Free's Blog

One of the great advantages of your company having a Real Estate School is that you can spot the students that you know are destined to become good real estate agents.   In early 1970 we had a very bright young man in one of our classes and after graduation he interviewed wit...

Have you ever heard of Bill Fair and Earl Isaac? Well they are not household names and we are not likely to hear them mentioned on the morning news but since 1956 these two men and their company have had an impact on all our lives. Engineer Bill Fair and his friend mathematic...

Real Estate licensees, in the course of their business, may generally fill in the blanks of sale contacts, listing agreements, option contracts, which have been prepared by an attorney. In most contracts there is usually a section, which may be called by various name such as ...

We all know that contracts for the sale or transfer of real estate must be in writing to be enforceable. Most states will allow you to have an oral contract for real estate and if everything goes ok you will close the transaction and everyone will be happy.   If there is disa...

There are a lot of scams where the fraudster claims they can fix your credit score overnight but of course they want some up front money.  The truth is there is no easy way to fix your credit score.   Improving your credit score requires a lot of hard work and discipline. If ...

Would it surprise you to learn that Miami leads the Nation for fraudsters offering mortgage modification scams? Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston and Chicago follow Miami.  Fraudsters always follow the elderly and the ethnic and racial minorities are particularly susceptible to...

A lot of my friends would like to relocate to the Sunshine State and apply their Real Estate trade. Florida does not offer Reciprocity.  They only have Mutual Recognition Agreements with nine states: Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and ...

Check out my new listing at Regency Towers unit 1320 priced at $215,000. .http://conta.cc/kwyTrc

A few years ago I was teaching a pre license course in Georgia and one of my students asked what staging a property meant. I tried to explain to the class that it was difficult to make an unfurnished house appealing and even pictures of an unfurnished house was not very appea...

MLS#: 402410 OfficeFile#: ListPrice: $975,000 Status: Active Last Change:01/11/2011 ApproxSF: 2,316 SqftSrc:   Address: 7505 THOMAS DR, #311 EAST $/Sqft: $420.98   PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL TotalRooms: Bedrooms:3 Zip: 32408 Baths Full/Half: 3/0 Con Docs: Y Ownership/Sale Type:   MainArea: 03 BB-Bay ...