Estate Homes of Ocala Florida

Summer is the slow season here at Golden Ocala, Ocala Florida. Schools out, people are on vacation and home purchasing seems to take a lower priority. When you are busy, busy, busy the whole energy of the potentiality makes it easy to stay juiced and excited about your work. When it is quiet, the...

Guilty here! When the  whole world melted down my personal world was along for the ride and though I fought it fiercely, it all too easily integrated and  became part of  the market crash sludge. Attempting to trudge the sludge was exhausting and having no map of the terrain I thought it was time...

Today I had a conversation with another agent who is considering purchasing two condominium units with another partner. Her concern was getting an offer submitted and negotiated before their LLC. is formed. Her potential partner happens to be an attorney who will be filing the LLC. She was using ...

Today I happened into our clubhouse on a search for mailing labels. I happened upon our Membership Director who was showing literature and maps to someone. It just so happened that this person is one of my company's Agents from Royal Shell Real Estate at the Captiva Island Florida Branch. He was ...

You may think that I'm writing this for you, I am, but I am also writing this for me.  In 19 years of my real estate career I look back and I see that it has been a series of career "do overs".  Don't get me wrong, I've had my share of wild successes but I've also experienced the "agony of defeat...

Last week I toured a historic Horse Racing Farm here in Ocala Florida. 314 acres of rolling hills, outlined by board fencing with 8 barns able to accommodate 200 horses, riding rings, shady paddocks and a training 1 mile racetrack. The energy of this farm was so amazing, I was transported in time...

Florida....The Sunshine State is such a beautiful place. When you are mindful and you pay attention you can appreciate and bask in all its beauty on a daily basis. Did you immediately think of a beach or perhaps a lake when you heard Florida? Was your mental image of the topography flat with palm...

What comprises a strong association and its management? How do you evaluate a community's budget? What are the components of the budget and how are they determined? Is the community developer controlled and when is the anticipated turnover to the homeowners? What is the best advice you can offer ...

Showing homes has always been my favorite part of practicing real estate. I enjoy seeing the ways people decorate; how they landscape and how they live. I always marvel at how many ways the concept of a box can be altered and changed to become a home.   Last week I was showing a prospective Buyer...

In this economy agents are envious of REO agents because the perception is that we have all the listings so we are dominating the market. Today I'm going to bring to light the reality of REO in this economy so perhaps you won't be so green with envy. Would you consider it good business to outlay ...