Jose's Blog

  The time is now to take a good close look in the mirror. What do you see?? Boohooo, boohoo, boohoo. Ok, the tears and whinning are out of the way. NOW, are you ready? Are you really ready to put this attitude behind you? Are you ready to STOP believing what you hear and create your own reality?...

  I just spoke to a mortgage broker today that said that they are as busy as could be. She said that it reminded her of the lead up to the big boom. She deals primarily with foreclosure properties and investors. But she is seeing a lot of first time buyers going for the foreclosures. I showed a f...

I have been talking to agents around Sarasota to see what they think of the current market. It is really distressing agents into depression I think. When I talk to them it always seems to go back to the same theme, the market is SO BAD. It seems that it is always the first thing out of agent's mo...

This is something that all agents should become educated on. Please read if you sell newer homes. Chinese Drywall is causing a lot of headaches, literally for homeowners, developers, and now real estate agents. This is a big one people, and I am just learning about it. Air conditioner coils that ...

I went to Alexa to see how ActiveRain ranked and where traffic is coming from. The United States is responsible for about 90% of the traffic. But I was surprised to see that India is responsible for about 8%. INDIA? Are they really login into ActiveRain to learn what we do about real estate? No a...

I hope everyone saw that my last post was entirely for fun. I would never advocate taking a bulldozer to expired listings. Hey, my own home recently expired. It was all meant as sarcasm since the so-called experts were saying that might be the only way to clear out the inventory. I can only speak...

Ok, there is yet another expert on TV today saying that housing prices COULD drop another 20%.  They listed primarily the amount of inventory on the market. Saying that this inventory will continue to drive pricing down and the only way to avoid it is to bulldoze some houses down. Now if you were...

Florida has been on the leading edge of foreclosures nationally, and Sarasota County has been one of the top areas in Florida from the start. Right now almost 40-50% of the properties on the MLS are either Foreclosure, Short Sale, or seriously upside down and could lead to foreclosure. When I loo...

Which Keywords would you like to go after? This is a predicament that we all find ourselves in. Of course, we all want to chase the BIG ONES, like "(city) real estate" or "(city) Homes". But are you wasting your time and money in chasing after them?? Would it be better to go after others?? Let's ...

This the season, FOR FORECLOSURES. Wow, we just wrote a contract today on a unit that sold a year and a half ago for $460k. The offer is for $155k. It is a short sale so the bank is eating some of the loss and the owner of the property is bringing cash to the table. These are the types of deals f...