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I have a current high-end listing that features a master bathroom with no tub. To be specific, one spouse accesses a private sink and toilet area while the other partner goes into a different door with a private sink and toilet. Where's the luxurious shower? It is located in the middle between t...
05/19/2011
With our changing market, I have buyers who are entering the market with cash and looking for some good deals. Their main criteria are what can I pick up for a GREAT price and which property will start bringing me instant income? Should they buy a house or a condo? Usually that requires a long a...
05/18/2011
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I have been working with a couple on the purchase of a $1.5M condo and another couple making an offer on a $150,000 house. The interesting thing - they are both fun. I wouldn't pick one over the other. I know you would think that sales executives want the big payday with the condo. But there is ...
05/17/2011
I love the saying "You don't what the future holds, but you know who holds the future" and I truly believe that. I think back to a few years ago when real estate was flying high and the good times seemed as if they would never end.  Of course, I knew that couldn't be true because real estate sim...
05/17/2011
Seller financing is back and for smart Sellers it is the optimum way to get top dollar for your house at a fair interest rate. I have recently completed a transaction the buyers provided a 25% down payment and the seller holds the balance with a 7 year balloon note (amortized over 30 years. This...
05/16/2011
If you have been reading my blogs then you would know this headline may be a bit misleading. It's NOT really all about the money. But when it does comes to money - people need to be smart. When I refer to people...I mean Sellers. There used to be a thought process in selling real estate that the...
05/15/2011
Today was a good day. Great communication with clients. One offer tendered (albeit a long-shot) and working on another.  Listing a new rental home and checking out a property for another client. While not everything went according to plan and some setbacks occurred, it was still a very good day....
05/13/2011
Just when you thought it was safe to jump back into the water...oh the dread. I'm not really talking about sharks - I am talking about the jumbo loan market. Looks like the federal government is going to take a hard line on these jumbo loans and really cut off the people in the $500,000 to $1M l...
05/13/2011
You only have to review the top selling books at your local bookstore to realize that America needs a lift. Our nation is worried and the majority of best-selling books reflect this fact. Most books either tell us how to be more successful, how to be happy, how someone else achieved the perfect ...
05/11/2011
Somebody once told me to give them "just the facts" and so here you go - the facts: We had another interesting month in the Central Florida region for luxury homes. I know that people love to hear about luxury real estate but honestly, there is precious little to talk about. According to the Mid...
05/10/2011
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Keeping a clear perspective on selling real estate during the most challenging economic times since the great depression. Most importantly, doing so with enthusiasm and optimism.