Lisa Schlitz's Blog

Look what my broker has listed now. Another breath-taking ranch tucked away in the heart of Wellington FL. Call me now to view this luxury, equestrian home at 561-214-3216!  Have you been looking for a horse friendly property in Wellington Florida in time for the Winter Equestrian Festival? Well ...

There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge, who won't come out of the pear tree, have to do with Christmas? This week, I found out. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not...

Yesterday the Fed made a statement that they would be purchasing up to $600 billion in mortgages. The Fed's comment triggered a large drop in interest rates on mortgages. So what does this mean to you, the consumer. It means that if you have been sitting on the fence, ready to buy but not sure be...

 I always feel that it won't happen to me, but you never know. Read below: The Realtor® Association of the Palm Beaches has been notified that there is a man who is calling himself Mr Antonio (Tony) Zalbumbide contacting female Realtors to show him luxury properties and apparentley misleading the...

Buyers, if you are lookling for a great deal, this home is located in one of South Florida's hottest areas-Wellington, Florida. It is priced at $599,777 and is listed with very successful realtors, Nestor and Katerina Gasset, that know how to close a short sale! Call Lisa Schlitz to view this ho...

Testimonials are a wonderful reassurance that I am in the right business. Sometimes, just when it seems like I'm fighting an uphill battle with all the short sales and foreclosures in the market these days, I get an email that goes like this: Lisa, Now that we have settled in our new home, I want...

Passing on the Friendship Ball.When I was hired by Nestor and Katerina to be their Buyers' Agent, they suggested I join Active Rain. Having no idea what it was or where it would take me, I can say that I have been pleasantly surprised. I remember reading posts about the Friendship Ball and feelin...

Lower Prices + Lower Rates = Great time to buy!Rates are dropping substantially as the government agreed to purchase $600 Billion of Mortgage debt issued by FNMA, FHLMC, and GNMA.  Rates on 30 year fixed-rate mortgages are averaging 6.04 percent, down from 6.14 previously. Rates on other types of...

Although, as a Buyers' Agent, I love meeting new clients and getting to know them while helping them to find a new home, I've come to realize over time that while this is my job, I still have a life and a family outside of real estate. Most jobs end daily at 5:00 and always turn a paycheck at the...

I'm sure we've all seen the show Dateline with Chris Hansen. Great show-have you seen the one about the people in Nigeria that sit in Internet cafes all day and try to find some unsuspecting fool that will give out their banking information?I received a lead on one of my brokers' listing in Port ...