Lisa Schlitz's Blog

I received a call one day in late August from a couple that had been trying, unsuccessfully, to purchase a new home for their young family. They had been putting offers in on short sale listings for months, they told me, and after waiting the acceptable time limit for a response (up to 8 weeks), ...

Buyers, if you are lookling for a great deal, this home is located in one of Wellington Florida's hottest neighborhoods-Lakefield South. It is a short sale priced at $299,777 and is listed with very successful realtors, Nestor and Katerina Gasset, that know how to, and are very efficient at clos...

As a buyer, is it the right time to purchase a new home? Are you a first-time home buyer, or wanting to move up to a bigger home? There are so many negative news items that tell us that homebuyers are not out there, but I have to tell you, as a Buyers' Agent, I've never been busier. Read Debe's ...

ROARRR!! OUR FLORIDA PANTHERS DID IT AGAIN!!!Being from New York originally, and a hockey fan, and a RANGER's hockey fan, I can tell you I got the most pleasure out of seeing our local Florida Panther's beat the pants off the NY Islanders at their home stadium in the BankAtlantic Center in Sunris...

This is a great post for both sellers in need of a short sale, and buyers thinking of putting an offer in on a short sale. I know the list price of short sales can be very attractive to a buyer, but I hope you have a lot of staying power and patience when deciding to do that. Please also read th...

This is a wonderfully patriotic post about a warship built out of the scraps of steel left over from the attack on the World Trade Center. I happened to work in one of those buildings before 2001, but still consider myself very lucky, unlike those civilians and our firemen and policemen that los...

I am re-blogging this great post for anyone actively selling their home or trying to buy a new home. Everyone is familiar with PRE-approval letters but now sellers, including the REO banks and short sale lenders, are wanting a more substantiated approval letter from a reputable lender. Read belo...

Wellington Florida Village Park Gets New Skate Park!The Wellington Florida Village Park Recreation Center, located at 11700 Pierson Road in Wellington Florida, has done it again! They have built a skate park for the beginner and the avid skate boarders! In-line skaters are welcome, too! Technical...

I was reading my email and came across this-I did not write this but wanted to share it with my ActiveRain friends. What do you think?I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG. Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a 'We Deserve It Dividend'. To make the math simpl...

I am reblogging this wonderfully informative post to get this information out to realtors and business owners such as myself. It explains the implications the bailout may have to real estate businesses and the housing industry if passed. Via Matthew Ferrara: Whew! That was a close one! Good thing...