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Real Estate Agent - Sellstste Achievers Realty Netwwork Inc.
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THIS IS NOT A SHORT SALE Lowest price 2/2 with bundled golf (great 18 hole championship course), lovely clubhouse and all the amentieis. Shows like a brand new unit with not a nail driven into a wall.  Clean pallette ready for your decorating imput. upgraded kitchen with raised panel cabinets; ne...
10/13/2008
  THE TRUTH IS NEW FHA, VA AND OTHER GOVERMENT PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE MONEY FOR A DOWN PAYMENT OR CLOSING COSTS OR FOR PEOPLE WITH LESS THAN PERFECT CREDIT   IT'S STILL VERY POSSIBLE TO GET 100% FINANCING. SO WHY ARE YOU STILL RENTING? If you live in or are hoping to mo...
07/30/2008
Here in the Fort Myers/Cape Coral area, the number of foreclosures continues to climb.  In one zip code alone over 7500 mortages were in default just a couple of weeks ago!  Most of the problem stems from"adjustable mortgages" that have adjusted beyond the mortgagor's ability to pay. Whatever the...
07/24/2008
ys Looking for a pool home in a gated ommunity in Fort Myers?  Here is an example of the almost ludicrously inexpensive home buys available in this area at this time. This home features 3 large  bedroms, 2 full baths and nearly 1800 square feet of living space. The best part is - it is currently ...
06/18/2008
"Home sales rise again in May" ran the headline in the Bonita Daily News.  I walked by it in the  supermarket and wondered if my eyes deceived me. But no, for the first time in 2 1/2 years the news was actually positive about the housing market.  The article went on to say that "pending sales had...
06/18/2008
When I was a teenager I used to vacation a lot in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale.  I always had fun there but it never occured to me to think of living there.  Compared to the culture and history found in Boston visiting Miami and Fort Lauderdale seemed like a trip to an amusment park.  A fun pl...
06/02/2008
Do you daydream aboout the kind of home some people might call a mansion?  I'm talking about the elegant u-shaped driveway, the three car garage,the imposing entry with the cathedral ceiling and a view from the living room of a spacious,gracious lanai complete with outdoor kitchen, designer pool ...
05/27/2008
In sports, coaches often remind their players to remember the fundamentals, to get to basics.  As is so often the case, sports is a good analogy for my life.  Today I routinely asked a potential customer on Staten Island: "How are you?"  "Cold.", she said.  "I'm cold.  What's it like down there?"...
03/22/2008
Last week I wrote in general terms about the truly amazing opportunity that exists now in Southwest Florida to purchase real estate at bargain basement prices.  Now I want to get more specific and give you some actual examples For example,  it is possible to puchase a decent condominium in Fort M...
03/09/2008
My father always said you meet the right people playing golf and bridge.  At the time he said this I was a rebellious sixties-era teenager who thought his remarks smacked of elitism and snobbery.  I carefully eschewed both pursuits.  Now that I am a lot older and a little bit wiser , I see the se...
03/09/2008
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