Lou Finnegan's (ospreycove) Blog

THE INABILITY TO CLOSE A SALE BY JUNE 30TH DUE TO THE LACK OF FLOOD INSURANCE AUTHORIZATION IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN A SINGLE COMMISSION CHECK. I CAN'T ESTIMATE THE NEGATIVE  IMPACT TO THE ECONOMY, BUT PERHAPS NAR CAN. THIS ISSUE WILL AFFECT BUYERS, SELLERS, THE RECOVERY OF OUR INDUSTRY AND THE...

Greetings,As you have been active in marketing historic properties, I thought you might be interested in a buyer referral fee for a $1,500,000 listing of mine. It's completely restored, in a commercial zone and in the Historic District of St. Marys, GA. It has B&B, professional office space or sm...

Many Realtors put very little effort into marketing their building lot listings. Some don't even provide a picture, let alone a full complement of pictures, and never use a Virtual Tour to promote the listing. I agree that it is costly and a lot of extra work for an isolated lot or two. However, ...

I have a new listing in St. Marys, GA of a registered historic site. The Jackson-Clark house at 314 Osborne Street was built in 1801 and completely renovated by a direct descendant of the owner, Archibald Clark. Historic ties connect Maj. Clark to President Thomas Jefferson, Vice President Aaron ...

With a huge inventory of housing and continued financial market turmoil, it's perfectly understandable why buyers are still sitting on the fence. What's the hurry? Unfortunately for them, most buyers focus, with our help I might add, on the day-to-day rate fluctuations as a sign of the magic mome...

Breaking the foreclosure cycle, a/k/a, your mortgage lender does NOT want to own your home! The best time to avoid the downward spiral of foreclosure, auction and ruined credit is BEFORE it happens. Think about it: mortgage lenders loan money and are very unwilling property managers. This is the ...

When I talk to visiting homebuyers in my real estate practice, I find that they, like us, want to move to the southeast for many different reasons. Yes, we do like to tease family and friends back in New England about the ice and snow when many of our plants and trees are blooming in February. An...