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If you're looking for a Real Estate Broker of Record(Qualifying Broker) for your real estate business, here I am. I would be happy to qualify your real estate brokerage anywhere in Florida.
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On Oct. 23, 2008 I wrote the blog below. I wrote this blog in the midst of all the bank problems, real estate collapses, etc. Here we are less than 6 months from that blog and most of what I predicted appears to be happening. Wells Fargo posted a 3 Billion dollar profit in the first quarter, last...
04/11/2009
If You Have A Property That Just Won't Sell In Florida Auction It and Get 3%Most Realtors don't know that if they have a listed property that they don't seem to be able to sell they can refer it for auction and they will receive a commission of 3% of the highest accepted bid at the auction. That...
01/09/2009
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REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS BENEFITS TO THE SELLER:* Buyers come prepared to buy* Quick disposal reduces long-term carrying costs, including taxes & maintenance* Assurance that property will be sold at true market value* Exposes the property to a large number of pre-qualified prospects* Accelerates the ...
11/03/2008
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COMMERCIAL AND ON THE RIVER - 18 unit motel on the inter coastal water way with attached restaurant building and separate motel office building. Separate laundry facility, two permitted road signs, and private well and septic. Older facility in good condition offering aprox 1.5 acres and 130+ fo...
11/03/2008
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Chase Bank Will Stop Foreclosures for 90 Days Today I received an email which told that Chase Bank the owner now of Wamu has decided not to foreclose on any homes for the next 90 days, while it implements a plan to help borrowers stay in their homes. Chase will hire 300 loan counselors and 150 pe...
11/03/2008
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Here's how the auction process works. All properties sold at auction are sold "as is, where is" with no contingencies and the closing usually occurs within 30 days of the auction. The first thing is to determine if the property is a good candidate for the auction process. We do this by looking at...
11/01/2008
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Auctions work in good and bad markets. Most people believe that an auction works best in a down market. That is not always correct. In the last buyer's market we could get sellers higher prices because we would bring many buyers to the auction. Then the bidding would start and the starting price ...
10/23/2008
The End Must Be Near, Because I Can You See The Light? Over the last 10 years we have seen all kinds of bubbles pop. First it was the stock market then it was the real estate markets, and then came the bank problems and now we are in a commodities market melt down. Which means lower oil, gasolin...
10/23/2008
Most of this information will no suprise some of you, but it shocked me. Today I took a minute to look at the stats in my area. Well it was no surprise to me when I saw the year to year the Tampa/ St Petersburg area was down. The real surprise was that it was down about 25% year tot year. I expec...
10/21/2008
3900 Gulf Blvd, St Pete Beach, Florida This property would make a great single family home site; it is just steps to an exclusive beach access to the Gulf of Mexico, for the person who is looking for a compound setting in Florida. The property is located on St Pete Beach, one of the best beaches ...
10/15/2008
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Why I give free real estate advice with no strings attached. Answers are just a email or phone call away. Most real estate agent have been trained to try and persuade potential buyers or sellers to sign a contract before the real estate agent will give them any information. This is a foolish practice, because if a buyer or seller wants to try and to buyer or sell on their own I think they should try it. They need to understand why we as real estate agents are paid a commission. I think they should put the effort, learn the way to correctly price their home, find out what advertising is correct and gets the best response. I understand this and appreciate that they want to save the commission.
But statics do show that 94% of all real estate is sold by an real estate agent. But this doesn't mean that you can't buy or sell a property by yourself. Rather than fight common sense and human nature for those who are willing to try this, I recognize that it would be better to help them. In exchange for this help, I would like to earn additional business for myself through refferals to friends, relatives and coworkers who may be buying or selling in the future. Or even perhaps from you, if you decide that a do it yourself sale or purchase is taking to long or not working as you originally thought.