Eric Dowen's (edowenpa) Blog

  Well they are now happening more frequently. They are a little more difficult than years before, but never the less they are happening. I have just gone through a lengthy process with a customer that is not only taking advantage of the first time home buyers tax credit. But, also they are takin...

  Dinner out!!  Who would have thought that when you pull up to a restaurant the first impression would be HUH !!.This happened when I went to a very famous steak house for a dinner celebrating a 50th birthday.   Little did I know that this would be an awesome experience. What an event it was. We...

Things that sellers need to know before placing thier house on the market, Paint Up, Fix Up, De-Clutter. Back to the basics.As the amount of homes on the market in Pinellas County contiues to stay at the top level. Here are some back to the basic tips for getting your house ready, and make your h...

         One of my spare time activities is fishing. I no longer own my boat, so I am left with going on other peoples boats or fishing off the piers or shore. Incidentally, they say that the two happiest days of a boat owner are: The day they buy the boat, and the day they get rid of it!!       ...

       Wow, we are finally getting good news published. Did you hear that we had a 5% increase in sale for the month of July!! Fantastic, keep it up. As I and others have been waiting for this good news, prices have continued to go down. There are still great deals out there for the qualified buy...

      In a previous blog, I was writing about this time of year.  We finally had our first threat from tropical storm Fay. Pinellas County was in her projected path. After many preparations by businesses and families, we were spared. After wobbling around the Florida Keys, Fay decided to cross th...

Who likes to eat? I am a dead giveaway for someone that loves food!! Even tough I have lost fifty pounds in a year.  I still love a good home cooked meal. My wife does not eat red meat or pork. So as you can imagine. I get pretty tired of chicken and fish. I have learned that turkey meat can be a...

Summer Bird! It's that time of year when I finally realize that we are actually in the middle, or thereabouts of summer. And this is the time that it really sinks in that we here in Florida have about four more months of this hot humid air. Roughly the same amount of time left in the hurricane se...

After having writers block for the past couple of weeks. I have decided to get back to the basics. What is a blog? I have spent a lot of time staring at the screen of my computer, trying to come up with something that I think people would find interesting. It finally hit me. I can't figure out wh...

Despite it being a buyers market, today my open house did not get any attention. It could be that we have had the two hottest days in a row so far this year. Oh yes summer is here! You would think that a two bedroom two bath condo on the water would have people pounding down the doors. Well, not ...