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Be sure to catch a piece of history with the Final Flight of the Discovery Shuttle at 4:50 over Cape Canaveral. http://www.news-press.com/article/20110224/NEWS01/110224007/Space-shuttle-Discovery-fueled-final-flight?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home www.fortmyerscapecoralhomes.com

Renters are expressing the same sentiment that buying is a better choice. Read here. http://www.news-press.com/article/20110224/MARCOREALESTATE/102240326/Many-agree-buying-home-wise-choice?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Home|s   www.fortmyerscapecoralhomes.com  

Great news for Florida with home sales up 14%. I can speak from what I see and inventory is down in my area and people are buying. After speaking with several listing agents today they have expressed the same. They are stating that homes that had been sitting with no activity are now getting show...

Putting aside the obvious of who owns the property does your client understand the material differences in many cases between a foreclosure and a resale by owner ?   For the most part I have had to sadly re educate my clients about this.   Britannica Precise Encyclopedia definition of foreclosure...

I am starting to see a trend that truly bothers me to the core and am not sure if you all are seeing it as well. You take a client out who is qualified and motivated, they fall in love with a home and an offer is put on the home. The offer is accepted YAHHHHH so you think. The client is so happy ...

I am finding many HOT SPOTS with clients and am learning everyday. 1. A hot spot is not just a spot to pick up WI FI for your computer. 2. Location is #1 3. Price is #2 4. Condition is #3 5. You mean I have to provide proof of funds and pre approval before you take me out to look at properties ? ...

Setting the Highest and Best mind set after a horrific Real Estate Plummet over the last 3 or 4 years is difficult for many to grasp. The problem is today is not yesterday nor will it be the same tomorrow.  :) You can't live in what has sold yesterday you have to go with the flow of what is happe...

So you have a client in from another country and they want to buy a foreclosure you say... Don't forget these important factors. 1. Many of these homes have to be lived in you have to be a resident or plan on being one. 2. If you are going to have work done on these homes you have to hire a licen...

Unfortunately this is much to common in our industry. I think in some respect it's due to the fact we all like to trust our clients and believe they will just automatically just hang with us through thick and thin. In many others cases we don't do our jobs as realtors to sell our ability to our c...

For many people buying a home most likely will be the single most expensive purchase in your life why trust it to just anyone. We worry about what we drive and how safe the vehicle is then why not worry about who we trust to do our inspections here in Florida. There are so many variables that fac...