Marie Avery's Blog

  Almost new Bruce Williams Two Story Townhome in Lexington Subdivision. Lexington is a newer community located in Parrish, Florida about 45 minutes south of Tampa. The downstairs living area is carpeted. The  kitchen has large ceramic tile flooring and oak cabinets with corian counter. There is ...

If the public looks at some real estate business cards, they are sometimes confused by all the Acronyms behind REALTORS names. I myself am a CRS, GRI, PMN, WCR, TRC, e-Pro designess. I'm also working towards my CIPS.  WHAT?? Let me explain. CRS, Certified Residential Specialist designation is sor...

Beautiful Bradenton and Manatee County Florida The jewel of southwest Florida's gulf coast, Manatee County lies along the Gulf of Mexico between Sarasota and Tampa. Here, residents enjoy an incomparable quality of life defined by 150 miles of shoreline along the Gulf, Sarasota and Tampa Bays, and...

Wonderful Comments. When I first started in real estate, my broker required Buyer Broker agreements on all our "customers". It seemed like standard practice.  When I changed brokers, the next one didn't really care if we got one, and I got away from it. I agree, it seems more difficult in a "don'...

I know that today in a changed real estate market, for most of us, things are a little bit tough.  Buyers can sometimes be frustrating with what seems an increase in the lack of loyalty that we once enjoyed. Are we using the same tactics we always used and now are getting different results? It us...

Networking is a great opportunity to meet with people in person. Be sure to wear your name badge.  It will make someone feel comfortable speaking with you right from the start. They won't spend their time trying to remember your name. Instead they will be listening to what you are saying. If you ...

The key to a successful Real Estate closing is to be proactive in the transaction.  Don't just execute the contract and wait for the closing to come.  You have to be attentive that not only everything that needs to be done on your side of the transaction is being completed but that the co-op agen...