Broker Bryant's Real Estate Ramblings

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Tutas Towne Realty, Inc and Garden Views Realty, LLC - BK607690
Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. All original, all the time. Broker Bryant's ramblings on Real Estate in Central, Fl 

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2006 

Laid up today with a back problem. Since I work from my home I am spending the day on ActiveRain reading, learning, commenting and posting. Very enjoyable as usual. My wife the lovely lady that she is decided she would take over the cooking duties today and proceeded to make me my favorite “slopp...
07/18/2006
Is your blog relevant?I have read several post recently asking this question. It’s an excellent question but because it’s so subjective how do we know? I am new to this and have never had a weblog before becoming a member of ActiveRain so let me give you my thoughts from that perspective for what...
07/17/2006
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Had another successful closing a couple of weeks ago. Seller was a repeat customer of mine from Scotland. I had sold her the house six years ago as a vacation home in Poinciana Florida. Since I had the property “Range Priced” it sold for more than full price in about two weeks. Average days on ma...
07/16/2006
Do these words make you cringe? Do you just want to leave before they go any further? The best way to tell a racist is when they say “I’m not a racist but……”. Meeting with potential customers on a regular basis it doesn’t surprise me when I hear this but it does surprise me how often I hear it an...
07/15/2006
Got a call from a homeowner a few days ago. Seems he had received one of my solicitation letters that I send out daily to all expired and withdrawn listings in my market area. He was wondering why he got a letter since he had just listed his house on the market a few weeks ago. Well I got his add...
07/14/2006
Received an offer for one of my listings earlier this week. Came complete with a copy of an escrow check, a two week closing, more than full price, request for 6% closing costs contribution and the notorious unsigned “pre-approval” letter from Eddie. Well being the professional Realtor that I am ...
07/14/2006
Have you ever had such a bad experience working with another Realtor that you swore you would never work with them again? I know it's hard sometimes but we must remember that we are in business to assist Buyers and Sellers achieve their objectives. It's tempting to not show a Realtor's listings o...
07/13/2006
Recently I have heard several Realtors commenting on the influx of newbie and part time Realtors and why Brokers should not hire them as they are cutting into the seasoned professional‘s business. The general consensus seems to be to concentrate on our own business and let the market sort itself ...
07/13/2006
Have a listing you can’t sell? Make that property “home home in the range”.As a user of "Range Pricing" let me see if I can explain how it works and how it lowers my days on market and usually results in a higher selling price for my Sellers."Range Pricing" is a marketing technique used to genera...
07/12/2006
I have heard numerous times over the last few months from Realtors wondering why their listing hasn’t sold. The usual comment is “it’s priced right”. Well is it really? My experience has been that any property will sell if the price is right. What is the “Right Price” in today’s market? Is it “Ma...
07/11/2006