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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2011 

Tutas Towne Realty and Bryant Tutas just had another successful  Sanford Florida Short Sale closing with Suntrust. The property: 4 bedroom 2 bath single family home with swimmming pool located in Sanford Florida. This home has 2,232 sq ft of living area and was built in 2007. It was bought new i...
06/30/2011
Tutas Towne Realty and Bryant Tutas just had another successful  Lakeland Florida Short Sale closing with Bank of America. The property: 4 bedroom 2 bath single family home located in Lakeland Florida. This home has 1,747 sq ft of living area and was built in 2006. It was bought new in 2006 for ...
06/30/2011
If not, then maybe it's because they read like every other letter out there. You know what I mean. "We Market your house on 500 websites", "Our CMA is the best" and blah blah blah. There is no value proposition at all. They are not addressing the expired listing Seller's biggest concerns. Lack o...
06/29/2011
Discussions Replies Latest Activity Suggestions for dealing with current owner who does not want to leave?  am set to close on a short sale next month. However, the current owner who is losing the house does not want to move out because he is li… Started by Stanw 13 4 minutes ago Reply by Bryant...
06/25/2011
We've all heard this before. The contract is negotiated, signed, the inspections are completed and things are moving forward just fine. The closing and our paycheck are right around the corner. Then out of the blue your customer/client calls you and says "We were talkng to Aunt Betty last night ...
06/24/2011
Hi Broker Bryant. What does MI stand for? And why am I waiting on MI approval? MI stands for Mortgage Insurance. The Mortgage Insurance Company is a major decision maker with a Short Sale. They are the ones insuring the loss. There are usually 3 entities involved in the Short Sale decision makin...
06/20/2011
Discussions Replies Latest Activity Is B of A giving pre-approved Short Sale pricing??? I keep hearing this, but still not getting any responses in my B of A new listings???  What's up?? Started by Kimberley Kelly 2 18 hours ago Reply by Smitty   Approved HAFA short sale - who decides when & how...
06/19/2011
Hi Folks. My son Nathan wrote an article that spawned this one. Go check it out: Banks Giving Short Sale Leads? This is the flip side. A couple of months ago Keller Williams had a Short Sale Mastery class in Orlando that I attended. The class was sponsored by Citi Mortgage. After our lunch break ...
06/17/2011
Hi folks. Short Sale Designations. How many are there and does having one mean anything? Well there are a whole bunch of designations!! Having a Short Sale designation means that the agent, at a minimum, knows how to put together a short sale package to send to the lender. They have probably been...
06/16/2011
Let's talk about Seller interviews. Yep, that's right Seller interviews. when I go on a listing appointment, I know in advance that the listing is mine. Why? Because I'm great! Well, maybe only in my mind. But seriously, I have the mind set that if they are calling me to list their home, then the...
06/13/2011