Seller Tips

Sept. 28, 2011

Real Estate Contracts | Hold The Emotion & Perform

Hand Stand

Save The Drama For Your Mama

There’s no crying in real estate. At least there really shouldn’t be. Typically, all parties involved in the transaction have a common goal for real estate to change hands so what is it that makes it all go haywire?

So there everyone is, minding …

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Sept. 21, 2011

Reevaluate Real Estate to Sell This Tourist Season

Condition of Real Estate

Price, Condition, Location & Value in Real Estate

The snow birds are on their way. This year, like many of the other years, the first signs of their return are the transport trucks delivering their automobiles. To that end, let it be known that a winner of the Facebook “car …

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Sept. 7, 2011

Low Ball Offers on Real Estate

Sucker Punches

Sucker Punches & Low Ball Offers on Your Real Estate

So there you are minding your business and your agent calls with the great news that you’ve received an offer for your real estate. Hopefully, the offer price isn’t going to sting and leave a mark. If it’s a “low …

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Aug. 23, 2011

St. Joseph - Leaning on Faith & Legends to Sell Real Estate

St Joseph Legend and prophet

St. Joseph The Last Ditch Home Selling Method

When I was growing up in Northern Ohio I recall finding Indian artifacts in the fields. I grew up on a farm near the river and not far from Lake Erie so it would appear that it was a primo spot for …

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July 6, 2011

Hiring a Bonita Springs Real Estate Attorney

Henderson Franklin Sign

Choosing a Real Estate Attorney or Law Office

You may have already asked or someone may have told you but using a real estate attorney to close your real estate transaction isn’t required in Florida.  It is, in professional opinion of most real estate agents, a very wise choice for …

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June 22, 2011

The Internet & Technology Sells Real Estate, Period

Selling Buggy Whips or Real Estate

Is Your Agent Selling Buggy Whips or Real Estate?

There are plenty of folks reading this in black and white print who don’t use or enjoy computers. I’ve had a few phone calls (and letters) from folks who remind me that not everybody has access to the internet.

As …

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May 25, 2011

Why Text & Verbal Real Estate Offers Usually Fail

Verbal Contract

The Vague Verbal or Text Real Estate Offer

It’s only the last week of May and the first verbal offer from an absentee buyer has been phoned in. The calls generally go like this, “I’m so-and-so with Super Happy Fun Slide Brokerage, Inc. and I have a buyer who would …

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April 20, 2011

Real Estate Fraud and Internet Email Scams

Two Frangi Pani

A Fool and His Money …

It only takes running an ad or two on Craigslist to open the flood gates of scammerific emails engineered specifically to pry a person away from their money. There’s always someone with an angle out there but there are ways to figure out whether …

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April 13, 2011

Order Takers and Real Estate Agents

Order Takers Real Estate

Qualifying and Hiring a Florida Real Estate Agent

Brace yourselves, Florida consumers, I just read that real estate licensee enrollments are on the rise. Apparently, the current one-quarter of a million licensees simply isn’t enough to properly service the sunshine state.

It’s pretty easy to pick on Florida real estate …

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March 30, 2011

Real Estate Law & Legal Issues vs. The Dentist

Tempting Your Legal Fate

Tempting Fate with Poor Real Estate Advice

The World Wide Web has opened the doors of information for real estate consumers. The possibilities are almost limitless. Online home searches are a breeze, public and tax information is a click away and even community information, walk-ability statistics and crime rates are …

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