I am so excited that the tax buyer credit has not only extended but has expanded.  Now move-up/repeat-home buyers can jump on  board and reap the benefits of the program. I think most people are aware of the provisions and rules applied to the old bill but thought it would be fun to look at [...]

I have had a hard time focusing on what I want to discuss with you this week so I decided to  share from one of  my favorite Real Estate gurus, Barbara Corcoran who is a regular on  The Today Show.  I love her on so many levels but mostly because after making about straight D’s [...]

It seems that more and more people are getting excited about being on the winning end of the foreclosure crisis. Even though they are great deals customers sometimes are frustrated with the amount of red tape we have to go through and the fact that we have to do it the banks way.  The game [...]

There have been more questions than answers this week.  Among other, people have asked: What do those zeroed out items mean in a contract and are you sure you can not take multiple offers on a short sale???  Since we do not have time enough to answer the first one lets talk about some more [...]

Last week we addressed the Wind Mitigation inspection and how you could save some bucks on your home owners insurance.  Since space would not allow I only gave a brief introduction to what was involved and how it resulted in savings for you. This week we are going to go a little deeper and answer [...]

Lucky for me real life gives me my subject matter every week and this week I have some great information about a friend on Facebook, and he had a GREAT article with FAQ on Wind Mitigation - so I get to borrow it for you.  WE Floridians are blessed with incredible beaches, endless coastline and [...]

WOW what a week for Real Estate for me with so many great things to write about.  I could not decide if I needed to write an article or get some extensive therapy or maybe change jobs.  Just when we thought we had this condo thing almost figured out we get thrown another Real Estate [...]

All you sweet Beach show followers know that ALL of my articles come from Real life problems or challenges that happen during my week; I conduct a therapy session by bringing them before you.  So thanks for listening.  So many things have already come up this week with 2 short sales buyer back outs after [...]

I love my job and I think that is in part because of all the great people I get to work with. Active working Realtors are some of the hardest working most energetic people I have ever met.  They love to share their knowledge of Real Estate with their customers and thankfully with each other.  [...]

Here comes that PRICE word again!!!
Forgive me for coming back to an old topic at the risk of repeating myself. . .  I will because it is oh so important. It is a perplexing and exciting time in Real Estate right now. Comparative Market Analysis are  pumped out over the computer and printer more than [...]