Some real estate agents, struggling to earn a living, have turned to performing “broker price opinions” as a CHEAP alternative to the appropriately trained real estate property appraisers – to the homeowner’s detriment. Banks pay real estate agent $50-$80 bucks for full interior “bpo.” Banks pay real estate property appraiser ~$250.00 to conduct full interior [...]
Before buying distressed properties, house hunters MUST understand potential risks lurking undisclosed and potentially unknown to banks unloading foreclosed houses. Throughout the country, foreclosures (aka “bank-owned” houses) continue (and will continue) to flood local real estate markets. Bargain hunters, eager to land a move-in ready home for a steal, quickly discover a potentially scary experience, [...]
Trouble paying the house payment suddenly forces stressed-out property owners into the “rabbit’s hole” fraught with tricks, traps & debt collectors who legally can chase you for up to 20 years! Recently, a New Jersey real estate agent asked why in the world we real estate agents even accept short sale listings. Simple question. Not [...]
Sarasota house hunters demand curb and house appeal, thumbing nose at property owner’s neglect or preferred decorating style. If you or someone you know wants or needs to sell a house, please listen carefully. Today’s house hunters are very unforgiving. If they don’t like what they see from the curb, misleading MLS photos will not [...]
SEAFAIR blasts into Sarasota, docking at Marina Jack’s at Sarasota’s Bayfront & luring Sarasota’s aristocracy & bourgeois to an art/antique collection rivaling Ringling Art Museum’s splendid treasures. What is SEAFAIR? What’s the big brouhaha regarding SEAFAIR? Fair questions. Here’s my best attempt to describe SeaFair & why its arrival is a big deal for Sarasota, [...]