Sarasota Homes For Sale

Jan

7

2012

Lake Sarasota – 7270 Mauna Loa Blvd Overcomes Challenges…Finally SELLS At Last Minute!

7270 Mauna Loa in Lake Sarasota avoids foreclosure: 2nd lien holder signs off for pennies; appraiser finds value & inspector gives thumb’s up to roof. Selling Sarasota real estate these days definitely requires many stars to align…perfectly. With this sale, we struggled to: 1. Short 2nd lien holder – nobody wants to accept less than [...]

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Jul

23

2011

Real Estate Agents Cause Short Sale Delays & Foreclosures!

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 [...]

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Jul

16

2011

Sarasota County Provides Home Buyers Help Grabbing Keys To Their New Homes, Up To $20,000!

Sarasota County wants to help house hunters grab keys to their new homes, offering eligible buyers up to $20,000 in down payment & closing cost assistance. The Sarasota Down Payment Assistance Program provides a *Shared Appreciation Mortgage Loan (SAM) to low-income first-time home buyers by paying a portion of their down payment and closing costs [...]

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Jul

9

2011

2 Short Sale Mistakes Unnecessarily INCREASE Sarasota Foreclosures!

Sarasota homes for short sale turn into foreclosures for TWO tragic and mostly unnecessary reasons! If you or someone you know is facing foreclosure in a state with RECOURSE, please pay attention. In Florida (one of the 24 states with recourse), walking away from a property will NOT remove the problem. In fact, property owners [...]

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Jul

2

2011

Buying Foreclosed House Forces Bargain Hunters To Play Costly & Dangerous ‘Hide And Seek’!

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, [...]

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