Sarasota Homes

Sarasota house hunters really can celebrate 100% financing – ZERO money out of pocket – with government-backed mortgage home financing program! Surprise, 100% financing really does exist today! Sarasota-Bradenton south to Fort Myers – you can grab keys with no money of pocket if you buy east of I-75. In Sarasota area, that means you [...]

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Wells Fargo misleads (most) house hunters with catchy press release strongly suggesting house hunters can grab keys to their new homes with 500 credit scores. True or false, “Can a house hunter bank qualify with a 500 middle score?” In a recent press release, Wells Fargo clearly alludes to approving mortgage applications based on 500 [...]

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In the old days, unscrupulous mortgage “order takers” – not to be confused with honest, straight-forward mortgage lenders – angered house hunters by adding on outrageous fees minutes before closing, exhorting more money out of house buyers. If there’s a silver lining in housing collapse is that most of the people who jumped into real [...]

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The HORROR!  In good faith, people hand $1,000s to a LANDLORD in business attire, only to be scammed and evicted…with no feasible (affordable) recourse against thief! Recently, another person called me too late. Her tears and desperation were real; her story, however, was (only) too common – the same story I’m hearing over and over. [...]

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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 [...]

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