Holiday Shopping for a Home

One of the questions I am asked at this time of the year is do people buy houses on holidays?  The answer is an amazing yes.  I have sold houses on Christmas, I have sold houses on Thanksgiving weekend, not actually on Thanksgiving day.  I do not show houses on Sundays.  That is one of [...]

Breaking Positive News on Home Sales Tampa Florida

The Sunshine State has not lost its appeal to buyers.  People still want to live here, some year round and others who escape winter.  I know winter.  I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and I spent a lot of my adult life in Chicago, Illinois.  I know lake effect snow.  It was never [...]

Learn How to Avoid Foreclosure and Keep Your Home

Did that get your attention, it was meant to do just that. 
You can email me for a FREE 7 page brochure called Learn How to Avoid Foreclosure and Keep Your Home. My email address is at the bottom of this post in the bio section. 
Here is a wonderful helpful web site for those readers who have an [...]

You Only Need One Buyer!

That’s right – you ONLY need ONE buyer – the problem of course is you do not know which one it will be. 
 
You also only have ONE chance to make a lasting impression in any phase of your life.
 

And as I always say in my presentations on home staging/styling/positioning “If I can smell it, [...]

13 Free Tips to Help Sell Your Home Now

I have mentioned this before, I had a boo boo in my computer and I lost some posts to cyber space, so I am re-posting some of my better posts that I have received emails and phone calls about.  This particular post generated a lot of interest and comments.
I have a business called The ReDesigning [...]

Checking Up On Your Realtor

 
 
I post to help consumers.  I get nothing in my pocket for giving you information that you can use unless you hire me of course.  I am connected throughout the majority of the US with a national company and this companies agents many of whom I know personally.  However I also think every one who [...]

How to Be the Best Short Sale Seller Ever

I am what is known in the real estate circle as a tough agent.  I have rules, and I live by them while expecting others to do the same thing.  I have been planning on posting my rules in my blog for some time now but I keep getting email requests for other information and [...]

Short Sales/Foreclosures 101

Many of you are reading this posting for your own edification, and other readers may be looking just to have a better understanding of what a short sale truly is and how it differs from a foreclosure.
 
Many mortgage holders in this country – exact figure 2/3’s of all borrowers DO NOT REALIZE that their lender [...]

The Answer to When We Hit the Bottom in This Market

I recently posted this posting on my personal blog because it is a crossover blog topic.  I posted it under the title of “The Bad News Bears” and recently I had a glitch in my blog site and lost one month’s postings.  I am in the process of trying to re-post many of my great [...]

Real Estate Terminology 101

This is the final posting in my series of different real estate tips I have been writing about and these are basic definitions of different real estate terms.
 
Agent     An individual who represents a seller, a buyer or both in the purchase or sale of real estate.
 
Amortization     The schedule of loan payments that establishes the amount [...]