Buyers Tips

Youre thinking about buying land, either as an investment or as a plot on which you can design your own house. Before you start looking at anything, you want to think about the ultimate question in this type of purchase, namely: location, location, location! Are you a city slicker or a country body? [Read More]

When getting ready to put an offer in on the home of your dreams, you need to have as much information at your fingertips as possible in order to make a reasonable offer that has a chance to get accepted (or at least countered). Work with a Buyer's Agent who can do the research for you to find [Read More]

Potential buyers shouldn’t delay on the purchase of a home. If you wait to long, you could lose out. First time home buyers can get tax credits worth $ 8000.00 and move up tax credits are worth $ 6500.00. These credits respectively expire on April 30, 2010. Buyers who qualify for this credit [Read More]

With foreclosures, bankruptcies and unemployment at the forefront of just about every newscast, it seems bad news sells along with the message that we are going to sink further and further into a mire of hopelessness and despair. Let's face it, the more despair the general populace feels, the m [Read More]

I remember being a newlywed in Clearwater, FL in 2003. We owned a condo on Bayshore Blvd with wonderful views of the water and a short walk to quaint, fun and beautiful Safety Harbor.  After a while, we wanted a single family home to grow a family.  Moving up would soon prove to be a [Read More]

As more and more REO properties come onto the market, Fannie Mae (FNMA which stands for Federal National Mortgage Association) just announced a new incentive (for a limited time) on Home Path properties to entice buyers to purchase more REO properties. Buyers will be offered an incentive of 3.5% o [Read More]

The answer is not simple ,but if you have the people working for you "communicating" that is is the key. The process can be overwhelming. Your first step is choose a mortgage lender that you feel comfortable with. That person should take the time to explain the process to you, and will c [Read More]

As soon as a foreclosure comes on the market, it seems that the listing agent and/or seller, price it well below market value for a "bidding war". I have a buyer that has made two bids on foreclosures "above asking" for the seller to come back after a few days of waiting for &qu [Read More]

Florida is at it's premium with foreclosures. Now, is a great time to buy with all the incentives out there! However, I'm finding many of my "cash" Buyers are under the impression they can make a "lowball" offer because they have cash. The reality is, the highest bidder [Read More]

What are real estate closing costs? Most buyers and sellers are really unaware of what are true closing costs in real estate transactions. Although I had bought and sold several homes before practicing real estate in Spring Hill Florida, I truly did not understand the break down of these costs for [Read More]