there are barrier’s to selling your home as a For Sale By Owner (FSBO). The Federal Trade Commission (FCC) rules say that Realtors can not call FSBO’s or homeowners with Expired Listings
Why Realtors Aren’t Calling Off Your FSBO Sign
Category Archives: Real Estate Advice
What Florida Realtors Need To Know NOW About The National Flood Insurance Program Changes
The National Flood insurance Program, (NFIP), legislation is the most devastating and biggest threat ever to Florida Real Estate. Should this pass, we could be looking at a shutdown of Florida real estate, it’s just that serious.
“Imagine Tallahassee” – What’s The Buzz? What’s The Excitement All About?
What I loved most about the Imagine Tallahassee forum this afternoon at City Hall was the wonderful composite of attendees, the introductions of my group of facilitators, their backgrounds, their reasons for involvement in the Imagine Tallahassee movement.
Florida Money Available for Foreclosed Homeowners (After Jan 1, 2008)
If you know of homeowners who lost their homes to foreclosure between Jan. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2011, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi asks that you provide them with this website address – nationalmortgagesettlement.com – and tell them to act now.
Explanation of the 3.8% Real Estate TransferTax
Since the 2012 Presidential election, I have received four calls on the 3.8% Real Estate Transfer Tax issue associated with health care reform. People are fearful that it is a sales tax on real estate and are afraid to sell as a result. Thankfully, this should not prevent someone from selling, as this is not the case of an across the board real estate sales tax.
Pressure to Purchase or No Pressure, What Do Home Buyers Expect?
Do home buyer’s feel pressure to purchase from their Realtor, do they feel their agent is not working hard enough for them? Are working relationships black and white for home buyers or is there a happy medium where they feel they are actively involved and ultimately in control?
Telling The Truth To Real Estate Customers|Building Trust
Nothing is more disturbing to me as a Tallahassee, FL Realtor, now 10 years in the business, than for customers who bring information to the negotiating table hot off the press from Zillow. The public in general just does not trust their Realtors, that is obvious,…
Beware of Craigslist Rental or Home Sales Scams
While Realtors are not qualified to give tax advice or lead a long term investment conversation, we can provide data including potential rental income and cost analysis on maintaining a home as a rental property. We work closely with tax accountants who provide important tax consequences to customers and with maintenance persons when considering long term repairs and replacement costs, a factor of consideration for any rental property. Never at any time will a Relator as for a rental payment to come directly to them, or not have you fill out a formal, standardized rental or credit application.
Does Tallahassee Florida Have Elevated Radon Gas Levels?
This is not new information! Tallahassee, FL home buyers and home-owners should know that we have found elevated levels of radon in the Tallahassee FL area. Thanks to sophisticated, accurate testing methods used today and recommended by the EPA, radon gas has been identified, and in most cases remediated.
Should A Realtor Be A Good Negotiator?
Realtors gain more experience with every transaction. Each one offers it’s own traits and character as much as every home offers unique characteristics