I just realized this morning what some for sale by owner sellers must feel like occasionally. You see, I am clearing out some old junk and one of the boxes had a few coins I "collected" while traveling in the military. Well, the collection was not intentional.Anyway I decided to sell some on E
...
01/17/2018
Last night my wife was watching one of those HGTV shows about flipping a house. After the home purchase was completed an issue arose where there was a room added on as well as a porch roof which were not permitted. The "TV solution" was to have an architect draw up plans and have them submitte
...
12/29/2017
I just read an article that stated the market was turning in 2018 (if you can believe such forecasts) to one that is balanced if not shifting to favor buyers. Another article I read suggested sellers move their home (get contract signed in 2017) this year because the new tax bill in process addre
...
12/06/2017
I showed a house recently where the prospective buyers liked the "blank slate it offers." The blank slate refers to this property's very neutral decor (a lot of white spaces).The prospective buyers started adding up the costs to make the house like they want (make it their house, I suppose). Ex
...
12/05/2017
I had a caller a couple of days ago inquiring about the 55+ communities in Viera, Florida. Specifically he was asking about Heritage Isle and Indian River Colony Club. After a discussion about the monthly fees (about $300 in Heritage Isle. $800-$1,000 in IRCC) he decided that the fees were too
...
11/30/2017
Here is a quick recap of the Brevard County single family home market for October 2017 compared to October 2016: Closed Sales are down -2.8% for October 2017 with 694 units closed compared to 714 in October 2016 with a decrease in cash sales of -14% compared to October 2016. New Pending Sales ar
...
11/30/2017
In business there is a concept called risk mitigation. What is risk mitigation? It is defined as a systematic reduction in the extent of exposure to a risk and/or the likelihood of its occurrence. In the real estate business there are multiple steps and processes real estate agents take to redu
...
11/16/2017
I recently had the occasion to show a very nice home in one of the more exclusive gated communities in the Brevard County area. My prospective buyers were specifically looking for a gated community in the planned unit development of Viera located north of Melbourne. They liked the home and the n
...
11/13/2017
Presented below is a summary report of the Brevard County, Florida real estate activity and market for the third quarter of 2017 compared the same quarter a year ago.Summary of the Brevard County Residential Market for Q3 2017: Closed Sales - down -3.4% for Q3 2017 with 2,528 units closed compare
...
11/03/2017
On the surface it seems that buying the biggest, most updated home in a neighborhood is the way to go. when shopping for that new home, right?But is buying the top property in the neighborhood a buyer's top decision? When it comes to buying a home there are a few things buyers should avoid buyin
...
11/02/2017
