Island Advantage Realty: REO Report

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC I'm always happiest when I can fit a well deserving family into a home of their own.  I had just such an opportunity this past month.  About 6 months ago a young lady by the name of Amy came to me looking for a house she and her husband could ...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC  My friend Marianne has a wonderful, warm, welcoming family.  Her Dad was especially nice and would tell us stories whenever we would gather for a sleepover. While he was alive he always had a gold pen in his shirt pocket and it was always one...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC The phrase "Today's Economy" always reminds me of the stories my Great Grandmother Vava used to tell us about the Depression.  Her family lived out on the Island, in what was considered "the country". They had a 13 room house and they frequent...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC There is much to be thankful for this year.  If you are willing to look there are always things to be grateful for. This year I am grateful for my family, for my parent's health and for my Grandma Happy, the last of my living grandparents.  I ...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC We've been talking a great deal about the benefits of buying REO property.  It should not be left unsaid that buying REO property, when you are working with the right REO expert, is easy.  In fact it is a lot like buying a traditional home, bu...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC When prospective home buyers hear of the many benefits of buying REO properties they are usually excited to take a peek at the REO market to see what kinds of homes are available in their price range.  Unfortunately, this is the moment when a ...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC As promised, in this blog I am going to talk about some of the advantages of buying REO property.  In the last blog I mentioned that by the time a property becomes REO it has usually suffered some neglect.  In some cases it has sat empty for s...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC The number one question we get at Island Advantage Realty is "What is REO property?"  The second most asked question is "Why should I buy REO property?"  These happen to be my two favorite questions, because the answers tend to be life changin...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC My Aunt Tova always tells the tale of the woman whose husband was the conductor of the Super Chief Train.  The Super Chief was the railroad line that ran from Chicago to Los Angeles. In its heyday it was considered a luxurious liner and the wi...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC Two years ago Jan was a stay at home mom with two small children.  Her husband Dan had a great job and they were in the enviable position that Jan didn't need to work in order to help support their family.  Then out of the blue Dan's job was o...