Island Advantage Realty: REO Report

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty LLC My Aunt Tova is an incredible cook.  She has a recipe for Raspberry Cheesecake that could end wars, and the things she can do with a brisket and a can of Coke...let's just put it this way, I could be killed for saying more.  I've always loved t...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty,LLC When I was a little girl I remember my Grandmother would get really angry when people would talk about what something was worth.  I remember my Uncle Ted talking about a painting he had bought and telling my grandmother that it was worth $10,00...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty, LLC As part of the Economic Stimulus Package, there are a number of pieces of legislation that are specifically designed to help qualified consumers become first time home owners.  The legislation is new, so even if you were unable to buy a home a...

Written by Gabriella  For Island Advantage Realty LLC Once upon a time there was a wonderful little house named Oliver.  Oliver was usually a happy house.  He loved his blue shutters and his flower boxes which were always filled with pretty little flowers.  Except lately no one had watered his fl...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty LLC This Earth Day will see more REO home owners celebrating than ever before.  More and more environmentally conscious home buyers are discovering the advantages of buying REO property.  Rather than buy a home that is already outfitted with solar ...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty LLC The current REO property market is one of the most important real estate opportunities in history.  There are those who compare it to the great land rushes, where people who never thought they would be able to own land suddenly found themselves...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty LLC Forrest Gump said "Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're going to get."  Well I agree that life is like a box of chocolates, but usually a box of chocolates has a "legend" that tells you what the chocolates are - if you ...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage LLC I love to hear my Aunt Sarah tell the story of the day her father brought home the first color television on the block.  My Great Uncle Norman was a big man.  The running joke was that he was as big as a mountain.  His heart was certainly that big.  A...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty LLC Can the effect of home movies ever be over estimated?  This last weekend my family gathered and my cousin Therese announced that she had taken a stack of the old family movies and had them converted to DVD.  The next four hours were a blur of t...

Written by Gabriella for Island Advantage Realty LLC Now more than ever it is important for all of us to be fiscally responsible.  This doesn't necessarily mean not purchasing anything.  At Island Advantage Realty, LLC we are seeing more and more families buy REO homes when they see that owning a...