Scott Wells's (scottwells) Blog

 I am getting more and more clients that take a short term view on real estate like it is a commodity.  We agents can't take a Holier Than Thou look on about this...We caused it with our talk of Pre-construction, Flipping, and investment during the boom.  Its hard to convince clients to put money...

 Inventories are sitll very high, and competition from builders, short sales, and foreclosures are really putting a squeeze on voluntary resales.   I thought it would be nice to talk about what we do to get our properties out in front of the pack...Any body have any success with low tech?   (Open...

New Construction vs. Re-sales...Where are the deals?  In a changing market whydoes it seem that some builders seem far faster at reacting to a changing market than do resales. I hear lots of professionals talk about expectations and greed, and I think that obviously those are human nature and pla...

 I hear all of the bold predictions about a market after the bubble, and make no mistake our market is different now.  Days on market and inventories of properties have swelled to a sufficating level.  Developers, builders, and even some larger investors have been willing to offer incentives, pri...

USF Housing is very expensive, and it is often cheaper for students to share a property off-campus.  Many people have purchased properties for their children to use while in college.  Then sold it for substatial profits when college is over.  The advantages don't stop at ownership near the same p...

 These new digital picture frames that really started popping up everywhere around Christmas time this year really interest me as a Real Estate Tool.  I like them as a way to point out features in semi-luxury homes that don't require listing agent be present to show, but I also like them as a way...

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