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My wife and I have grown our business and Tampa Real Estate Team in the past 4 months because of the tremendous demand for well priced property right now in the Sunshine State. Property is priced where it was priced some 3-4 years ago and homes, second homes, and condos are going extremely fast. As an example, my wife just sold a 1000sqft waterfront Condo with a dock for $130k. These are unbelieveable prices and those that understand that are jumping on the bandwagon...quickly. Now with the F... Read Full Post

My wife and I sell in the Tampa Real Estate market, or more like my wife sells the real estate and I "Do real estate by Not Doing Real Estate". It seems like everyone is all of a sudden an expert in the field or they have a friend that is an expert. "My friend says that I should by short sale properties and go in real low on the price"...who told you that, "My friend told me that is the way to go". Although this may work sometimes, the likelihood of this working is a long shot. The only time ... Read Full Post

I know, I know, this sounds absolutely absurd, but here me out for a sec'. The old way of doing real estate, the knocking on doors, meeting people face to face, saying "Hey I am your local Real Estate Expert, Buy with Me..." doesn't work anymore. I tried them all. I tried what all the real estate companies told me to do, mirror matching, where my name badge, talk about real estate to everyone you know, call everyone in your sphere list, didn't work for me. Some 9 months ago I was getting to t... Read Full Post

Well, the Tampa Real Estate market is running at full speed as well as the Tampa Foreclosures and Tampa Short Sale market. But the problem still remains with the banks. Some banks have gotten very good at short sales, some still can't figure out their butt from their elbow. I have a listing that is under contract, it is a short sale, the Bank involved start with 'ity' and ends with 'ank' if you know what I mean, I have had a contract in with them for about 4 weeks, they acknowledge the offer,... Read Full Post

Living in Florida has it's perks, and has it's issues. One issue is the fact that you have to deal with Hurricanes....it is a fact of life. Everyplace in the US (or at least all I have either lived in or visited) have their quirks that you have to deal with. Boston has its Blizzards/Snow Storms and Northeasters, Midwest has its Tornado's, West Coast has it earthquakes..I think you get the hint. Anyway, I was kinda looking forward to some strong winds and some major rain (call me crazy) but I ... Read Full Post

Really no surprise to me, although Myspace is a very good social network, it tends to lean toward that of the younger generation...especially those that cannot buy homes at the moment. I know that some of you out there have Myspace pages and will say that you have business generated through the site, but I believe that Facebook, if you do not have a page as of yet, will yield much better results for you in your Real Estate business. I for one, working in the Tampa Real Estate field, have had ... Read Full Post

I just got back from a 3 day vacation (can really only take short spurts of disconnect) and I must say that I felt like a coffeeaddict on Decaf for those 3 days. My wife and I work in the Tampa Real Estate Market. I went to the beach with my wife and stayed right on the water...20 steps to the sand. When I booked the room, I ordered what they call the "Resort Convenience" package. This pays for a number of things, and also gives you access to business services. Great, "Does that include Inter... Read Full Post

Ok, I am definitely for Government making sure people keep their homes, it is the American Dream. But what's with this removal of the Seller Assisted Down Payment. So according to this "Bail Out" Bill that the President just signed into law, as of Oct 1 2008, Seller Assisted Down Payments will no longer be allowed...Whats Up with That! As I stated in the first line, the American dream apparently comes at a price. So if you first time home buyers out there need a little extra cash to buy that ... Read Full Post

The Tampa Real Estate market is moving very fast right now, mostly because the deals are a plenty and the prices are right. People are coming out of the woodworks right now to buy homes as fast as they can get their hands on it. First time home buyers should make note that come Oct 1 2008, seller assisted down payments will no longer be allowed and therefore any first time home buyers out there should pick up the pace and make sure you get your offers in before that time period elapses. Marke... Read Full Post

I hear almost daily about this real estate slump that is occuring...but I just don't see it. Real Estate as a whole is a very location specific animal and what happens in one county is not necessarily what happens in another. The Tampa Real Estate Market is currently on fire. Property's that are well priced are selling at an incredible rate. We have buyers from all over the world looking to purchase a piece of sunshine. Granted, the pricing in today's market is lower than it was 2 years ago, ... Read Full Post