Florida Connects

A Common Seller Negotiation Mistake: Allowing The Buyer To Pressure You Into Accepting The First Offer

Florida Connects – Many times home seller will feel pressured to reply right away to an received buyers offer. But, that doesn’t mean that home seller shouldn’t negotiate. Home Buyers are impatient and if they really like a house, then they will want an answer to their offer right away. But, you know what else [...]

Tallahassee Real Estate Market Update With A Surprise In April 2012

Tallahassee Fl – When we look the sales history for the month of April there is a usual upswing in sales and the start of the selling season. What has happen this April 2012 to our selling season in Tallahassee? Instead of having a good start for the season home sales have declined and more [...]

How Much Do You Charge For A Short Sale in Florida?

FLorida Connects – Our Foreclosure Institute Division recently received a question from Tawny. Here is Tawny’s Question. “I have not been late on any payments but my income will be changing dramatically towards the end of the summer. What is your exact service and what are the fees involved? I do not have any cash [...]

Selling A Florida Home: List Of 10 Things Sellers Should Avoid – Buyer “Turnoffs”

Florida Connects- This weekend I was reading a book and like to char the authors inside of their suggestion on10 buyer turnoffs that sellers should avoid at all costs. They are really good insider information every home seller should read to get the most amount of money for their home. 1. Dirt Nothing turns off [...]

Florida Short Sale News: Bank Of America Announced Important Changes To Short Sale Process

Florida Connects – Bank of America finally makes a move and has come up with changes to their most difficult short sale procedure. As we all know in the profession Bank of America is the worst lender to deal with on a short sale process and many hours of work and frustration finally made them [...]

Tallahassee Real Estate Market Home Sales March 2012

Tallahassee FL – The national 25Billion Mortgage Settlement was approved, which was brought on by federal official and 49 state attorneys general, including Florida, against the top five largest servicer – Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Ally financial. What will this mean for the Tallahassee Market? Lenders can now proceed [...]

Florida Short Sales: How To Convince A Lender To Waive A Promissory Note

Florida Connects – Some lenders are very stubborn about collecting what they feel they are “rightfully owed.” These lenders are usually a lender that you originally got the loan from. A good example is a credit union loan, or a small community bank. Another common type is loans that were granted with Private Mortgage Insurance. [...]

What You Can Expect During And After A Short Sale Process In Florida

FLorida Connects – Here are a few things you should not be surprised to see come up during the short sale process. Unscrupulous Debt Collection Tactics. If you are facing financial hardship, then paying credit cards and other unsecured debts is your lowest priority. An unsecured debt is a debt where they can’t take away your [...]

Florida Homes: Three Things To Consider Before Listing As For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

Florida Connects – If you’re looking to sell your Florida home in the near future, you may feel inclined to list it as a For Sale By Owner (FSBO) before working with a Realtor. For many, this is considered one good way to cut back on costs and possibly earn a little more profit on [...]

Selling A Home: Six Ways To Improve Homes Value In Florida

Florida Connects – When you’re getting ready to sell your property in Florida, you want to be able to get the best price possible for your Florida home. However, depending on how long you have lived at your current residence may require for you to invest some time and money into improvements. Many Florida sellers [...]

Florida Home Buyer Tips: What Is A “Seller Contribution?”

Florida Connects – Since we have in Florida a strong buyers market more and more you hear of ”Sellers Contribution”. This is a contract term in a Sales and Purchase agreement between buyer and seller on a Florida Homes. A sale agreement typically includes both a purchase price for the Florida property as well as terms and conditions. [...]

Florida Home Financing: Can I Buy Florida Real Estate With No Money Down?

Florida Connects – We have received many times the question if one can buy Florida real estate with no money down. The answer is simple -” Yes.” Thousands of buyers have bought Florida homes with no money down through available loan programs through the VA loan and USDA financing. These loan have conditions with certain [...]

Florida Financing: How Long Must I Live In A House Once I Buy in Florida?

Florida Connects – When you apply for a residential loan, a lender will ask if you intend to use the property as your prime residence. If the answer is “yes,” then it is expected that you will physically move into the property withing the next 3 to 6 month and live there for some time. [...]

Florida Homes: What Is An “AS IS” Sale On A Florida Home

Florida Connects- If you’re in the market to buy or sell a Florida home anytime soon, and you want the perfect home or the best possible price, and terms, there are things you need to do up front. Many Florida properties in our days are sold in “As Is” condition, especial Florida short sales, foreclosure [...]

We Want To Be Irish And Celebrate St. Patricks Day In Florida

Here we are again, March 17 and we are up to celebrate St. Patrick’s day in honor of the Irish with just seeing and being green for one day. Many of us associate Saint Patrick’s Day with anything green and gold, shamrocks and luck but there is more than that. If we would celebrate St. [...]