Darin's Blog

Appearance Do you dress and speak like a professional?  Would you buy a house from a realtor that showed up in flip flops? Words create pictures in our minds, sound like professional when you speak. I like to use percentages it makes you sound smarter. Talking to much God gave you 2 ears and one...

Gave this to another Realtor today, maybe it can help others out there?  1. Plan your week and ask yourself, what is working and what is not? 2. Prioritize your buyers, whom is likely to purchase first? 3. Go back to your contact list; call them because it is free. 4. Market, Market and Market! ...

I met a couple yesterday that rented a house for a great deal. The only problem, the man they rented from didn't own the house! Here's how it started. We have a lot of vacant property here in the Miami area. These are mostly foreclosures,( bank owned). The new scam is to break in the house change...

  Gave this to another Realtor today, maybe it can help others out there?  1. Plan your week and ask yourself, what is working and what is not? 2. Prioritize your buyers, whom is likely to purchase first? 3. Go back to your contact list; call them because it is free. 4. Market, Market and Market...

Pinecrest is getting some more electronic technology! Okay, we are getting a Best Buy. Right there on U.S.1 and 112th street in the Pinecrest Plaza. It is going in the old rug store, which is being remodeled. Don't run down there just yet, it is still going to take a little time to get it remode...

  Tucked away just off Federal Highway and 124 street in Pinecrest Florida is little Gardner's Market. It has been around since 1912. Maybe not such a big deal 1912 for some parts of the country, but this is South Miami. Land is in high demand and we like to tare buildings down to build it bigge...

Wow! the building is finished, but we still do not have the books in just yet! We have come a long way and hopefully we can get the library open for business soon! The community center is complete and ready to go. Have you seen the buildings yet? Located right next to Pinecrest Gardens! This proj...

Pinecrest is conveniently located twenty minutes south of Downtown Miami and Miami International Airport. It's home to approximately 20,000 residents and encompasses just about eight square miles. Pinecrest is recognized as one of the most beautiful residential areas in South Florida. Pinecrest'...

Once a year in Florida we experience an event called Mini Lobster season and it causes a big stir here in south Florida. Mini-Season is a short two-day sport season when ONLY sportsmen are permitted to catch lobster. Commercial lobster boats and traps cannot begin harvesting until the official s...

  I saw this number on the news last night and could not believe it! You can take 215 trips to the sun and back. There are many factors why we didn't drive so much. The top one was the price of gas of course, followed by Americans have less spare cash to spend on vacation and Air fare is still r...