Hello, Friend-- I am at the point in my business where my purpose is to make YOUR experience in Buying a home the best that it can be. While you may or may not have school-age children, I want to make THEIR experience in the Buying process the best it can be, too. So, when you show up at my off
...
11/09/2008
Well, I felt like a goober today when I boasted to my broker that my website ranking was "up there," then he typed in some stuff on the computer and my website was nowhere to be found on the first, second, or third page. Open mouth, insert foot, slink away quietly, so as not to attract any atten
...
11/07/2008
There is a marketing campaign out there for a pretty well-know real estate company that plainly states that an agent's life IS real estate, plain and simple. Pretty catchy sentence that they use and while I agree with it to a certain extent for many agents, I personally do NOT say that MY LIFE I
...
11/06/2008
Okay. I am working with a Buyer (well, actually a few Buyers) that needs and qualifies for Down Payment Assistance with Orange County, FL. The hoop that a Buyer with OC in FL needs to jump through, though, is that the PROPERTY must also qualify. For a house in Orange County, FL to qualify for
...
10/28/2008
Okay, while I am NOT a Short Sale Specialist and would never say that I am one, I DO have a bunch of short sales for sale at the moment. I always recommend that home owners that are in trouble with their mortgage speak with an Attorney and a CPA so that they know their rights and options with ei
...
10/28/2008
This post admittedly has nothing really to do with real estate. It is more of a coming-of-age for a chapter in life called "Buying Goldfish for the Kids." We almost all go through it. I just didn't think it would be so soon with my kids. My husband got a hand-me-down fish tank from a friend (
...
10/22/2008
Today, a Buyer and I were viewing homes and most of them were bank-owned and vacant. Bank-owned (R.E.O.-Real Estate Owned) properties are fine and sometimes they're even exceptional deals. But you really never know what you're going to get, though, when you finally get there to take a look. 1.
...
10/17/2008
Affordable Altamonte Springs Townhome For Sale: $220,000 for a 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2-Car Garage Updated Home with LOW Association Fees Lovely & Affordable Seminole County Home: $220,000 for Sale; Laminate, Ceramic Tile, and Carpet Flooring; Newer Shingle Roof; LOTS of Upgrades; May Qualify for
...
10/16/2008
Well, I just met a prospective Buyer last weekend and, sad to say, she had LOW expectations of me and my profession. Or, maybe I should say that I'm HAPPY to say that she had LOW expectations of real estate agents?! Okay--here's the story: Prospective Buyer contacts real estate agent. Agent ha
...
10/11/2008
THE MATCHING GAME: We have Buyers & Sellers. Help Us Match Up These Properties & People. If you know someone who may have a home for one of these Buyers or a Buyer for one of these homes, just call me at 407-267-0304 or send me a quick e-mail at LSpalding@WatsonRealtyCorp.com Do you know a mat
...
10/04/2008
