Lightning struck twice this week.  While speaking to my friend and Realtor Jeanette Neerpat in Coral Springs, Florida… I related to her how I had a client getting a Hurricane Inspection which was shaving 40% off the insurance premium for the house he is purchasing.  She asked me if it was a My Safe Florida Home inspection… [...]

Right now one of the most popular requests that I am hearing is that someone wants to buy a bank owned or short sale property.  These two property types are very similar in that they both entail negotiating with the bank for the ultimate purchase price. The other similarity is that in both instances you [...]

When my wife first got pregnant in April 2005, we endured a long and complicated journey that most first time parents will surely understand… running all around Boca Raton Florida and even Coral Springs, Boynton Beach and other cities in South Florida to get this or that test run. One of the scarier tests we [...]

This is a little departure from my normal posts that are mainly informational – call it an Opinion Piece. Right now, the entire Real Estate Industry in Florida is hurting as evidenced in all the bad news being reported.  It isn’t all bad, though.  Houses are selling because there are people that need to buy [...]

For a homebuyer, there are a lot of enticements that can be broadcast to help them purchase their first or next home with very little or no money out of pocket.  One of the best ways this is accomplished is via Seller Concessions.  With as much as 6% of the purchase price “given” by the [...]