You found your dream home, or so you think. The offer you made to the homeowner was accepted. Provided you didn't waive your rights to an inspection or offer to purchase the house "as-is", you now have to hire an inspector to make sure it checks out A-OK. Hopefully there won't be any major flaws to make you think twice about your offer. If [...]

It’s so exciting to finally find a new house to purchase. But once you get that offer accepted and apply for the mortgage you’ve been pre-approved for, you need to be aware of a few things so you can close on the house.  [...]

After selling a house to a lovely couple from out of state who look forward to retiring here in Sarasota in a few years, I rented it for them to a family from California who made the leap, sight-unseen to move to Southwest [...]

Shorebird Nesting Season in Sarasota and Manatee Counties of Florida is from February through September.

Shorebirds migrate through our coast. They rest in colonies on the beach during the day when it is too hot to fly. Do not run through the birds.

Shorebirds nest directly on the beach anywhere between the water line and the dunes. [...]

I was reading an advertorial titled “3 Homebuying Generations to Watch” in the spring issue of REALTOR Magazine last night.

 It described and outlined the needs of Millennial, Gen X and Baby Boomer homebuyers.

I am a Seniors Real Estate Specialist which focuses on the needs of seniors aged 50+, their specific housing issues and [...]

HOME SHOPPING

If you haven’t heard, nationwide, our housing industry is in a seller’s market.

That means there are more home buyers than there are sellers. Sellers have the goods that buyers want, and buyers desperately want housing.

Rental prices have gone up more than 4% nationwide just in this past year and in various [...]

Many homes here in Sarasota are sold turnkey furnished. They were second homes, vacation rentals, homes of a now deceased homeowner or home to someone that just doesn't want to move their stuff. [...]

If you are ready to buy a house, you will need to complete a few tasks first.

1. Talk to your mortgage banker. Without a pre-approval it is not 100% clear what you can afford. If you are paying $3000 each month on rent, you might think you can purchase a home with payments over 30 years of $3000 each month. However, you need to qualify for
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Your pet is part of the family and usually lives quite comfortably inside your house with you. But when you are getting ready to sell the house you need to consider the pet with each step of the [...]

Have you been thinking recently about selling your house?

A recent housing study, which analyzed market trends over the past several years (excluding 2020) determined the best week of the year to list a house. Realtor.com reports that homeowners sitting on the fence to sell, need to start now with preparations. [...]