Archive for the ‘Real Estate’ Category

Mortgage Loan Modification

February 11, 2010 - 6:01 pm No Comments

A mortgage loan modification could be what you need to save you financially. If you are behind on your payments and have no way of catching up, either from being laid off from your job or just being upside on your mortgage, you may be running out of options. If you are foreclosed on, you won’t have a place to live and you will owe taxes on the loss on the home. If you have to file bankruptcy, you may not be able to get a job in the future, let alone a new place to live. These options compared to saving your home with a modified loan, makes the decision a no-brainer.

5 Tips for a Successful Open House

February 9, 2010 - 5:38 pm No Comments

Having an open house has been a proven marketing tactic for decades now. Giving a lot of buyers the chance to look at your house is a great way to gain exposure and interest among buyers. In this article, we’ll discuss in dept how to appeal to buyers in the Sarasota homesSarasota homes market using the open house.

Tip #1 – Meticulous Staging

Stage your house beautifully. Everything should be spotless and clean. The house should be well lit and lightly scented. The overall impression should be that the house is in top notch condition.

Tip #2 – Collect Contact Information

To increase the likelihood that a buyer will make an offer on your house, it’s important to collect their contact information so you can follow up. Ideally, you want to get their name, phone number and email addresses.

The best way to do this is to have a sign in sheet.

Tip #3 – Provide Snacks

Remember that the home buying process is an emotional one. By providing snacks, cookies, water and/or fruit juices, you’re associating a feeling of pleasantness to visiting your house.

Tip #4 – Have an Amazing First Impression

As an experienced real estate agent, I can tell you that buyers make their decision on a home within seconds. It’s vitally important that you keep your front yard and the entrance to your home in tip top condition. A plastic bag that’s lying around can literally cost you thousands of dollars.

Tip #5 – Have the Price in Mind

Make sure your agent knows what your price range is. This gives your agent to talk about price to qualified buyers on the spot if they’re interested.

These tips will take you a long way towards having an amazing open house. As always, make sure that you’re working with a real estate agent that really knows what they’re doing when you’re selling your house.

There is a lot of free information available to you about selling your home in Sarasota. For complete information about the Sarasota real estate market including selling tips and current market values and more please visit the most complete website online dedicated to everything Sarasota real estate at www.StephanieBurwood.com. Please feel free to contact me with any of your real estate or mortgage related questions and I will be more than glad to answer your questions. Call me on my cell at 941.705.0987.

Finding Offices in London

January 31, 2010 - 9:58 am No Comments

If there was one city in the world where office space was at a premium in the 1990’s, it was London. Every big organisation had some type of represenative based in London. Whether it was a small office or a big office,anyone who was anyone was based in London.
How times have changed.
Nowadays if you’re looking for office space mayfair for example, there are plenty of premises available. Over the last two years of the recession, many businesses unfortunately have gone bust and therefore have vacated their office premises, and because of the high rent, these office buildings have been hard to rent.

Armando Montelongo

January 21, 2010 - 9:29 pm No Comments

Has any read the book called flip and grow rich Armando Montelongo? It seems very interesting to me.