Andy's Blog
I'll keep you up to date on the latest happenings in Central Florida Real Estate and share success ideas.
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2008
As I travel all over Florida talking to real estate agents, one of the things that I hear over and over is that cash is tight right now. I also know for a fact that one of the quickest ways to put some cash in your pocket is to wholesale a house... a regular transaction gets you paid in 30 days a...
10/22/2008
Andy's 10 Commandments of Closing the Sale Last Installment: (you can read them in full HERE if you missed them) #10: Thou Shalt Find Out Thy Customer's Needs and Fulfill Them #9: Thou Shalt Ask A Lot Of Questions And Explain Why That's Important to Them This Week's Installment: #8: Thou Shalt Be...
10/22/2008
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I’m always talking about low-cost and even free marketing techniques to get people beating down your door wanting to do business with you. We call them “prospects”. But that’s ALL they are until you convert them to paying customers. Then we’ll call them “clients” (and we’ll put some money in the ...
10/22/2008
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We're almost to election time...and I'm about to share a very dear secret about who gets elected and how that affects the housing market and the rest of the economy in general... I don't think it matters! Yep, you've heard me correctly. I've been in the real estate market for many years now, and ...
10/22/2008
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From time to time I'll keep you updated on what's going on in the mortgage market too...here's an update that my husband, Tim gave me.Last week FHA announced a new way they are going to handle this situation: Your client is buying a new home and wants to keep the old one as a rental. Before, you ...
10/05/2008
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Lots of changes in the industry take place this month…here’s a summary: First let’s discuss FHA, since it is pretty much going to be the #1 way to finance deals in this market (you’ll see why a little further down). FHA has increased their MIP factors just a little bit, from 1.5% up front to 1.75...
10/05/2008
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