Jim's AR Blog

In response to another Realtor's request for assistance with short sales, I wrote the following note.  I thought it might be helpful to anyone just starting short sale work. 1.  The 1099 issue is a whole study in itself.  Generally, if the owner is living in the house and has the homestead exempt...

Our local Real Estate Board utilizes the GE Supra Key system.  I have always been an outspoken proponent of the system and could never figure out why any agents would use the "old-fashioned" combo boxes, other than the fact that they were cheap and didn't want to spend $125 or so for the electron...

Wind Inspection affects Florida Homeowners Insurance Premium Previously, we have posted several articles about getting a Florida Wind Inspection under the present, but soon expiring, state funded program.  Look up previous posts using the keyword "insurance". Today we received our Homeowners Rene...

$145,000 for a NEW 2347 sq ft home, Never Lived In !!! Boomer Alert !!!!!   Buy this home before you shovel another snowed-in driveway! This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home sits in a quiet neighborhood just West of Santa Barbara Parkway and just North of Pine Island Road.  Garage Door Openers, Multiple Ke...

We have one fine waterfront building lot which is a corner on intersecting canals, one of which is the Alligator Slough, a major freshwater canal across the Northern side of Cape Coral. The lot is offered at $49,000 with some seller financing available.  A recently opened access from this area to...

$299,000 for this Nearly New (2006) Luxury Waterfront Pool Home in Central Cape Coral, Florida.1886 sq feet under air, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, POOL, Waterfront with a Seawall and DockIn a quiet neighborhood near Santa Barbara Blvd and Veterans Parkway.  Close to shopping, Restaurants, Services and t...

We have a followup to yesterdays listing announcement for these fine Buckingham Model homes in Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres Florida.  These are the remaining homes and are subject to prior sale.  All of the homes are NEVER LIVED-IN, 1785 sq ft with no pool unless otherwise noted.  No appliances un...

My agency just listed a bunch of REOs (bank-owned properties) in Lehigh Acres and Cape Coral, Florida.  This is just a sampling of one model, the Buckingham. Prices vary somewhat, but most are at $135,000.  Most homes are NEW, never lived-in.  I will not give an address because we have eight of t...

Four Lots - 160 feet of frontage on Embers Parkway.  Clear Lot - no trees.  $46,000.  Seller owns four contiguous 40' lots - will sell two or four.  These lots have a city water line but have not been served with an assessment for water as yet.  No sewer or irrigation water lines are contemplated...

We just listed a very nice (age 55+) SailBoat Access unit in the Moonlight Bay Condos just off the Bimini Bay in Cape Coral.  Close to Restaurants, shopping, services, convenience store, etc. in downtown Cape Coral, but on a quiet cul-de-sac drive along a saltwater canal.  Catch your dinner off t...