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daytona broker: Sign Here That You Are Honest... - 05/13/12 04:07 PM
No, I am not writing it to express my deepest disbelief in Buyer Broker Agreements. There were too many spears broken over it. I guess there is no right and wrong here. Some States require them as I heard, so the whole point there is moot…
I read E.J.”Mike” Carlier’s post Why should I sign a buyer's broker agreement? Well written post, gives customers some clarification… But the reasoning made me speechless. Basically, Mike made it clear that unless there is a signed BBA, he can instead of writing an offer, as asked by the customer, turn and buy for his … (10 comments)
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daytona broker: FSBO Buyer - 03/29/12 08:27 PM
I am used to a scenario when my clients after buying a unit in a condo-hotel, stay there, become very active in anything about this condo-hotel. They now know personnel and get into any room they want to look at, and get any information about any unit or unit owner…
Our clients, who bought a couple of units in Fountain Beach Resort, wanted another unit, but something where they could just step outside. The best unit for them would be in Oceanside Inn in Daytona Beach Shores. Units on the second level on the south side have a sundeck built on … (23 comments)
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daytona broker: Good Family Man - 03/25/12 01:10 PM
It happens time from time, especially with condo-hotels, when a Seller would walk in my office and ask me to bring a buyer for his unit.
- You, guys, are in this building, and there is a sign outside, so I thought you are the ones who can bring a buyer for my unit.
- Do you want us to list your unit?
- No, I listed it with my niece, she has a license and needs practice, but what’s the difference? You bring the buyer and you will get the commission anyway. Right?
Wrong.
I do not have buyers … (6 comments)
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daytona broker: My Perfect Condo - 03/18/12 05:53 PM
I want to wake up with the sun rising and watch it right from my bed.
I need the sun for as much as I can. I did not come here to hide in a shade…
It has to be in oceanfront building but not on the noisy street side… cause I hate bikers
It has to be 2 bedr/2 baths
It should have a laundry in the unit, not on the floor
It has to have heated pool
And the list goes on…
There are two problems with this list. One is that if you wake up to the rising … (8 comments)
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daytona broker: Saving Oxygen - 03/13/12 07:15 PM
Sometimes it happens that clients became friends. This Russian lady, who speaks perfect Spanish, but stumbles on her English, was happy she ran into us, when she was looking to buy a condo in Daytona Beach, as we could speak Russian, and it was a big relief for her.
Now my wife has a companion and partner in crime shopping ventures.
She was talking about selling her house in Arlington, Virginia, and settling in Daytona Beach. I got excited and told her I had a terrific agent for her. Just a few years ago I referred my other client to … (21 comments)
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daytona broker: Am I Allowed To Pee? - 03/12/12 09:35 PM
After half day of showing we have a winner, and we are ready to right an offer. I usually call Listing agent before writing the offer, as devil is in the details.
Yes, the agent is thrilled but... this 2 bdr/2 bath condo is listed at $63K. Not a short sale. It is in the trust name. Trustee is out of state, and family members are out of state, not much interest in this property, want to sell.
However, the Board of Director for the Association tell agents that they would not allow any sale if the price is less than … (28 comments)
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daytona broker: A White Crow - 03/10/12 07:57 PM
If somebody told me yesterday that I would have a featured post with about 100 comments disagreeing with me, I would have laughed. But here I am, my post Sold In 2 Days? So Sad... is a legitimate candidate for the Guinness Book of Records…. How could I have stepped on so many toes? Was it in a sense comments to the title or to a phrase in the post? I do not know. I know that I even became a disservice to the industry (LOL)… I loved that overall tone was civil, practically everybody did it respectfully. I am not … (26 comments)
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daytona broker: Throwing a Bone To the Seller - 02/12/12 09:57 PM
Can There Be Too Much Knowledge?
I have received several offers for a condo-hotel unit in Plaza Resort & Spa. This is the largest studio floor plan, priced reasonably at $103,500. Next comparable unit in the resort of similar set up and size is $159,000.
It would be easy to assume that I have the price wrong, based on the consistent uniformity of the offers, but I would stubbornly say “nay”. Why? Because I know… Because I work with investors, and run into it often enough…
With rare exception the offers are $62K and $67K. Interestingly, at the same time … (2 comments)
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daytona broker: Seagulls on the Beach... Daytona Beach - 11/14/11 09:29 AM
Seagulls are as part of our gorgeous beach, as pelicans and crabs. They are always there, but I have rarely seen them fishing.
I have seen them fighting for fish, which ended up on the sand, sometimes I see them trying those crystal transparent jelly fish…
Sometimes, a beachgoer brings bread and start throwing breadcrumbs in to the air, and birds fly around, grabbing bread and fighting for the crumbs…
They live by their own rules. Sometimes they congregate on the beach and as long as you can see, there are seagulls standing on one leg in the company of … (18 comments)
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daytona broker: This Is Our Beach… Daytona Beach - 11/14/11 12:26 AM
I am a big fan of walking barefoot on our gorgeous beach. Today it was a wonderful sunny day with 76F and cooler water at 69F.
Sand is usually very clean. We very rarely see seaweeds, it is only after strong storms. However, the ocean was quite rough last week, and we got unusual amount of seaweed on our beach, and accompanying it poignant smell of iodine.
Here is the photo that I took at sunset.
This is our beach…
Beautiful beach…
Daytona Beach...
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daytona broker: Happy End Story. And It Is Not Christmas Yet. - 09/22/11 12:48 AM
In Florida (and in Colorado) we are presumed acting as Transaction Brokers unless stated otherwise.
On AR I noticed the attitude that transactions brokers are sort of half-a$$ agents or brokers as we do not have to offer full fiduciary and that makes buyers we work with not clients but customers.
The belief that a piece of paper signed will make me half a$$ is very foreign to me. I am sure there are half-a$$ agents in any state. By the same token I am sure that there are good agents in Florida and Colorado.
Like so many others, I try to do a good job. … (24 comments)
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daytona broker: Do You Really Need To Know? - 07/13/11 10:41 AM
I posted Active...Passive...Smart? It is about an agent, who is not really familiar with the area and they type of properties (beachside condos), but who calls Listing agents and asks them about the view from the unit.
One of the comments stated that in the era of Internet and all that information there, this information is readily available. Again, it is the question of how good of an agent Internet is. Can it really replace experience? Can it even give us the knowledge that we seek?
I do not work 75 mile, I do not work even 7.5 miles. Hardly half … (7 comments)
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daytona broker: Random Thoughts About ...Random Thoughts - 04/16/11 10:28 AM
Bob Stewart started writing weekly posts with random thoughts, and the move turned contagious. I have seen quite a few of random thoughts on Active Rain by now. Guess Bob is a trend setter...
Couldn't resist the temptation and came with one of my own. I promise I would not do it often or with any regularity. It will be random, very random...
After all, it is supposed to be random...
Tons of blog posts on Active Rain are about Realtors screwing deals, doing poor job, not responding, being lazy, dropping the ball, being incompetent...
And then, after all that we … (4 comments)
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daytona broker: Guys, I Need Your Expert Opinion. Help Me Out Here - 04/15/11 02:55 PM
This post is about picking (or changing) the name of the company. So many of us face it at least once, when we go independent and are forming the company. How do you pick the best name for your company. What elements are a must? How specific it should be? I am about doing just that and I am lost.
We are revamping some of our internet marketing. As part of it, we are shifting to a new domain: MyDaytonaCondo.com. This will be our main, with pages for those condos that we will be covering. Here's the sample of one page www.daytonacondos-marinagrande.com. It … (28 comments)
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daytona broker: Daytona Is Waking Up... - 04/11/11 09:34 AM
What is a better way to start a week than to sneak upon the roof of a high-rise in Daytona Beach Shores armed with a camera with telephoto lenses and then hold your breath watching the birth of the new day?
The sun is lighting the horizon and is moving up, and you suddenly notice that you forgot to take pictures and you start pushing the button again and again, as every second you think that it is better than a moment ago...
It is the time when day and night are still together. The street lights are still up but it is no longer dark; a … (20 comments)
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daytona broker: Buyers That Never Buy - 04/11/11 01:21 AM
Lucille is a very lovely lady in her mid 70. She is still working in a local supermarket, but she talks about retiring. She came from Carolina and is renting here for the last 2 years. Her son and her teenager granddaughter are with her, at least for now.
They are referred by a friend of mine. Lucille is quietly smiling, and her son does all the talking. They are looking for something inexpensive for Lucille. My sixth sense tells me that they are not serious buyers. Something in the conversation made me think this way, either what was said, the … (22 comments)
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daytona broker: The Buyer Has A Tenant... Watch - 07/29/10 06:59 PM
Here’s the story. My friend sold his house. The house was old, maybe 100-years old, but in that area it was not unusual.
The Buyer was an investor and had a tenant for that house. For some reason the closing was delayed by one week, and the Buyer asked the Seller to allow the tenant to occupy the house on the 1st of the month, which was a week before the new Closing date.
The Seller was already out of State, did not see any trouble with it and agreed.
The Buyer signed the lead-based paint disclosure, stating that the Seller was … (14 comments)
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daytona broker: It Is All Realtive... It Sure Is! - 01/17/10 08:36 PM
How much space do we really need?
I remember we were renting a 2-bdr apartment on the Intracoastal in Daytona Beach. 1,000 sq. ft. When my wife complained that it was very small, I told her that our apartment back in Vorkuta, a place in the Russian Arctic, was smaller.
Boy, was she laughing at me. Because in the Arctic we had a very large 3-room apartment, which was pretty much the largest (4-room were extremely rare for very large families). There was a bath (not toilet) and then there was a separate toilet (no sink), or course a kitchen... It was a … (20 comments)
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daytona broker: The Art That I Am Missing - 01/17/10 07:50 PM
There are things that are difficult to learn if you have not learned them before certain age, or if they do not come with the mother's milk.
Like there is the time to learn reading, and once this time is missed, then you would never be able to go beyond a chimp.
Learning to drive is one of these skills. Not that you can't do it later in life, but you never really excel in that compared to when you start at 15. You just have more trouble at mature age with distances and spaces.
I am in the USA since 1991, nearly 1/3 of … (7 comments)
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daytona broker: Michael Dell, Wake Up! Mayans Are Knocking... - 01/08/10 01:25 AM
Morning e-mails bring a newsletter from Dell Outlet Store. We are setting a branch office in the Oceanside Inn in Daytona Beach Shores and we are looking around for some stuff.
They offer 15% off any refurbished machine. I click "Shop Dell Printers" . Machine on the left is Dell 2335dn Multifunction Laser Printer. Scroll under the "Check Availability & Prices button and you read the description:
"GREAT FOR Small/medium businesses needing a high performance, advanced color laser printer with low total cost of printing."
At $349 before 15% discount... I Google it to see what others say about it. They say it is monochrome, which … (12 comments)
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