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daytona realtor: Saturday on the Beach… Daytona Beach - 05/27/12 06:46 AM
This could be a fun summer. Maybe even too much fun in Florida. It is still May, officially not even the hurricane season yet, and we are bracing for the second named storm, Beryl. On Saturday the Ocean was a bit choppy, but the weather was fine. This is a long Memorial Day weekend and hotels are packed. Our office is in the resort, and there was not a single available parking spot. Luckily for me, I combined exercise and pleasure and went on foot… Water is unusually warm tis year. Yesterday it was 82 F, and I do not remember … (6 comments)
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daytona realtor: 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 realtor: How To Pay More or The Lure of the Auction - 05/01/12 11:13 PM
- Why do I need you when I can buy at an auction?
Ever heard it before? And it comes from someone, who calls an agent (me) to ask about the property, which he is planning to bid for. Funny, isn’t it? The latest hype in Daytona is that inexpensive condo-hotels are now on the Auction channel on TV. How they got the inventory? They are buying the least expensive units. I have 7 condo-hotel units under contract with them, and plus several where my Sellers have countered and the auction network is still thinking. Other agents are doing the same, … (24 comments)
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daytona realtor: Is It Spring After Long Distressed Real Estate Winter in Daytona? - 04/08/12 10:10 AM
Something is happening in Daytona. It is difficult to show units in Condo-hotels. A few days ago in the middle of the week I came to the Front Desk in Oceanside Inn and asked for a key to a double unit to show to the prospect. It was occupied. I asked for a key to any other similar double unit, and they told me that they did not have units available.
They were packed. And my client was leaving next morning. As an exception to the rule not to show dirty rooms, the General Manager James Dion took us to one … (4 comments)
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daytona realtor: 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 realtor: 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 realtor: I Am Not Going to Buy Now, I Am Curious for Later - 03/25/12 07:58 AM
I am not going to buy now, I am curious for later...
I hear it every day. I understand that people are curious about the Daytona market. I am also curious, but I do not have cash to put my curiousity to work.
But you say that you will come back in few months. So, you can buy today, but you choose to buy later?
Let me get it straight. You are asking about the view of the ocean, but you are not going to look at it now, you plan to come in 12 hours.
Well, now, at 3 PM … (12 comments)
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daytona realtor: A Chihuahua called Doberman Pinscher... or The Beauty of Condo Living - 03/24/12 11:45 AM
Time from time I am visiting condominium buildings In Daytona Beach Shores, talking to the managers, getting updates so that I know my stuff. One of the standard questions is about pet policy.
Some condos have «No pets» policy even when you have a cat, or a bird, which do not require going out. They say birds can be noisy. Hmm, what about cats? Haven't seen a barking or screeching cat yet.... I guess if one hears the cat screaming, they better call the animal police, as it should be the case of abuse... But a policy is a policy.
Some are more … (55 comments)
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daytona realtor: 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 realtor: 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 realtor: 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 realtor: 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 realtor: 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 realtor: 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 realtor: Perfect Evening in Daytona Beach Shores - 10/01/11 02:22 PM
Perfect evening in Daytona Beach Shores. Air temperature – 83F, water temperature – 83F. It all changes tomorrow as the first cold front is coming and for the first time in several months night temperature will fall below 70F. They say that on Saturday we will not go higher than 78F, and after high 80s and low 90s for months, it will feel like winter (don't laugh at me, it is all relative...)
But today I am enjoying this warm temperature. The water is so perfect, that I did not want to get out of the Ocean. This is the beauty … (8 comments)
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daytona realtor: 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 realtor: 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 realtor: Cold Daytona … or Daytona Cold - 12/29/10 10:42 AM
Cold is a very relative notion. We lived in the Arctic. It is commonly considered cold. Before and after we lived in middle Russia, and it often was cold there…
Then we moved to New York, and it was hot compared to Arctic, and very warm compared to middle Russia. Now, that we live in Florida, in Daytona Beach, and we forgot about the snow... New York became north… and it is a cold place now.
We learned to whine even in Daytona Beach, and are now going through the second consecutive cold winter (compliments to Al Gore and Co.). And … (23 comments)
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daytona realtor: Your client is from Illinois? And you? - 11/07/10 01:17 AM
Sometimes I think that the most fascinating stories on AR are everyday little gems by customers or fellow agents.
I received a call at 9 AM. The agent wanted to show a condo to his client at 12:30. The problem is that I have to call the Seller, and sometimes it can be easily done on a short notice, and sometimes it can't.
I called the Seller, she did not answer, so I left a message on her machine. Then in less than half an hour another call, and this time the agent will be there at 11:30. He is already on his … (9 comments)
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daytona realtor: Unintended Consequences of AR Friendships - 10/16/10 03:50 PM
Having good friends on AR may affect your relationship with your client. Sort of the other side of popularity. Who could have thought…
I have a very critical client, and after I posted about his property, and added the video, and then had quite a few comments coming mostly from my AR friends, I forwarded the link to my client.
Was he impressed? You bet…
However, my AR friends are not the buyers of this property, and when I approached the Seller and told him that we need to reduce the price, because there was no calls, no activity, and, as … (31 comments)
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