Boca Raton Homes | Boca Raton Realtor

A few weeks ago I was contacted by a Listing Agent regarding a property under contract which required "new" signatures for a real estate contract and he needed them in a very timely fashion.  Knowing it wouldn't be a problem, I called the Buyer and informed him of the request.Cooperative as alway...

This evening was the Waters Edge Elementary School Holiday Choir Presentation.  The participants included 2nd through 5th graders and, as you may imagine, the venue was standing room only.Not only were the children unbelievably impressive in their individual talents, equally impressive was the at...

The other day, I received a telephone call from a client who asked me whether I'd be interested in joining a 40 participant BNI Networking Group as their Title Insurance "guy".  Knowing that I'd be foolish to immediately turn such an opportunity down, I obtained the contact information of the gro...

Unfortunately, I was up at 5:30 this morning -- bright eyed and bushy tailed -- ready to conquer the world.My first feat of the day would be to catch up on my social media.  So, I grabbed my blackberry and checked my email first.  After viewing a LinkedIn blurb about my last blog (Winterizing You...

Last year the title insurance branch of our operation closed on a Bulk REO transaction consisting of 105 properties located between the Midwest and the East Coast.  Of the 105 properties only a handful were located in Florida.  During the closing process I noticed that one of the line item expens...

When I pulled into the driveway at 10:30 this morning after 2.5 hours of tennis, I realized that the garage door remote control was not working.  Thinking that the switch in the garage may have been flipped off by one of my kids, I let myself into the house via the front door where I quickly lear...

Sometimes we find ourselves in the midst of a "grind" that can be a little difficult to get out of. Question: How many of you have found yourself working countless hours and seen little or no results?   Then, when you are spending a little quality time off you successfully put a deal together! I...

During the last quarter of each year (beginning in late October) I always find it a little difficult to focus on the task at hand.  The distractions pulling me from Title Insurance, Real Estate and Mortgage are just too daunting.  We have Thanksgiving, Holiday Parties, Hanukkah, Christmas, Guests...

Through processing over 450 short sales, I figured it would be worthwhile to share some of my experiences relating to the 5 Biggest Short Sale Mistakes a Realtor Should Not Make.1.  Don't Hire an Unqualified Professional to Facilitate or Negotiate with the BankI can't even begin to tell you how m...

SHORT SALE TALES "To Sign the Note" or "To Not Sign the Note" -- That is the QuestionA Realtor approached our title insurance company 45 days ago and indicated that she had been unsuccessful in getting a Seller's lender to agree on the terms of a short sale request.  My staff suggested that the S...