Properties, houses and condos for sale in St Petersburg Treasure Island Florida

Sometimes I wonder, do agents actually have a Broker?

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:52:34 -0600

I have a Short Sale listing in St, Petersburg. Got an offer on it within a week that was 15 % higher than the comparable properties in the same St. Petersburg neighborhood and closing within 30 days. Needless to say my seller signed it right away and we shipped it to the bank. This was in September. Since then the buyer's agent is asking me questions like

" What do you mean by BPO?

Can you please fax the Hardship letter my buyer wants to see it.

Why is this Short Sale taking so long?

What is a negotiator?

Can I have a phone number for the bank, I just call them myself.

Since the seller has signed the offer I do not understand what the holdup is."

Honestly I have answered all her questions but I am running out of patience

WHERE IS HER BROKER?

Closing on another Short Sale in St. Petersburg today.

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:32:02 -0600

Closing on another Short Sale in St. Petersburg today.

I have to say this was a fast and fairly easy Short Sale. Got the listing about 3 month ago, took a week to get the squanders out and re-key the house but once it was done and all the advertising was out we received an offer ASAP. It was a low ball but seller signed it anyway to get the Short Sale process going. Full Short Sale package including Hardship letter was sent to the bank and miraculously the bank did not lose all the paperwork and a negotiator was assigned very fast. BPO was done within two weeks of receiving the offer. BPO came in twice as high as offer, buyer backed out but we finally had a price that the bank would accept. So, property went back on the market with a new price and we had a new full price cash offer within a week. After this we had a few problems with the home inspection and the buyer's agent disappearing on us but in the end all was good and we closed yet another Short Sale here in St. Petersburg.

If you think about buying or selling a house or condo in the Saint Petersburg Tampabay Florida area, please give me a call. Ask me about waterfront homes or condos in St. Pete beach, Treasure Island, Madeira beach, Seminole and other Clearwater Tampabay neighborhoods. Find out what we can do to sell your home or condo and what the value of your property is. Check out great real estate deals or visit condo associations like Seminole Isle.

We also work with short sale bank owned and foreclosures. Find a property or go to my website for more real estate information or simply contact us. 727 409 8706

BPO's and short sales in St. Petersburg

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:24:09 -0600

I will never get used to this. I work with a lot of Short sales here in St. Petersburg and I am always amazed when it comes to BPO's. Just last week the bank ordered two BPO's on one of my Short Sale listings here in St. Pete. Last night I found out that one came in at $207,000 the other one came in at $248,000. In my mind they are both wrong. 4 other townhomes sold in the last few month in the same community, same age, same layout, same everything and the average price was $ 235,000. Now the bank is going to order another BPO's let's see where this one comes in. Never a dull moment when you deal with BPO's and Short Sales in St. Petersburg.

We also work with short sale bank owned and foreclosures. Find a property or go to my website for more real estate information or simply contact us. 727 409 8706

You are not giving up easily, are you?

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:23:34 -0600

You are not giving up easily, are you?

No, and that is one of the reasons why I am still in the real estate business verses 5000 other Realtors in Pinellas county that have given up and left the business. "You are not giving up easily, are you" I hear this a lot. Just this morning I started an e mail to another agent with "I know I am a pest but" As a realtor it takes a lot of things to survive in this market and one of them is "not giving up" If I would back up every time I see a problem, I would be on a constant run.

There is always a problem but I don't see it that way, to me it is just a new challenge.

We also work with short sale bank owned and foreclosures. Find a property or go to my website for more real estate information or simply contact us. 727 409 8706

How do cats learn to meow?

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:29:25 -0600

How do cats learn to meow?

I am not kidding, my two little once can't meow, and they BEEP. People tell me, don't worry, they learn from each other. Excuse me, they are BOTH beeping so how on earth will they ever learn. The other day I found myself sitting in front of them "MEOWING" needless to say I felt a little ridiculous and of course it did not work. Now I am wondering if there is a CD with "Meowing " sounds that I can buy and play for them.

Any thoughts?

I am so out of my league !!!

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:20:47 -0600

I adopted two 10 weeks old kittens last Wednesday and I did not realize that you actually need 4 hands when you have two little cats.

When I am trying to get one out of the closet the other one types an e mail on my laptop. Once I have rescued my laptop one of the tries to drown herself in the bathroom and while I am still trying to dry her off the other one things that the lamp is her new scratching post........................

Any advice?

How do you deal with an “I KNOW IT ALL BUYER OR SELLER?”

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:09:48 -0600

How do you deal with an “I KNOW IT ALL BUYER OR SELLER?”
Honestly I try to avoid them whenever I can. The real estate market and how we do business has changed so much over the last few years. Keeping up with current market values, changing market conditions, upcoming REO’s or Short sales in a neighborhood etc. is already a challenging job for a full time Realtor that knows the area for many many years. When I run into a “I know it all” buyer or seller I try to explain the market and the other factors involved but if they do not “HEAR” me and don’t even make an effort to listen and understand, I move on to the next client. This is a “No good will ever come out of it situation” and I do not want to be part of it.

I believe my job as a Realtor in this kind of market is to educate my buyers and sellers as much as possible and help them make a decision and understand the real estate market. The times when you just opened doors and showed properties is over.
So, How do you deal with an “I KNOW IT ALL BUYER OR SELLER?”

Trust your Realtor, Or why should I offer more than asking price?

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:45:28 -0600

Trust your Realtor, Or why should I offer more than asking price?
Because you really really want this unit. You have been looking for over 6 months, you are running out of time and this is the deal of the century. I know for a lot of people it sounds like I am out of my mind, why would you offer more than asking price in this kind of market?

Unit was advertised for $208,000 bank owned. It was listed around 9 am in the morning, I saw it by 10 am, called my buyer we looked at it by 11 am and made an offer for $225,000 at noon and we got the property. You still think I am insane but you have to know that the current market value for this property was around $300,000 it had sold for nearly $500,000 4 years ago and that we only got the offer because we were the first ones to make an offer and we added and addendum to the contract that said all other offers will be treated as back up offers only. Over the next few hours they got about 10 other offers and 3 of them were higher than ours.One came in at $260,000. A week after we closed the same unit, one floor below sold for $295,000.

Trust your Realtor, Or why should I offer more than asking price?
My point is that “in this kind of market, everything can happen and you need a Realtor that you can trust.

Why didn’t they take my offer? Because it was a low ball offer!

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:13:13 -0600

Why didn’t they take my offer? Because it was a low ball offer!

I do not know how many times I had to say this is the past year. I do not have a problem presenting low ball offers as long as my buyer understands what the real market value is and as long as he understands that he might not get the property and might not even get a counter offer. “Can’t hurt to try” Right ???? Wrong !!!!!!!!! I do not know how it is elsewhere in the country but here in Saint Petersburg the time for low ball offers is nearly over. Properties here are either prices at current market value which means they are already 30, 40 50% less than 3 years ago or they are completely overprices which means the sellers are not in distress and do not need to sell. There are hardly any properties left on the market that you can get for “cents on the dollar” Maybe I am wrong, but I have a feeling that in a year from now we will end up with a lot of “low ball buyer” that say “I wish I had”

Why didn’t they take my offer? Because it was a low ball offer!

Like I said, I have no problem with presenting a low ball offer as long as the buyer understands what the current market value is and that he might not get his dream home.

Just Because They Are a Licensed Electrician...

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:27:58 -0600

Via Michael Thornton - Nashville, TN area Home Inspector (Complete Home Inspections, Inc.):

Just because they are a licensed electrician...

doesn't mean that the job has been done right. While inspecting a property in the Nashville real estate market the other day, I came upon several wiring inconsistencies. The property owner stated that a friend of theirs was a licensed electrician, and they made several "repairs and updates" to the electrical system.

HUH? Well I guess that these folks will either need to get a new friend or a REAL licensed electrician out to address the many repairs that were written up in the report. These are just a few. So you still think that you don't need that home inspection?

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Are they really that ugly? You decide.

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:01:05 -0600

Are they really that ugly? You decide.

Here is what happens when you go to an animal shelter and you tell yourself you just want to "look"

You end up with 2 new roommates and you feel so sorry for these little creatures that you spend the next few days at home trying to make them comfortable. Since they are supposed to have immediate contact with the people that are always around them I invited my girlfriend to come over and meet them.

She walked in the door. Starred at my two precious cats and declared loud an d clear

Oh Anne, "they are sooooooooooooo ugly, they are cute again"

Are they really that ugly? You decide.

PS. In the Spirit of Thanksgiving, be nice when you comment on this post.

Help Please. Need fool proof cookie recipe.

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:01:41 -0600

I am not kidding; I host a cookie baking party every year at my house. Girls (average age is probably 42) only. We talk and drink and laugh and sing and drink some more and....... You get the story. So far, for 17 years we have not produced one edible cookie. I am determined to change this.

So I am in desperate need of a very easy cookie recipe that can be successfully baked even if you are under the influence of alcohol with 10 giggling "girls" around you.

Any ideas?

What‘s next ?!

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:42:08 -0600

What‘s next ?!

Today was one of these days, I had a million little things to do and all my clients wanted something.

Not a problem, simply call me or fax me or e mail me or text me but DON"T do all the above please. Usually we communicate by phone calls and e mails, today was one of these days where I just could not catch up with my messages because everybody used a different way of communicating. I felt like the girl in "He is just not that into you" and now that my day is finally over and I have checked all 4 ways of communicating one last time, I wonder "What is next?

I really really wish some genius would come up with ONE way of communicating or at least a way to combine all this different ways.

Sand Sculpture Competition in Treasure Island Tampabay

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:06:45 -0600

Sand Sculpture Competition in Treasure Island Tampabay

Here are all of last week's Sand Sculptures. It was a great event in Treasure Island Tampabay.

It was a three day festival with lots of food and drinks and music and fireworks etc.

Which one is your favorite?

I like number 7 the best. It looks like a real "sand castle"

Not so sure about the gorilla, but hey beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

SANDING Ovations in Treasure Island Tampabay

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:10:52 -0600

SANDING Ovations in Treasure Island Tampabay (no typo)

Treasure Island is a very active little beach town here in Tampabay. Last weekend we had a big event, the Sanding Ovations, a sand sculpture contest with artist coming from all over the US to participate.

This was my favorite Sand Sculpture, just because it was actually a Sand Castle in the truest sense of the word.

Look at the details

We also work with short sale bank owned and foreclosures. Find a property or go to my website for more real estate information or simply contact us. 727 409 8706

When is the best time or day to send out an e mail newsletter?

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:29 -0600

When is the best time or day to send out an e mail newsletter?

Is there a good and bad time to send out your e mail newsletter?

Should it be on the weekend so people are at home and have time?

Should it be on a week day when people are in the office and checking their e mails?

Morning or afternnoon or evenings?

Is Monday better than Friday or is Tuesday the perfect day?

What do you think?

When is the best time or day to send out an e mail newsletter?

"Only in America" or Treasure Island

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:57:12 -0600

I am originally from Germany and came to the US 17 years ago. In my first year I was amazed, surprised and sometimes confused about all the differences between the US and Europe. By now I have gotten used to it but every now and then I see something that triggers the thought "Only in America" in this case Treasure Island

We had the annual Sand Sculptor contest last weekend and our normally just sandy beach here in Treasure Island turned into this festival site.

So, only in America will you find a portable ATM machine right on the beach in the sand.

If it wasn't for the MLS access, would you be a member of your local Realtor organization or NAR?

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:34:10 -0600

If it wasn't for the MLS access, would you be a member of your local Realtor organization or NAR?

My answer is NO.

What do you think?

Just to give you an example.

I got my short sale designation years ago, NOW my association is offering classes.

I started blogging years ago, NOW my association is offering classes.

I expect them to be ahead of the game NOT way behind.

Well as far as our National association of realtors goes, you know as much as I do.

So here is the question again.

If it wasn't for the MLS access, would you be a member of your local Realtor organization or NAR?

Vacation Condos for sale in Madeira Beach and Redington, Tampabay

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:46:27 -0600

Vacation Condos for sale in Madeira Beach and Redington, Tampabay

We have a lot of people that are looking to buy a vacation property in Madeira Beach and Redington Beach or anywhere else in the Tampabay area. They are from Canada or somewhere up north and they want to buy a condo so they can come down to the Tampabay area for a vacation and rent it out while they are not using it themselves. Please be aware, there are rental restrictions in each condo association and this can make a huge difference in your rental income.

Here are just a few vacation condos for sale in Madeira Beach and Redington Beach with the different rental restrictions.

Beach Place condo 3 days

Collwood condo 7 days

Gulf Mariner condo 90 days

Madeira Bay condo 3 days

Madeira Cove condo 30 days

John's Pass condo 3 days

Sandy Shores condo 3 days

Tower Isle condo 90 days

We also work with short sale bank owned and foreclosures. Find a property or go to my website for more real estate information or simply contact us. 727 409 8706

New waterfront condo listing in the wonderful gated waterfront community of Seminole Isle

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:24:50 -0600

New waterfront condo listing in the wonderful gated waterfront community of Seminole Isle.

This subdivision is only 4 years old and everything is like brand new. The clubhouse is gorgeous, has a huge kitchen and a social room overlooking the incredible tropical pool area.

Seminole Isle also features tennis courts, a gym, a boat and fishing dock, a little private beach, a BBQ area, 2 huge waterfront cabanas, a long walk way overlooking the serene natural beauty of Lake Seminole and storage area for your canoes.

The condo itself is on the 6^th floor and has beautiful water views. High ceilings, gourmet kitchen, open floor plan, plantation shutters, lots of mirrors, screened in balcony, inside laundry room, covered parking and much much more. There is no better value in town; the owner has spent over $50,000 in upgrades.

Seminole Isle is one of a kind waterfront community in the heart of Pinellas County. You are not only buying a condo you are buying a relaxed but yet energetic lifestyle. This top floor waterfront condo has 1500 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. This is not a Short Sale, so no disasters here and it is also available for lease option. New waterfront condo listing in the wonderful gated waterfront community of Seminole Isle.

We also work with short sale bank owned and foreclosures. Find a property or go to my website for more real estate information or simply contact us. 727 409 8706

Ocean front / waterfront condo for sale at Mansions by the Sea in Treasure Island Tampabay.

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:17:38 -0600

Ocean front / waterfront condo for sale at Mansions by the Sea in Treasure Island Tampabay.

You have to see the views to believe it. This is a corner condo on the 10^th Floor in the Mansions by the Sea towers here in Treasure Island Tampabay on Sunset beach.

This condo is simply beautiful, not only the views over Saint Petersburg and the Gulf of Mexico but also the inside with very relaxing neutral colors, open floor plan and updated kitchen. This gated condo community here in the little beach town of Treasure Island has a lot to offer. Wait until you see the beautiful pool area overlooking the beach. This is a one of a kind property, live right on the beach. Ocean front / waterfront condo for sale at Mansions by the Sea in Treasure Island Tampabay.

Shores of Long Bayou in Seminole, waterfront condo / townhome community in Seminole Tampabay Florida

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:55 -0600

Shores of Long Bayou in Seminole, a waterfront condo / townhome community in Seminole Tampabay Florida

Shores of Long Bayou. A lot of people don't know that it exist or where it is. This gated condo community with about 340 units and 23 condo association is just off Seminole Blvd and 62^nd Ave. the tiny little street that leads to it is unknown and nobody ever takes it. Shores of Long Bayou is hidden away at the southern part of Lake Seminole. Once you enter through the gate you are in a different world. The community of Shore of Long Bayou was built between 1998 and 2004. It sits on 77 acres of beautiful waterfront. with 25 acres of lakes and ponds, and little parks and nature preserves.

Shores of Long Bayou in Seminole, a waterfront condo / townhome community in Seminole Tampabay Florida has all the amities you can possibly dream of. A 1.7 mile nature trail that is perfect to take your morning walk or a sunset stroll, pools and spas that have tropical landscaping and make you feel like you live in a vacation resort, a gym that is well equipped and encourages you to a work out once in a while, shuffle board courts that you can use with your friends for some fun after work, let me not forget the tennis courts that you can use anytime or the waterfront community dock. Shores of Long Bayousits right on Lake Seminole, you can spend day fishing or just watch the wildlife and enjoy this relaxing feeling you get. Talking about Lake Seminole, once tidal flats, it was created in the 1940^th Shores of Long Bayou is only 4 minutes away from Seminole park. A recreation facility that attracts lots of people. The park offers a few boat ramps and parking for cars and trailers, 13 picnic places with BBQ grills, a playground for children, a walking trail that also allows biking and rollerblading, water fountains, beautiful areas to lay out in the sun and watch the water, gazebos and shelters, rest rooms, a softball field and volleyball courts and on it goes. Lake Seminole Park is a beautiful place to spend an enjoyable day, more than one million people visit every year. Dogs and other pets are welcome as long as they are on a leach.

Back to Shores of Long Bayou in Seminole, a waterfront condo / townhome community in Seminole Tampabay Florida. Since I am a Realtor I better tell you about some of the great deals you can find at Shores of Long Bayou. For now I will concentrate on a gorgeous 1324 square feet condo built in 2001 With relaxing water views onto the natural vegetation surrounding Lake Seminole. The condo has an open floor plan with a nice size kitchen, plenty of storage and lots on natural light coming in. The asking price is $163,000 Where else you can find this for under $170,000 ??? Pets up to 25 Pounds are allowed, and you also get a full size garage with the condo. Live here year around or use this perfect retreat as a second home and you can also rent for a minimum period of 3 month if you are not in town. At the moment the lowest price unit in Shores of Long Bayou is $ 163,000 and the highest price is $399,000 Like I said earlier, Shores of Long Bayou is hidden away but within minutes you are on Seminole Blvd where you can find all kinds of stores, malls, restaurants, you name it. Tampa airport is only 30 minutes away and within an hour and a half you can be at all the Disney world attractions.

The City of Seminoleis located just minutes from the beautiful beaches and the Gulf of Mexico. It was incorporated in 1970 and has about 80,000 residents. I do not have any kids, but my friends and clients tell me that the city of Seminole has one of the best school systems in Tampabay. It is a very active community with lots of fun things to do for all age groups. People love Seminole, since it is so close to the beaches you get the "beach life style" without paying the big price tags.

If you need more information on the area, check out a few of the links below or call us for more great deals in the city of Seminole like single family homes for sale or "Seminole Isle"properties for sale or "Beachway" condos for sale or a bunch of great townhome communities. Hope you enjoyed the little information aboutShores of Long Bayou in Seminole, a waterfront condo / townhome community in Seminole Tampabay Florida.

Seven Strategies for your credit cards

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:47:34 -0600

Via National Credit Fixers - Matt Listro:

We're officially four months away from the Credit Card Holder's Bill of Rights going into effect. And, if certain Democrats have their way, we're only thirty days away. But, for the sake of argument let's assume that the CARD Act provisions will wait until February 2010 to become enforceable law.

During these last few days of the credit card world's version of the Wild Wild West we should continue to see credit card issuers behaving badly, very badly in fact. The mega-credit card issuers have a shrinking window of opportunity to finish remolding their cardholder base to look more like what they will finally deem as being to their liking. This means consumers will continue to suffer the at the hands of their credit card companies, that is of course unless they employ one or more of the following strategies.

1. Don't Not Use Your Card - Ok, the poor grammar was intentional and corny but I think I've made my point. Credit card issuers are in busy to make money and make a profit. They can't do either unless you are using your credit card. And, the best news is that you do not have to carry a balance from one month to the next in order to drop a few dimes in your credit card issuers pockets. Each time you use your credit card the merchant (aka the place you used the card) has to pay the bank a fee. This fee is called interchange. It technically comes out of your pocket because many retailers will build the assumed fee into the price of the merchandise but it sure doesn't feel that way when we buy stuff with our credit cards. So, knock the dust off your cards and use them for modest purchases. Don't revolve a balance and don't get into a position where your balances spiral out of control and you'll be fine.

2. Shut Up! - In the past a viable strategy to get fees waived and interest rates lowered was to call your credit card issuer and complain or otherwise plead your case. That's still a decent strategy but beware. Your credit card issuer might turn the tables and start asking YOU questions in order to determine whether or not they still want to do business with you. If you call them and THEY start asking questions about your job status and salary then end the convo and hang up or you might just end up with a closed credit card.

3. Open Another Card, NOW - One of the worst strategies I see people employing today is the 1-card strategy. You should have MORE cards, not fewer cards. In the ideal mix of credit model - a consumer should have 3-5 credit cards (personally I endorse 4 or 5 cards). Clearly this is a credit score play as well since having more available and unused credit limits are always good for your credit scores. So, if you have one or two credit cards right now, think about opening at least one more. This gives you options in case one of your credit card issuers starts behaving badly towards you. Nothing is more empowering than saying "I'll take my business elsewhere" and then actually doing it.

4. Don't Hide Behind Great FICO Scores - FICO published a study earlier this year and the findings showed that the median FICO score for a consumer who has seen his or her credit limit reduced was 770. A 770 FICO score is fantastic in any lender's book and especially in this credit environment where lenders are gravitating to stronger borrowers. What this means is that just because you have great FICOs it doesn't fully shield you from adverse treatment from lenders.

5. Go Small and Go Local - I was speaking with John Ulzheimer, founder of credit dot com and a nationally recognized credit expert and he made an interesting point. He said that we, as consumers and watchdogs, tend to focus on the largest 5-10 banks and tend to forget about the thousands of lenders who are NOT treating their customers poorly. Credit unions are a great example of these lenders. If you are sick of how you're being treated by your Manhattan bank then perhaps you need a local credit union or local bank on your side.

6. Don't Exit The System - The blogs are on fire with angry consumers who are claiming to have sworn off credit for the foreseeable future because of how they are being treated by their lenders. "From now on if I can't pay cash for it I won't buy it." Eh, that plays well on the big screen but it's not realistic. Carrying around cash to pay for things is a bad idea. And good luck using debit cards for things like business travel and European vacations. Stay in the system, please.

7. If All Else Fails, Litigate - If you're finding yourself saddled with a garbage credit report because of errors and you can't the credit bureaus or lenders to correct your files then think about filing a lawsuit. You certainly wouldn't be alone. There will be over 8,500 credit related lawsuits filed this year. Collections agencies are the targets in most of them but certainly the credit bureaus and lenders are in the cross hairs a fair amount too. Just be sure to hire a lawyer who knows what he's doing.

So there you have it, seven solid strategies to hopefully minimize your chances of being treated poorly by your creditors. And while there are certainly no guarantees that you'll exit this credit environment without a few scars, you can certainly make yourself as immune as possible by doing a few easy and inexpensive things.

Good luck!!

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How much should I pay for a condo in Sunset Vistas in Treasure Island Tampabay on Gulf Blvd.

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:32:23 -0600

How much should I pay for a condo in Sunset Vistas in Treasure Island Tampabay on Gulf Blvd.

You do not need to be a Realtor or an appraiser to find the right price for these condos. All it takes it common sense. All of the units are the same, same size, same year built, same color, same floors, same kitchen, same furniture same everything BUT the view.

There are 13 units in a row going all the way from the street to the beach angled so each unit has a view of the water. The building has five floors above parking. The units have 3 digit numbers the first number is the floor and the other two are the position on the floor. It starts with 1 at the street site and goes up to 13 which is closest to the beach.

So, right now unit units in Sunset Vista Treasure Island

408 is listed for $299,000

302 is listed for $306,000

403 is listed for $309,900

Now here we have unit 201 listed for $399,000. I hope the seller does not wonder why it has been on the market for 1132 days. This unit is on the lowest floor and the furthers from the beach.

All this said, one last thing. Don't just "stumble" into the Real Estate market, do your homework first, be prepared find a good Listing agent or selling agent that knows Treasure Island, someone that does a lot of online advertising and marketing for a listing and comparative market analysis for a sale, check out his or her testimonials, "Google" the name.

I hope I gave you a good answer to your question. How much should I pay for a condo in Sunset Vistas in Treasure Island Tampabay on Gulf Blvd.

We also work with short sale bank owned and foreclosures. Find a property or go to my website for more real estate information or simply contact us. 727 409 8706

Selling/ listing my home or condo in Treasure Island, how do I find the right asking price?

Anne Hensel Real Estate Professional buy or sell St. Pete — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:21:01 -0600

Selling/ listing my home or condo in Treasure Island, how do I find the right asking price?

The answer to that is very easy, have your Realtor (make sure it is a local real estate expert) do a comparable market analysis for you or get and official appraisal. (From an appraiser that knows the area well) Yes, that's how easy it is. No if's and but's, no guess work. Keep in mind we homeowners all think that our house or condo is so much NICER that the neighbors. Our children are so much smarter than the others and on we go. It is impossible for a home owner to be unbiased or objective about their own property. There are too many emotions involved and we simply cannot see a clear picture. Talking to your friends and neighors won't help either, they are not experts and they do not want to "hurt your feelings"

Keep in mind, in this kind of market is it more important than ever to ask the right price for your home or condo. If you are priced wrong, nobody will make an offer and you will sit on your listing forever.

I am a Realtor in Treasure Island and also a homeowner in Treasure Island, if I want to know what I could sell my home for, I would ask one of my fellow Realtor here in Treasure Island. I can do the comparable market analysis for ever home or condo in Treasure Island BUT for my own. I simply can't see it objectively.

Hope this helps you a little bit to answer the question Selling/ listing my home or condo in Treasure Island, how do I find the right asking price?

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