Palm Beach County Short Sales Testimonial - Choose A Short Sale Expert Agent

Palm Beach County Short Sales- Choose a short sale real estate agent who knows how to close on short sales. 

 

  • Have you been served with a foreclosure summons and complaint? 
  • Are you behind in your mortgage payments?
  • Are you looking for a way to avoid a foreclosure?
  • Do you know what all your options are?

 

You may be qualified to do a short sale on your property giving you time to restart your life if you have suffered a hardship. 

We have written a series of articles about what is a short sale, how you qualify for one and how the process works.

You can click right here on this blue writing to find our articles about Palm Beach County Short Sales.

 

The following is a letter we received from a seller in Wellington Florida that we had a very successful short sale closed on. We were able to negotiate for this seller a fully satisfied and paid mortgage with out any financial implications to haunt him later on. He had PMI insurance and Nestor was persistent to the point the PMI company did not make our client sign a promissory note which is very common for them to do require. 

Dear Nestor and Katerina,


I wanted to take a few minutes to write this short note and express my deepest thanks and gratitude for helping us with the sale of my home recently in Wellington, FL.

I was not entirely sure of how my situation with a home that was totally “upside down” was going to unfold, and I had no experience with the short sale process. There was very little information available on this subject on the internet, and the Realtors I spoke with prior to engaging you seemed to know even less than I did. You were clearly very knowledgeable about the process, and were able to describe the general flow of how things would work, and answered all my questions. You were able to put my mind at ease about the entire process, and made me feel confident that we could complete the short sale transaction. I am especially grateful for your prompt responses, and you were very easy to get in touch with whenever we needed to.  

 
I wanted to thank you for dealing with the PMI company when they nearly derailed the whole deal. You were able to expertly guide the process past this snag and get them to accept the offer. And need I mention the last minute near disaster with the buyers on the night before closing? Yet again you intervened quickly and made sure that this transaction was completed and went through closing the next day.

 
I would not hesitate to recommend your services to anyone, as you carried yourself professionally at all times. You helped my family through a rough spot in our lives and helped us move on to a new and brighter future. I would be glad to speak to anyone in the future if they ever would like a reference.

 
Sincerely,


James Diehl

Call Nestor Gasset and Katerina Gasset today at 561-753-0135 and we will help you understand the short sale process. Whether you choose to hire us as your agents or not, make sure you get the right information. 

 

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Contact Nestor Gasset and Katerina Gasset, CIPS, Realtors®, International Properties and Investments, Inc. Licensed Realtors® in Florida at 561-753-0135 to list your property for sale or to purchase a property in Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee, Lake Worth, Hypoluxo Island, Lantana, West Palm Beach and the rest of Palm Beach County Florida and Port St Lucie Florida. We are accepting referrals.

Copyright © 2008 By Katerina Gasset, All Rights Reserved.*Palm Beach County Short Sales Testimonial- Choose A Short Sale Expert Agent*

Call us today at 561.753.0135 or Toll Free 800.444.3316. Contact us by email if you prefer by clicking on email me on the right side of this page under our profile.

To view all the Wellington Florida Luxury Homes For Sale Click here and then click on Search For Homes We know Palm Beach County and will help you get your home Sold if you need to Sell your home and help you buy your Wellington Home or Land ; call us today.

Disclaimer:The information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Wellington Homes Blog does not guarantee or is any way responsible for its accuracy, and provides said information without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Entries on Wellington Homes Blog represent the opinions and ideas of the author(s). Wellington Homes Blog does not express the views of International Properties and Investments, Inc or those of the broker.

P.S. If you are listing your home as a short sale in Palm Beach County Florida and Port St Lucie Florida make sure you hire an agent who knows how to do short sales and has the experience to get the job done. We are doing successful short sale packages. Call us at 561-753-0135 to find out more about Palm Beach County Short Sales and Port St Lucie Short Sales.

 

 

 

 
 

Live In The Style Of Versailles Wellington Luxury at 10698 Versailles Blvd. Wellington Florida

Live in the magnificence of Wellington Luxury in Versailles, the grandest of communities in Wellington Florida at 10698 Versailles Blvd. Wellington Florida.

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

As you drive up to this grand 6 bedroom with a loft and 4 bathrooms, the very beauty of the landscaping overtakes your senses with red flowering bushes to majestic purple flowering vines embracing the entrance and over the archway of the exterior.

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

When you enter through the double glass and engraved doors you are greeted with wonderful murals on each side of the foyer.

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

The grandeur of the Taj Mahal mural gives the sense of presence as the mirage of water glistening and falling towards the floor amaze even the most sophisticated of artisans. This is the focal point of the living room.

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

Then your eyes gaze out over the pool and rear yard to wonderful entertainment areas. Following that you are welcomed by wooden staircases as you look towards the family room and formal dining room. Each stair is carefully inlayed with ceramic artist pieces on each kick board all the way to the top of the staircase.

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

The kitchen is the most efficient and visually appealing kitchen all in one breath. There is ample seating along the granite counters which fit more than 6 bar stools comfortably. Gas stove top and double ovens make for a chef's delight. All stainless steel appliances with upgraded to the max wood cabinetry top of this kitchen. Dining is elegant with the butler's pantry and kitchen on the way to the formal dining room.

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

The dining room's ceiling is designed with faux finishes and architectural details that are intricate and finite. All the walls in the home are either faux painted or have hand painted murals.

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

This home comes complete with a full summer kitchen for fantastic outdoor entertaining. If you enjoy outdoor gourmet cooking than this is the place you will be enthralled with . Over looking the pool and spa, this summer kitchen can be used year round here in South Florida. It does not get better than this!

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

A fully automatic natural gas powered generator will turn on automatically in any power outage no matter what the cause. No running around trying to fill up gas cans, no rolling out the generator from the garage, no deciding what to turn on and what not to. This is the top of the line generator that powers itself and is maintained on its' own. It powers itself on once a week to make sure all in in order. Live in South Florida year round with peace of mind.

The master suite has a warm and inviting sitting area along with an outdoor balcony overlooking the pool and the landscaping. There are three closets in the master dressing area and the master bath is spacious and eloquent with lots of privacy.

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

The loft is large enough to be turned into a 7th bedroom if you need more than 6 bedrooms. The lay out of this home feels warm, open, spacious and more than wonderful. Make this your home today for the low price of

$ 1,099,777. Call Nestor Gasset or Katerina Gasset at 561-753-0135 to set up your private tour of your Versailles luxury home in Wellington Florida. This is not a short sale. The furniture is negotiable.

Versailles Wellington Florida Luxury Home For Sale

Enjoy The Real Estate Show Of This Home and Enjoy The Music Too!

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Contact Nestor Gasset and Katerina Gasset, CIPS, Realtors®, International Properties and Investments, Inc. Licensed Realtors® in Florida at 561-753-0135 to list your property for sale or to purchase a property in Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee, Lake Worth, Hypoluxo Island, Lantana, West Palm Beach and the rest of Palm Beach County Florida and Port St Lucie Florida. We are accepting referrals.

Copyright © 2008 By Katerina Gasset, All Rights Reserved.*Live In The Style Of Versailles Wellington Luxury At 10698 Versailles Blvd. Wellington Florida *

Call us today at 561.753.0135 or Toll Free 800.444.3316. Contact us by email if you prefer by clicking on email me on the right side of this page under our profile.

To view all the Wellington Florida Luxury Homes For Sale Click here and then click on Search For Homes We know Palm Beach County and will help you get your home Sold if you need to Sell your home and help you buy your Wellington Home or Land ; call us today.

Disclaimer:The information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Wellington Homes Blog does not guarantee or is any way responsible for its accuracy, and provides said information without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Entries on Wellington Homes Blog represent the opinions and ideas of the author(s). Wellington Homes Blog does not express the views of International Properties and Investments, Inc or those of the broker.

P.S. If you are listing your home as a short sale in Palm Beach County Florida and Port St Lucie Florida make sure you hire an agent who knows how to do short sales and has the experience to get the job done. We are doing successful short sale packages. Call us at 561-753-0135 to find out more about Palm Beach County Short Sales and Port St Lucie Short Sales.

 

Lift Yourself Up In The Magnificence Of The Earth, A Gift From The Secret

I was in the middle of writing our post on a new gorgeous listing when words filled my heart that I had to share with all of you. I was just sent an email from The Secret and Rhonda Byrne, the author of The Secret. It was a beautiful email about lifting yourself up when you behold the beauty and magnificence of the EARTH. There was this absolutely wonderful video with images of the Earth set to music composed and gifted to this video by Jo Blackenburg.

I needed to share this amazing video with you. I embedded it below.

Here is a poem I wrote with the words that were filling my heart as I watched this video. Feel free to pass this post along to your loved ones, family and friends. Even though this is from my heart, my poetry is still copyrighted.

When you lift others, you lift yourself.

When the world seems down on you, look up to the heavens and bask in the glorious gift of sunshine.

Feel the radiance of God's grace and love upon your face,

shower yourself in the rays that are reaching down to you.

Run in the rain barefoot, laugh as a child

feeling raindrops, each, one at a time

knowing this earth was made just for you.

Embrace your loved ones, hold them dear

reach out to others, every so near

extend a hand to your neighbor next door

remembering kindness lasts for evermore.

Climb your highest mountain and look below

see the wonders that GOD has given you to enjoy

How much he loves you to make all this for you

And YOU-

he made in his image, his beauty behold.

If you have not ever watched THE SECRET, you need to buy the DVD and watch this movie with your family. Forget the prime time garbage and the news of doom and gloom. Turn your DVD player on and really learn how great you are and all that you can do. The Secret changed mine and Nestor's life and business! It changed us! It changes all those who watch it. I use this in my coaching practice and I will attest that my clients businesses and lives are truly transformed right before their eyes. If you are a Christian and are concerned about watching The Secret, please visit my Squidoo Lens about The Secret for Christians.

To find out more about The Secret, visit my Squidoo lens: Applying The Secret In Your Life

Blessed be your day!

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Katerina Gasset, CIPS, Realtor ®, Business and Life Coach, Speaker and Author. Reach Katerina at: 561-753-0135

Disclaimer:The information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Wellington Homes Blog does not guarantee or is any way responsible for its accuracy, and provides said information without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Entries on Wellington Homes Blog represent the opinions and ideas of the author(s). Wellington Homes Blog does not express the views of International Properties and Investments, Inc or those of the broker.

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My Update On Our Latvia Land Battles!

In case you do not know the story up until this point you can read about how our land got stolen not once but twice in Latvia. 

Then you can read the news about these crooks who are lying and cheating to steal our land and how we are fighting them in a court in Latvia where judges are known to take bribes.

I then needed help from all you in the form of contacts and prayers. To no surprise you went above and beyond in helping me.  latvia land issues

The judge granted us a new court date and that is set in the beginning of November right before our Active Rain party at NAR in Orlando which we will be dragging in with jet lag because we will be going to Latvia to appear before this judge to tell them of all the lies and deceitfulness of these impostors to my grandmother's will.

I am very excited because when I was younger and traveling the world I never got to go to Latvia because it was behind the Iron Curtain under an unwelcomed communist rule of the USSR. It is hard to believe that there are people alive today who know very little about this dark part of history. Latvians love Ronald Reagan. His famous words,  "Gorbachev,Tear Down this wall!" sends chills down my spine whenever I listen to them. You can not truly appreciate your freedom of this awesome capitalist society we are privileged to live in until you have witnessed this tyranny called communism. 

My brother was in Berlin when the Berlin wall came down. He brought back a piece of the wall to me. I lived in Berlin for 4 years and my father did Naval Intelligence there. We saw the guards behind the wall marching back and forth with their rifles. he vast contrast between East and West Berlin with only a wall standing in the way made a huge impression on me as a child. Somehow I knew that whatever was across that line was evil and to be shunned. 

When the wall came down the first country to attain and declare their independence was Latvia. Our family and relatives were so excited. I was sad on one hand because my mother wanted to live to see that day and her life was taken at an age almost a decade younger than I am today by someone who did not want her to live. Here is my tribute to my mother. 

Latvia is 8 hours ahead of us on the East Coast. I will have to learn to exchange US dollars for the Latvian Lat, learn to plug in those special adapters and make sure our cell phones work over there along with getting international rates for the time we are there. The last time I was in Europe was over 40 years ago.

Now begins the gathering of many documents to prove our case and that we are the heirs to my grandmother's land. All of these documents, every single one of them has to be apostilled in the state in which the original is attained. We need birth certificates for all of my siblings. Two of my siblings were born in Norfolk, Virginia. I was born in California and one of my brothers was born in Berlin Germany. That is a lot of document gathering just for that part. Then my Grandmother lived in Tacoma and died in Oregon so there are additional documents such as death certificates and so forth. Oh, my mother was killed in California so I will need to get her death certificate apostilled in LA or Sacramento.

If any of you are close to any of these state capitals and if I send you the documents and the fee; you could get them apostilled for me, please let me know.

States where I need help: California, Virginia, Oregon and Washington. And then Germany. I believe I have a contact in Germany who can help me there.  

 

Spotlight on Denise Shockey

I have discovered a great lady for all of you to get to know. She is a wonderful mother of 3 and a very young grandmother as well as a super agent with Re/Max. Her husband is the Chief of Police and Denise was a police officer for many years and then went into marketing. They are life long residents of Brevard County in Florida which makes them great Brevard county real estate agents and Melbourne Real Estate agents. Her name is Denise Shockey.

Denise Shockey Cocoa Beach real Estate agent

Denise is fun to be around and I would not hesitate to refer business to her. She has a great team consisting of her husband, 2 assistants and a buyers' agent. She is a great listing agent and really services her clients. She is a CCIM candidate and is proficient in residential and commercial real estate sales.

Denise and her husband have great business minds. They understand delegating and being proactive. She is doing very well in this market. They have just invented a really awesome online something that is TOP SECRET right now. But you must go and subscribe to her blog so you don't miss her big announcement! 

Denise and her husband have 3 children and one grandchild, a 16 year old, a 14 year old and a 27 year old. Their granddaughter is 2 years old. Her life is a lot like mine. We connected through her hiring me to be her coach for her expired program. Her team is really great at working with converting FSBO's to listings too. 

She is ranked third in volume in her Re/Max office this last month and is well on her way to be the top volume agent in her office.

What Denise loves most about her business as a real estate agent is the look on her client's face when they are at the closing table. Whether a seller moving up or scaling down or a single mother buyer who just came through a divorce and now is able to stand on her own two feet; knowing she has made a difference in someone's life is her calling and purpose. She is changing the world one person at a time. 

Visit her blog; encourage her by leaving comments on her posts and commenting on her Localism posts. She is truly a gem in the Rain and I my life has been blessed through getting to know her. Choose Denise Shockey for all your Melbourne Florida Real Estate agent needs and all your county real estate needs. 

 

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Katerina Gasset, CIPS, Realtor ®, Business and Life Coach, Speaker and Author. Reach Katerina at: 561-753-0135

Disclaimer:The information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Wellington Homes Blog does not guarantee or is any way responsible for its accuracy, and provides said information without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Entries on Wellington Homes Blog represent the opinions and ideas of the author(s). Wellington Homes Blog does not express the views of International Properties and Investments, Inc or those of the broker.

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Real Estate Brokers Are Winning Legal Battles Over Commissions

Real Estate Brokers in Florida are winning many legal battles over their rights to keep their commissions that were paid to them by developers.

 

The developers are in a bind because buyers have been rescinding their contracts on new condos. Most of these luxury condominium projects were being marketed to real estate brokerages. The developers offered commissions up front and at different intervals during the contract period. 

 

Developers offer all kinds of commission incentives to brokers. Most of the time the incentive is that at the signing of a contract and clearance of deposit you could get half of your commission and the rest at closing. They also run marketing that includes getting (example) 1/3 at clearance, 1/3 at removal of all contingencies and 1/3 at closing. Mercedes Benz, Trips abroad, Cruises and Jewelry are a part of many marketing strategies builders and developers use. 

 

Well, after the buyers started to back out of their contracts because of the turn down in values on these unbuilt projects the developers began to sue the brokerages to get the commissions back. So I wonder do they want the brokers to also refund the value of a cruise you already went on? 

 

There was a problem with that. The biggest problem the developer faces in trying to get the commissions back is that they are keeping the buyers' deposits and they do not want to give the buyers' their deposits back. You really can not have it both ways, well, not at least in the eyes of a judge. 

 

The other problem with developers doing this is the real estate brokers will then be leery to bring their clients to their developments because there is a lack of assurance that they will be able to keep all of their commissions. The last thing a developer needs right now is for any Real Estate brokerage to be on their bad side.

 

One developer based in Miami filed suit against some brokerages to get $400,000 returned to them earlier this year. Most of the cases have been dropped or settled amicably. 

 

We always read the fine print on each of these incentives. According to most of the brokers there was not a provision for the buyer backing out of the deal. If the developer keeps the deposit and the buyer forfeits their deposit, the brokers have every right to keep their commission.

 

We have a clause in our listing agreements that if a buyer defaults we retain 50% up to our commission of that deposit. Sellers understand that we are running a business and have business expenses. The last one where a buyer just did not show up for closing, our sellers were more than happy to compensate us for our expenses.  

 

 

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Disclaimer:The information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Wellington Homes Blog does not guarantee or is any way responsible for its accuracy, and provides said information without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Entries on Wellington Homes Blog represent the opinions and ideas of the author(s). Wellington Homes Blog does not express the views of International Properties and Investments, Inc or those of the broker.

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Active Rain Subscriber Information- All I Had To Do Was Ask!?!

I like to know who subscribes to my Active Rain blog. Every year I send out Christmas gratitude letters to each one of my subscribers. Last year when I did this, many of our subscribers did not have their mailing addresses anywhere to be found on their blog which made my job quite difficult to get a letter out to each one. I did personally email some subscribers but there was no way I could get to all of them. At that time I had about 200+ subscribers. Now I have 591 subscribers so you can imagine how many people will get left out if I do not have their address to mail them a letter of appreciation. 

 

But the biggest pain was that when I went to send my letters, those subscribing were all listed by the amount of points each subscriber had. In other words, on the first page would be those members who have the most points to those that had the least points. The problem is that if you are doing a mailing and someone new subscribes and you do not want to leave them out, you must go through all the names and cross reference them to see the new person is. Well, that was nearly an impossible task.

 

There are a lot of blogs out there that give suggestions as to changes members would like to see on Active Rain and having subscribers listed in the order they subscribed has been one of them. I just figured as most people probably do that there was a reason to list them this way and I was not sure if the system could even be changed. So it gets put on a wish list and tucked away.

 

Well, now that I am at nearly 600 subscribers it became very clear that I am going to have to begin my gratitude letters a lot sooner than November this year! I also would like to welcome each new subscriber soon after they have subscribed to let them know how much we appreciate them!

subscribers active rain

 

As I pondered how to accomplish this task I decided what would it hurt to suggest to Bob Stewart to change the order to be in the order of who subscribed last to first. So I shot him an email and what do you know! He sent me an email back saying he was putting in an order to have that changed right away and that the change should be in place within a few days. 

 

If I had known it would be that easy I would have asked a long time ago! Because it makes no sense at all to list your subscribers in order of who has the most points! Bob said he had no idea why it was ever done that way to begin with. So here I was wondering and not wanting to step on toes when all along there really was no reason for the way they are listed.

 

So if you go to your statistics section of your Active Rain blog and click on the tab called, Subscribers, you will see that all of your subscribers are listed in the order they subscribed to your blog. Now take some time to recognize your subscribers. This is your Active Rain Sphere of Influence! We should all be networking in our SOI's!

subscribers on active rain

 

I discovered that the very first person to ever subscribe to my blog is Sally Aloha Cheeseman! Just as she was the first blog that I read on Active Rain, she was my first subscriber. What a wonderful treat!  

subscribers in Active rain

 

Thank you Bob Stewart! We appreciate all that you do on the Rain for us!  

 

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Katerina Gasset, CIPS, Realtor ®, Business and Life Coach, Speaker and Author. Reach Katerina at: 561-753-0135

Disclaimer:The information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Wellington Homes Blog does not guarantee or is any way responsible for its accuracy, and provides said information without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Entries on Wellington Homes Blog represent the opinions and ideas of the author(s). Wellington Homes Blog does not express the views of International Properties and Investments, Inc or those of the broker.

Copyright © 2008 By Katerina Gasset, All Rights Reserved.. *Active Rain Subscriber Information- All I Had To Do Was Ask!?! * Contact Katerina Gasset for Customized Business and Personal Coaching.

 

 

 

Put The Power Of Google To Work For You!

google free tools
Put The Power Of Google To Work For You!

Google is constantly in a state of change. Google looks for ways every day to improve not only their searches for users but also many tools that can organize, educate and save time in your life and businesses. Most people only use about 3% of Google's power.

The most important tools that Google has for helping you with your website are the Google Analytics, the Google Webmaster Tools, the Google Official Blog and the Google Website Optimizer.

The Google tools above are ALL FREE. That is the best part. Use all these tools together to get your website to the top of the search engines.

Google website optimizer

There are so many tools within these tools to really make sure your website is up to the standards Google has set forth. Take some time to explore these powerful ways to improve the ranking and indexing of your website.

Google has some great tools that you can put to work for you right on your homepage. Here are some additional cool tools to use:

  • Use Google Alerts to check on your name, name of your business, your website name and blog name as well as your main keywords.
  • Use Google Earth to zoom in on terrains and areas around the listings that you have.
  • Use Gmail for on line email that you can access from any computer with an on line connection. Great for when you sign up for newsletters and don't want your email in box to be cluttered with junk.
  • Use Picassa for organizing your photos on your hard drive and on line. You can also make slide shows. There is ample space. I download from my digital camera right into Picassa which also deletes them from my camera for me after I have them on my hard drive.
  • One of my favorite Google applications is using the on line Google Documents which you can share with other agents in your office or the sellers. You can even make presentations and save them as pdf files or as power point files. This is so easy and I just love it. Since we co list short sales in other parts of Florida sharing the file with the other agent saves us so much time. I am also using Docs with our new closing coordinator. I will do another post on more of the things you can do in Google documents.You can see the editing and changes the other person is making in live time.
  • There is a great on line Calendar that you can use to share with your team members in live time.
  • Turn Google search bar into your own calculator. Just type your math problem in the search bar and hit your enter key. You can get answers from simple math to very complex math problems. Perhaps you should not tell your kids about this one!
  • Download Google Notebook. As you are searching the web to research a subject you are going to blog about or planning a vacation you can clip and save parts of websites, add notes right on the website clip, add links and images all in one place. You can even choose to share your notebook.
  • Add Google's BabelFish to your blogs and websites so that your International visitors can translate your important information into their language.
  • In the Google Search bar; just type in Weather and your area code and you will get a 4 day weather forecast.
  • You can now have your own customized Google search bar on your website. This allows you to create your very own search engine on your website.
There are a lot of other tools you can use like searching books, blogs, video, images and more. Soon there will be nothing that you can not gain access to.

Another one of my favorite Google tools is Google's 411 program and yes, it is totally FREE! You can just call 1-800-GOOG-411 and get connected to a business.

Google 411

For just fun you can change your IGoogle home page to one of Google artist's themes.

So start exploring your possibilities. If you want me to do a tutorial on any of these areas, just email me your request and I will do my best to accommodate you.

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Katerina Gasset, CIPS, Realtor ®, Business and Life Coach, Speaker and Author. Reach Katerina at: 561-753-0135

Disclaimer:The information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Wellington Homes Blog does not guarantee or is any way responsible for its accuracy, and provides said information without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Entries on Wellington Homes Blog represent the opinions and ideas of the author(s). Wellington Homes Blog does not express the views of International Properties and Investments, Inc or those of the broker.

Copyright © 2008 By Katerina Gasset, All Rights Reserved.. *Put The Power Of Google To Work For You! * Contact Katerina Gasset for Customized Business and Personal Coaching.
 

Clementina Giovannetti's Ocala Mansion Essay Contest- Everything You Want To Know!

 

Who is Clementina Marie Giovannetti? And why is she handing over the keys to her Ocala mansion to someone who wins a Pet Story Essay contest? 

 

At first glance this may look like some sort of scam. At first sight it sounds as if this is too good to be true. But it is totally legal;it is not a scam and it is going to be good and true to the winner of this essay contest.

 

It  is sad that because of all the spammers and scammers in the online world we become on guard and have a preconceived idea that is filled with doubt and therefor someone has to prove themselves as the real deal. 

 

I had the honor and privilege to speak to Clementina Giovannetti herself on the phone today for over an hour. It was a very enlightening conversation. 

 

First of all, I want to reassure everyone that this essay contest is totally legal in the state of Florida. She hired an entire legal team with attorneys to research all about running this contest. Her legal department contacted the State Attorney  General's office and the Attorney General's office to make sure that the rules and regulations of the contest would comply with Florida state law and any Federal Law that might govern this essay contest.  The research itself took hours and all of this money is coming out of her own pocket. The rules of the essay contest are posted on the Ocala Mansion website available both in word and pdf format. Anyone wishing to enter the contest is encouraged to read the rules prior to sending in their $200. 

 

ocala mansion

 

One of the things that Clementina found out was that there were a couple of other homes where the owners were running an essay contest. These homes were in the 100K to 300K price ranges and their entry fees were between $100 to $200. So in figuring the ratio of what she could charge to enter this contest the Ocala mansion pet story essay contest should have been at least $1200 per entry. However, Miss Giovannetti did not wish to make it difficult for people to enter.  

 

Clementina Giovannetti is a very famous author of spiritual novels. She is a gifted healer and has blessed many lives  thus far and is about to bless another life with this essay contest. Since I am a writer I felt it an honor that Ms Giovannetti would speak to me in person. Every since I was 12 years old I have dreamed of being a best selling author and as I listened to her story and her explanation of her contest I realized I was speaking with who I want to be. Perhaps our paths have crossed for more than one reason and one day I may have the privilege of having Clementina Giovannetti endorse one of my books. You just never know!  

 

The reason that the pet essay became the subject matter of this essay contest for the Ocala Mansion is because pets are near and dear to Clementina's heart as you will be able to read about when her new book is released:

 

Caesar Clementina Giovannetti

 

Clementina Giovannetti is not going to be judging the essays. She does not want to interfere with whoever God chooses to have this mansion. The attorneys are opening up all the entries, numbering and separating the essays from their cover letters so that the anonymous judges will not know who wrote the entry. If there are not enough entries by the deadline the essay most likely will be extended to allow for more entries since it is the honest desire of Clementina's heart to be an instrument in God's hand to bless the lives of a family or a non profit organization. Even Real Estate agents are allowed to enter. This contest is open to everyone even children, with their parents' consent. 

If a good number of the entries are of publishing worthy quality Miss Clementina is considering publishing the essays in 'Pet Lover Stories' as like a second place prize. The published authors would receive a by-line. 

I felt the spirit of this woman in each word she spoke and a soul connection. Please pass this post along to those you know who may be deserving of her Ocala Mansion.  

 

Port St Lucie and St Lucie West Real Estate Market Update

Port St Lucie and St Lucie West Real Estate Market Update is  beyond outrageous in the statistics to say the least! 

Short Sales in Port St Lucie and St Lucie West Florida are going to become more common place as the lenders do not really want to own another property in Port St Lucie Florida. According to Forbes magazine, Port St Lucie Florida is the 3rd highest foreclosed upon city in the United States. 

There are 5071 active listings in the MLS. That means that there are 5071 properties for sale in Port St Lucie and St Lucie West Florida that are residential sales. This does not include lots for sale.

The listing prices are between 49,000, the lowest price and $688,000 being the highest asking price. 50 properties are listed under $100,000. There were only 3 above $300,000. Most all the rest of the actives were between $100,000 and $299,999.

194 of these properties are bank owned properties according to the Regional Multiple Listing Service.

252 of the active properties are short sales according to the MLS data. There actually are many more short sales than that number because our MLS here just came up with the box to check off that the property is a short sale. Also, many agents do not know that their listing is a short sale so it is not listed as such.

In the month of April, 635 residential properties were pending or sold. 114 of those sold properties were listed as bank owned properties. There is no way to tell how many were really short sales at this point because that is not in this MLS system yet. This month is when they added on the short sale term.

40 of the pending and sold properties are under $80,000, 10 under $90,000 and nearly 400 under $200,000.

If you are a seller and you need to sell your property as a short sale you need to call us right away at 561-753-0135. There is some fierce competition and you need to have an agent who understands and knows how to do short sales.

If you are a buyer, this is a fantastic time to buy. The prices are back at 2004 prices. You will be able to find a great home for under $200,000 in Port St Lucie and St Lucie West. There are a lot of properties that are below $100,000 so don't hesitate to call us to get started on your home search. You need to have an experienced short sale agent to help you find your great deal of a home!

 

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