So you fancy yourself to be an "expert negotiator". It could be the hardball you are throwing may have a string tied to it. In which case it is not very likely to go very far. Same can be said for a counter offer. The rules to this game have changed dramatically. Playing hardball is like throwi
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09/29/2008
"It's a great buy" Buyer's dream words. But can that dream become a nightmare? You bettcha. With so many foreclosures, banked owned and vacant properties on the market these days, some asking prices are "Too Good To Be True". Now more than ever..it is buyer beware. There could be evil lurking
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09/25/2008
"It's perfect..pristine...in the right location, and our furniture will fit perfectly!" Words any Realtor loves to hear. After searching long and hard for the right match, it is time to write the offer. This is when perfect and pristine can become tarnished, soiled and ugly. THE UGLY DUCKLING
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09/23/2008
Randy Pausch was inspirational. He once said, "Brick walls are there to stop the "other" people. Certainly we have all experienced times when we felt like we have "hit a brick wall" or some other in surmountable obstacle. But the real question is how do we handle it? Real Estate buyers often u
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09/23/2008
The economic news over the past few days has been making people a little nervous. Despite that, there are buyers out there looking. SHowings are on the rise and offers are being made. Even in the worst of times there will always a smal percentage of people uneffect by what the market is doing.
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09/18/2008
Traveling down the main artery of Irlo Bronson Highway in Osceola County, and through St.Cloud the corridor which connects Disney to the west and Melbourne to the east one cannot help but notice as you drive through this bedroom community, the number of small businesses which have closed. A sign
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09/14/2008
As we wind into the third quarter of 2008, many experts predict the worst is yet to come. We have two ways of intrepreting this information. For some people who are inthe throws of foreclosure, this is true, for others who are embarking as first time home owners the journey has just begun. The
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09/11/2008
Remember "Cow Town"? That is what Osceola County used to be called half a century ago, but developers have a different view of what they would like to see Osceola County become. Residents living along east Lake Toho are concerned over plans to develop the area over a score of years to acco
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09/02/2008
A post to inspire anyone struggling. You know the old adage If You Don't List, You don't last? This is a true-ism as we all know. Living in Florida I have come to learn, when it rains it pours. This applies to listings as well. You can do everything right. Spend a gazillion dollars on postcar
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09/01/2008
