Afie Makinde's (brit00us) Blog

The Statutory compliance fee is what we charge at closing to store the documents of our clients/customers for a minimum of 5 years according to regulation. Before I go into the details of this "scam", please tell me who pays this fee?  Answer A, B, or C.A. The buyer to the buyers agent?B. The sel...

Hey you all, I am back with the continuation of my observations and conclusions of real estate scams that are ruining our daily bread and butter!!My customer found a property whilst driving and gave me the information. I did some research and I found a strange remark in the details that stated "S...

This is the first of many observations that I have been making for a while as I utilized all the knowledge and skills gained from RE school. As I try to continue to respect this industry for its ethics, I can't help but accept the fact that there are many in this industry not for ethics, integrit...

You had better believe there is a connection and it is called in my books "STAGING TO SELL...FAST AND CHEAP". In this market, there is no time as the present to stage your listing as best you can for as cheap as you can. There is just so much out there and properties that really stand a chance ha...

November Wyndham Lakes Homes for Sale 32 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR SALE IN WYNDHAM LAKES3 x 5 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms with price range between $475k and $599k21 x 4bedrooms, 3 and 2 bathrooms, range between $350k and $599k9 x 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms price range betwwen $319k nd $440k JUST LISTED...

What if I told you that I am in a bidding war against another agent in my real estate office. Coincidentally, we both put in a bid on the same property and the office never even caught it until the Title Company noticed the addresses on the escrow check...one week later. I don't care what the med...

It is a buyers market and I believe every word of it. Everyone believes it but not many can show it. I know it when the "Realtor" magazine makes it to my mailbox and it shows another 300 homes that sold in Broward County alone. That is a lot by any standard and everyone got paid in every one of t...

Fall is Here and Wyndham Lakes is buzzing... I am so excited because a typical morning weather is about 69 degrees, with no rain. Oh!what a beautiful feeling. I haven't stopped appreciating Wyndham Lakes and I love it everytime I am on it, coming home or going out. It is more fun now because ther...