Jon's Real Estate ramblings

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408
Living in Daytona Beach area is more relaxed and easier than in more humid Miami, and it is also the most affordable living by the Ocean.

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2011 

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I read a blog (or, better say, watched it) by Tatyana Permanova, a fellow agent from South FloridaDragon's car  It is a photo blog about a Dragon Car, which is, basically, a regular car meticulously arranged so that those dragons are the main theme of this eye-stopping vehicle. Mark Paulson left ...
09/10/2011

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Whenever I have a question, I Google it. And when I Google real estate related questions, very often I end up on About.com page. Today I had a question regarding forgiven debt, and I ended up on this About.com page. I like articles on About.com, because they are quality stuff, and also because if...
09/08/2011

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 And Getting High Doing It I do not like the term “educating customers” and I don’t use it. To me it has a connotation that customers are not smart enough and it is our job to teach them. In my market the customers I meet are usually sophisticated and experienced buyers. I learn as much from them...
09/07/2011

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In a recent featured post, with a lot of comments the author mentioned a Buyer Broker Agreement and said “I don't believe any buyer who understood agency would proceed without it”. And then somebody left a comment saying that he  did not use BBA. The blog author responded with “Personally, I too ...
09/06/2011

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Daytona area has 23 miles of the Beach. The longest shoreline is in Daytona Beach Shores. Being so much smaller than its neighbor Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores “picked” the best place on the beachside. It is bordered by the ocean  on the east and Halifax River on the west and is sandwiched ...
09/05/2011

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It is September in Daytona Beach Shores. And it is still hot in the middle of the day even on the beach. At this time there are more people in the pools than on the beach. In a few hours there will be way more people on the beach, biking, walking, jogging, swimming, playing in the waves… It is ho...
09/05/2011

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Some situations when you describe them sound unreal. We were working on a short sale. After we got a contract, we thought it was now OK for the seller to rent it to tenants, as she desperately needed money. She rented it to guys. However, because she was not paying any maintenance fee for a very ...
09/04/2011

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Cinnamon Beach in Ocean Hammock in Flagler County is one of those gorgeous new coastal developments that came at the peak of the market. We are working on a short sale there, and it is so far our longest. We are at 2.5 years mark. Yep… First it was a sub for the Servicer, who negotiated the deal,...
09/04/2011

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Judy Orr in the comment to Phyllis Lerner’s  STOP Over-Pricing Your Home For Sale... "You'll Catch Many More Bees With Sugar Than Vinegar"...   wrote “It is very difficult to get a seller to understand the concept of pricing at the low end to hopefully generate multiple offers. “ Well, I am not t...
09/04/2011

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In January 2009 I posted The Man Who Shot Down McCain It was a bit of surprise to see the comment on this old blog coming in August just a few days ago. Actually two angry comments from a Russian named Boris. The comments were so familiar, that even if he would not have a Russian name, I could te...
09/03/2011
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