Broker Bryant's Real Estate Ramblings

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Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. All original, all the time. Broker Bryant's ramblings on Real Estate in Central, Fl 

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2010 

.......ramming it home!!! You know I read stuff like the article below and it really just pisses me off. Brokers and agents like myself have been busting our butts for several years now working Short Sales to help salvage people's credit and help reduce the losses to the lenders.  Short Sales hel...
06/30/2010
Hi folks. Here's a video I took today to show you how real estate has changed. This particular property was sold by me back in 2005 for $170,000. Today I placed it on the market to help the current Seller avoid foreclosure. It's now listed as a Florida Short Sale. Hopefully we'll get $30,000-$35,...
06/29/2010
Hi Folks. Today I want to talk briefly about negotiating and I want to give you a  real life example that I hope will help you in your business. Negotiating is our job. We start by negotiating with a potential seller or buyer to get their business. They may have objections (offers) that you need ...
06/26/2010
Hi folks. I wrote this post almost a year ago but feel I need to bring it back to the top of the stack. Short Sales are another year older and it just seems like buyers and their agents would "get it" by now. You can't just walk away from the Short Sale Contract. If you do.....my Seller is entit...
06/24/2010
Property: 3 bedroom 2.5 bath townhouse in Kissimmee Florida. Hardship: Investor owned property. Loss of income. This is the 3rd Investor Short Sale we have completed for this Seller. 1st Mortgage with Citi Mortgage for $92,000. Agreed to accept $54,442 or 60% of the balance owed. No Seller contr...
06/23/2010
FOR SALE 185 Rialto Rd Solivita-Poinciana FL 34759 Beautiful Solivita home being sold completely furnished. Backs up to a small pond. Screened and covered lanai. Tile flooring in all wet areas. Upgraded fixtures and window treatments through out. One buyer must be at least 55 years old. No childr...
06/21/2010
Hi folks. As some of you may know TLW and I have just purchased a home in Solivita. Solivita is Central Florida's World Class Retirement Community. Of course now they're called "Acitve Adult Communities".This is a new opportunity for both us. Now that we are both older (and wiser) we needed to m...
06/19/2010
If so......why not check out Solivita? Solivita is a World class 55 and over active adult community. Solivita features single family homes from the low $100s to the high $500s. Two Championship golf courses including StoneGate. Beautiful Riviera Spa and Fitness center and so much more. Each Soliv...
06/17/2010
How do you feel about Buyer's Agents rebating a portion of their commission to the Buyer? My immediate answer is that I could not care less. I'm mainly a listing side Broker and it does not affect me at all. But then I started thinking about it and came up with a few questions: How is a Buyer's ...
06/16/2010
Folks. This Lakeland Florida Short Sale has room to roam with 4 bedrooms/2.5 baths with 2885 sq ft of living area and built in 2005. Located in Hunters Greene. Only $129,000 Short Sale. Listing price may not be sufficient to cover all encumbrances, closing costs, or other seller charges and sale ...
06/15/2010