Buying a home is exciting. Reading contracts? Not so much. Unfortunately, some of the most expensive mistakes in real estate happen because someone didn’t carefully read the fine print. I was recently representing a buyer purchasing a home in Central Florida. During the inspection process, we discovered that the property’s water heater was 22 years …
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The old saying goes: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Whether Albert Einstein actually said it is up for debate, but the concept applies perfectly to real estate. One thing I’ve noticed after more than 25 years in this business is that many agents …
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Buying a home in Central Florida is exciting. Whether you’re purchasing in Ocoee, Winter Garden, Windermere, Clermont, Minneola, Apopka, Gotha, or Orlando, one of the most misunderstood parts of the contract is the escrow deposit. The good news? It usually takes a lot for a buyer to actually lose their escrow deposit. The bad news? …
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Lately, I’ve noticed a huge increase in emails and marketing from mortgage companies encouraging real estate agents to also become licensed mortgage loan originators. The pitch is always the same: “Why not make money on both sides of the transaction?” And maybe I’m old school, but I have to admit… something about it feels a …
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Sometimes It’s the Market. Sometimes It’s the Strategy. One of the things I oddly enjoy most in real estate is walking into a listing that another agent couldn’t sell… and immediately knowing why it didn’t sell. That probably sounds a little blunt, but after being in real estate since 1999, you start to notice patterns. …
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One of the most interesting things about real estate is how many agents continue doing things simply because “that’s how it’s always been done.” Every year in our office, we do something called “the auction,” where agents earn points for production-related activities like listings, closings, and open houses. But agents can also earn points for …
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The Deals You See Closing Aren’t Always the Whole Story One of the biggest misconceptions in real estate is that every transaction is easy and every paycheck comes quickly. Trust me — that is definitely not how this business works. Sometimes real estate feels effortless. Other times it feels like you’re holding an entire transaction …
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The Difference Between Having Fun and False Advertising The photo below is fake. Completely fake. It’s an AI-generated image of me and five friends during a recent trip to EPCOT at Walt Disney World Resort. Here is the actual photo And let me just say this right now — anyone who knows us knows we …
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Why Flashy Real Estate Videos Don’t Always Mean Real Experience If you spend enough time scrolling through social media these days, you’d think every real estate agent in America is selling $10 million mansions every weekend while walking through luxury homes in slow motion with cinematic music playing in the background. And honestly? Some of …
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If you’ve been around real estate long enough, you’ve probably seen those email signatures that look like somebody spilled alphabet soup onto a business card. GRI.ABR.ePRO.CIPS.CRS.SRES.RENE.…and about 14 more letters that most consumers have absolutely no idea how to interpret. To be fair, some of these accreditations and designations do involve education, classes, and training. …
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