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Five Ways to Make New Friends When You Relocate – Finding new friends in a new location you just relocated to can be a real difficulty for many people unless one knows and has mastered the creative arts of finding new like-minded friends and form friendships that can last for life. It involves gathering your […]

When many people purchase their first home, it is not uncommon for them to purchase what is considered a starter home. This is a term used to describe a smaller home that is less expensive than the average home on the market. Some people do stay in these “starter homes” for their entire life, some […]

A home buyer’s experience should be seamless and stress-free. However, to have a smooth home buying experience, you must work side by side with a good loan officer. A loan officer, also known as a licensed loan originator or registered loan originator these days, is an individual whose main responsibility is to provide services such […]

  In today’s crazy real estate market buyers are offering far more than the asking price and sellers are snatching up those offers with wild abandon. For many buyers, paying more than the list price goes against the grain. For years, many people would simply always offer less than the full asking price and then negotiate […]

  It’s a tough real estate market right now, especially for first-time home buyers. All cash offers, over asking price offers, and multiple offers are beating out first-time buyers at an alarming rate. Being preapproved is not enough to get your offer accepted these days. Buyers need to be well-qualified, have cash in hand, and […]

Finally! After multiple offers, escalation clauses, sitting on pins and needles, and biting your fingernails, your offer has finally been accepted. This is a crazy market for buyers and sellers and if you’ve been struggling to land a house, you’re not alone. Everything matters, including the details from having enough earnest money deposit to the […]

It is definitely a seller’s market in today’s real estate world. Just about every market across the country is dealing with some form of seller’s market with low inventory and a plethora of buyers. So what can a homebuyer do, especially first-time buyers, right out of the gate to compete with the onslaught of other […]

Live where you can walk, not ride   How would you like to take a long walk around Lake Eola, walk to grocery store or see the July 4th fireworks from your balcony?   Many Orlando residents know that you need a car to get around in Orlando.  But did you know that only 3% of […]

Home Buying New vs. Old Home Dilemma   Many home buyers are sometimes puzzled with what they should or can buy.  Should they buy a brand new home or resale home?   In Central Florida, there is an abundance of new construction and buyers always  have a choice whether to buy brand new construction or a […]

Closing costs are the fees paid at the closing of a real estate transaction. When a seller agrees to a purchase price from an offer we technically “open escrow” and deposit the earnest money into an account to be held until closing when it is then transferred and credited to the buyer. During the real estate transaction, […]