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Staging Your Home for Sale

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:34:00 GMT

Did you know that 94% of staged homes are selling in 34 days or less? Are you preparing your home for sale to make it look it's best and stand out from the competition? Did you know that 90% of potential buyers are viewing your property for the first time on the internet? How does your home look?
The conversation is: Pricing will get you in the game and staging will get you the offers!

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720 Orton Ave APT 402

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:41:00 GMT

What is the montly fees and wich floor is it in? Can it be renter out montly or weekly.
Is there any restriction on renting it out?

Jens Ohren

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Is this home at 505 S.E. 19th st a wood framed house. or is is stone, concrete, cement throughout

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT

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Generally is it better to wait for a house to go to foreclosure ...

Sun, 31 May 2009 22:56:00 GMT

or approach the owner or bank before it gets to that point. I know of a homeowner that is not paying his mortgage. I do not know the owner but know someone who does. My interest is to buy the house as cheaply as possible. What plan of action will most likely get me the house at the lowest price?

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how can I find 2 beds forclosed appartment in Fort Lauderdale,FL ?

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:30:00 GMT

I am 61 and my wife is 58.We are living out of USA now but will be resident at early december 2009. We want to buy an appartment and live in florida at least six months in a year.

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This is my exclusive listing. Please remove your name from it immediately.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:51:00 GMT

You do not have my permission to place your contact information on my listing. Remove it immediately.

Greg Jaxtheimer

Harbor Realty of Florida

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I personally claimed a home that has since been sold. It seems only my agent can remove. Help?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:26:00 GMT

1) When I try to advise that it has been sold it asks me to verify that I am the realestate agent. I no longer talk to this agent, but, I was the one who claimed it so why can't I now update it?

2) How do I edit my saved searches? I get 2 emails a day of the same listings and can't figure out how to update. Help please? :-)

Thank you very much,

Michelle

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I did not get any quotes on my loan request (ZR-TXKLNRD). Can someone help me figure out why?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:22:00 GMT

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Is the garage still used as a garage?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT

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I'm looking to move to Palm Aire very soon. Anybody have any recommendations of good day care's?

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:19:00 GMT

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what is the monthly recurring fee and whats included in it?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:02:00 GMT

Have there been any special assesmnts? What % of the bldg is owner occupied?

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what condos accept dogs?east of federal highway

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:49:00 GMT

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Should I sell my place?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:40:00 GMT

Good morning!

I need advice. I have a 1 bed/1 bath with approximately 725 sq. ft condo, 1 blk E. of U.S.1 on Middle River Drive (central to everything). I owe about $80K on my first mortgage and about $33K on my second one. Not sure now with the home values, especially condos, how much my condo is worth. Zillow estimated about $90-99K. We had a condo unit that sold in my building for $145 two years ago. But my neighbor listed her unit (which is exactly the same square footage like mine) for sale about a year and a half ago, and she still hasn't sold her unit. With this real estate market being slow, I don't know if I should I wait to sell my place until the market starts getting better? Who knows when this will happen? My monthly expense just to pay for my unit is about $900.00. If I were to rent it, I'd be lucky if I can get $900 or $800 even (just to help me pay my bills). Rentals are not allowed in the building (but people do it anyways) and my unit doesn't have central A/C but a wall unit. I don't know if I will have a hard time selling my condo considering the market and the fact that those factors (no rentals and no central A/C) are not attractive... I know that units have been sold before when the market was still decent, but now that the market is slow... I'm not sure what to do. I owe more than my unit is worth... I'm considering including my unit in my bankruptcy, but don't know if it's worth holding on to it or not. What do you think I should do??? I'd appreciate your comments and input.

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Is this a multi family dwelling, and can it be shown?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:23:00 GMT

I live in that area, and I am looking for a change.

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would you be willing to rent to own or hold the mortgage?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:54:00 GMT

email Angelswidrtifcs@live.com
Mary Anne is my name

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At 62 yrs old, should I buy a home or keep on renting?

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:36:00 GMT

I qualify as a first buyer having sold my home 5 yrs ago. I have great credit and have a pre-approval letter from a lender. I work for the federal govt. at a secure job and will stay there as long as I can; my wife does not work. Should I buy a house now, or rent for another year to see what the housing market does? I live in Florida where they say that it will be a year or so before the market here becomes normal.

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We are looking at units at Bay Colony Club, north of Commercial in Fort Lauderdale. My husband and

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:41:00 GMT

We are looking at units at Bay Colony Club, north of Commercial in Fort Lauderdale. My husband and I disagree on timing. He thinks now is the time to buy. I think the market could go down or, at best, stagnate. What do you think?

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I'm moving to the area, im looking to rent a home, where do i start?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:24:00 GMT

Also, where are the better neighborhoods near cypress road?

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I have a townhouse in FL that is upside down. Can I rent it and buy a new home?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:50:00 GMT

And also, I want to buy an investment property to rent or resell. Can I buy an investment property and then use the profits to buy my own primary residence? ANd how do I go about all this, in what order?

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Florida Housing Market - 34% Increase from Last Month!

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:13:00 GMT

Dear Florida Home Buyer,

I have important news!

If you want to buy an affordable home, second home or investment property in Florida, there is no time to waste!

NOW is the time to purchase real estate in Florida!!

Inventory is dropping and prices have never been lower!

Please read the link below of an article stating that Florida sales have been increasing for 13 consecutive months!

Florida Realtors Article - "Florida's existing home sales rose in September, which marks more than a year (13 months) that sales activity has increased in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®."

"Florida's median sales price for existing homes last month was $142,000; a year ago, it was $174,900 for a 19 percent decrease. Housing industry analysts with the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) note that sales of foreclosures and other distressed properties continue to downwardly distort the median price because they generally sell at a discount relative to traditional homes. The median is the midpoint; half the homes sold for more, half for less."

**The important news is Economics 101.........as inventory disappears, prices WILL rise. Buy now or forever hold your peace.

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