WHAT’S “CO-BROKE” AND WHY IT SHOULDN’T MATTER TO YOU AS A BUYER
In a nutshell, “co-broke” is the amount of compensation the buyer agent receives in order to sell you a home (please be advised that this pertains to Florida and Highlands County in particular).
At the time of listing, the listing agent and the seller agree [...]
Even if you are not thinking about selling your home at the time, you might be thinking about a change of scenery with a coat of fresh paint which can hurt your home’s saleability some time down the road.
As our local market in Highlands County is bottoming out, we speak with many buyers looking for their Dream Home in Sebring, Avon Park, or Lake Placid. Most of the calls we receive are “sign calls”, meaning that buyers have been driving around and they call for more information on one of our listings they have been driving by. There’s an easier way….
…that’s what one of our clients told us just recently when we listed their Spanish Style Harder Hall home as a seasonal rental. We’re fine doing without “the dot com thing” but utilizing the internet and email to conduct business and market our clients’ properties sure makes things a lot easier and more effective.
Not long [...]
Darrin & Andrea Mills | ERA Advantage Realty | 863.202.5017
5309 Surrey Ln, Sebring, FL
Country Club Downs
2BR/2BA Multi-Family, 1 units
offered at $150,000
Year Built
2006
Sq Footage
1,624
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2 full, 0 partial
Floors
1
Parking
2 Car garage
Lot Size
Unspecified
HOA/Maint
$42 per month
DESCRIPTION
Townhouse in Exclusive Country Club Downs of Sebring, FL. Ready for you to move in [...]
Many homeowners who are able to pay their mortgage on time feel they are stuck in their home forever because they are not able to sell it for market value nor are they able to refinance and take advantage of today’s low interest rates because their home is worth less today than what they paid for it initially…
We are often puzzled by how little the general public appears to know about how the real estate business works. Many buyers seems to believe that any particular agent will only show them his or her own listings or at best; all office listings. It also appears that many sellers believe that their listing agent should be the one to sell their home, not a cooperating agent.
Most of our closings are mail-outs and we hardly get to see the closing table. Yesterday, I had the honor of taking some very dear clients to the closing table and hand them the key to their new home. Priceless!
Most popular among Florida Fishermen is Lake Istokpoga with its 27,692 acres. Despite its size, Lake Istokpoga is very shallow with an average depth of only 4 ft and a maximum depth of 10 ft.
Looking back to January 2009, we can definitely tell a big difference in market activity in Highlands County and Sebring specifically. Our phones have been ringing off the hook for showing requests from cooperating agents and interested buyers as well. It’s no wonder with all those great deals waiting for new owners.
