Home Sellers
Information for home sellers seeking to sell their property, tips on hiring a Real Estate agent, handling open houses, home inspections, negotiations and more.
3 Factors For Choosing A Neighborhood
Here are 3 of the most important considerations as you search for the right community to call home
Questions For Your Home Builder
Choosing your home builder can make or break your home construction experience. You’ve purchased your plot of land, got your home plans and you have narrowed down your list of potential home builders….now what? I have had 2 new homes constructed, and I can tell you the process of building a home is different in a planned urban development where you have a selected number of plans to choose from, versus building a custom home. When you purchase a home in a PUD, you deal with their agent or office personal. When building a custom home, you get to speak directly with the home builder throughout the project. This article…
Housing Supply At All-Time Low
If you have been searching for a home in the past year you know that housing supply is at an all-time low! Whether you are a buyer or a seller, this impacts you in a few ways. Realtor.com states that the current housing supply has dropped over 13% since January. This is the steepest year over year decline in the housing inventory in over four years; and reflects the lowest housing supply since 2012. In Florida, four cities were tracked and showed a decline in housing inventory of between 10 and 20%. The bad news for home buyers is that there appears to be no signs that the housing supply…
Bug Bite Home Remedies
Bug bites are annoying and some can be dangerous. And, let’s face it, no matter how clean your home is, you will at some point get bitten by an ant, mosquito or other pest. Though most people know about using ice to numb the skin and reduce inflammation, it doesn’t seem to work for me. Essential Oils. Lavender oil relieves pain from spider bites and bee stings. Mint oil has cooling properties and may help keep insects away. Essential oils extremely useful for painful fire ant bites. You should not apply essential oils directly to the skin; instead mix them into sprays or balms. Aloe vera gel helps to sooth…
July 2019 “Summer” Real Estate Podcast
It’s officially summer and time for the Bortz Team July 2019 Real Estate Podcast episode! We want to remind everyone about the important change to the URL for our website. Its now BortzTeam.com. Please update your bookmark and save it. We have decided to produce the show in video format only moving forward, but you can still access our other audio shows on your favorite podcatcher. Summer time in real estate in our area after the snowbirds have gone back up north is typically slow. However, with the lack of inventory, we are seeing a very active real estate climate. In this episode of full of information that we know…
10 Open House Tips to Impress Buyers
An Open House is an opportunity for you to wow buyers! But, as the old saying goes, “you only get one chance to make a first impression.” Buyers get to enter your home and give a “test drive” to see if it will work for their needs and their family. It’s your time to get someone to fall in love with your home! Tip #1 – Maximize your foot traffic by holding your open house on Saturdays and Sundays between 11 am and 5 pm. Be sure to avoid holidays, unofficial holidays (like the Superbowl), and community events. Tip #2 – If you have a Realtor, let your agent host…
