Service is Not the Same

I just received a huge compliment from one of my out of state clients! I have been working with these wonderful folks for probably almost 2 years now and they are so excited to be moving to sunny Florida to be closer to their grandkids and away from the snow and ice of the North! The only problem is their house in Oil City, PA which has not sold yet. Well they got an offer which is always great news! The thing that made me so proud is that they emailed me to review the terms of the offer their PA Realtor sent them to make sure it was solid and to help answer some of their concerns. I was really humbled that they think so much of my work and service to them, and I made sure to offer them the best advice that I could give while honoring their relationship with their PA Realtor!

Some Realtors talk about service, I make sure to live it every day with my clients! I KNOW that there is no other Realtor that will look out for the best interests of their clients more than I will and I have built my business on this pratice. This has been a great day for me already, just knowing that I am able to help my clients achieve their goals!

And if anyone knows someone who needs a great house in Oil City, PA or (anywhere else) just let me know and I will put you in touch with the right folks!

Make it a great day!

Patty

Happy New Year from Sunny Florida!

Happy New Year fellow Real Estate enthusiasts! Well I am a little late but I wanted to finally post some Parade Photos from the Tarpon Springs Christmas Parade! What a gorgeous day we had for the Lakeside Community Church Float and Motorcycles biking for Jesus! We had a lot of fun passing out candy canes to the kids and invitations to our Christmas Eve services for those who may not have a home church to attend. Silly me, I figured I could just walk along side the float and leisurely hand out the goodies but instead we ended up running to keep up or catch up all along the Parade route. Parades move along faster than I anticipated! Next time I am hopping on the back of a Harley and waving from there!

Well it is exciting to start the new year with new business and excited clients. Next I want to talk about Short Sales and Pre-foreclosures and what that means compared to a real live foreclosure of someone's property. This is definitely a buyers market around here and there are lots of good deals to be had. The great thing about buying a pre-foreclosure home is that it is a benefit to everyone involved. It helps the seller avoid a foreclosure on their credit record, it helps actually save the banks money by avoiding huge attorney fees to work through the foreclosure process and lets the home get sold so it does not get in the banks inventory, and the buyer usually gets a great value and instant equity by buying the home at a great price! That is what we call a Win-Win situation! Everyone benefits. Believe it or not.......banks do not want to be in the business of home ownership, that just costs them more money and they have to hire a Realtor to get it sold again anyway. So consider this information when your friends or family might be getting a little in over their heads. If they can prove a hardship the banks really will work with them as it is in everyone's best interest.

DO NOT HIDE from the banks if you are going to be late in your payment. Talk to them immediately. They may be able to help with rate adjustments, give you a little extra time to pay, or consider the short sale option if you qualify. The sooner you are talking to them and have an experienced Real Estate Consultant trying to get your home sold ASAP the better off you will be!

More on this later! Have a great day!

Patty