Some of Personal Realty Adviser’s Snowbird clients ask about renting their vacation homes when not in use to help generate extra income. If you’re contemplating renting out your vacation home when you’re not using it, you might be asking yourself if you need to hire a property manager. Remember that Vacation Home property managers are different from those hired to manage annual rentals. “A Continue Reading
Top Considerations When Buying a Condo
The first step in the home-buying process is assessing what type of property best suits your needs. For many, the choice is between a condominium or a single-family home. “Before jumping in with both feet, we advise buyers to take some time to assess whether condo living is right for them,” said Robert Coscia, Broker and Owner of Personal Realty Advisers. “We often have buyers who start down Continue Reading
Home Buying 101… For EVERYONE
Home buying can be a tremendous challenge for many people, especially in this constantly shifting and changing real estate market. Homebuyers need strong guidance from trusted and experienced real estate professionals, as you will find at Personal Realty Advisers. “It’s more than just first-time homebuyers,” said Robert Coscia, Broker and Brokerage Owner of Personal Realty Advisers. “Home Continue Reading
The Benefits of Signing a Buyer’s Agreement with Your Broker
Buying a home is a significant investment—one of life’s biggest purchases—and it can be a complicated, lengthy process, so you want a real estate agent who will be fully committed to you. An experienced agent will dedicate a great amount of time to help you achieve your goal; likewise, they want their buyers to be fully committed to them in return. One way this mutual commitment is often Continue Reading
How Do Real Estate Commissions Work?
Many Brokers/real estate sales agents and sellers have cordial and productive relationships working toward a common goal of selling a property. Still, there is one occasional point of contention that must be worked through at the beginning of the relationship that can set the tone for the entire engagement: COMMISSIONS. NOTE: Although we mostly use the term “commission(s)” in this article, Continue Reading
How To Determine Your Home’s Selling Price
Let’s start with some important facts about recent home sale prices in Florida: According to research by Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University, homes in Tampa Bay continue to sell at a premium, far beyond expected prices. While the average home sold in Tampa for 39% above the expected price at the end of 2021, that number rose to 49% as of 3/31/22. In the latest Continue Reading
BUYERS: What Kind of Market Research Should My Real Estate Sales Agent Provide?
For most buyers, purchasing a home is the largest investment they will make, and they crave accurate information to make a sound decision. We believe more understandable information is better when making such an important decision. If comprehensive market research and more might help our clients, we want to provide it. When we talk about “market research” in the context of real estate, we Continue Reading
The Homes Baby Boomers Will Retire In…
Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964), whether they are still working or are fully retired, are at the forefront of what’s been called the longevity economy, living longer, healthier lives than their parents. This physical shift also comes with a cultural shift in attitudes, especially about their retirement home. For the Silent Generation (also known as the Greatest Generation or the World Continue Reading
Keep or Sell Your Vacation Home?
Recently, we’ve had the opportunity to help a few clients sell their vacation homes – mostly condos along our beautiful Gulf coast beaches. It wasn’t that they no longer wished to vacation at their favorite beach community, but they were visiting less frequently, and the cost to benefit no longer balanced out. Like these sellers, many homeowners are observing how the market is changing and Continue Reading
