Lee Ginsburg

“You’re The Best”
April 14, 2009 · · 5 Comments

That is a comment I received recently.  Can you guess from whom?  After 30 years of marriage my wife does not tell me that anymore.  My mom; maybe; but she didn’t.  This comment came from an agent I was in contract with.  I removed contingencies on time.  Wow!!  I lived up to my legal obligation and she took the time to comment “You’re The Best”.  It should not be that way.  We as Real Estate professionals should live up to our legal obligations and we should treat each other and our clients with more respect.  We should all live up to our legal obligations or request an extension in a timely manner.  This should be the norm not an oddity.  Read more

Nicole Machado

SSF Real Estate becoming a competitive sport…
March 8, 2009 · · 8 Comments

2009-01-07-boxing_glovesGet on your boxing gloves and jump in the ring, but don’t wait for the bell to ring or you’ll be knocked out of the competition.  In the past few weeks homes in SSF have been flying off the market. I have been working with first time home buyers for about a month now that desperately want to purchase a home in SSF.  They are solid buyers that have excellent credit and a good down payment, however they keep getting beat out on properties by all cash offers. The two most recent homes they bid on had a tremendous amount of activity. One had 18 offers and the other had multiple offers within a few Read more

Nicole Machado

Buyers Beware
August 14, 2008 · · Comment here

Have you ever purchased something from a store to later find out it was defective and feeling frustrated that you would have to return it or find out you couldn’t do to good ole “store policies”? What if you purchased a house and later found out there was something wrong? Sorry folks, no returns on those a couple of months down the road! Read more