Is Now The Time To Buy or Sell

How to watch the Real Estate Market and decide when is best to Buy or Sell.  It is probably the most important self taught education you must undertake before deciding when is best to buy or sell in today's Real Estate Market.  If you ask a Real Estate Professional, they will most likely tell you now is the time and most of their opinion is due to the fact that NOW is the time for a Real Estate Professional to want some income.  Right?  Think about it. This is how they make a living.  But what is right for the client?  When is the time?

To answer this question correctly I think that the client needs to educate themselves of the market.  They need to also talk to several Realtors before making a decision on who will be that person to help you buy or sell.  You want to make sure that the Realtor in fact really has your best interest in mind.  If we as professionals do that we will get more clients by being honest and truly helping then if we always say now is the time. 

Seller and or Buyers can Google today's Real Estate Market and learn so much just starting there.  The market is like a wheel constantly turning and there is a top and there is also a bottom.  We have all just recently seen the bottom, the crash in the market.  It really doesn't take much for us all to see that the housing crisis of just a few months ago is starting to recover.  How can we determine this.  Well available homes over last year to this year is a dramatic decrease.  This shows that the market is picking up and homes are selling.  This causes the old supply and demand to kick in.  Supply goes down and prices start to go up.  This is good news for the seller.  Sellers can be in a position to have some equity in their home if they purchased when the market was at the bottom. 

What about a Buyer?  When pricing is down, can a buyer still do OK?  Well in my opinion that depends on a lot of different things.  What is your credit standing?  What are the interest rates at the time?  What programs are available to a seller that may have some incentives to buy.  So not necessary because the prices are up does it mean it's not time to buy.  You do however need to research what I mentioned and ask around.  Talk to a few different Realtors.  You need to have that gut feeling that you are dealing with someone that has your best interest.  You should ask a lot of questions and then also ask for some references.  You need someone that will hold your had through a process that can be one of the most stressful times in your life and you don't want some pious jerk talking down to you.  You don't want a non-experienced person to be giving you bad advice.  You need who is right for you.

Where do you start.  I recommend that you start by self-educating yourself to the Real Estate Market in the area you like and or get on some Real Esate boards and ask alot of questions.  See where there is a fit for you.  Remember one size does not fit all in this area.

I wish you well and hope that you consider talking to me also.  Check out my web at http://www.aaarealtyllc.com.

See you around the market,

Tammy J Rodriguez
Owner/Broker
AAA Realty LLC

Not AAA Rentals and Sales

There has been some shake up at this business called.  AAA Rentals and Sales.  The owner of the company is Linda Steele.  I am not afilliated with this company and never have been.  My company has been in existance much longer than Linda Steele's company and in fact contacted her to consider changing the name because we were getting some bad feedback with folks confusing us with them.

Please check us out on the web, DBPR and FL Dept of Corporations to see that we have been in business since 2005 and that I am the owner/broker of this business and have worked very hard to have the business I have today.  I am in no way related to Linda Steele or her Company.  Our legal name is AAA Realty LLC.  We have a large property management division.  The yellow signs with AAA name hand written were also never mine.  I use a professional sign made by a sign company with our logo on it.  Attached is a copy of our logo.  If you see this logo, it's us, if not check it out first, it may not be us.

Find us at http://www.aaarealtyllc.com

thanks
Tammy Rodriguez

There Is No Place Like Home

We are proud to introduce our Vision for the future of AAA Realty LLC.  It's simple and unique at the same time.    We want our clients and our staff to feel at home.  Where is the place you want to be at the end of the day?  Why is home such a great place to be?  You can kick back, take your shoes off, either put a pair of slippers and a pair of shorts or a pair of PJ's.  You can have a seat on the couch, sit at the computer and surf the net, prepare a fabulous dinner and maybe watch the latest episode of CSI or NCIS.  The thoughts are comfortable and relaxed.  There's no place like home.  That's what we want to emulate.  That is what will become our vision from this moment on.  Our staff and our clients are family to us.

We will be making some changes.  You will see our vision based on the changes you see.  Keep an eye out for the remake of our company as we live out our vision on a daily basis. 

Updates to come soon.

My Best
Tammy Rodriguez

Competitive Analysis vs Premier Home Audit

When consideration of selling your home is on the table, understanding what it is worth is a primary consideration.  You may be thinking of buying a bigger home or possibly you are being offered a position with a firm that takes you out of state. It could be that your children have gone off to college and you're wanting to downsize and possibly retire in a condo on the beach.  Whatever the reason and whoever you are, the bottom line is when selling a home, needing to know what you can hope to sell it for is a necessary part of the process.

There are options to find some information pertaining to homes sold like yours in a given area.  There is even  free ways you can seek this info out.  One example is Zillow.com.  You can type in your address and Zillow will give you a "Zestimate" or estimate of what they think the home is worth.  Try it out if you haven't yet.  It's a systematic tool.  The issue lies with that it simply uses homes in the neighborhood vs like-same properties without considering other things like, updates, remodels, tile vs carpet, new vs 20 year old roof etc.  There are some huge variables here. If there is either a price increase or decrease in the market, the time that it takes to change in this tool may be far from accurate.

Another choice is that you can contact a Realtor.  They are the professionals and are "in the business" of selling homes.  How can they help you decide what your home is worth?  A Realtor can give you a pretty accurate CMA or Competitive Market Analysis.  Realtor's have access to a local board that share's all their listing in a Multiple Listing System or MLS.  Using this system they are able to search out properties like yours and are able to utilize the system to make this analysis close to what you can expect to sell your home for.  They can change the variables that may make one home different than the other and use the "going rates" to make adjustments in the price of your home.  This is a much better alternative to using an automated system.

There is still another alternative that we want to address.  It is the most through way of determining what your home will sell for.  It is by far, the best tool to use.  It is so, because it covers most variables that can affect a home's price- The Home Itself!  Named after it's usefulness, the "Premier Home Audit" is chock full of utilities.  It get's down deep and dirty!  It's full of information that really gives you the ultimate facts about the home, neighborhood and gives ideas and suggestions of items that could or should be addressed to get the best possible price for the home.  Then after determining what needs to be addressed if anything, you can then use the info to build the best marketing plan for selling the home that is unmatched to any of the other options listed above. This Audit is proprietary and is done by a licensed Realtor.  It will help you net the best price for your home and you will want to utilize the Realtor doing the audit to list your home due to their knowledge, ethics and determination to earn your business.

Here's the best part of the process.  It's done absolutely Free of Charge by any agent at AAA Realty LLC. We understand that we need to be different and we want to earn your business.  We do that by doing our job better than anyone else out there does.  You will hear us use the term "earn your business" a lot as we work hard for you so see that we do sincerely and loyally work to "earn" your business.

To get more information on our Premier Home Audit or to sing up for yours today go to http://www.aaarealtyllc.com and click on Listing Your Property For Sale and sign up for the audit or call us toll free at 1-888-243-1720. You can also click here.

Till next time,
Tammy Rodriguez
Your Broker
AAA Realty LLC

Service For Life!

My new Newsletter is being sent to all my family, friends, clients and hope to be clients on a monthly basis.  It is funny, full of great tips, insightful, and so much more.  To show you a typical article that you will see in my newsletter, I have reprinted one of the articles below. 

The Dangers of Drinking Soda


Liquid candy...that’s what it’s been called as far back as 1942. Here we are, over a half a century later, and scientists continue to study the effects of soda drinks on the body. Now there’s mounting medical evidence that drinking even one sweetened soda drink a day can be harmful to your health...not to mention your children’s health.

The National Soft Drink Association reports that the average soda consumption is 600 servings (12-oz ) per person per year. That number has tripled for boys and doubled for girls since 1978.

In a study conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health, researchers found that women who drank one sugar soda drink a day had an 85% greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The researchers also found that soft drinks contributed to weight gain and obesity in the women in the study.

The danger doesn’t stop there. Add to that, additives like caffeine stimulants, phosphoric acid (which can cause calcium loss), artificial flavors, fructose (hard on your liver), and you have a recipe for disaster.

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Translation of Documents and Notary Service

We are now offering full document translation and notary services at both our AAA Realty LLC locations.  The need has presented itself with many spanish folks coming in the office looking for this specialty service.  Many of our staff are Notaries and at least three of our staff has experience as document translators.  So whether it be to translate a foreign birth or marriage certificate, or any other notary or translation needs, you can depend on us to help you.

In such times of difficulty with making the money we used to, we have to find innovative ways to offset the loss of income in this economic enviroment.  With many people coming in and asking and us having the ability to do the services without adding any staff, it was no nonsense. 

For more info go to http://www.aaarealtyllc.com or call us at 239-368-8520

How's the market in LEHIGH ACRES?

Interesting question and one that seems to come up daily at least once.  I always quickly answer with a resounding - great!  I think it is the place to invest in real estate. Prices are outstanding, insurance rates and taxes are reasonable, we will rent the home for you and guarantee it.  Positive cash flow!  What more can you ask?  It is a win win!  Then look at that this is SW FL. Who doesn't want to live in FL?  If not now, later. We are a growing community that has plenty of room for the growth. What does it all spell- SUCCESS!

The only thing left is to hook up with a Good, honest, aggressive real estate company looking out for your best interests along with property management that does the rest to make a super successful relationship complete.

We want to be that for you!  We at AAA Realty LLC are here to show you how you can be successful.  Whether it be buying, selling or property management, we have experts waiting to help.

So to answer the  question of "how is the Lehigh market"?  Iwill again say, there is no better time to buy.

For more information on our services, the homes we have listed or our property management services, go to http://www.aaarealtyllc.com

Cheers for now

TAMMY