About Lake County, FL

What is going on with some real estate agents these days? This is not a lie or even an exaggerated story. Yesterday, I had a buyer who was interested in looking at some short sales. I don't know about the area you are servicing, but in my area, a lot of the short sales have owners who are MIA (missing in action).I guess a lot of them have completely given up, so they just leave the area and their agent has no idea how to reach them. I don't want to waste my buyers time on those properties. I also don't want to waste their time on short sales that are still in the "fishing" stages. You know the houses...the ones where the agent puts a low, low price, trying to attract that initial offer so he/she can submit the package and get the negotiation under way.

Well, our MLS has the "Request A Showing" button where we can get the lock box code and register to show the house. That is fine and dandy, but I need to talk to the agent in charge to get my questions answered. I must have called on at least 20 short sales yesterday to find information...I TALKED TO 3 AGENTS. I did leave messages and 2 called me back. So out of 20 attempts to talk to the agent, I got a hold of 5 of them. A whopping 25% success rate. Does anybody answer their phones anymore? If you are that busy (which I doubt you are), hire an assistant. I want to sell your home, but I need to talk to you first!!!

Maybe I should change my whole advertising strategy to the following: Davis Signature Realty LLC...We aren't the biggest, but at least we answer our phones!!!

Today is one of those days where it seems as if I have a ton of things to do and nothing is going quite like I had planned. Here is a nice little inspirational adversity quote for you to think on.

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience. ~Robert Fulghum

Well, I didn't break my neck, I just ate lunch at the Cracker Barrel and I don't think my house is on fire. I guess my day is a little better than I thought!

An estimated 250,000 attended this years Mount Dora Craft Fair.

I spoke to several vendors on Sunday that told me they sales were brisk on Saturday.

From my viewpoint the fair was a success for a number of important reasons.

We noticed that the parking fees were lower than previous years and many of the vendors seemed to have made adjustments in their pricing.

The event was well marketed through multiple media outlets.

Mother nature cooperated with sunny weather too.

Here is a creative piece of artwork I felt was quite appropriate for the times and location of the event.

It's no secret that families are looking for economical activities and that is a major reason for attending.

I did make note of an increased number of visitos carrying their purchased treasures as compared to last year.

Also, I understand at least two offers were written on Mount Dora Real Estate as a result of out-of-town visitors.

If you are thinking of re-locating to our charming area please be sure to look us up. We would be thrilled to show you all this area has to offer.

Ray and Karen Levy

352-978-8551

www.lakecountyhomepros.com

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Tina Allen, EXIT Realty Tri-County

352-455-1654

www.tinaallenproperties.com

tina@exitrealtytricounty.com