About Nassau County, FL

Hickory Village Subdivision Home for Sale $295,000

Must see to appreciate this four bedroom, three bath home with 2,389 sq. ft. Home features natural bamboo flooring throughout the living areas and kitchen, tile in all bathrooms, upgraded light fixtures, 42" Hickory kitchen cabinets with center work island, Granite sink with upgraded faucet. Pre-wired for surround sound inside and out. Alarm system. Fenced yard with screened back porch, paver patio and irrigation system. Rear sliding glass door opens for entertaining. Neutral colors throughout, wood blinds, stone and tile fireplace in living room. 12 minutes to the beach and close to area schools. 15 minutes to Int'l Airport or Georgia border and 20 min. Downtown Jax.

Brandi Hollerich,Realtor - Watson Realty Corp. - 904-382-5256 - www.HomesofAmeliaIsland.com

Upcoming Events in Fernandina Beach for the Fourth of July

Sounds on Centre Street - July 4th
This is a free community concert that is held in historic downtown Centre Street which is located between Second Street and Front Street from 6:00 to 8:00. The featured band this month is Face for Radio.

Fernandina Beach Fireworks - July 4th
July 4th fireworks will start between 9:30 and 10:00. Come out and enjoy the fireworks display in Fernandina Beach by the Marina.

Ritz-Carlton Beach Bash - July 4th
The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island is holding a Beach Bash on July 4th. This event will start at 6:00 and last until 9:00. They will have a buffet, games, entertainment and July 4th fireworks. They do require reservations and adults are $75 and children are $35. For more information or to make reservations you can call 904-277-1028.

Watson Realty Corp. (904) 382-5256 Cell

For more information about Nassau County or Real Estate for sale visit www.homesofameliaisland.com .

Nassau County Florida Real Estate Statistics for May 2008. All information includes residential listings, condominiums, commercial property and land. For the month of May there were 1,919 properties listed for sale. 68 properties closed in the month. 48 properties went under contract and there were 188 new listings for May 2008. For more information about Nassau County Properties for Sale please visit http://www.homesofameliaisland.com/ .

Watson Realty Corp. 904-382-5256 Cell

Nassau County Florida Real Estate Statistics for April 2008. All information includes residential listings, condominiums, commercial property and land. For the month of April there were 1,934 properties listed for sale. 47 properties closed in the month. 56 properties went under contract and there were 252 new listings for April. For more information about Nassau County Properties for Sale please visit http://www.homesofameliaisland.com/ .

Flat fee MLS listing in AMELIA ISLAND - NASSAU COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is now available at ADDvantage®, a statewide licensed flat fee MLS listing service.

Great service and commission savings are now being offered to Amelia Island and Nassau County flat fee MLS sellers. Jacksonville residents know and trust the ADDvantage® brand of discount MLS and now our legendary 8:00-8:00, 7 days a week live concierge service can help you sell your Nassau County home and save 3% commission.

Flat fee or flat rate MLS listings simply save the seller about 3% commission. Here is the math:

On a $500,000 home:

Full service: $500,000 x 6% = $30,000

Flat Fee: $500,000 x 3% = $15,000

Savings: $15,000

But, with any offer, there are risks and flat fee MLS listings come in many shapes and sizes. Here are my top 5 things you need to do to be successful selling flat fee MLS in Nassau County:

•1) The flat fee MLS listing agreement: Be super careful before signing any flat fee listing agreement. The biggest concerns are: (a) Buyer leads from Realtor.com, Homes.com and your yard sign. Make sure the flat fee listing agreement clearly spells out that the seller gets all these leads, not the listing broker. Otherwise, you will not be successful selling By Owner; (b) cancellation fees: Make sure there are no cancellation fees (such as $500) if you want to cancel your flat fee listing before the listing term is up: (c) Make sure the listing agreement says you can "cancel" not "conditionally withdraw" as some listings state...this is a trick because a "conditional listing withdrawal" means no other agent can list the property until you pay the $500 "get-out-of-jail" fee; (d) Hours of operation should be stated in the listing agreement.

•2) Hours of operation: Flat fee listings are not simple to manage. There are changes and edits made by the seller. Realtors® call at all hours for showing instructions. Buyers email and call for more information. If your listing broker isn't reliable, you will lose showings.

•3) Buyer Leads: Find a Nassau County flat fee MLS broker that will send all "unrepresented" buyer leads from Realtor.com, Homes.com and other Internet websites directly to you. Some flat fee services don't clearly say in their listing agreement or website where buyer leads go.

•4) IDX feeds and Marketing: Make sure the MLS listing broker has enabled all their IDX feeds so that all Realtor® websites can display your listing. This is very important because websites such as coldwellbanker.com, remax.com and other prolific websites are often searched by prospective buyers.

•5) Support: All our flat fee MLS programs come with 8:00-8:00, 7 day a week live support. Our best support comes from ADDvantage Plus^TM, our contract to close flat fee MLS plan. It costs $799 plus $500 at close. Plus does everything for the seller but show the property. If you can lockbox the property, then ADDvantage Plus^TM offers everything that a full-service listing offers and you'll receive more service. Please read my blog "Is a $169 flat fee MLS Listing a safe way to list a Florida home?"

Please check out our innovative and effective Florida flat fee MLS listing plan.