BallenIsles, Mirasol, Old Marsh, PGA Nat Marc Blasi

Do You Want to SELL your Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate or Just Play Games?

It's pretty simple - if you want to sell your property you have to price it properly.

Easy, right?

Well, apparently not.

Of course everyone wants to get as much as possible when they sell their property, but unless you REALISTICALLY price it, not only will it not be shown, it won't sell until AFTER you've adjusted the price. So why not start off in the right price range to begin with?

I focus on real estate in Palm Beach Gardens and I can tell you from personal experience that too many homeowners hear nothing but price when you're discussing a listing. They don't care how the figure was arrived at or if there is any support for it - the Agent who comes up with the bigger figure will get the listing.

A few days ago Chris Griffith put up the following on her site Life in Bonita Springs:

"Folks, welcome to November and the official, bona fide beginning of our busy season in southwest Florida. If your Bonita Springs home is for sale or you're thinking of capitalizing on selling it during the busy season there are some rules and guidelines you'll need to stick to and I mean it.

First, they're not my rules or guidelines. They're the rules and guidelines of the industry of lenders, underwriters and appraisers. There's nothing you can do to seduce any of them into accidentally finding more value in your home than it is actually worth."

You can read that article on her site or on the on-line Naples Daily News.

You may wonder why an Agent would promise a higher sales price if it's not possible.

Figured it out yet?

It's only to get you to sign on the dotted line. Very soon after that they will start suggesting price drops until they get.... where.....?

To the price it should have been at to start with!

So, once again - do you really want to sell, or do you just want to get your ego pumped up?

Call me-

Palm Beach Gardens is well known for it's fantastic golf and country club real estate - however, don't make the mistake of thinking that's all the city has to offer!

There are a lot of people who would love to live in Palm Beach Gardens and take advantage of everything it has - but they just aren't into the country club lifestyle or the prices. No problem-

One great choice would be Siena Oaks. Started around 1990, Siena Oaks is located on the east side of town. It's entrance can be accessed from either Prosperity Farms Road or Burns Road.

While we can all agree that the phrase: 'You have to see it to believe it' is a bit over-used, it really does apply in this case. Siena Oaks is close to all of the major draws to the area - shopping, the beaches, dining, parks, public golf, etc., but you really are in your own world when you drive in.

It's a very quite area with only about 299 homes. It's a great choice for small families and first-time homeowners. For those of you with kids that might be worried about cars, there are no through roads which drastically cuts down on traffic.

Most of the homes do have pools, but there is also a community area with a large pool plus 2 tennis courts and a clubhouse that can be rented for private functions.

There are currently 12, no 10 homes listed - 2 just went contingent - ranging from $239,900 to $463,500.

All of this plus low HOA fees and great maintainance. Call me at 561-282-7406 to see any of the listed properties.

Find out more about Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate -->>

Positive sales news - you'd better get it here because the newspapers will never report it!

You know how it goes, unless it's doom and gloom these days the mass media doesn't want to have anything to do with it - and that's sad.

Enough said - here's the good news:

Some of the top areas in Palm Beach Gardens real estate are posting increases in sales -

PGA National

Mirasol

BallenIsles

All three showed increases in the number of homes sold in the third quarter of 2008 vs 2007.

That information comes from Regional MLS and it does not include FSBO's but those areas very, very rarely go that route.

Just a little bit of a rant for this morning-

I finished off last week's Time to Buy post with a mention of Larry the Lowball Loser.....

After getting a bit of abuse from readers for calling the semi-mythical Larry a 'loser', I thought I'd explain things a little!

This type of Client tends to lose out on some really good deals because they insist - against some excellent advice - on making ridiculously low offers on homes. I'm talking 50% of list or even less. Most of the time a Seller will not even bother to counter an offer like that. If they do it won't be with numbers - it will be with 2 short words.

Prices are low right now and there are certainly some great deals out there, but way too many people have gotten the idea that EVERY Seller should be thrilled to be offered ANYTHING for their property. Nothing could be further from the truth!

This all goes back to Do You Want to BUY Palm Beach Gardens Real Estate or Play Games?

These folks don't seem to realize that if a property could really be bought for so little, it would have already been snapped up!

So, if you're thinking of buying Palm Beach Real Estate - REALLY buying it - while prices are low, let's get together while some is still available.

People that are relocating to the Palm Beach Gardens area ask every imaginable question ---

I'd have to say that the most important one would be about the quality of the available education for their children.

This is something I take very seriously and after talking to friends, co-workers and clients it's pretty obvious that The Benjamin School is far and away the best choice.

In 1960 Nancy and Marshall Benjamin opened The North Palm Beach Private School with the intention of giving 'children the proper tools so that they can become independent learners'.

More about The Benjamin School-->>

Marc J Blasi

Realtor® - Leibowitz Realty Group

Mortgage Broker - Knightlines Mortgage Services, LLC

Palm Beach Real Estate and Loans

(561)-282-7406 Cell

(561)-627-5100 Office

(561)-627-9385 Fax

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