Steven Wood

Are you an Artist?

What type of Artist are You?

Do you play an instrument? Piano? Violin? Harp? Percussions? Saxophone? Guitar? Oboe? French Horn? Piccolo? Chellos?

Do you use instruments to create your art? Pencils, Brushes, Cameras, Chisels, Knifes, Soldering Irons, Blow Torches, Needles. Sewing Machines, Wrenches, Measuring Tapes?

Do you do Kitchen Arts? Food Arts? Presentation Arts?

How about Fitness Arts? Dancing Arts? Singing Arts?

What about Sculpturing? Concrete? Cabinetry? Wood?

Do you work in Antiques? Furniture? Design? or other Architectural Arts?

Is singing part of your act? Do you Act? Do you act up? Comedian? Juggler? Clown? Circus Act?

Do you want to be part of the New SOHO in South Florida? The New Warehouse District? The New Up and Coming Paradise? BE PART OF PARADISE! Scantily clad women and men, sweating while they make their art! Low Heating Costs! Great Tan Lines!

The environment and potential is here! The cost is right. The danger is here.

Snobs are not allowed.

Operas, Ballet, Symphonies, Galleries, etc! But they are down the street (as always).

Please respond to me,,,

Are you American? Are you from Europe? Asia? Are you from the Middle East? Russia? Japan? Africa? Are you from South America? North America? Central America? Mars? Jupiter, Florida? Or Venus?

The time is right, to invest in the American Marbella of Spain! The Euro is healthy. The dollar is struggling. Help the USA get out of this recession! The USA is not as bad as everyone thinks!!! We are staving off the radicals!

Fantastic Real Estate Investment Opportunities here! I will always speak my mind! Just listen to all I say!

Nobody here cares!

Just be licensed if you are into the home contracting arts!

Steven P. Wood, Realtor
Palm Coast Realty, Inc.
12300 Alt. A1A, Suite 209A
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410

Direct: 1-800-298-2566

eMail: Steven_P_Wood@msn.com

Web: www.homepages.com/StevenWood1
http://stevenwood.rmlsfl.mlxchange.com/
http://www.ByJoveMyHome.com/

Office: 1-900-298-2566
Fax: 561-277-4215
Cell: 703-851-6535

I am at Your Service for ALL of Your Real Estate Needs, Specializing in Jupiter, Juno Beach, Tequesta and Palm Beach Gardens !!!

WOW, here in Florida, there has been a lot of this!

Past Floridians, and Americans, and Foreign Investors, are taking a Beating!

But they, the New Home Builders, told you that Prices May Change! Yup, you were warned! And the New Home Builder's Attorneys made sure that that was on every piece of paper they gave out. Yup, you were warned.

The New Home Builders are acting like the "5 and Dime's" of yester-year, when on special occasions, like Holidays, Season Changes, etc., the small department store would place a $1.00 item on sale for $.89 during the event, but later would raise the prices back to the $1.00 original price, after the event!

I will not mention names here, but, how many times have you heard from any New Home Builder's Sales Reps that, After this END OF QUARTER, or this END OF YEAR Sale, prices will be back to regular prices?

I will go on the stand, and swear that is what was told to me, and I have witnesses.

If you are in the situation that I described in the Title Above, please respond to this Blog. It only takes a minute.

I am feeling alone. Like, I am the only one that has been Duped.

I have an Appraisal, dated in June of 2006, on a property that I purchased in Florida, that indicated that the value of the property was worth approximately $569,000 as of that date.

I Closed on the property. Yup, I closed on that property, even though many Buyers walked away (Unbeknownst to me at the time) and lost their 10% to 20% deposits. I couldn't afford to lose my 10% Deposit. The Builder said Close or Lose your Deposit. I knew if the value was worth $569,000, my purchase price was $525,000, that I could sell that property for $540,000, or even $525,000 and still get a portion of my deposit back after costs to sell.

The local real estate market in Northern Virginia was experiencing problems starting in July of that year. My concern about purchasing a property in Florida was relieved, after all, Real Estate Markets are Local, THE APPRAISAL MADE BY A LOCAL PROFESSIONAL THAT WAS REGULATED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA INDICATED THAT THE LOCAL MARKET WAS GOOD!

In that appraisal, there was a Newspaper Ad that indicated that in the 3rd quarter (July through September) of the previous year, that the Real Estate Market was going strong,,, LOOK THE ARTICLE UP, PALM BEACH POST. Very misleading if you ask me.

At the time, I was living in Northern Virginia. I depended on the Professionalism of the LOCAL Experts. Real Estate Agents, Appraisers, Mortgage Companies, Attorneys, Etc.

NONE OF THE LOCAL PROFESSIONALS INDICATED THAT AS OF the date of HURRICANE WILMA, THE REAL ESTATE MARKET HAD TANKED in Florida. But, since I have moved to Florida, it seems as if that is common knowledge amonst the locals.

As it turns out, a couple of months after I purchased the property that was appraised at $569,000, the New Home Builder started to sell the same model at $399,000. And the prices continued to drop to $299,990.

The real reason why I am posting this Blog is not related to the information above; but, rather,

the MLS, and the Property Appraiser's Office in Florida.

Neither requires Real Estate Agents, or Sellers, or the Settlement Companies, to report Subsidies and Incentives Paid By the Seller when the Real Estate Agents, or Sellers, or Settlement Companies report current sales, by putting the Net Sales Price, or the Subsidies and Incentives that were paid by the Seller at time of sale of the Property in the MLS, or the Property Appraiser's Sales Price Bucket WITH SELLER SUBSIDIES AND INCENTIVES, such that THE NET PRICE OF THE SALE WAS RECORDED anywhere!

If the Seller, or NEW HOME BUILDER, paid $30,000 in subsidies or incentives, who would know?

WHO WOULD KNOW?

The Investors that purchased the mortgage from the Wholly Owned Subsidiary Mortgage Company of the Home Builders would be buying a mortgage, where the property securing that mortgage was appraised at, or above, the Purchase Price, but would be passing on a Mortgage that was secured by a property that was really worth less than the Appraised or Purchase Price! And then very soon after the Closings, the New Home Builder lowered the prices, in some cases, $200,000 lower than what some properties sold for just a few months before. Wow! Sounds a little bit like Fraud.

But the Investors will buy the loan, because the State Regulated Appraisers, are "Regulated and would never misrepresent the real price!"

There was a newspaper article in the Palm Beach Post, published in 2006, that said Real Estate prices were going down, and said the New Home Builders were leading the way. Look it up.

Oooops, The State failed the Mortgage Investors and failed to regulate appropriately the Appraisers, and Mortgage Originators, and Settlement Companies, and Real Estate Agents, NEW HOME BUILDERS. and ,,,,!

I would Love to see an Event where (West Jupiter) Abacoa challenged (East Jupiter) The Bluffs to a Tug-O-War across the ICW.

where Fredrick Small Road would be bridged to Marcinski Blvd.

The Event would be on,,,

A Day when nothing else was scheduled. A Day where a lot of people would want to participate.

Local Businesses would participate, Food, Prizes, Events, and maybe even the Mayor would come and greet the people of Jupiter.

The event may be the prelude to a Tug-O-War with Juno Beach and later with Tequesta, and then the Big Event with Palm Beach Gardens, across the great divide,,, Donald Ross Blvd.

Traffic would be routed away (for those that needed to get around the event) and routed to the parking, for those that wanted to participate!

It would be an Event just to have the Event in celebration of Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Tequesta and Juno Beach.

Local Schools would participate, School Bands, Cheerleaders, Palm Palm Team, Drill Teams, etc.

There will be a Taste-of-the-Towns, Local Booths, etc.

Any readers here know of the Local JayCees or other proponents of Tooting Our Own Horns?

Burt Reynolds could Officiate the Events. The Don (Donald Trump) could make an Appearance.

It should probably be held during the off-season.

Life Guards, Police, and Fire Fighters could be honored.

Steven P. Wood, Realtor
Palm Coast Realty, Inc.

Direct: 1-800-298-2566

eMail: Steven_P_Wood@msn.com

Web: www.homepages.com/StevenWood1
http://stevenwood.rmlsfl.mlxchange.com/
http://www.ByJoveMyHome.com/

Office: 800-298-2566
Fax: 561-277-4215
Cell: 703-851-6535

I am at Your Service for ALL of Your Real Estate Needs, Specializing in Jupiter, Juno Beach, Tequesta and Palm Beach Gardens !!!

Memories, Great Memories, and,,,

the Times When You Need Your Memories to Protect You!

I was out Showing Properties, the properties that Home Builders are selling today,

THEY ARE NOT THE HOMES THAT WERE BEING SOLD 2 YEARS AGO!

Please, Take a moment to notice all the particulars about the property while you are viewing the New Home Builder's properties. Do they have the Upgrades? Do they Compare to the homes you have viewed that were built 2 years ago? Do they advertise that Window Treatments are included, or do you find Window Treatements in the new homes?

Do you have to add more money to get the Home you are really looking for?

Don't be tricked by the low price!

Compare Value with Price!

It looks like the New Home Builder's are using that old "Loss Leader", the old "Great End of Winter", the old "Lover's Buy Your Valentine", and the old "Bait and Switch" Tricks,

and all the other Old Tricks!

They have Smaller Properties with More Luxurious Stagings to Seduce You, like most all Sales Men and Women would do! Nothing wrong with Puffing! But be sure to compare Square Footage with Square Footage if they are including all the Upgrades!

I am not Speaking of the New Home Builders that reveal all that is important! Please Buy New Homes from Them!

I would like to take the time to say why they are doing this, but it is obvious.

I do not blame them. They need to sell their goods! And then they add the Old,,, "Add the Extra's, New Car Buying Trick"!

We all do the Balloon thing. Let's Celebrate! Paint the Pretty Picture!

Darn! I can't think of that movie, where, my favorite Actor, What's His Name, says "Volvos are Boxy!" and he was well recieved! I am hoping that I will be received in this way!

I am speaking like that Character!

Who is that Character? Please respond if you know!

Nevertheless,

Anybody here from Out-Of-State? Out-Of-Country?

Ask your Realtor or New Home Builder's Representitive to explain the Taxes, the New Tax Structure, Why an Investor would want to buy, or not buy, and the Insurance Costs when buying here in Florida!

There are a lot of New Home Builder Reps that won't explaine this Freely (Why would they? They may know if you ask them, But are you prepared to ask them? Why would you ask them????? You Don't Know What You Don't Know!)

Pay attention to your Realtor/New Home Sales Rep to see if they offer you The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

I scared the daylights out of a recent Client.

Here in Florida, there are Great Tax Expenses, Great Insurance Expenses, and Great Home Owner's Association/Condo Association Fees!

There are techniques to get around the Tax Expense. And, there are a lot of smaller Insurance Companies that are respecting the Florida Legislature.

I am one to be trusted. I, too, like Memories! But I only want Fond Memories! And, I want those Fond Memories to come back and Haunt Me!

Feel Free to Contact Me! I respond to emails and phone calls.

Steven P. Wood, Realtor
Palm Coast Realty, Inc.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410

Direct: 1-800-298-2566

eMail: Steven_P_Wood@msn.com

Web: www.homepages.com/StevenWood1
http://stevenwood.rmlsfl.mlxchange.com/
http://www.ByJoveMyHome.com/

Office: 1-800-298-2566
Fax: 561-277-4215
Cell: 703-851-6535

I am at Your Service for ALL of Your Real Estate Needs, Specializing in Jupiter, Juno Beach, Tequesta and Palm Beach Gardens !!!

(Dustin Hoffman in case you have a need to remember!)

I appreciate the Fine Arts. Palm Beach County has a History of Fine Arts!

I think we need to build more homes in Palm Beach County!

What are your thoughts?

There is a lot of wealth here in Palm Beach County! Let's bring more people to Palm Beach County! Yes, Let's Build more homes!

More Homes? BUT WHY?

THERE ARE TOO MANY HOMES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY,

IN FORECLOSURE, BANK OWNED, IN SHORT SALE STATUS, EMPTY, VACANT, and all of these homes are bringing the VALUE of

YOUR HOME

LOWER AND LOWER!

We have a 4+ almost 5 Year Glut on Homes here.

Yes, the Over-SUPPLY of homes in Palm Beach County is lowering your WEALTH!

Less Wealth!

Less Wealth, Less County Supported Activities.

Wait! Less County Activities? Less Wealth?

Maybe we should stop new home building.

HOW DO WE STOP NEW HOME BUILDING?

Call your County Supervisor, Call your elected Officials!

DEMAND THE STOP OF NEW HOMES IN THIS OVER-SUPPLIED COUNTY!

Same applies to Martin and St. Lucie Counties,,,,and so forth!