Getting Offers on Your Home When It's Not Listed

If you are a lucky person that owns a home in a very desirable area it is a great feeling. You made a wise investment in the purchase of your home and should you decide to sell someday all signs point to a very profitable home sale.

Right now, homeowners in the most desirable neighborhoods across the country have not found it uncommon to receive communication from interested buyers even when their home is not for sale while inventory remains very low.

Some homeowners have reported receiving offers to purchase their home in the form of receiving a postcard in their mailbox, a flyer slipped underneath their front door, or even a phone call. These people are hoping to catch a homeowner living in their dream neighborhood before they actually list their…

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10 New Housing Records Set in 2021

Over the past year, the real estate market saw several housing records hit a new level. Many of these are attributed to the strange and unexpected changes that were driven by the pandemic and how it had an impact on several areas of the economy and daily life.

Here are 10 of the housing records that hit a new number in 2021 according to research conducted by Redfin.

The average home sold for almost $400,000

The national median home sale price had an all-time high. The number as of June 2021 was an astounding $386,000 which is an increase of 24.4% from the previous year. And those numbers are not currently the all-time high. 2021 hit another record towards the end of the year due to double digit percentage increases.

Home supply drops to…

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Is Twilight Photography a Good Idea for Listings?

Is Twilight Photography a Good Idea for Listings?

While you don't have to do much besides throw a real estate sign in your front yard these days before getting it sold, photography is still the best way to make up a perfect first impression of a listing. Even though real estate listings are selling like hotcakes right now, we still can't stress the importance of having the right photographs and listing photographs can definitely make or break that first impression. Recently, twilight photography is making a huge comeback with beautiful photos taken it shows up perfect time of day. Not only is it showcasing the home at a unique light level, but the surrounding sky and layout as well.

What is twilight photography?

Twilight photography is…

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Keewaydin Island Day Trip - May 15, 2021

Keewaydin Island Day Trip - May 15, 2021

Just north of Marco Island, situated between Naples and Marco, is a spit of sand call Keewaydin. On the north end of the island there are impressive luxury homes that can only be reached by boat (or helicopter). But, on the south end of the island near the tip is a boating and beaching paradise! If you pull up on the sandy bar on the "inside", you will be joined by dozens of friendly boat-going partiers . On the outside, you can anchor up just off the beach (bow out) and walk onto the beach with your chairs, coolers, and beach games. Then enjoy a pristine, laid back, easy going afternoon on one of the most unspoiled, beautiful beaches in the world! 

We spent the afternoon today on the outside of Keewaydin…

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