Is Your Pinellas County Home’s Valuation Accurate?

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Today I want to talk a little about online home evaluations. There are a lot of different sites out there you can use to find the value of your home, but are they really accurate? These sites give you an automatic value of what your home is worth, but are they reliable?

In reality, they are not very reliable or accurate. They are all based on an algorithm that doesn’t take into account things like square footage, your home’s location, or any improvements you have made to the home. Those three things have a huge impact on your home’s value, and if the online site doesn’t know about them, your estimate may be much lower or higher than what you could actually sell for. There are only two ways you can get a truly accurate home valuation.
 

The first way is with an appraisal. That’s going to run you a few hundred bucks, but it’s important for determining the true loan value for your home, which will determine what kind of buyers look at it.

The second way to get an accurate home valuation is with a comparative market analysis, which we provide free, with no obligation. We will come out, take a look at your home, note any repairs, improvements, or unique features your home has, and use that to give you a true market value.

If you go online and your valuation is too low or too high, don’t pay too much attention. If you really want a true valuation, give us a call or send us an email. We would be happy to help out. Talk to you soon!

How Much Do You Need to Disclose About Your Property?

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Today I want to talk about property disclosures because they've been in the news a lot recently. So, what should you disclose about a property?

My best advice would be that if you're questioning whether you should disclose something, you should just go ahead and tell the potential buyer. No matter how big or how normal, you should disclose the history of the property to the best of your ability.

There are some homeowners that recently failed to disclose a sinkhole on their property, and they have been sentenced with criminal charges for not disclosing this fact about their home.
 

This is very important if you're selling your home on your own. A lot of FSBO sellers don't know this, but they need to spill the beans when a buyer asks about their property. Although it's an extreme case, you don't want to end up in jail just because you withheld some information about your property.

Buyers in Tampa should be careful to get a disclosure on a home that they're purchasing, because as a buyer you're fully entitled to one. However, if you buy a foreclosure, you must buy it 'as is'.

If you have any questions about this issue, or if you need real estate assistance in Tampa, please don't hesitate to contact us! We look forward to hearing from you!

How Can You Make the Most of a Home Search?

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The first question most buyers ask before hiring an agent is how much they are going to lose when they purchase a home. In other words, the buyer wants to know how much commission they have to pay to utilize our services. This might surprise you, but the answer is zero percent!

In 99% of cases, you pay $0 in commission. The commission is usually paid for by the seller, who pays the listing agent's commission. Since you don't have to buy anything to utilize our services when buying a home, we highly encourage you to reach out to us! 

Don't waste your time driving around looking for homes - contact our team so we can set up a home search that will find the area, the features, the size, and all the other things you want in a home. We will tailor the search to your specific needs!

We often get calls from buyers who want to see homes they found on Zillow or Trulia, but when we look them up, they are already sold or under contract. Zillow is a good site, but the information is often outdated or inaccurate. If you're a serious buyer, it's simply a waste of time to spend a lot of time searching Zillow, only to find out the homes you love are unavailable.

So, if you're buying and want the resources necessary to have a successful home search, give us a call or shoot us an email. We'll take you from step one all the way through the closing process and you won't have to pay commission fees. We look forward to talking to you soon!