Sarasota Real Estate Articles - Index

Jan
29

Four Things to Consider When Buying a Downtown Sarasota Home

Since your home is probably one of your largest investments, it is important you make intelligent decisions when it comes to buying your downtown Sarasota home. Here are four important facts you should consider when searching for your next home.

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Dec
26

Financing Tools

Since your home will likely be among the largest purchases you make in your lifetime – if not the largest – it’s not hard to recognize why selecting the right lender for your mortgage is a highly delicate and important matter. It may seem easy at first, but the task does become a bit more daunting when you realize that there are over 19,000 mortgage lenders in the United States.

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Dec
26

The Real Estate Process

Here’s a helpful flow chart of how the typical real estate transaction process looks. 

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Nov
12

Cost Effective Strategies to Make Your Home Sale more Appealing

There are plenty of cost effective ways to spruce up your downtown Sarasota home. And making it more attractive to potential buyers is the key to selling it quickly at top dollar. All buyers desire to purchase a home in immaculate move-in condition. Making your home appear as though it has been lovingly cared for will improve your chances to sell your home quicker and for top dollar. At Candy Swick & Company, that is the goal for every home we place on the market.

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Nov
12

Financing a Home in Sarasota

Since your home will likely be among the largest purchases you make in your lifetime – if not the largest – it’s not hard to recognize why selecting the right lender for your mortgage is a highly delicate and important matter. It may seem easy at first, but the task does become a bit more daunting when you realize that there are over 19,000 mortgage lenders in the United States.

To find the answer, you’ll need to do your homework, with some research and some telephone shopping, but this small effort will provide you with years of security that you would not have if you simply settled for the first lender to drop an ad in front of you.

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Nov
12

Buying a New Home: Six ways to avoid stress

Most experts agree that moving to a new home is among the top three most stressful events in life – preceded only by death and divorce. But moving doesn’t have to be stressful. In fact, it can be a lot of fun. If you make up your mind that it’s going to be a positive experience, chances are it will be.

You’ve likely heard the expression, “Make the best of any situation.” Well, it’s especially true when moving into a new home. Think of the search for, and visiting of, your new home as an adventure; soon you’ll be excited about the opportunities.

In this article, we’ve included six of the best ways in which you can beat the stress of buying a new home and enjoy the experience.

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Nov
12

Buying - Selecting an Agent

Choosing the right Real Estate Agent to help you find your dream home is among the most important decisions you can make. While you have already tackled the first hurdle which was to decide that you want to buy a home, it should be noted that all real estate agents are not created equal, and there will be a substantial difference in your experience depending on how well suited your agent is to filling your needs.

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Nov
12

Selecting an Agent

Choosing the right Real Estate Agent to sell your home is among the most important decisions you can make. While you have already tackled the first hurdle which was to decide whether or not you want the assistance of a realtor in order to sell your home, it should be noted that all real estate agents are not created equal, and there will be a substantial difference in your experience depending on how well suited your agent is to filling your needs.

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Nov
12

Five Ways to Get Top Dollar in Any Market

These key factors will help you sell your downtown Sarasota home faster and for more money.

These five success strategies include:

  1. Pricing the property correctly
  2. Cleanliness of the home
  3. Easy accessibility for showings
  4. Condition of the home
  5. Curb appeal

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