Real Estate Finder

In today’s episode, Real Estate Finders Jill Glanzer and Preston Smith join Matthew Maschler and Staci Garcia to dish the dirt on the most offensive and frustrating things that real estate agents do in everyday business.    You might think repping buyers in real estate should be somewhat easy: you make appointments, go see properties, put in offers, then get paid… Well, it doesn’t usually work that way. There’s so many variables and tons of things that can go very badly.    We go around the table airing our most frustrating scenarios involving subpar, lazy, unprofessional and sometimes just plain ignorant real estate agents.    And this applies to listing agents as well. So, the next time you find yourself frustrated by your real estate agent, call us. Email us. Tweet us. Send up a flare. We got it down like James Brown! And it feels good!

In the ultra-competitive seller’s market, how do you make your offer get noticed?   

In today’s episode of Real Estate Finder Podcast, Matthew runs down the Top 10 ways to make your buyer’s offer more appealing in a seller’s market. 

  What are sellers looking for? Many sellers are asking for “highest and best” on the MLS. When submitting your highest and best offer, consider getting a bit creative with the terms.    In Palm Beach County, the seller usually pays for the title and closing. However if a buyer wants to pay, they certainly can. Wouldn’t you want to choose who your title company is? In this scenario, offer to pay and you get to choose who to use. It’s win/win AND it might offset the purchase price (and save you in tax money later!) which would be beneficial to both parties.    What are your tricks and ideas about getting your offer accepted? Sellers, do you have anything to add?

On today’s episode, Matthew lists the colleges and Universities in Boca Raton, why Florida invests in higher education, current student university acceptances and how Florida residents can plan ahead by investing in a 529 Plan that locks in the price for a Florida college at the price that it is on the day you start the investment. That was a really long sentence. Long sentence short: Do you have a Florida Prepaid Plan?    Locking in a rate for college 18 years before your child attends college is a win all around. If you have questions about it, let us know.    Also on the Real Estate Finder Podcast, Matthew and Staci discuss how real estate buyers approach purchasing a country club property. What do you do first? Find the Country Club or find the house?   The best approach is to do your homework and research each Country Club. They all have websites and all have awesome and diverse properties. So what’s the difference really? It’s the people. Choosing which Country Club to live in is like choosing which city to live in. It’s more important than the actual property. So take tours of the clubs. Get a feel for the atmosphere. Meet the people.   We did a tour of Stonebridge last week and learned all about the amenities and we met the nicest people. Are you considering a golf lifestyle? Let us show you Stonebridge!

Are you looking for a property to rent? Have you encountered issues trying to find a place to live? Today, we are addressing the rental market in real estate. Why is rent so high?    The first reason is because of high demand from new residents coming from other states. The second reason is because landlords can currently make a profit by selling because it’s a seller’s market. So, if a property that was a rental gets sold and the buyer moves in and lives there, then it’s not a rental anymore.    The third reason is because the people from other states will pay it because our market is still cheaper than their former market. And lastly, there’s low availability of supplies, so new construction is delayed and people waiting for their houses to be built need a place to live.    If you are looking for a rental or if you have one available, please let us know. We don’t subscribe to the pocket listing mentality (unless a homeowner is absolutely against showing the house or showing that it is for sale).    Also, Matthew delivers the details on the rise in value and answers the housing bubble question everyone is wondering. What do you think is going to happen with real estate in Florida? Boom or bust?    And finally, did you hear about our annual year in review celebration at New York Prime? We had such a blast with mentalist David Jaison and 25 of our Signature friends and even brokers from other companies who are like family. Our team sold over $40 million in real estate in 2021 and we are off to a great start in 2022. Contact us today and let us show you the money!

Today Matthew takes a deep dive into the “As-Is” Residential Contract for real estate explaining it line by line. Have you ever read the entire 12 pages??   In real estate, no two transactions are the same. So, realtors rely on mainly the “As-Is” residential contract, especially in today’s seller’s market.    With so much competition between buyers, you can actually make your offer stand out above the other offers by changing a few items in your “As-Is” contract to make it more seller-friendly.    Additionally, sellers can tweak a buyer’s offer by countering the buyer’s offer with a couple changes in the “As-Is” to make it work in the seller’s favor. All of this being said, there’s a lot riding on this paperwork so you need to know what your reading and ultimately signing.   Here’s 57 minutes of knowledge bombs on the most-used Florida residential real estate contract. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not as boring as you heard. Especially when Matthew explain

In today’s Real Estate Finder episode, we are joined by Boca Raton’s best Board Certified Real Estate Specialist Robert Schwartz. 

  Bob Schwartz has been practicing law for 50 years in Florida and there’s not much he doesn’t know or has not already come across. People often ask “Should I use a real estate attorney or a title agent to do the transaction and closing on my new house?”  Bob explains the answer to this question in detail. In real estate, every transaction is different than the last one and all properties are different even if they look exactly alike. In fact, you must hear the story Bob tells about a home that was attached to three others like a mushroom and the structure was actually not constructed where it was supposed to be. That’s a nightmare situation to be in.    Do you have a real estate law question for Bob? You can check out his website at www. RobertSchwartzPA.com or email Matthew or Staci at [email protected] or [email protected] or check us out on Social Media!

In today’s episode, Matthew and Staci blast away at myths about Boca Raton. Have you thought it was all older people going to the early bird dinner at the deli near Del Boca Vista? Well it’s not. We have all age groups going to the deli at all hours! 

  From Florida Atlantic University (FAU) to Lynn University to Palm Beach State, we have a huge population of college students, a diverse community of professors and professionals.    In fact, we have our own football stadium at FAU and it’s often more fun than a professional football game and you can be from your house to your stadium seat in 15 minutes!   Also, lots of people ask about the public schools: Are they good? Which is the best? Should private school be the choice play? Guess what? All schools in Boca Raton are highly rated from elementary to middle to high school. Plus you can sign up for the Choice Program and attend a magnet school. We have free private charter schools as well.    And what’s with the mosquitoes? Well they aren’t usually hunting you down for your blood except maybe if it has recently rained or if you go outside at dusk also known as “mosquito hour.” It’s easy to avoid being their lunch if you know when not to go outside. And the options for remote control automatic drop down screens is absolutely awesome.    Oh hey! We have an amazing new listing in Boca Pointe if you’re looking to be in the center of Boca! No mandatory membership requirement. We would love to show it to you.    Did we miss anything you wonder about or have always heard about regarding Boca Raton? Let us know! And if you have a topic for us, shoot us an email, tweet, instagram or Facebook us!

Recovering from last night’s Pod-a-palooza at Biergarten, which was super fun! Join us for the next one. We enjoyed meeting all the podcasters and learning fascinating statistics about Boca Raton and South Florida.    What’s been going on in real estate? Do you have a listing for us? From $800 to $80M, we don’t turn down a listing.    Plus, what are you looking for in amenities at a new community or at your next house? Nothing is too extra for Boca Raton! One day Staci Garcia is moving into a community with a community lazy river. If you build it, she will come. And bring all her friends!

Have you always wondered how real estate investors purchase real estate properties at foreclosure? What does it mean? How does it work?    Today, Matthew explains what it means and how it works. There is a lot of information to unpack when real estate properties go to auction.    Prepare to get the 411 on everything related to purchasing real estate at auction.    Have questions and topics for us? Email us!

On today’s episode of the Real Estate Finder podcast we you interview Signature team member Illana Cohen.  

  She speaks 7 languages, and is an invaluable resource for her international clients.    We also discuss country clubs and the Florida lifestyle.  She is the queen of Wycliffe Country Club and has sold a ton of houses there in 2021 and looks forward to an even better 2022.    International buyers who want to play golf or tennis, work out in a great health club, have a great social life with restaurants and bars and entertainment are flocking to Florida.  And we can help them!    Illana can be reached at her website findmyhouseflorida.com