Jul 27, 2012 | JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Some of the stories surrounding home buying are funny. Other stories fit into various other categories. On the ‘funny’ side this summer was a transaction where a buyer insisted the seller vacate early – because on the spur of the moment he wanted...
Jul 24, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
Condos and apartment buildings in Miami-Dade are required to get a 40 year recertification once they’re 40 years old. Single-family homes and buildings with less than 10 occupants and less than 2,000 square feet are exempt from that requirement. An...
Jul 20, 2012 | JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Since there are ‘new rules’ for posting … I will follow them. (Recipe hereby included!) Okay …. Google is seemingly flawless. After being gifted a loaf of delicious pumpkin bread that Penny and Simon mentioned being Monastery or...
Jul 19, 2012 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE, STAGING/DECORATING
If you follow our real estate blog, MiamiRealEstateCafe.com you may have read other articles on staging and interior design. Interior decorating is for a home that’s to be lived in. It’s entirely another design concept to “stage” a home in...
Jul 6, 2012 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
Sidestep the biggest pitfalls : Get your house ready to sell before listing it. Repair anything that really needs to be taken care of… Take care of the cosmetic aspects: paint … declutter … organize… Stage it (if staging is needed ...
