How we helped Rob by providing our time and expertise

"The Simmonds Team was honest, forthcoming, timely, and very professional. John went out with us numerous times to show us properties and even went back to the same properties when we wanted to look again. He was always helpful and willing to provide his expertise and time. His office administrator Amylynn, was always on top of things and was always communicating with us. On a weekly basis as we got closer to closing she would let us know what she needed, what she didn’t have yet, and just made sure that the process went smoothly."

Exploring the 2 Types of Real Estate Contracts

There are a variety of opportunities in the South Florida real estate market for both buyers and sellers. If you're a prospective buyer click here for a full home search, or if you're considering placing your home on the market, get a free home value report, right here.

 In real estate, there are really 2 types of contracts that we deal with most often. When you find your dream home, what kind of offer should you use to present to the sellers? There are 2 kinds we use, let's start with the "as is" contract. 

"As Is" Contract

 With this contract, you are taking the property "as is" in its current state. Based on the inspection you have done to the property after the contract is offered, you can decide whether you want to move forward with the sale or not. You have the right to cancel the sale at any time for whatever reason during the inspection period in an "as is " contract. 

Standard Contract

 A standard contract is just as its name implies, a standard contract. This type of contract allows you, the buyer, to ask for repairs of up to 1.5% of the purchase price. If the repairs go over 1.5%, we can cancel the contract or we can ask that they be fixed by the seller if they are major problems. 

We hope you found this info helpful. If you have any questions, be sure to give us a call or send us an email. We would be glad to answer them. 

How we helped Amanda with her real estate needs by always being available to her

"Amy was fabulous! She was very responsive, she knew what our needs were, answered all of our questions, and was always available to us. She really had our back throughout the process. We were in a contract on the first house but we ended up backing out and right away she had other houses for us to look at. It was a stressful time and it was very nice to have somebody on our side!"