Jupiter Real Estate Journal with The Simmonds Team

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

What to Do in a Jupiter Bidding War

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.

Today, I want to discuss multiple offers and bidding wars. When you put your offer in and you know that there are competing offers on that property, you want to make sure that your offer is the most appealing.

In order to do that, you must get pre-approved. It's best to get approved by a local lender with a great reputation. That will truly give your offer an edge.

When it comes to the escrow deposit, don't just put down $1,500. If you really want the property, show them you really want the property. Put down as much of an escrow payment as you can.

Have all of your paperwork ready. Don't send in your documents piecemeal; have it all in a nice package so that the seller can respond to your offer immediately, instead of waiting on information from you.

Forget about lowball offers. Go in with your best offer to get the house. Lowball offers simply won't get you the property.

Finally, keep contingencies reasonable. Don't mark up the contract with a bunch of requests. Keep the contract as clean as possible.
If you follow these steps, you will have a great chance at getting the house that you want. If you have any questions about today's video, give me a call or send me an email. I'd be happy to help you!

Monday, August 3, 2015

How Jupiter Town Council Decisions Affect Your Home Value

In today's video, we'll talk about how to stay in touch with what's going on around your town. It's very important to understand what the town is improving and what's being proposed, because everything new and changing around you affects your property values.

One of the things I've always tried to do is stay close to the town council. That way, I can pay attention to planning and zoning. It's very easy for any resident to get see what's going on. You can join an email list and get updates on the agendas, or you can go to the town's website. Once you're on the site, you simply go to departments and hit the town council link.

The town council page will show you what is being bid on throughout the town, what proposals are being made, what's been approved, and what upgrades they are making to various areas.

Right now, there are a lot of exciting things going on in Jupiter. They are building new sports complexes, upgrading existing public parks, and restoring historic buildings. Other things you may want to know about include information on storage facilities being built near residential neighborhoods, or what's happening with the All Aboard Florida project.
Ultimately, the website is an easy way to stay in touch.

If you have any questions about today's video, or if you're interested in buying or selling a home, give me a call or send me an email. I'd love to hear from you.

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Jupiter, FL 33458

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