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JLB · 07-20-2011, 07:16 PM

Here: 99 FL Place: 87

JLB · 07-24-2011, 09:00 PM

DW made an offer on another Fannie Mae one here. The agent's answer, "They have another offer," or "They're getting another offer," or something really vague like that.

When you make an offer, what you expect to hear back is Yes, No, or a counter. The agent wanted her to make another offer before hearing back on the first offer.

Is that any way to run a train?

So, DW called her back today and said, "I made my offer, cash, and we'll close any time they want." Period.

Oh well.

JLB · 07-30-2011, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by JLB

DW made an offer on another Fannie Mae one here. The agent's answer, "They have another offer," or "They're getting another offer," or something really vague like that.

When you make an offer, what you expect to hear back is Yes, No, or a counter. The agent wanted her to make another offer before hearing back on the first offer.

Is that any way to run a train?

So, DW called her back today and said, "I made my offer, cash, and we'll close any time they want." Period.

Oh well.

Someone else got it. But, we've seen done deals come undone quite a lot.

Another house a couple blocks away is in an online auction right now, 2 days left. I don't give us much of a chance since there is only one house and several buyers. A couple of buyers are already bidding against each other. When we got our FL house, there were more than 100 houses on that auction.

Our agent said they (agents) do not like auctions cuz they try to cut out the agents.

We had an agent call to show the house we are living in to a prospect who was shopping foreclosures. They did not make it as far as ours.

JLB · 07-30-2011, 01:04 PM

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98°F
Our Place, MO

78°F
Our Place, FL

FL heat?

JLB · 07-31-2011, 05:51 PM

Since I've probably made my point about Florida Heat, this will be my last snipe about it (I will find something else to snipe about

).

The highest high in the 5-day forecast at our Florida place is 92 and the lowest high day in the 5-day forecast at our other place is 102.

JLB · 08-01-2011, 08:41 PM

Now there are some areas of the Ozarks with forecast highs of 113-115. Actual highs, with heat indices over 120. Had a heat index of 123 today.

When I've been heading home, midday, it's been over 130 inside the car.

JLB · 08-02-2011, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by JLB

When I've been heading home, midday, it's been over 130 inside the car.

Today, windows down and sunroof open, it was 153.7.

JLB · 08-04-2011, 09:14 PM

I haven't look at Ft. Myers, Bonita Springs, Estero foreclosure in awhile, but there seems to be another surge, a lot with price reduced:

Lee County, FL - Fannie Mae REO Homes For Sale

JLB · 08-10-2011, 06:03 PM

Here is a neat drive. It's Manasota Key Road. As you cross from Charlotte County into Sarasota County heading north, the canopy over the road is not cleared. At some places it is a tree tunnel.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=26.954...nPz_RLZcPQdf1A

On the left is Gulffront beach places and on the right is bayfront places. High dollar real estate.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=26.954...h&vpsrc=6&z=18

JLB · 08-13-2011, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by JLB View Post

It is a small tract (1/2 acre) of their 20-acre tract, which the parents deeded to a son 20 years ago. He or whoever lost it to foreclosure twice that I can see, but he and his sister still own the 20 acres. Their cooperation is needed for the septic and water.

She is OK, but he will not assist anyone who buys the 1/2 acre tract.

If it had not been for the County's new Transfer Certificate, we woulda been stuck with a mess.

Do your homework . . . including checking a property's history, and checking out the neighbors.

I'm sitting here waiting to bid on another one for DW, but here's what our RE Agent said about this one.

When I had viewed it on the County GIS,it appeared that part of the front yard and driveway were not on the property, so I told DW we would have to spend 800 bucks on a survey. Also, the road coming into it is on another property with no recorded easement.

Because of our failure to be able to get a County Transfer Certificate and my observations about a questiobale property line, fannie mae ordered a survey. It turns out part of the house is not on the lot either.

So, it is totally unsellable, and given the circumstances, uncorrectable. Our agent said fannie mae is going to give it back to the lender and let them be stuck with it.

It is a matter of buyers, sellers and lenders not doing due diligence.

JLB · 08-13-2011, 09:37 PM

Originally posted by JLB

I'm sitting here waiting to bid on another one for DW,

Oops, I forgot it is auction.com.

With 1 minute left, I attempted to submit what would have been the winning bid and through a malfunction in their site, it would not let me.

So, here we go again.

JLB · 08-15-2011, 07:31 PM

This house in Rotonda, near Englewood & Cape Haze went for $19,900 or less:

123 Annapolis Lane, Rotonda West, Florida 33947 - Google Maps

JLB · 08-21-2011, 11:46 AM

The Englewood/Rotonda area foreclosures have been snarfed up. Just one left on homepath.

More are likely in the pipeline, but not like the numbers in the past, and there will be fighting over the few that appear.

JLB · 09-27-2011, 08:11 PM

Englewood beaches:

Manasota Key Florida Beaches. Photos and Information.

JLB · 10-06-2011, 04:26 PM

Cute Little Englewood House

The foreclosures are getting scarce, but here's a cute little Englewood house in a neighborhood of cute little, well-maintained houses, a few blocks from the bay and about five minutes from the beach.

Asking $42500, just listed.

Sarasota County, FL - Fannie Mae REO Homes For Sale

855 Liberty Street, Englewood, Florida 34223 - Google Maps

(We could meet at McDonald's for breakfast.)

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