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Should You Hire a Property Manager to Manage Your Vacation Home?

May 31, 2023 by Personal Realty Advisers Leave a Comment

Vacation Home Property Manager

Some of Personal Realty Adviser’s Snowbird clients ask about renting their vacation homes when not in use to help generate extra income. If you’re contemplating renting out your vacation home when you’re not using it, you might be asking yourself if you need to hire a property manager. Remember that Vacation Home property managers are different from those hired to manage annual rentals. “A Continue Reading

10 Ways the Title to Your Home Can Be in Jeopardy

April 26, 2023 by Personal Realty Advisers Leave a Comment

Title Insurance

Most homeowners are unaware that many factors can jeopardize the ownership of their home, which is, for most of us, the most significant investment we will make in our lives. While this is a scary proposition, knowledge can help you avoid these pitfalls. We consulted our title expert, Carla Hall of America’s Title Corp, to explain the top 10 title issues she encounters. Before diving Continue Reading

To Stage or Not to Stage? Can You Really Afford NOT to Stage Your Home?

March 13, 2023 by Personal Realty Advisers Leave a Comment

Home Staging

Having well-planned strategies to stage your home can positively impact your final selling price. The cost of staging a home usually is well below that of the first price reduction if a home remains on the market for too long. If a home remains on the market for a month without an offer, the average selling price drops 5%. On a $500,000 home, that’s $25,000. “Statistics show the best chance of Continue Reading

Our Favorite Things To Do In St. Petersburg

November 7, 2022 by Personal Realty Advisers Leave a Comment

Things To Do In St. Petersburg

This blog has a bit of a different focus than most of our articles. It shares information we often are asked to provide for many of our transplant clients – homebuyers who have relocated here (St. Petersburg / Tampa Bay area), usually from other states. When their first guests are soon to arrive, they often ask for tips about off-the-beaten-path activities they can share with their visiting family Continue Reading

Home Buying 101… For EVERYONE

August 22, 2022 by Personal Realty Advisers Leave a Comment

home buying 101

Home buying can be a tremendous challenge for many people, especially in this constantly shifting and changing real estate market. Homebuyers need strong guidance from trusted and experienced real estate professionals, as you will find at Personal Realty Advisers. “It’s more than just first-time homebuyers,” said Robert Coscia, Broker and Brokerage Owner of Personal Realty Advisers. “Home Continue Reading

The Benefits of Signing a Buyer’s Agreement with Your Broker

August 15, 2022 by Personal Realty Advisers Leave a Comment

buyer's agreement

Buying a home is a significant investment—one of life’s biggest purchases—and it can be a complicated, lengthy process, so you want a real estate agent who will be fully committed to you. An experienced agent will dedicate a great amount of time to help you achieve your goal; likewise, they want their buyers to be fully committed to them in return. One way this mutual commitment is often Continue Reading

How Do Real Estate Commissions Work?

August 8, 2022 by Personal Realty Advisers Leave a Comment

Real Estate Commissions

Many Brokers/real estate sales agents and sellers have cordial and productive relationships working toward a common goal of selling a property. Still, there is one occasional point of contention that must be worked through at the beginning of the relationship that can set the tone for the entire engagement: COMMISSIONS. NOTE: Although we mostly use the term “commission(s)” in this article, Continue Reading

The Pros and Cons of Buying a Vacation Home

March 21, 2022 by Personal Realty Advisers Leave a Comment

Florida vacation home

Thinking about buying a Florida vacation home? You’re not alone. Florida’s 1,350 miles of coastal beauty and seemingly endless sunshine draw millions to our shores each year. Add to that, the Tampa Bay Area is ranked sixth by Travel & Leisure Magazine out of the seven best places to buy a vacation home in Florida, and the idea of a Tampa Bay or Gulf coast vacation home becomes even more Continue Reading

Caring for Parents at Home

March 7, 2022 by Personal Realty Advisers Leave a Comment

aging in place real estate

“Aging in place” is a Top Priority for Aging Adults: Here’s How to Plan for This in Real Estate We are an aging population and the projected numbers are worth noting. The number of people over age 65 in the U.S. is projected to DOUBLE over the next 40 years. Some of those people will include our parents, other family, and ourselves, and it’s inevitable they will need some level of Continue Reading

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