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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
The price is right (Part Deux)
homes through MLS in the tar-
A few months ago I wrote an article
get neighborhood. It showed
suggesting the right pricing for sellers. Ba-
many sold properties for the
sically as a seller, you should have your
last 6 months, with several
realtor search the comparable sold proper-
1,600 sq ft. 3/2 pool homes
ties in your area. Then make sure your home
being sold for $145k to
is in better condition than the competition,
$155K. No 4/2 homes with
and is priced at or below the target price
the larger sq footage were sold for under
range.
$150K.
This second installment of "The
While my agent was contacting this
price is right" is geared toward you buyers. I
buyer for their counter, another savvy buyer
have been assisting two groups of buyers as
grabbed this mint condition home for the
of late. One group are our perennial snow
$150K price. As this is a hot neighborhood,
birds which are looking for bargains and su-
it is unlikely another super bargain pool
per bargains. The next group are investors
home in mint condition with 1,800 sq ft. will
which are also looking for bargains, and su-
be found for this price range for some time.
The Yankeetown School 4th grade class of Rebecca Fries took part with all schools in the
per bargains. We are starting to get down to
If you are an investor that is just
nation in voting on their favorite lunches during National School Lunch Week. The results
the bottom prices, which is evident as some
looking to buy a super cheap home anywhere,
of the vote were: "Pete Pizza" 42.7%, "Biff Burger" 20.5%, "Gloria Grilled Cheese" 15.6%,
investors are finally coming out of the wood
great just keep putting in offers and you will
"Larry Lasagna" 14.6% and "Petunia Pita Pocket" 6.6%. The National School Lunch Pro-
work.
get a bargain. However, if you want a par-
gram has been serving student lunches for over 60 years and meet standards based on Di-
This past week, one of my agents
ticular home, in a particular neighborhood,
etary Guidelines for Americans. In 180 school days 4.9 billion school lunches were served
was working with an over seas cash buyer.
and it already has a great price, move quickly,
in 99,000 schools. Yankeetown School can be proud of their cafeteria management, em-
Just before flying back to Ireland, they placed
and do not low ball it too low. If you do you
ployees, cleanliness and great quality of food served. Photo by Sally Price
an offer on a foreclosure home with an ask-
may be surprised that it will be gone. Re-
ing price of $155K. They offered $120K on
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