Page 4 March 17, 2010
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
Re-enactment Brings History to Life
The 13th annual Nature Coast Civil War Reenactment is history and many people
Four Different Types of Residential Property
left the field south of Inglis knowing a lot more about the war between the north and the
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
south. According to the moderator only a tiny skirmish of not much importance took place
title insurance and deed stamps which can
here while hundreds of little battles took place around Florida. The importance of Florida
push the buyers closing
The traditional home sale has the
to the confederacy was that the state was a major supplier of beef cattle, sugar and salt. The
costs higher than normal.
homeowner walking away with a check
Union had Navy gun boats and tried to block off the coast.
Many of these out of state
for the equity in their home after paying
In Sundays battle the Confederates appeared to out number the Federals. In tra-
banks have out of state
off their mortgage at closing. Your offer
ditional uniforms with action as close to real as possible, the war was played out and the
closing agents which in
gets presented to that owner and you can
audience got a brief idea of what it was really like complete with fife and drum players and
may cases can complicate
expect the seller to respond in a short pe-
medics tending to those shot. With gun fire blasting and cannon fire rocking the ground, men
things. In this case, my
riod of time. It may be easier to negotiate
from both sides fell to the ground. With the Calvary on horses, artillery and infantry on both
professional advice is to
any needed repairs on this type of sale. The
sides, it was a case of the north getting backed up, surrounded and finally surrendering.
only work with a seasoned real estate pro-
second type of residential sale is the owner
After surrender, all the reenactors lined up gray on the west and blue on the east,
fessional that has the experience you need
that has paid cash for their property, and is in
facing the crowd and in unison to command fired a final salute in the air to the guests and to
to handle the expected complications, or you
a position to offer you, as the buyer, owner
all American Veterans.
stand a good chance of your deal not closing
financing.
after a lot of time and effort.
You may not get that extra low
The final type of property on the
price, but the savings on bank required clos-
market is the infamous short sale. A short
ing costs could be as much as 5 % of the pur-
sale does not normally mean a “fast sale” as
chase price. On a $200k home your talking
the offer must go to the owner of the prop-
about potential savings of over $10k just on
erty first, then it is given over to the lender
closing costs. This owner financing can be
for their approval. The bank holding the
a relatively easy and fast transaction if the
mortgage must then agree to accept a short
home you are selling “up north” is closing
sale, or a shortened amount of money to pay
soon and you need a place to move into fast.
off the loan. This lenders approval period
I have two of these owner financing deals
can be lengthy to the tune of several months,
available right now. One is a relatively new
and thus may not fall into the time frame that
3/2 cement block home for a cheap price
you require, but the result can be a savings
where you can move into immediately, and
of thousands of dollars in the price you will
the other is a “hurricane proof” home in
pay. I again strongly advise you to seek out
Inglis loaded with upgrades on a huge ¾ lot
a seasoned real estate professional to handle
also available for immediate occupancy for
this type of sale as it will insure a smooth
a qualified buyer. Call today for details.
transaction.
The next type of residential sale is
Diamond Investments Inc. Dar-
the lender (Bank) owned foreclosure prop-
ryl, Vicki, and Shirley are “The Diamond
erty, in which case you are dealing directly
Team”. We are seasoned professionals
with the (REO) real estate owned seller. The
Brooke McCarthy visits with the Brooklyn 14 G Sunday at the Nature Coast Civil War Reenact-
that have many years experience in getting
previous owner that defaulted is out, and the
ment. Brooke is named for Brooklyn her mother said. 14th Brooklyn is the company that lost
buyers into their dream home. If you are a
bank is the owner which usually gets you a
all their belongings 5 years ago when a campfire in a wind gust spread the fire through their
buyer, or know a buyer we would appreciate
fast answer on your offer to purchase. Be
tents and belongings. Generosity of north and south actors took up money to replace the lost
the opportunity to serve them. Please call us
aware that in may cases the (REO) owner
tents and personal items. Brooklyn 14 G dates back to the Mexican War. Photo by Sally Price.
at 352-447-4442. I ll see you around “The
is an out of state bank which is exempt from
Coastal
Campus”
Hair Port
paying typical sellers closing costs such as
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