Tuesday, August 27, 2013

American Sand Sculpting Championships on Fort Myers Beach

 
One of my all time favorite events is the American Sand Sculpting Championships on Fort Myers Beach. We are always amazed at the talent, hard work, & stamina it takes to build these beautiful sculptures from a pile of sand. We love to take the boat and spend the day. Here are some pictures I took from last years event. Don't miss this years, 11-22 - 12-1-2013 for more info http://fmbsandsculpting.com/  see ya there!!


























 


Wednesday, August 21, 2013


What is my homes value? What is the value of my home?

I can give you a no hassle, prompt, accurate, professional estimate of your home’s value today. Call 239-246-5660 or visit http://dfoster.us/contact-me.html .

There are so many variables to a home’s market value, it’s impossible for these national search engines to be truly accurate. That being said, some web sites below can be a good first step to selling your home or finding out your homes real market value. Warning: the estimate may vary.

The internet searches vary from hard to navigate and having to give your personal information to easy and quick home value estimates. I searched through many of the Google first page results to save you time. Below are sites that I found easy to navigate, fast, with tons of helpful information. I did not have to give any of my personal information.

Quick and easy online searches

Zillow has been around for years and is a very user friendly and fairly accurate.


Ziprealty was pretty nice. It gave me a “Zip Quote” 3 different estimates from 3 different sites. Only problem here is one was 100k too high. 2 out of 3 isn’t bad. http://www.ziprealty.com/

Chase: very easy quick results


Home value map was also a very good site, but was a little low on that particular property.


Finding that sweet spot (market value) is extremely complex. It requires hard work, experience and market knowledge.

The appraiser has to be satisfied or the deal could be dead. The buyer has to feel like they have received a fair price. The seller needs to know that the realtor priced the home right, used the latest marketing techniques for maximum worldwide exposure, negotiated the highest price possible and sold the home fast with little hassle. Would you trust thousands of dollars to just any Realtor?

     David A. Foster Realtor®  GRI, Epro

                    http://www.davefoster1.realtor         239-246-5660

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