DIY Tips to Increase the Value of Your Home Friday, March 4th, 2022 at 8:00am. Shannon Jacobs Are you planning on selling your Florida home and wondering how to increase your home’s value without spending a fortune? The good news is there are many small, cost-effective improvements you can do that will make your home more attractive to potential buyers…
How Gulf Shores Realty Markets Your Home: Professional Photography Friday, August 13th, 2021 at 10:00am. Shannon Jacobs No matter how beautiful and desirable your home is, if it isn’t marketed well, it won’t get the views or price it deserves. And with so many beautiful homes located within Venice, FL, you’ll want a Realtor that has experience professionally listing the gorgeous homes of…
Instant Offers...The High Cost of Convenience Friday, July 2nd, 2021 at 10:28pm. Shannon Jacobs If it seems too good to be true, it probably is! This has never been more true than Instant Offers in real estate sales. An instant offer is a generic term for when a company makes an offer to purchase a seller’s home and to allow the Seller to skip…
How to Sell Your Venice, FL Home Quickly in 2020 Friday, May 8th, 2020 at 6:45am. Shannon Jacobs Going into Southwest Florida’s spring selling season, to say 2020 isn’t your typical year would be a massive understatement. Traditionally, springtime is when real estate buyers and sellers rub their eyes and emerge from hibernation, but current public health concerns have left potential buyers and…
How to Get Your Venice Home Open House Ready Monday, February 10th, 2020 at 12:53pm. Shannon Jacobs Hosting an open house is a great opportunity to create buyer interest around your listing. It gets potential homebuyers into your home so they can see just how amazing it is in person. But if you don’t prepare your home for an open house, you…
Should I Still Have an Open House for my Venice Home? Friday, January 10th, 2020 at 8:55am. Shannon Jacobs There’s a lot of debate over the effectiveness of open houses. Do they help sell your home faster? For more money? It’s hard to say exactly. But there’s one thing we can say for sure—open houses certainly have benefits when selling your home. Especially in Venice. Currently, Venice real…
How Safe Are Your Keys When You List Your Home With a Realtor Saturday, December 7th, 2019 at 10:28am. Shannon Jacobs It is time to sell your home and you have listed your home with a Realtor. Your Realtor will place your home's keys into an electronic lockbox on or near your front door. The lockbox is typically secured to an object such as the doorknob or railing to prevent it from being removed. Realtors who…
How Popular are Swimming Pools in Florida Homes Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 at 2:16pm. Shannon Jacobs A home with a swimming pool is the Florida Dream. Conversations of Florida conjure up visions of palm trees, oranges, beaches and back yard swimming pools. There is no better way to enjoy a hot summer day than to take a dip in your own swimming…
For Sale by Owner Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018 at 10:52am. Shannon Jacobs You have decided to put your Florida home for sale and have an important choice to make. Do you use a Realtor® or try to sell FSBO, “for sale by owner?” The allure of going it alone is you don’t have to pay a real estate commission.…
Trusted Real Estate Information Monday, April 17th, 2017 at 3:26pm. Shannon Jacobs Consumers are constantly being bombarded with information, some helpful and some not so much. We have apps, widgets, websites, magazines, and newspapers with information as scattered as a shotgun blast…
Virtual Realty is a Reality in Real Estate Friday, August 26th, 2016 at 1:58pm. Shannon Jacobs Virtual Reality has been around for years in different forms. When your children play video games like Call of Duty, they are using a form of virtual reality. Savvy Realtors are now using Virtual Reality to solve problems and…
3D Showcase Tours Sell Homes Faster Thursday, August 18th, 2016 at 1:01pm. Shannon Jacobs 3D Showcase Tours have created a marketing revolution that is changing the face of real estate. This innovation in technology gives Sellers who have a 3D Showcase Tour a distinct advantage over those who don’t. Buyers are…