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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 the traditional method of listing the home with a Realtor. Sure, an instant offers allows for a quick sale, flexible closing date, and no required repairs; but what is the cost you are giving up?

An instant offer involves meeting with a Realtor acting as the Company representative, viewing the home, an offer presentation, signing of contracts, closing, etc. This process has many of the steps involved in a traditional sale. In most cases, the Instant Offer is presented by the Realtor working with the

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 schedule appointments to show your home to prospective customers use their electronic access code to open the lockbox for showings.  Once opened, the electronic lockbox sends the opening Realtor's contact information and creates a permanent record of the showing for accountability.

Ever wonder just how safe your keys are once placed in the lockbox?

What if a vandal decided to break into the lockbox and use the key to get into your home?

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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. Stick a sign in the yard and an ad in the paper and bam…your ready to pack, right? Well not so fast.

According to a 2017 survey by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), only 7% of buyers found their home from yard signs or open house signs and only 1% found their homes through newsprint ads. FSBOs accounted for only 8% of home sales in 2016.

The two most important concerns to home Sellers are time and money. Current statistics show FSBO’s take at least 10% longer to sell. In fact, many FSBOs list with a Realtor