Real Estate Finder

Have you ever heard of a 40-year Listing Agreement?  The concept is the brokerage firm GIVES cash money to a home owner, in exchange for a 40-year Listing Agreement.    Also, please remember the pen is mightier than the sword.  And having the pen is powerful.  You never want to give the pen away in a real estate deal.  Always Write the Offer!  Always keep control over signing an offer.   A Real Es...

On today’s Real Estate Finder Podcast, Matthew and Staci are joined once again by Jill Glanzer.  We discuss a variety of real estate topics that came up this week, including bizarre country club rules, requests for furniture and required addendums. It might not be happening as much as last year, but multiple offer situations still exist.  When making an offer and time is a major factor, getting th...

A multiple offer situation can be stressful. During Covid, almost every sale was a multiple offer situation and although the speed was stressful, it went quickly. Today, multiple offer situations still happen but the urgency or race against the clock seems to be a thing of the past. We can contact all agents and ask for an offer (if they are submitting) so their buyer doesn’t get left out.  Do you...

Staci and Matthew talk about FIRPTA, the Foreign Investment Real Property Tax Act. What is FIRPTA?  It is the withholding of a percentage of the sales price when the Seller is a non-Us person. Why?  So the IRS can get paid. Matthew talks about some real estate deals he has done where this withholding is triggered. And we are joined by Attorneys Greg Gefen and Benjamin Werber via Youtube. FIRPTA: S...

Staci is not here so I am doing this episode with SARAH. SARAH is not a person, she is an acronym for Signature Agent Resource and Help. Agents of the Signature Real Estate Companies simply need to contact Sarah and the team of managers will assist. They can contact Sarah by telephone and zoom room during business hours, on her website  www. ContactSarah.com  or by email 24 Hours a Day. Some quest...

We talk about both. We also clarify the difference between the "Escrow Agent” and the "Closing Agent.” The only thing more confusing is that the Buyer’s Agent is also known as the Selling Agent! Matt also wants to address the Realtor’s role in the pre-closing Walkthrough.   On today’s episode, we discuss politics for about 25 minutes. Is that 25 minutes too much? If you’re voting in Palm Beach Cou...

On today’s episode of the Real Estate Finder Podcast, Matthew reveals that he didn’t just “know” a ticket scalper… You can learn a lot from a ticket scalper.  Where is the best place to live in Boca Raton? You tell us!  Have you ever attended a Broker’s Open or Tour of Homes? We discuss Open House versus Tour of Homes. What’s your preference? If you’ve been in Boca Raton long enough, you’ll enjoy...

Welcome to episode 55 of the Real Estate Finder Podcast.  Staci is out showing houses today so join Matthew Maschler and Jill Glanzer as we discuss our week in real estate.     Everything from transferring warranties to the Buyer at closing and when do contract time periods in the contract end.    Advice about keeping your listings fresh and current.  Renovating your home to bring it to market and...

First off, Jill competed in Boca’s Battle of the Bands that benefits the Golden Bell Foundation which funds local schools programs with money they don’t receive from the state. And Jill rocked it!  Later today, Matthew is participating in a class today called “Help my listing isn’t selling!” Learn how to navigate in this dynamic market.  Signature Real Estate Company offers a team atmosphere start...

On today’s episode, Matthew and Staci discuss the inspection period. It’s a negotiation period. Currently the buyer position has gained a bit of power to be able to negotiate. Home prices are still up year after year.  Everyone wants to know what’s going to happen with the housing market? At this time, there is no shortage of buyers but some have been waiting for the perfect time to buy. Some have...

On today’s episode, we take a deep dive into various important topics when it comes to investing in real estate. But first, a quick discussion about Hurricane Ian and Force Majeure. There’s going to be a lot of migration from the west coast of Florida to the east coast of Florida. It’s a perfect time to sell if you’re on the east coast and have a place to go.    We are joined by Steve Krupp, who i...

You are the buyer and you pay for and get a real estate inspection on a property you want to buy. Then what? The inspection can be a time to get out of the contract because of something the inspector found. Or they can get out for any reason whatsoever. (It doesn’t have to do with the actual inspection results.)    If the buyer loves the house, they can ask the seller for a credit. If the seller g...

Today in the studio, Matthew Maschler and Staci Garcia are joined by Real Estate Finder agent Jill Glanzer to discuss a follow-up to the last episode’s real estate hustle question.  Matthew called the real estate agent who we discussed last episode and he left a voicemail. We are still hoping he will call us back so we can learn what his motivation is to market a listing that isn’t his to REAL EST...

With Matthew Maschler gone, Staci Garcia invites Jill Glanzer to discuss a real estate scenario that might be the newest real estate gorilla marketing tactic.   Listen and decide for yourself: Is this a real estate hustle or effective gorilla marketing? This could be a juicy hustle that reaps investors quick dollars OR this could be a scandalous idea. We need to know!   There might be a part 2 wit...

Real Estate Finder Podcast with special guest Mayor of Palm Beach County Robert Weinroth.    On today’s episode, Matthew Maschler and Staci Garcia are joined by good friend and Mayor of Palm Beach County Robert Weinroth. Robert is the source of information for everything you want to know about Boca Raton including transportation, taxes, events, tourism, residential and commercial growth and all th...

On today’s episode of Real Estate Finder, Matthew Maschler and Staci Garcia discuss www. NoHOABoca.com (Get yourself a t-shirt at the t-shirt store (Matthew insert link) and reasons why buyers often make a deliberate decision to buy in a no HOA community.    What is your preference?  Do you like all the mailboxes on your street to match? If you do, and you’re in the market for a completely renovat...

Matthew Maschler and Staci Garcia met over a decade ago at a tweet up because of this guy, the most popular pizza reviewer of all time (and the most loved professor at FAU!) Craig Agranoff.  Yes, Craig is real estate agent and he’s also a university professor, a superior, quality digital marketing specialist and a political consultant for all winning candidates. But this podcast isn’t about any of...

On today’s episode of Real Estate Finder, Matthew Maschler and Staci Garcia are joined by Digital Marketing Specialist Andy Klepner. Have you ever wondered how Matthew’s real estate ads pop up all over the internet, on social media and in print all over the place?  Andy is our wizard behind the curtain making sure that Real Estate Finder listings show up organically on the first page of as many Go...

Matthew and Team Awesome has a new property to market in Deerfield Beach on the west side of A1A that is 3 parcels put together to add up to half an acre and we are looking for a developer to buy it and make it AWESOME!  Currently, two of the properties on the lot are income-producing short-term rentals and one is a vacant lot. What would you make on a property directly across from Deerfield Beach...

You’re the real estate buyer and your offer was accepted by the seller. Now what? 1. The First Deposit 2. Schedule Inspection. 3. Make Second Deposit the day AFTER Inspection. 4. If necessary, ask for credit, not repair. 5. If financing applies, order the appraisal.  6. Make sure one of the parties to the transaction has opened a file with the company doing the title. 7. Get movers.  8. The walkth...

You’re the buyer and you are looking for real estate in Florida. What do you need to know and what to tell your real estate agent? And if you’re the agent, what do you ask your buyer? Do you want to be near an airport? What is your price point? Are you okay with (and can you afford) a home owner’s association (HOA) or a condo association? Do you want to be east or west? This is a question you will...

As a continuation to the seller’s side of the real estate transaction, we pick up from last week with this question: As a seller, have you ever received an offer and accepted it? This is an interesting question because accepting an offer might seem very simple, but it’s quite a complicated situation. Accept the offer? Think maybe as a seller your price is too low? Wait for a better offer, even if...

On today’s episode, Real Estate sales specialist Jill Glanzer joins Matthew Maschler and Staci Garcia to take us through the real estate transaction from a seller’s perspective.  What happens from the very first moment a seller contacts a real estate agent.  www. Realestatefinder.com

While you maybe have celebrated Juneteenth, we were hard at work preparing a bunch of Real Estate Finder listings! Here’s a quick list of what we got: Fairfield at Boca in central Boca Raton. Four bedrooms, plus a home office, two bathrooms and a gorgeous powder room. Location! Location location! Everything in this CBS ranch house, including the roof, is brand spanking new! And it’s one of a just...

Matthew, Staci and special guest real estate agent Jill Glanzer explain the pros and cons of pre-inspection. First and foremost, will the seller fix anything? Then maybe it’s worthwhile to get those repairs done before listing it. If the seller doesn’t want to fix anything, do they want to give the inspection to the buyer in order to get the buyer to drop an inspection period? Heads up about our u...