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Sitting at the closing table as a first time home buyer is easily one of the most exciting moments of your life. Getting there though, can be one of the most confusing, stressful, and heartbreaking experiences of your life, making you doubt your quest will ever come to fruition. That is unless you choose the right realtor. Someone that not only knows the basics of his trade, anyone can fill out paperwork, but possesses a wide array of intangible skills that allows them incredible knowledge of the market they service.

I am happy for myself and my family that I found a realtor in St. Lucie County that possessed the basics, advanced knowledge of the area, an understanding of the very volatile local market, and an incredible devotion to getting me into not just any house, but MY house. That realtor was Brad Colean and the rest of his team.

Brad helped my family understand the very turbulent market we were entering into (<100k bank owned properties) and educated us on what to expect. We would have a lot of competition for the good houses, going against investors with resources far beyond ours. Still though, he was undeterred in making sure we attained our first house.

You have to find a realtor that is going to help you find YOUR house, not try and force you into the first half decent place you come across. This can take an unimaginable amount of patience on the part of your realtor. Now let me be clear, my wife and I had some slightly different requirements for our first house and it lead to many instances of being just too picky. Over the 4 months of our search, we must have seen over 150 houses, dragging Brad all around the county, and with gas prices the way they are, I am sure it wasn’t cheap. Brad never complained though. Brad never seemed in a rush to get his commission check, but much more interested in making sure my family was in a house we would be happy with for years to come.

Most importantly was the amazing accessibility we had to Brad and his team. As first time home buyers we had an infinite supply of questions, and Brad had an answer for any that we sent his way. He never seemed annoyed, even if he was receiving the fifteenth phone call from us in the past hour. Weekends or after 6pm we still got answers, if not right away, well within what would be considered an acceptable time frame. We weren’t Brad’s only customers, though we felt like it, he was seemingly on call only working for us! Anytime we needed to go look at houses, whether it be 1 or 10, Brad would make himself available either the very same day or early the next morning.

Overall my family’s first foray into the real estate market was educational, exciting, and a pretty enjoyable experience. I owe most of our positive outlook to Brad’s services. Brad did an outstanding job educating us on the realities of the current real estate market, was never annoyed by the length of our search, and was full of expert advice whenever we asked for it. Most importantly, Brad made us feel comfortable, like he was happy to see us, and when we finally did get the home of our dreams, I am not sure who was more excited, Brad or my family!

After our experience with Brad and his team, it leaves little doubt who our real estate experts will be in any of our future real estate endeavors.

Sincerely,

The Mauss Family (Ted, Nicole & Teddy V)

— The Mauss Family (Ted, Nicole & Teddy V)

University of Florida Economist Says “Real estate recovery has begun”

Monday, September 14th, 2009 at 3:58 pm

Here on the Treasure Coast of Florida which includes the towns of Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Jensen Beach, Palm City, Traditions, and Sewall’s Point, we have seen a surge in buyers over the last six months. We can tell by the number of multiple offers on REO’s (bank owned properties), and other distressed homes, that the market has been turning around for months. Now an Economist with the University of Florida has come to the same conclusion. While sales prices have not gone up much, this is still great news for traditional home sellers. The market needs to clean these distressed properties out before “normal” home sales begin to increase.

Florida on the map If you are in the market for a home in Florida, now is the time to jump in. First time home buyers (anyone not owning a home in the last three years) can qualify for up to an $8,000 tax credit if they close prior to November 30th, 2009. There are several bills in Congress seeking to extend and even increase this tax credit, but there are no guarantees any of them will pass.

If you are an investor, now is also the time to buy in Florida, and the Port St. Lucie, Stuart area has some of the best deals in the state. We are seeing REO’s coming on the market that are only a few years old, CBS, and ranging in living square footage between 1600 – 1900 sq. ft. for under $100,000. While these listings are in the MLS for under $100,000, our research is showing closing prices on these homes anywhere from $10,000 - $30,000 over the original listing price.

According the economist with the University of Florida, the retiring baby boomers will be coming to Florida to settle. Some will get in on these deals now, others will be buying the homes the investors have rehabbed and rented out for awhile before putting them back on the market for a nice profit. The baby boomer influx is supposed to last over the next 15 years. If everything goes well, Florida should be looking at 15-20 years of real estate growth.

If you would like us to create an Auto-Search of the Multiple Lising Service for the Port St. Lucie / Stuart area, please fill out this short form and you will automatically recieve listings that fit your criteria as soon as they come on the market. You can be among the first to see these deals!

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