Category Archives: Questions and Answers

Home Warranties: An Integral Part of Your Household Budget

Time-Money

I recently had a meeting with Dolores Foster, the Senior Account Executive of Old Republic Home Protection.  We thought it would be a great informative post for all homeowners in the area to understand that a home warranty plan is a great way to protect your investment….your home.   Take a moment and read what Dolores…

Selling Your Gainesville Home

First Impression - Presentation

There are two very important things to consider when selling your Gainesville area home.    PRICE and PRESENTATION.     Let’s talk about Presentation first.  You have to know that today’s home buyers have started searching online before they start viewing homes with their Realtor®.   This is why your Gainesville home must make a good…

Who Selects the Closing Agent in Your Gainesville Home Purchase?

Real Estate Closing

When buying or selling a home, condo or vacant land in Gainesville and Alachua County, it is customary for the SELLER to select the closing agent in your real estate transaction.   Please note that this is standard for Alachua County, and other counties in Florida may be different. Since it is the sellers burden(and…

Prequalification & Preapproval – What’s the Difference?

PreQualification Then PreApproval

Gainesville Home Buyers often wonder what is Pre-Qualification and Pre-Approval?   Normally, when a home buyer starts house-hunting in Gainesville and Alachua County, it is best for them to get pre-qualified with a local mortgage lender.  Often the two different terms that are used during a loan inquiry and application.  I wanted to get a…

Preparations for Hard Freeze in Gainesville FL

Freezing Temps

I’d like to share what I do to prepare my home and yard for the weatherman’s forecast of a hard freeze in Gainesville FL and Alachua County. We consider a freeze warning that occurs when we have widespread temperatures at or below 32 °F for 3 hours or more during the growing season. A freeze may…