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I Want A Great Real Estate Deal In Celebration!

I hear it on a regular basis from Celebration Florida Buyers: "I want a Great Real Estate deal!"



Each time I hear it, I immediately think back to the popular TV game show "Let's Make A Deal" There sometimes you left with a flashy sports car, and sometimes you left with his and her bicycles or worse. Much like the For Sale by Owners, Celebration Floirda Buyers that try to go it alone without the assistance of a Realtor have a difficult time.


It is happening across the country Realtors are reading it in their emails from buyers, hearing it while we are at Open Houses, and just about every phone call they receive. "Can you get me a great Real Estate deal?" Celebration Florida Buyers and those around the country are telling their neighbors and friends. It is what everyone is talking about.

Realtors hear it over and over. "I want a deal!" Ok! We get it! You want a deal! But I have something for you to think about...

Do you deserve a Deal?




If there is a Celebration buyer out there not demanding they get a deal I would be very surprised! And why not?

The Celebration Real Estate Market favors the Celebration Florida buyers right now. Inventory is up and many Celebration Florida Sellers are anxious. Now with the increase in foreclosure or short sale opportunities Celebration Florida Buyers seem to think they are entitled to the BEST DEAL!

There are a lot of wonderful Real Estate Opportunities in Celebration Florida. The problem is even though EVERYONE wants a deal, not everyone can get the BEST deals. The BEST deals will to those that are prepared and ready to act. Are you?

Best Deals are Short Sales and Foreclosures! - think again. There always seem to be many competing offers because everyone wants the same great deal

• The banks want market value
• You may have to buy "as is." So is this REALLY a deal?

Just Make Low Ball Offers! - A better strategy is to make solid offers on properties that are priced correctly.

Value of a Property is a Personal Factor - Are you getting an Celebration Florida home you love or just dealing with?

Pre-Qualification is Key! - If you aren't, no deal. Loan programs are changing daily, with so much competition in looking for deals you will need to be looking good on paper!

There is lots of competition - Surprise! You are not the only one sitting on the fence waiting for a great deal! Well priced Celebration homes in great condition are going to disappear quickly. Do you really want to be in the position saying "I should have acted faster?"
Be Ready to Act Quickly With:

• Few if any contingencies
• Pre-approval letter with a Mortgage Professional with a stellar reputation
• Prepared to put a large down pament
• The ability to have a quick closing

No one wants to overpay and you are right to want a Good Deal.

Today's Celebration Florida Real Estate market has a lot of inventory, with lots of options for the Celebration Buyers to choose from. Your competition for the really good buys may be tougher than you think.

There is no reason to go it alone working with a knowledgeable Celebration Realtor will ensure that based on your criteria we can find you the best deal at that time!

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This information about Celebration Florida is provided by:


Colleen Kulikowski, Realtor
(407) 288-0017

Attention Celebration Florida Buyers and Sellers!

Yes you the guy sitting on the fence! And You with the overpriced listing sitting in the corner!

There are some general rules that if you follow when making a decision to buy or sell Real Estate in Celebration Florida that you use to ensure that you make a sound decision.

What do we mean by this? These are things to think about when you are trying to decide if now is a good time to purchase a Celebration Florida home or sell your Celebration Florida home:

Get with the times!

Celebration Florida Seller's tend to be 6 months behind what is going on in the market. So make sure that you always look at where the Celebration Florida market is headed, not where it has been.

SOLD Highest Price LEAST Amount of Days on the Market

Take off the rose colored glasses! You need to look at what is really going on in the market. Not what you think is going on, but what really is! Look at what has sold recently and what is on the market. Make sure that you are the best property in the bottom 25% of those listed.

Get off the Fence!

Buyers stop waiting for the market "to hit bottom"! Well think about the possibility that you could end up having to purchase less of a house because interest rates go up when you perceive that the market has hit the bottom. If you are qualified, ready and able, plan on keeping your home 4 or more years – it is time to get off the fence and purchase that Celebration Florida home!

Reality Check For Celebration Florida Real Estate!

Been on the market for 3 months with no activity? Cut your asking price and get your Celebration Florida home SOLD!

Have a Plan!

It doesn't matter if you are buying or selling Real Estate in the Celebration Florida area, make sure that you plan for the worst case scenario. Can you really afford to purchase a Celebration Florida home now? Are you stretching beyond your means?



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This information about Celebration Florida is provided by:


Colleen Kulikowski, Realtor
Keller Williams at Celebration
(407) 288-0017

Is This a Good Time to Purchase?

"What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate."

Donald Trump

Recently on Active Rain Caleb Mardini posted - Why Buy? This was an interesting topic, and this post got me to think. David Podgursky made an excellent point the cost of not buying a home and his advice was:

"If you're buying a home - buy a house you LOVE. If you have this many regrets causing you to keep from purchasing then maybe you just don't LOVE the house. Don't, though, let a good deal or the right house slip away from you because you're betting on the market. Know what is controllable and what isn't. The right house could disappear as quickly as it came on the market and you could miss out on the right property while trying to figure out the right time to make your move".

Awhile back I wrote Help - My Crystal Ball is Cloudy over at Active Rain, and in it I wrote " There are many factors that affect us all across the country - Baby Boomers, Generation X, the economy, insurance, taxes and disasters to name a few. How they will affect us will be dependent on many local things. But there are things that point out that now is the time to buy. Mortgage rates, lifestyle decisions, and the like play into the decision as importantly as are we heading for an upswing in prices. You may purchase in the downswing while prices go a bit lower, but you run the risk of higher interest rates later on. If you are planning on keeping the property for long term, this setback is temporary. If you are too slow you could miss out on that perceived "better opportunity" only paying more and with a higher interest rate. Because that is also a possibility!"

As Realtors we are here to assist buyers to achieve the American Dream - Home Ownership. That might be to relocate to a new location, which might mean selling their current property, helping them find another qualified agent in the new area. As your Real Estate Professional we have to be part Banker, part Parent, in addition to helping you find a home. We have to wade through the massive amount of information that is now available to the consumer. With Web 2.0 that information has expanded tenfold. No wonder the consumer is sitting on the fence. It was a lot of information to process when you were looking at two or three neighborhoods. Now people are exposed to a lot of extra information, information that may not be relevant to your specific situation or area. The Consumer gets stuck in analysis paralysis.

A perfect example of the information over-load and how things can get lost is Allison Stewart's post What to do when cloudy ball buyers demands fall of deaf ears the day after the one I posted. In it she talks about affordable housing, or the lack thereof. She brought up an important point. When I commented on it, the word passion was there for me to pass the human test. It started me thinking, as Realtors we need to be passionate about our areas, we need to be promoting it and sharing our knowledge of the area. We need to create the reason for being in these communities!

If all that is out there is the negative why would someone want to purchase? I am not saying that we should lie about these communities, but let us focus on the good. The media seems to do well enough on the negative. Remember that is what gets ratings and newspapers sold. It makes great headlines, remember corrections and retractions are usually buried somewhere in the paper. The media forgets that Realtors advertise with them, and what they are doing is hurting us and ultimately the consumer.

Mark Eibner wrote a great post about Crystal Balls his advice in the market if for the Colorado area, but he probably says it best for the whole country "For those of us that have been in this business long enough, we know that there is no such thing as a crystal ball. The only thing that is certain for sure is change. Change will be the biggest news item for the next five years. The Crystal ball says get ready to CHANGE."

How are you going to react to the changes in the Celebration Florida market? What changes in your plan are you going to make?

How are you going to be one of the winners this year?

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Call me today to start the process of
purchasing your Celebration Florida Area Home!
Colleen Kulikowski, Realtor
Keller Williams - Celebration
email me
(407) 288-0017