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Comment by Jeff Berman on January 18, 2009 at 5:39pm

Alan, Like the site, may want to talk in the near future as I have an extensive inventory of vacant property in Sarasota County I may be interested in marketing. Jeff

Comment by Alan Tannenbaum on January 18, 2009 at 8:37am

My Czech partner, Ivo Travnicek, and I, operating at Florida Venture Partners, LLC are bringing Central and Eastern European investors to Florida to invest in real estate. Czech out our website at floridaventurepartners.com.

Comment by Connie Nowell on January 4, 2009 at 6:28pm

Hi Sarasota-ites!
It's a new year and I'm excited about getting more involved in the Sarasota real estate market. I have been actively renting homes throughout the SW FL marketplace for the past few years and have a really good feel for what homes and condos should rent for. If you need some help pricing your property for rent with the hopes of finding a good tenant quickly, I can be definitely help. Feel free to email me or call 941-474-2882 at my office and I can give you free, reliable information. BTW, the rental market has slipped backwards just like sales in market values over the past few years.

Comment by Bill Travers on June 28, 2008 at 12:26pm

I got to attend the Sarasota Association of Realtors launch of "Surge Of Support" yesterday at the Hilton Garden Inn here in Sarasota.

I was moved by the stories I heard from the numerous speakers. The speakers were; Florida Senator Mike Bennett. He began the morning by sharing his personal experiences and passion for supporting veterans. Dr. Steven Scott, spoke on behalf of the James A. Haley VA Hospital and specifically, the polytrauma unit. of our military forces. Mary Ellen Harlin described her personal experiences with the military, and introduced the Haley House and its origins. You cannot believe what this women has done for our soldiers. Dr. Rich Swier explained the Sarasota County Veterans Commission, gave an overview of the types of organizations that are involved, and described the local veterans' community, what their needs are and how they are being met. And respectively, Danny Bilyeu, field representative for Congressman Vern Buchanan, spoke about recent legislation providing additional veteran benefits.

This was a great event because we American's forget what is going on with our troops coming home with injuries and trauma and what we can do for them. They need us. They are there for us, let's be here for them. Get involved, contribute a donation and/or spread the word.

Comment by Bill Travers on April 29, 2008 at 10:55pm

Here's a funny story.

With all the homes on the market, my friends mother has a model leaseback in The Lakewoods at Imperial Lakewoods and I get this adamant buyer w/agent whom wants the house even thought it is not for sale. We go round and round in negotiations and the owner finally decides to sell! TOP dollar too!

E=view, curb appeal, staging. MC2(MustC-2appreciate)= Sell!

Comment by Bill Travers on April 25, 2008 at 6:17pm

Liz,
Nice commentary. Stay away from the Herald.

Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, simple minds discuss people.

Real estate is the pulse of our local GDP. Job creation, relocation, people upsizing, downsizing, and more. We live in a great place. Sarasota statistics reported by SAR this past week indicate Sarasota market has done far better with absorption than other parts of Florida. We're slowly getting better, it's just the time in the cycle.

What happend to the affordable home pricing issue? Affordability is out there now. Can the Herald report that and document "hot spots" for families that can now get into a townhome or single family home w/FHA financing, that couldn't afford to do so just 2 years ago? They can stop installing the fear for these potential buyers by beating down the housing market and focus on the positives.

Comment by SarasotaLocal on April 24, 2008 at 2:17pm

Liz,

I think this is a great group and timely! I'm sure a lot of RE professionals have a lot of questions and insight that can be shared.