FishHawk Ranch Becomes First Green Community in Tampa Bay Area
June 3rd, 2009 Categories: FishHawk
Congratulations to the residents of FishHawk Ranch, on becoming the first green certified community in Hillsborough County and the largest in the Tampa Bay area.
With nature being one of this community’s cornerstones, and with 25 miles of trails weaving through the community and 1,300 acres of preserved open space, they are proud to say that FishHawk Ranch has always been green. Now it’s official. The Florida Green Building Coalition* has certified FishHawk Ranch as the first green community in Hillsborough County and the largest in the Tampa Bay area. The residents take great pride in living in a green community, and they’ve been inspired to actively do their part to help keep it beautiful.W Read the rest of this entry »
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Forelcosure Review in Brandon, FLorida
April 21st, 2009 Categories: Brandon
The market is heating up and bank foreclosures are driving it. If you are in the market and specifically interested in foreclosures in East Hillsborough county communities of Brandon, Valrico, Riverview, Lithia, Fish Hawk, Apollo Beach, Seffner and Mango, now is the time to keep an eye on our video reviews.
We will be stepping up our video reviews both in quantity and turn around time. Our property ratings will remain with us as a “A Real Gem, Diamond in the Rough and Lump of Coal.”
Here is our most recent review. This property is located in the community of Bloomingdale in Brandon, FL. It is 1746 square feet. The condition of the property is good. Out of pocket expenses are limited to appliances in the kitchen and paint through out the house.
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ALSO as mentioned, foreclosures are finally moving quickly and the banks continue to have some houses that are a great buy. But, the best buys go quickly. If you would like to receive an email, absolutely free and without obligation, of foreclosed listings as they hit the market that meet your preferred criteria, send me an email. My email address is rick@diamonddwellings.com. Just ask me for “New Foreclosure Listings and I will get you set up to be one of the first to know about these houses. You will receive an email within 15 to 20 minutes of when a listing is entered by the banks.
Please call me with your questions. I am a buyer’s foreclosure expert and we do not charge buyers for our service. We are paid by the banks when the house is closed.
Rick Frissell ~ 813 340 68 28 Cell
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Buyer Expectations For Foreclosures Will Cost Many Money!
April 8th, 2009 Categories: Brandon, First Time Home Buyers, Foreclosures/ Bank Owned, Riverview
Recently I had a buyer find a house they wanted badly. The house was a foreclosed property and had been on the market for a while. The bank had originally listed the house for $159,900. It was not a house that I recommended to my buyer clients at that price.
After roughly 30 days, the bank dropped the price to $139,900. Better, but I continued to feel it was not priced properly. After 80 days, the house was re-priced to $119,900. Another $20,000 decrease. At this time I thought we had a property to market. I sent the listing information to several of my clients and I got a phone call requesting a showing. At the same time, I selected 3 more foreclosures I thought were of good value and scheduled showings.
Sure enough the client and his wife loved the property. I pointed out that the roof would need replacing and that could give us a little additional room to negotiate. I suggested we price in down by twice the cost of a new roof and be happy if we are met half way.
My client insisted that we offer in the $80’s and pay no more than $95,000 because of the repairs required on the house. I immediately searched for a foreclosed house that was pristine, in his price range. I found a two year old home described as “barely lived in and with upgrades galore.” Yes, he and the wife loved it. Basically a new roof and new everything. It was the same size house and listed at only $11,000 above the older “needs repairs” house.
What was he willing to pay (not offer, but pay)? “No more than $100,000.”
That led me to provide him a study to share with all buyers in the market for a foreclosed home.
This study was based on homes listed in Riverview and Brandon Florida for a list price between $90,000 and $150,000 since the beginning of 2009. Here is what we found.
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List Price |
Sold Price |
Price p sq ft |
% Ratio |
DOM |
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$120,660 |
$119,247 |
$74.83 |
97% |
48 |
List price is the final list price on MLS
Sold price is what the buyer actually paid
% Ratio is the ratio of the list price to sold price. (Based on actual square footage prices)
DOM is Day On Market
What do these numbers tell us?
Banks on most of the properties are getting their price. List price decreases with Days On Market, but does not necessarily open the door for further price reductions. Price per square foot is a starting point to understand value, but not the final point. Property condition, neighborhood, supply and other attributes help to determine price.
What can the buyer walk away with regarding this information? First, don’t set yourself up for disappointment after spending a lot of time finding the right house and lose your excitement or the home by unrealistic expectations. Banks are not desperate as we all may think or as the media reports. In the study area 41% of all sales were bank owned properties that closed on average 48 days or less. That is a hot market for the banks and they don’t need to come off their price except on very special circumstances. Your real estate agent can help you understand those circumstances.
We have specialized in finding great foreclosed properties and will gladly find or review foreclosures for you. Give us a call or email us.
If you would like a copy of this stuy in Excel spreadsheet form let us know. It contains each and every foreclosed property in Brandon and Riverview along with the list price (study price of $90,000 to $150,000), sold price and days on the market as well as other helpful information. Drop us an email and request “Foreclosure Study 1/1/09 to 4/8/09. We will be glad to send you the report.
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Foreclosure in Valrico FL 2200 Square Feet $137,500
April 6th, 2009 Categories: Foreclosures/ Bank Owned, Real Estate Investment, Valrico
As a new service provided here at Diamond Dwellings in Brandon, we are already seeing ways to change our service. First we will be inlcuding the date posted in the body of the blog. Foreclosures are selling quickly right now. For example our previous post still on our site has a contract pending. We are looking at ways to update the video to show that the property is not longer available.
Feedback has been positive on our rating system of “A Real Gem, A Diamond in the Rough and A Lump of Coal” and we will continue to give them a rating, but remember the value of a diamond is in the eye of the beholder.
Today’s property has been on the market, but has been drastically reduced by the lender and that is what caught our eye. This listing began at $169,000 was quickly reduced to $147,000 and now sits at $137,500. For a tour of this home, please take a look at this 6 minute video.
As of this posting 4/6/2009 the following property is still actively listed.
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Complete Rehab of Apollo Beach FL Home Under $100K!
March 31st, 2009 Categories: Apollo Beach, Credit & Financing, Foreclosures/ Bank Owned, Real Estate Investment
The market has started to heat up even further for foreclosures in the last 30 days. And why not? Foreclosures, also known as bank owned property, offer all price values of homes in all kinds of conditions. Diamond Dwellings in East Hillsborough County covering Brandon, Valrico, Riverview, Apollo Beach and surrounding communities such as Lithia has started to rate our reviewed foreclosure discoveries in three categories as follows:
Gem Dwellings: Houses in this category are either in move in condition or close to it. Most likely the buyer will choose to do some interior painting and carpet cleaning, but other than that or some small alterations by preference, these properties are ready for a new resident.
Diamond Dwellings in the Rough: These homes are rated as a good buy based on area comparables, but will require some minor to major repairs. Examples of minor may be some dry wall repair, medium expense could be a new air conditioner and major expense could be a new roof. Some buyers would walk away from these houses, but others would have the vision to repair or update the home with a rehab loan such as the FHA rehab loan.
The final category would be Lump of Coal Dwellings: These homes are still worth considering, but would require careful consideration and due diligence. They are distressed homes that would likely require a buyer that knows what they are getting into and would work with our agents to negotiate a greatly discounted price in order to bring this property into occupancy status. These homes would likely be of more interest to our investor or contractor clients. They will require some major re-construction of the property.
We are introducing our home review with a home in Apollo Beach, Florida. Apollo beach is located southeast of Tampa and only a few miles southwest of Riverview. This home is a little more than 1300 square feet and is a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home located close to many water activities that include a beach, boat ramps and marinas.
Please take a look at this 6 minute video of this foreclosed property:
This property now has a pending contract effective 4/5/2009
If you would like to take a look at this property please give me a call at 813-653-1241.
Rick Frissell - Diamond Dwellings Realty.
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