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ADSENSE CODE #1Broker or Bank?
Apparently over 65% of us use a mortgage broker over a bank to secure funds for our property purchases. Apart from the choice and the better customer experience what does a broker offer? A brokers job is to set you up with the right finance for you. The [...]

Useful Tips for Homebuying
If you are borrowing the money from a lender, avoid PMI at all costs. Private Mortgage Insurance is required if you have less than 20% deposit to put down. It protects the lender against foreclosure action and the premium is added to your monthly total. Not all lenders require this [...]

Buying a Newly Built Home
Some people think newer builds lack the character of the older style properties. While this may be true buying a new house is still a good idea for the prospective purchaser.
A brand new house is going to have very few of the maintenance headaches of an older home. For [...]

Home Types
There are many different types and floorplans for homes in the US. Here is a little guide to each of the most popular ones.
Single Family Homes are generally homes that a single family can live in, hence the name. The styles and floorplans are as varied as your imagination can dream of. [...]

What to Expect for Your Money in Naples
As with anywhere, Naples has a variety of homes for all sorts of budgets. Here is a rough guide to what to expect to be able to afford in each price bracket.
Between $100k-$200k is the lowest price bracket you can reasonable expect to afford to buy in [...]

Half a Mill.
Half a million dollars is a lot of money by anybody’s standards. When it comes to property it can mean the difference between a nice house and a spectacular house. Take a look at these two gems on the market now for around $500k.
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What can I get for my $300,000 nowadays?
$300k never used to go too far in Naples or in Florida in general.  Due to how things are at the moment, there are quite a lot of properties around this price point.

Price:
$300,000

Bedrooms:
3+Den

Bathrooms:
2 (full)
1 (half)

Community:
LAUREL LAKES

Living Area:
2,542

View:
Lake frontage, Lake, Waterfront

Building [...]

Short Selling
A short sale is when you are selling a property whose end value isn’t going to pay off the money that is owed on it.  That money could be the loan, taxes, or any other fees.  As a seller you either have to agree with your lender to either forego [...]

What can I get for $200,000?
There was a time not so long ago that you couldn’t get anything for this kind of money in Naples.  Times have changed, and things are different now.  Although there isn’t a great deal around for this budget, you can still get your foot in the [...]

Foreclosures
It is a dirty word for some, and has a more emotive meaning for too many people here. There are unfortunately plenty of foreclosed properties on the market in Naples, mainly in workforce communities like Golden Gate City, but a few luxury homes come up occasionally. These sell fast, so you have to [...]