http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Mike+Payne Real Estate Mike Payne Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=712162&ca=Real+Estate Three common, costly home repairs shock new homeowners! If you are new to Florida or new to home ownership, please read carefully. You are about to discover the top 3 (unnecessary) home repairs caused by ignorance and/or neglect. The #1 most common and costly repair – Bad grass. If you’re new to Flo... Real Estate Mike Payne Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=641702&ca=Real+Estate Diane M. of Sarasota, Florida, sacrificed the keys to "her" new home! Sadly, Diane is not alone. What is happening to Diane has happened to other house hunters purchasing a home. Before you jump into your car and rush to the local Home Depot or Lowe's to buy brand new home appliances and drapes and... Real Estate Mike Payne Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=604635&ca=Real+Estate Daily, you are swamped with conflicting news studies on the housing market. One side screams the sky is falling on the housing market. The other side – made up of all my commission fellow workers – claims every single day is a great day to buy or sell a house. Do you want to purchase and sell a resi... Finances Mike Payne Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=571975&ca=Finances Bad credit repair is damn expensive when you make the kind of mistakes Jamie Berber of New York committed. Jamie couldn't wait for A+ credit. That's what the sales page promised her. She bought their credit repair package for $99.95 that included template dispute letters. The directions said all Jam... Real Estate Mike Payne Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=571730&ca=Real+Estate Sarasota homes for sale marketed in "AS-IS" condition unnecessarily scare the pants off most prospective buyers! Pre-foreclosure (aka "short sale")? Bank-owned (aka "REO")? Seller Request (aka "nothing wrong-seller refuses to pay one penny)? Right or wrong, good or bad, selling a house in AS-IS cond... Real Estate Mike Payne Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=564025&ca=Real+Estate Trying to sell a house with tenants involved spells trouble...for the seller/landlord that is. All we hear are "slumlords" preying on hapless tenants, exposed as rats on the nightly news. Wait a minute.... I'm here to tell you, tenants are just as guilty...just as heartless and greedy. And I have pr... Real Estate Mike Payne Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=559347&ca=Real+Estate Beware scammers using Trulia to target real estate agents and home sellers in scam. Last week, I become just another real estate agent caught in this scam. Fortunately, I saw the scam and alerted the closing agent and listing agent before any more time and money was lost. Unfortunately, several real... Finances Mike Payne Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=554342&ca=Finances Repair credit fast demands strategy, not a bunch of worthless dispute letters fired off by a credit disrepair company or uninformed mortgage person. Recently, Rebecca from New Mexico contacted me about a collection account rejecting her attempts to buy a home. Rebecca admitted the account was hers b... Real Estate Mike Payne Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=553714&ca=Real+Estate Sarasota Real Estate brokerages face difficult decisions as house Sellers AND real estate agents demand (more) VALUE! Of no surprise to you, the Internet is driving this inevitable change in real estate. As buyers and sellers grab the power the Internet affords them, choosing their real estate perso... Finances Mike Payne Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=550207&ca=Finances Sarasota foreclosures hit the market with all kinds of surprises – both good and bad. You might discover a deal of a lifetime or you might buy yourself a money pit. To be safe, you must thoroughly inspect the property and buy a home warranty. However, beware throwing your money away on a home warran...