REALTOR GIFTS – How do you compare?
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) Why do business gifts, these spontaneous tokens of unexpected affection work? Because they make someone feel good? Create bonds and stronger relationships? Drive loyalty? Boost reputations? Show appreciation? Reward? Encourage reciprocity? Planning and buying gifts is an endeavor. The true
REAL ESTATE’S 2020 LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) Senate Resolution 1008 “Great American Realtor Days” is designated for February 3-5, “in recognition of the outstanding services realtors provide to residents and visitors of the state and the critical contribution they make to the state economy.” Finding teal estate
How to take Caution When Buying Real Estate During Hurricane Season
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) We know major storms come, so how should realtors and practitioners in disaster prone areas prepare to minimize disruptions in their transactions? According to the National Hurricane Center, Florida’s hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th. Facebook also
How to Get offers accepted in a Hot Market – 27 Secret Weapons
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) In a hot market with low inventory, meaning there is a glut of available properties for buyers to purchase, when something comes on the market; you have to be lighting-fast and come out with guns blazing a strong offer!! Sellers
How CFPB protects Borrowers in Real Estate. Common Questions Answered.
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) History of the CFPB. It started with professor Elizabeth Warren, who taught and specialized in bankruptcy. Yes, the same Elizabeth Warren who became a US Senator and sought the Democratic nomination for President. She called for the creation of a
UNEQUAL HOUSING, CIVIL WRITE OFFS
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) History. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. said that The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was nothing less than a “second emancipation.” President John F. Kennedy, initially proposed the Act garnering strong opposition, but Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon B. Johnson
eNotes and eVaults – Why You Can’t Just Slap A Signature On a PDF
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) Many of us are familiar with DocuSign as a quick and easy means of signing documents electronically. But why can’t you just slap a digital signature on a promissory note, what makes promissory notes so different, and what is an
PropTech, turf-war for Realtors, or welcomed change?
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) PropTech, refers to technology in real estate. It focuses on ways to optimize the way people research, rent, buy, sell, and manage property. PropTech already sought to disrupt the real estate industry but COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders just catapulted it
How Pandemics like COVID-19 infect Real Estate
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) This article addresses (1): The origins of COVID-19, “Wet Markets”, and the Chinese sale of Wildlife; (2) Chinese buyers are hot, but how about for Florida?; (3) Cultural differences about using masks; (4) Becoming today’s 2020 Virtual Realtor; (5) Mortgage
RON’s finally here! – Sign/Notarize Documents Worldwide
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) I jokingly say now, “We can now close a real estate deal even for an astronaut in outer space!” Effective January 1, 2020, Florida passed game-changing legislation easing notary roadblocks by allowing buyers and sellers to have their signatures notarized
Homestead + 14 Other Property Tax Exemptions
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) Do I qualify? If by January 1, your property is either your permanent home, or the permanent home of a person who is legally or naturally your dependent, you may qualify for up to $50,000.00 of Homestead Exemption to reduce your
Pocket Listings: Real Estate’s Dark Web
Randy Gilbert, J.D. Chief Happiness Officer Florida’s Title Insurance Company [email protected] (954) 500-Title (8485) Pocket Listings – Real Estate’s Dark Web. In the 1800’s, real estate agents trying to sell property held physical gatherings, sharing information about real estate in return for commissions and discussing “wants and needs.” Today, real estate professionals desiring