Kevin Koitz

The First Time Buyer's Dream!

So... the time is ripe to buy a house, and as a first time buyer, you're finding the choices are very limited! In fact, most of the houses are looking so small and plain that you just want to give them a miss. The parents are urging you that now is the ti... Read >

The Sweet and Sour of Entering the Real Estate Industry

It may seem odd to consider starting a real estate career when the national housing market is facing tough times, but it is during these times that agents who aren't cut out for the industry have left, thus paving the way for new agents to try their hand ... Read >

Haunted Houses of Maryland

Rich with tales of civil war apparitions and ghosts of former hospital patients, Maryland is a state that has a colorful paranormal history. Today we'll focus on just a few of the homes that have earned the ghastly reputation of being haunted -in case yo... Read >

The Battle over TheSarasotaMLS.com

The realty business has undergone an impressive transformation over the last ten years, as the popularity of the Internet has grown. Savvy agents know that the majority of home buyers start their search for homes online, so they build user friendly websit... Read >

Soundproof That Condo

So you finally bought that condo you've been dreaming about for years. But the problem is, your neighbors make so much noise. Upstairs, downstairs and across the wall, they're yelling, stomping, turning up their music to hear it over the barking dog. Or m... Read >

Natural Pools: A Green Oasis

Summer may be coming to a close, but that doesn't mean it's too late to think about a trend that's merging the green and the wet: natural pools. A natural pool is a man-made swimming pool that utilizes natural means of cleaning itself. Instead of utilizin... Read >

Federal Financial Takeover Creates Safety Net

The federal takeover of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, affectionately referred to as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, marks a major change on the local financial front. The financial crisis that preced... Read >

Market Trends: Locally Relevant

With recent announcements of the sale of Donald Trumps' Palm Beach home being the highest real estate sale ever, it might look like the economy is getting back on track. However this home was purchased by a Russian billionaire, so it says little about the... Read >

How to Make Summer Camp More Like Home

"Home is where the heart is"... "There's no place like home."..."Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to." No matter how you look at it, or which quote you choose to go by, our sense of "home" is a powerful one. ... Read >

Sell Your Home with the Flick of a Switch

How light and bright a home is can be a major factor in its saleability. By implementing a few bright ideas, you can certainly spark up a better sale price for your home, and the good news is, lighting can be easy! Light the Way Begin with the outside... Read >

What Are You Doing to Prepare Your Clients for a Difficult Market?

The homeowner was worn down with a prospective offer that kept asking for more concessions until she ended up moving on to the next offer. She had lived in the home for ten years and didn't understand why buyers were not seeing in it the value she did - t... Read >

Computer Productivity for Real Estate Professionals

Are you surfing this article for a legitimate reason, or are you just trying to avoid doing some work that doesn't appeal to you? Wait! Don't go away! I'm just trying to make a point here... you're not living up to your full potential when you're spend... Read >

Urban Legends of Real Estate

It seems like today, no one is free of the annoying friend who keeps on forwarding them urban legends or glurge (Little Timmy who is dying of cancerous AIDS won't get his dream vacation to Disneyland if you don't send this to 43782195704 people!). And, i... Read >

Home Inspectors Have Gone to the Dogs

There's a new inspector making the rounds, looking for possible threats to your home. She is probably a lot shorter than you are and has more hair. She works for next to nothing - a handful of treats keep her happy. She can be the home buyer's best fri... Read >

Use Your Garden to Create Curb Appeal

A yard is one of the first things people see when driving by your home. It makes a silent statement about the home and its owners, and a driveway or garden full of clutter, over ridden with weeds or in general disrepair, makes a very loud, negative stat... Read >