How to Do an Online Request for a Market Analysis of Your Home

Requesting a Market Analysis of your home is easy to do online when you remember these tips. Tech savvy agents have a contact form on their website that when filled out, they are emailed directly with your request.  Lets face it, we all work different schedules and you may have trouble getting a real estate agent on the phone in the evening or early morning.  Utilizing the agents website you can contact us at anytime day or night and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Tips for Making Your Online Request
1- Be sure to fill out the form properly. Include your email address correctly so the agent can email you the market report.
2- Include your phone number. Often times we will not call you but if there are questions we need answered to create your report we may need to call you so we can make your report as accurate as possible.
3- Tell us about your home. How many bedrooms, bathrooms, pool, garage size, updates etc... the more info we have the more accurate your market analysis will be.
4- Allow us a little time. I would suggest you give the Realtor(R) about 48 hours to create and send you the market analysis of your home. If by the third day you haven't heard back, you may want to call or email to follow up.

True professionals will respond as soon as possible and let you know they received your online request and when you can expect to receive the report.  I make an effort to send an email as soon as I read your request and let you know I received it.  You want a tech savvy agent when selling your home and if you reach out to an agent who does not have a online contact form from their website you may want to look to another agent for help.

I am here to help you with all your real estate needs in Port Richey, New Port Richey, Trinity and Land O'Lakes Florida. Contact me today to request any information. 

Florida Luxury Realty Education for Real Estate Agents

There were two big benefits of moving my

business to Florida Luxury Realty from a large franchise firm. One was the user friendly technology which not only provides the agents with a CRM database but makes accessing contract and forms easy and efficient with the Florida Luxury Realty paperwork system.  They truly make the necessary technology we use in real estate on a daily basis as easy as possible for the agents regardless of their technology level. Being a tech savvy agent, I was immediately drawn to the Florida Luxury family. 

The second thing about Florida Luxury Realty that impressed me is the companies dedication to education of their agents. I taught classes at my previous brokerage and I also teach classes at the West Pasco Board of Realtors and I know how important it is for real estate agents to be well educated. I was excited to become an agent and instructor with Florida Luxury Realty and the company offers it's classes to all real estate agents regardless of their broker affiliation. I was surprised at how many agents from other offices come to our classes and what was evermore surprising was the fact that many them told me their offices don't have as many education classes as Florida Luxury Realty.

With 4 offices to serve our customers in 3 different counties along Florida's gulf coast Florida Luxury Realty has been educating agents regardless of their brokerage affiliation for years.  Please keep in mind when interviewing real estate agents to sell your home, Florida Luxury Realty agents are highly skilled and trained professionals with the technology resources and full support staff to make your real estate transaction as smooth as possible.  Contact me online 24/7 and I will respond in less than 24 hours. 

The ONLY House Hunting APP You Need - Tech Savvy Agent

When shopping for a home you have many

choices in websites and smart phone apps available and you want to use the app that will give you the best results. Being your tech savvy agent I wanted to share with you the best online home search available. Your time is valuable and using an inferior home search app will make you waste time and energy that you can be using to see homes that are actually available.  The Realtor.com website and app is the best consumer website and application for searching homes online yourself. I have 2 home search apps of my own and I always recommend my customers use Realtor.com because of it's accuracy. 

Why Use Realtor.com?
The homes for sale on Realtor.com are accurate because the site pulls information from the Multiple Listing Service every 15-30 minutes giving you up to date information.

Other apps do not recognize when a home is

"Active with contract". This is when a seller has accepted and signed a contract with a buyer but some contingencies have not been met like the home inspection, appraisal or loan commitment. Almost every home is placed in "Active with contract" status until these contingencies are met.  That means "Trulia" will show you a home as "Active" (available for sales) even though the seller has signed a contract to purchase with a buyer. Realtor.com knows its under contract and will omit that listing from your "active search" when using the app for "homes nearby". 

The speed of the information is important to you when house hunting. Why waste time asking your Realtor to get information on a home that is not really available. It is frustrating to you and your Realtor.  With Realtor.com, you have up to the minute accurate information on homes that are actually available.  Other websites or apps may take days to show the accurate information.  Many of these apps will give you a "value" or "zestimate" of what the home is worth and they can be useful but often times since their information is inaccurate, so is there estimate of value. Always consult your Realtor to verify comparable sales to determine a value range.

My pick for best home search app is Realtor.com.  Contact me if you or someone you know is looking to sell or buy a home in western Pasco county Florida. 

      

How to Boost Your WiFi Signal - from Your Tech Savvy Agent

Having a weak or limited wifi signal can be downright annoying if you are a work from home professional or you wish to use a mobile device in an area of your home with a weak wifi signal and all you want to do is boost your wifi signal for better performance.  Recently the Gulf Home Sales office had to deal with this issue.  When using my iPad or "back up" computer on the back patio, we experienced less than desirable upload and download speeds even though we have a 75/50mb router.

Here are two things we learned that you can use to boost your wifi signal and gain better download speed.  

1 - Your wifi signal is carried through your home or office like

a radio signal.  Plaster or concrete walls can obstruct the signal and cause your wifi router's range to be diminished.  One suggestion is to move your router to a more open area that is free of multiple walls and obstructions.  Even shiny surfaces like mirrors can affect your wifi router's effective range.  Many offices will install their wifi routers up high on the walls and closer to the ceiling to avoid the interference that cubicles or hallways may cause.

2 - You can purchase a wifi signal booster at your local office or electronic store.  A wifi booster is a small device that plugs into a wall outlet and syncs with your router and boosts your router's signal and increases the range and strength of your routers wifi signal.  This was our solution to our weak wifi signal.  We purchased a Linksys N300 Wi-Fi Range Extender at Office Depot for around $60 and placed it in the center of the house.  This has increased the Wi-Fi signal on the back patio from 8mb download to 30mb download.  It is simple to setup and use.

That is how you boost your Wi-Fi signal and increase the range of your existing wifi router.  I look forward to sharing more tech tips as your Tech Savvy Agent.  Contact me today if you or someone you know is in need of a real estate professional in western Pasco County Florida.

  

written by Michael J. Gallo