Anna Maria Island Real Estate Sales Blog

Once again, a client has liked a property enough to speak about wanting to make an offer, but has been resistant to actually writing an offer.

And once again, that client has been disappointed in that failure, since the place they liked went under contract before they put an offer in writing.

That's why it is so important to be ready to move quickly in this market: if you like a property, others will, too. And with pricing at about half of what it was at the top of the market here on Anna Maria Island, the properties with the best pricing to value ratio are being snapped up quickly.

So, to avoid disappointment, here's a hint. Write the offer subject to your personal satisfaction with whatever questions are in your mind about the home or condo. That satisfaction should be given within -- say -- five business days. Or even 10 days. And it could be an inspection-related question about the roof, the seawall, or land lines. It could be about the suitability as a rental property. It could be related to a spouse's seeing the home (amazing how many times one spouse makes the offer and the other is not even here!). Whatever the concern, WRITE THE OFFER.

We can work out the details later.

John