Buying and Selling Cocoa Beach Homes


Cocoa Beach Disclosure Rule


If you are contemplating the purchase of an existing home or any Cocoa Beach, I strongly recommend that you utilize the services of a trusted home inspector. The final purchase of any home should be based on obtaining a favorable home inspection. Cocoa Beach is no exception to this rule.

What if the home inspector discovers a problem? That happens and as long as it happens before the sale is final the seller can fix the problem or the buyer who agrees to take the property as is can negotiate the price. Any questions regarding Cocoa Beach, just give me a call.


Cocoa Beach. How Much Should You Offer?


Or more precisely, what does the seller owe on the property. If a seller owes $400,000 on the Cocoa Beach real estate he or she is not likely to welcome an offer for $350,000. If you want to negotiate price, make sure you don’t waste your time negotiating where there is no room to budge.

Even if the loan is high, if the seller is in default there is a possibility of a short sale as many lenders will reduce the loan balance in order to move the property. Most lenders do not want to foreclose and manage homes and the Cocoa Beach market is no exception.


Bitten by the Cocoa Beach Home Improvement Bug?


Money isn’t everything however so that if the most important consideration for remaining in your Cocoa Beach home happens to be the school where your children attend or the proximity to your work or to a particularly attractive recreational opportunity then remodeling may be the best option. On the other hand, if the idea of having your Cocoa Beach house torn up for weeks at a time makes your blood run cold, it really doesn’t matter how much money you might make turning a fixer-upper into a model home. You will be far better off selling the home you have and moving to a home that better fits your needs.

Choosing Your Cocoa Beach Neighborhood


You’ve probably heard about the three major determinants of Cocoa Beach values are: 1) location, 2) location and 3) location. This is not only true about real estate in Cocoa Beach; it is true about real estate in general. If you cannot afford what you want where you want it, give up something inside the house rather than settling on a lesser location.


Tips for Buying or Selling Cocoa Beach


Most people, when they want to buy a house, contact a real estate agent or broker. That is why it is true that the best way to sell your Cocoa Beach is to list your property with a qualified agent. Make sure that the agent you select will list your home in the local MLS and will make sure your property appears on the Internet. Since most buyers start their search online, you want to make sure that your Cocoa Beach is available to those who search the Internet.


What Makes Cocoa Beach Sell?


The Condition affects its salability and possibly price. Cocoa Beach that is in move-in condition will usually sell for a higher price than a home that suffers from deferred maintenance.

The Home’s Accessibility refers to just that. Is the Cocoa Beach accessible to shopping and local transportation? For some this would be a necessity and for others, the more remote the better.

Marketing Exposure refers to how Cocoa Beach is advertised. Today the Internet is a fantastic way to market a home but it is still true that the best service a listing agent can do for sellers is to promote the home heavily with local brokers and agents. The Internet and other advertising certainly help, but it is still true that in most cases it is the agent that sells the home by making sure the right buyers know about it.


Robin Taylor Ritchie
Broker Associate
GRI, ABR, e-Pro

Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Florida

Titusville, FL 32780
321-698-8731