Do you wish that all it took to make sound investment, including real estate investments, was a $10 magic wand?  Maybe all we need is a cozy living room without a television, a dog house in the yard and a Palm Harbor Realtor with the faith and perseverance to help you find and secure a great Pinellas home at an incredible price.

For those of you that know me best, you know I often speak of my magic wand, and how I wish I had one that truly worked wonders.   Lately, I’m beginning to believe my wand has hutzpah.  It’s been working magnificently as of late, particularly with finding bargains on gorgeous homes in Palm Harbor East Lake – the Ridgemoor neighborhood, as it so happens. 

Last month my wand worked for Sasha and Kim, who landed an incredible below-market investment and beauty to behold, with two other bidders nipping at the heels of our offer.  Today, my wand helped Charlie and Angela land the East Lake Palm Harbor home of their dreams, and we out-smarted THREE other bidders to land it!  Poof!  Just like that.  (Well, perhaps it was because we really stay on top of these hot new listings as they appear out of the magic hat).  These two examples of many remind us that: 

• Homes that aren’t in foreclosure are in high demand.  These homes weren’t Palm Harbor foreclosures or short sales.  They were immaculately cared for.
• Homes are selling quickly.  One of these homes was on the market 2 days before we made our bid and the other only 5 days before securing it.  Note that they were well priced.
• Bidding wars are happening all the time.  This is true for homes that are priced correctly and well-marketed, of course.

Meanwhile, on Wall Street, chaos abounds.  Poof!  401K’s, lifetime savings, gone.  Just like that.   Just accross the wires tonight, we have this AP article which may be of interest to Pinellas Home buyers.  It brilliantly discusses the topic of just where did all that money go?  Or did we ever really have it in the first place?  

The notion that we’ve lost everything when the price of our stock tanks, when in reality its value equals only the amount that a buyer is willing to pay for it on any given day, is right on the money.   This concept holds true for Pinellas real estate, too.  Hmmm….

Tonight, my magic wand reminded me that it’s probably a great time to remind all of our friends that at Suncoast Partners @ Keller Williams Realty we believe in our hearts that real estate remains the single best long-term investment. 

Sure, Palm Harbor home values rise and fall, but over the long term the gains are there – historically and yes, even if you purchased fairly recently.  Most remarkably, there’s something tangible behind the investment:  A house to call home where a lifetime of memories can be made.  And, baby, interest rates are incredible!  To me, that’s much more exciting that a stock certificate any day of the week. 

Would you like to see if the Suncoast Partners magic wand can work for you, too?  Seeing is believing, after all.