Lila Delman's Blog: February 2012

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Which Real Estate Agent Should You Fall For - By Nick Churton

With romance in the air this February Nick Churton of Mayfair International Realty takes a loving look at how we could fall head over heels with…a real estate agent.

Spring is round the corner and love is in the air. Yet spare a thought for poor real estate agents. These, often undervalued, creatures are amongst the least likely to receive a lot of affection from their clients on Valentine’s Day - or any other day for that matter.

But right at the moment, in this challenging economic climate, good brokers and agents are a bit like perfect sweethearts. There are times in life when it is best to have someone by your side who really values you, who will fight for you, who won’t answer back - too much, who will only hang around your home when you want them to and has all your best interests at heart. Such a person may not make such a bad partner.

Of course there are good partners and bad partners. Selling real estate well rests heavily on the partnership built up between seller and agent. A good agent will lovingly put your home on a pedestal and then negotiate fiercely to achieve the best deal for you. On the other hand, a lesser agent may just put your property on the internet with all the others and then haggle to find the easiest deal all round.

There is a great difference between the two – often many thousands of dollars. You could come to love the former but hate the latter. The trick is finding the right one at the outset. It’s a bit like finding the best date. They all may look roughly the same but in practice they each act very differently.

So if you are searching for the type of broker or agent you could come to love this spring invite a few around to give you some marketing advice and see how you get on. Then ask yourself which you would prefer, the flashy one who brags a lot and is cheap or the one who you feel most comfortable with to act in the most decent way: the one you can come to depend on.

Labels: Mayfair International Realy, Nick Churton

Florida Bonefish

I got this monster bonefish while fishing on December 10th with my friend Dave Sanderson out of Miami. After 2 ½ days, this was my only shot. After a scoreless 2 days on the flats and running out of daylight, we decided to make a bold move and run across the bay. It was one of those days where we had nothing to lose. We approached the first flat with about 20 minutes of good light left and Dave got on the platform ready to pole. Within seconds he said the words I had been waiting two long days to hear, “Fish coming at us at 2 o’clock about 70 feet.” I had been repeating my mantra all day long, “All I want is a shot.”

Here was now coming at me what looked like three good size bonefish. With hand trembling and knees shaking I waited on the bow for just the right moment and took my shot. My shrimp hit the water about 5 feet in front of the school and I opened the bail to feed some line. I watched as the biggest of the three fish peeled off from the school to check out my offering. With my finger on the line I felt him eat. Then I dropped the bail and lifted my tip and at that point I was paid the highest compliment of my fishing life when Dave said, “Mr. Repoza, that was some mighty fine angling.” It took untold minutes and traversing four flats to finally get the heavyweight champ to the boat. He taped out at a little better than 31 inches and a little over 12 pounds. I had no idea they came this big. It was truly a fish of a lifetime.

Labels: Bonefish, Florida, John Repoza