November 2014

Davis Islands Luxury Home Seller Talks about Tampa Bay's #1 Realtor The Duncan Duo

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Robert had his waterfront home at 24 Adalia on the market on Davis Islands in South Tampa for more than a year with another agent. His last listing price was $1.475 M and the agent was telling him he needed to lower it more. He was frustrated, took it off the market, and hired The Duncan Duo at RE/MAX after interviewing 2 other Realtors. The Duo sprung into action and had an offer on his house for 65k more than the last listing price before the home was even fully marketed. It hadn't received an offer in the more than 1 whole year it was on the market with another agent! The sale happened within 3 days due to The Duncan Duo's completely different marketing strategy to create demand for the home. The home was last listed at $1.475 M and the Duncan Duo sold it for over $1.53 M to a buyer that closed quickly. Robert talks about his experience with the team, the communication, the professionalism and our different approach that helped get the job done.

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*The Duncan Duo and RE/MAX Dynamic has moved. As of 10/11/2014, our new address is 6320 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33611

Best Macdill AFB Tampa Realtor Sells Home Fast (in a week) for Ruskin Military Family PCS’d to Arizona

This military family needed to sell their Ruskin home fast after getting news they were being PCS'd to Arizona in less than 3 months! After hearing about The Duncan Duo on the radio, they quickly reached out and met with listing agent, Tarin Silkworth. 6 days on the market and they received their first offer! The Duncan Duo helped make this military PCS relocation process smooth and hassle-free!

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*The Duncan Duo and RE/MAX Dynamic has moved. As of 10/11/2014, our new address is 6320 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33611

The Duncan Duo Weekly Podcast 11-23-2014

Tampa Homeowners Insurance News - How dogs and pets of tenants affect the Homeowner's insurance and renter's insurance

Listen as Andrew Duncan, Tampa Bay's #1 Realtor discusses how Homeowner's and renter's insurance are affected by pets and dogs of tenants. He has Paul Arrington from Arrico Property Management and Richard Vasquez from Artisan Insurance as guests on The Duncan Duo Real Estate Show on 970 WFLA.

Richard says that they see there's a lot of liability about pets, dogs and canines. What a homeowner needs to understand is that if they put a tenant into that house, and they have a home owner's insurance covers the liability that is due to the tenants, it will never cover the liability due to a dog because the dog is owned by the tenant and not the property owner. The insurance policy is owned by the property owner so the insurance company will never extend that policy to cover the dog of the tenants. The moment that there will be any issues with the tenant's dog, there will be no coverage for the home owner.

As a property manager, Paul tries to guide the property owner to understand that their policy doesn't cover this type of scenario. While they encourage the homeowner to have a renter's policy, there's only so much they could do. They can ask them for a declaration page but they can turn around and cancel it. It's really on the tenant and on the property manager to screen the dog and the pet to see what kind of dog or temperament it is.

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For more Tampa Bay Real Estate news and advice, tune in to The Duncan Duo Real Estate Show on 970 WFLA - Tampa Bay every Sundays at 10 am.

*The Duncan Duo and RE/MAX Dynamic has moved. As of 10/11/2014, our new address is 6320 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33611

The Duncan Duo partners up with the Best Tampa Bay Property Manager Arrico Property Management

Tampa Bay's #1 Realtor, The Duncan Duo partners up with the Best Tampa Bay Property Manager - Arrico Property Management. He has Paul Arrington from Arrico Property Management as guest to talk about the property management business and how important it is to have a specialist handle your rental properties.

A year ago, Andrew shares that they tried going into the property management business. Because they have a big real estate company and a big brand, they thought it would be something that they could go into. Unfortunately it didn't go well. They then realized how difficult and different property management is from the real estate business. Just like what they have in their own company where they have agents who specialize in buyers, some agents who specialize in certain areas and the like, they now understand how important it is to have a specialist deal with the property management side of the business.

Paul Arrington was introduced to them by friends as the go-to guy for property management. Not all real estate agents should be property managers. It's a different system, a different process. It's much more complicated and a lot more liability that most people could imagine.

Because they needed to have an outlet for their customers, they tried working with Paul with one of their own rentals. Andrew raves that not only did Paul rent it fast but also rented it for considerably more than what they had it rented out before. Andrew talks more about how though he's a business owner, even with his people and systems, the property management business wasn't right for his company. So imagine the normal consumer who want to do it themselves. It's easy to say you can manage one property but what would be your opportunity costs vs what you pay for a property manager to deal with all those hassles? What's your time worth?

Andrew says he's glad and excited because now, they have an outlet for their consumers who need this type of service. He can now confidently send them to a pro. Paul has done a great job and he can be assured that Paul is 100% focused on property management.

Paul adds that though it's not added to the contract, if someone refers a client to him and the client decides to sell the property at some point, he sends them back to the agent who referred them. He doesn't sell properties and he doesn't compete with the real estate agents.

Richard Vasquez from Artisan Insurance adds that people come to them all the time. The consumer consults an attorney, not necessarily a real estate attorney, prior to coming to them to say they are ready to have their property rented out. The attorney provides them with advice that they think is in their client's best interest. Richard says they've found some properties in land trust and LLCs and they have done all kinds of things but all they've done is muddying up the water instead of coming to the insurance agent or the property manager for advice. Andrew shares a similar experience and says that by doing that, the lender will not sign off on the mortgage, they won't get Homestead, etc.

It just shows that having a specialist deal with the property management side of the business would ultimately be for the benefit for the consumer.

Tampa Bay’s Best Property Management company and Insurance agent talk about homeowners insurance on Rental properties

Andrew Duncan, #1 Tampa Bay Realtor has Paul Arrington from Arrico Realty & Property Management and Richard Vasquez from Artisan Insurance Group on The Duncan Duo Real Estate Show to talk about homeowner insurance on rental properties.

Andrew starts off the show by saying that people who have rental properties don't realize the insurance ramifications of having their policy changed. He says they often come across consumers who don't want to sell yet because they can't get equity for their home so they decide to rent it out for a year. He then refers them to Paul to have it rented out.

It is important to understand the insurance ramifications of that side. It is different when you have a rental property vs a home you're occupying.

Richard from Artisan Insurance Group discusses that things greatly change in the eyes of the insurance company once a home is rented out. Some people think that their insurance rate is going to go up so they decide not to let their insurance officer know about their plans to rent it out. A lot of times the insurance rate does not go up. They have to change their insurance policy because it's being rented out but now they don't have to insure all the belongings inside the house. Richard stresses that it will be a different policy but will not necessarily mean more money.

Paul from Arrico Realty & Property Management says that part of the process when they deal with a client is advising them to change their insurance policy. He shares that certain insurance companies, once they tell them that it's going to be a rental property and is vacant, they can be dropped. A lot of insurance companies don't want the liability. He then advises the client to get a signed lease because the insurance company would ask for it. He tells them to make sure to change their home owners insurance policy to include public liability.

Andrew explains that it's just a matter of making a smart business move. When you go from being a home owner to a landlord, you go from being a normal person to a business owner. You will have business risks. That property you own is now considered it's own business. As someone who grows a rental portfolio, you will be able so see different insurance coverage, different packages, umbrella policies, etc.

The Duncan Duo Weekly Podcast 11-16-2014

Citrus Park Home Seller sells home fast with Staging Advice from Best Tampa Bay Realtors, The Duncan Duo

Nidhi and Parin Shah are a couple of our clients who sold their home in Citrus Park. Listen as she talks about their great experience working with The Duncan Duo team.

They were listed previously with another agent and having had no luck, these sellers decided to take the advice of their agent, Dania Alvarez, to commit to a free home staging evaluation. Linda and her team at ShowHomes, spruced this vacant home up and got it sold fast! Though hesitant at first, the couple is thankful they decided to invest in staging and recommends this approach for anyone looking to sell their home.

She also gives special thanks to all those in the office who assisted throughout the transaction - Valentina, Listing Administrator & Transaction Coordinator; our photographer, Kristy; and Michelle and Fran from Hillsborough Title.

To see more video testimonials of satisfied home sellers of The Duncan Duo, click here.

*The Duncan Duo and RE/MAX Dynamic has moved. As of 10/11/2014, our new address is 6320 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33611

The Duncan Duo Weekly Podcast 11-9-2014

Why you should consider listing your home during the holidays and winter & population growth in FL

Andrew Duncan,#1 Tampa Bay Realtor tells us why we should consider listing and selling our home during the holidays and winter in Tampa Bay. He also discusses population growth and its impact on real estate

The population growth in Florida is doing great this year which was opposite of how it was 2-3 years ago where people were moving out of the state. They were losing people to other states like the Carolinas and Georgia.

On top of the population increase, it's something that drives demand for real estate market. There are people moving from NY, the Mid West, Indiana and Illinois to name a few. This increase in population also causes the increase in demand for housing. A lot of them are retirees buying a home before they're ready to retire. They want to start the process early because values are rising. Some are relocating from a corporate standpoint. And there are a lot are military that are PCS from another base.

What some home sellers fail to think about when selling their home this time of year is that Tampa Bay does not have the huge seasonal fluctuation unlike other states up North where the real estate market starts to slow down around November. Part of the reason is because of the population increase in the next couple of months. They have people with extra money who are looking for homes to buy the next couple of months because they're here, they have time off, or this is where they spend the season.

This is a great time for sellers to sell this time of year because it could be a potential target for someone buying a vacation home or a retirement home.

Some people think that retirees look for 55+ condos but a lot of these buyers are actually buying in "family neighborhoods" like Westchase and South Tampa because that's what they want to be around. They want to be around people, kids, families.

He mentions that November, historically is the 1st or 2nd best month of the year for The Duncan Duo which just proves that the market doesn't slow down this time of the year.

He also touches on the advantage of moving now because closing next year for people who are looking to have Homestead exemption will have higher taxes and they will be locked down to next year's values for their assessment.

Isn't really a bad time to sell in Tampa Bay. You get different benefits in different times of the year especially if you have something that is geared towards more of a vacation home. This would be the perfect time for you!

The Duncan Duo Weekly Podcast 11-3-2014

Best Tampa Military Realtor relocates to 1 block from Macdill Air Force Base

Listen as Andrew Duncan of The Duncan Duo, Tampa's #1 Real Estate Team, discusses why the MacDill AFB and the Military are such an important part of Tampa's economy and real estate market. He talks about his team moving to a new location outside the gates of MacDill that will help position the Duncan Duo as Tampa's pre-eminent real estate company for MacDill and the military.

Top 5 reasons why Florida is the most friendly state for the Military

Jobs - It gives veterans preference for employment retention for positions of state and local government.

Education Benefits - Free college tuition is available to purple heart recipients for their children and spouses.

Property tax exemptions - Veterans with service related disabilities get 10% greater and receives an additional 5000 exemption. If veterans have a service related total disability, they are completely exempted from property taxes.

State Veterans nursing homes - The state has 6 facilities operated by the VA.

Benefits of fee waivers - They will waive fees for professional licences for 60 months after honorable discharge.

It just shows that Florida is doing a lot to make it attractive for Veterans. Tampa Bay has the largest and only military base in the local area.

Andrew announces their move to just a block away from the entrance of McDill AFB. From a 2500 sqft office to a new 8000 sqft office bldg, a tremendous growth for them. The main lure is their desire to help more veterans with their home buying and selling needs, to be a pillar in that community and to be present for them.

One of the plans of the plans they have in line is to do seminars. They are going to do a lot of things to help the veterans understand the process. They have veterans on staff. Andrew himself, comes from a military family. They will offer counselling, guidance, even workshops to help with the home buying and selling process.

He explains that when using VA loan or PCS loan when going into or out of McDill, it's difficult for them than the typical person moving into the area. The timelines, the structure, a lot of that is completely different for that loan process and they want to completely educate them and point them towards the right direction.

The office location being a block away from McDill AFB will be crucial for the military veterans knowing who they are and how they can be an advocate for them. They want to be the pillar for veterans out there who need housing assistance.

Here are just a few testimonials from their past military clients raving about how The Duncan Duo was able to help them with their home buying and selling needs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKGpvpC4ee4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBh8l38bt0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Y8SXsca1s

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