Category: Podcast Episodes

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“Our listing clients always want to know what upgrades they can do to make sure they get top dollar for their home…”

“When selling your Orlando home to retail buyers, they don’t want to update, touch up, re-carpet, repaint,…”

The summary of today’s episode is below.  Just hit the “play” button to listen to the entire show.

“need to sell your home for top dollar,… then make sure that your kitchen and bathrooms are looking tip-top.”

“Let’s start with the kitchen…”

“The kitchen is a space where appearance and functionality are equally important….”

“90% of home buyers say having a nice kitchen is a huge factor when deciding on whether or not to submit an offer on a house….”

– “A full kitchen re-model usually doesn’t make sense when you get ready to sell…”

– “Start with some Painting- Slap on a fresh coat of paint to brighten up those dingy walls….”

-“Countertops- If you have the old school Formica countertops or old outdated tile, put down some…”

– “Fixtures- Get rid of those old chrome faucets you’ve had for the past 10 years and replace them with something…”

– “Cabinets- Getting new cabinets will cost you thousands, don’t do it if you don’t need to…”

– “You can make your cabinets look brand new by Staining them a different color or even painting them white…”

 Let’s talk about bathrooms.

– “Replace the toilet- Unless you can make your existing toilet look brand new…”

– “Vanity- think about staining or painting if you can…”

– “Same with the fixtures…If they look tired and worn out just replace them.”

On today’s show, we talk about how to get out of a lease agreement in the state of Florida.

Breaking a lease is completely legal in certain situations but you have to do it the right way. If not, you could get yourself in hot water both legally and financially. so you definitely want to avoid that.

In a lease agreement, There are laws in place to protect both lessors and lessees.

So… there are a few things you need to do before breaking your lease.

1- Find out what your rights are– Read your lease agreement thoroughly,…

2- Keep good records…If you’re in a situation where there are safety issues involved,…

* Having proof is really important in case your landlord wants to take you to court.

* Health code and building code violations are public records in any state and are easily available online.

3-Be nice!- Once you find out where you stand…

If you find yourself in a situation like this and you need some help, give us a call or visit ORC to set up a free consultation and we’ll be glad to help you out.

Please take a moment to rate the show if you found it helpful and keep those questions coming,….to submit a question or topic just go to the ORC website and we’ll do our best to talk about it on the show.

Thanks for listening… see you next time.