Northwest Florida Real Estate Agent Blog
Crestview Florida Video - 09/18/2009
As a professional Realtor, I care very much about my Military Sellers and Buyers, and like to reassure both during and after the sale of a property. This is why I offer a FREE Home Warranty as part of my Seller and Buyer services to any Active or Retired Military.
For Buyers, a FREE Home Warranty will:
Reduce the cost of the home purchase.
Provide reassurance against incurring major repair expenses for items not identified by a Home Inspector.
Help keep the sale process on schedule if there are unexpected repairs not covered in a Purchase Contract.
Reduce the possibility of after-sale complaints.
Free Home Warranty Limitations and Exclusions
By law this offer must be limited in time, have a known value, and be acceptable to the Lender. This offer is available only during the term of a signed Seller Exclusive Right to Sell contract, or a Buyer Broker Agreement. Seller warranties may be limited in time by the selected home warranty company, and the free warranty for Buyers is for a period of one year starting at the date set by the warranty company. The Free Home Warranty is a standard plan offered by an approved company which typically covers heating, cooling, plumbing, some appliances, electrical and mechanical repairs. Upgrades can be purchased by the Buyer or Seller, such as pool and spa coverage. This offer does not apply to puchases from home builders. This offer excludes service call fees and any other charges, fees, or expenses which may be required by a home warranty, and is limited to coverages detailed in the home warranty contract. This offer is only valid for home warranties offered by approved companies Old Republic Home Warranty, American Home Shield. This offer does not have any monetary value unless an approved company is contracted. To be valid, this offer must be verbally presented by Brandon Jordan or requested by the Buyer or Seller
Niceville Florida Video - 08/21/2009
As a professional Realtor, I care very much about my Military Sellers and Buyers, and like to reassure both during and after the sale of a property. This is why I offer a FREE Home Warranty as part of my Seller and Buyer services to any Active or Retired Military.
For Buyers, a FREE Home Warranty will:
Reduce the cost of the home purchase.
Provide reassurance against incurring major repair expenses for items not identified by a Home Inspector.
Help keep the sale process on schedule if there are unexpected repairs not covered in a Purchase Contract.
Reduce the possibility of after-sale complaints.
Free Home Warranty Limitations and Exclusions
By law this offer must be limited in time, have a known value, and be acceptable to the Lender. This offer is available only during the term of a signed Seller Exclusive Right to Sell contract, or a Buyer Broker Agreement. Seller warranties may be limited in time by the selected home warranty company, and the free warranty for Buyers is for a period of one year starting at the date set by the warranty company. The Free Home Warranty is a standard plan offered by an approved company which typically covers heating, cooling, plumbing, some appliances, electrical and mechanical repairs. Upgrades can be purchased by the Buyer or Seller, such as pool and spa coverage. This offer does not apply to puchases from home builders. This offer excludes service call fees and any other charges, fees, or expenses which may be required by a home warranty, and is limited to coverages detailed in the home warranty contract. This offer is only valid for home warranties offered by approved companies Old Republic Home Warranty, American Home Shield. This offer does not have any monetary value unless an approved company is contracted. To be valid, this offer must be verbally presented by Brandon Jordan or requested by the Buyer or Seller.
Destin Beach Florida Video - 06/17/2009
As a professional Realtor, I care very much about my Military Sellers and Buyers, and like to reassure both during and after the sale of a property. This is why I offer a FREE Home Warranty as part of my Seller and Buyer services to any Active or Retired Military.
For Buyers, a FREE Home Warranty will:
Reduce the cost of the home purchase.
Provide reassurance against incurring major repair expenses for items not identified by a Home Inspector.
Help keep the sale process on schedule if there are unexpected repairs not covered in a Purchase Contract.
Reduce the possibility of after-sale complaints.
Free Home Warranty Limitations and Exclusions
By law this offer must be limited in time, have a known value, and be acceptable to the Lender. This offer is available only during the term of a signed Seller Exclusive Right to Sell contract, or a Buyer Broker Agreement. Seller warranties may be limited in time by the selected home warranty company, and the free warranty for Buyers is for a period of one year starting at the date set by the warranty company. The Free Home Warranty is a standard plan offered by an approved company which typically covers heating, cooling, plumbing, some appliances, electrical and mechanical repairs. Upgrades can be purchased by the Buyer or Seller, such as pool and spa coverage. This offer does not apply to puchases from home builders. This offer excludes service call fees and any other charges, fees, or expenses which may be required by a home warranty, and is limited to coverages detailed in the home warranty contract. This offer is only valid for home warranties offered by approved companies Old Republic Home Warranty, American Home Shield. This offer does not have any monetary value unless an approved company is contracted. To be valid, this offer must be verbally presented by Brandon Jordan or requested by the Buyer or Seller.
Fort Walton Beach Video Just Added - 05/28/2009
Buy A Florida Vacation Home - 04/01/2009
Coldwell Banker International mobile search now available - 02/16/2009
Great Northwest Florida - 12/15/2008
Florida’s Great Northwest, Inc. is the administrator and facilitating organization for the WIRED Northwest Florida Initiative, Northwest Florida’s regional strategy for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development Initiative. Secured through an extremely competitive bid process, the $15 million federal grant is funding workforce development initiatives throughout Northwest Florida. Established regionally as a matching grant program, this translates into a minimum $30 million investment in talent development addressing the high-wage, high-skill workforce needs in the target industries of Aviation, Aerospace, Defense and National Security; Life Sciences; Information Technology; Engineering; Renewable Energy and Environment; Distribution, Transportation and Logistics; and Construction Product Manufacturing and Distribution. Matching funds generated early in the initiative have been significantly stronger than required, indicating that at the conclusion of the federal grant in early 2010, the WIRED Northwest Florida Initiative will actually represent closer to a $50 million investment in workforce training and training program development for the region. Additional leveraged resources supporting the outcomes of the Initiative include over $87 million of federal funds awarded throughout the region.
The input and guidance provided by the Governance Council and Industry Advisory Councils in each of the target industries is an integral component of the Initiative. Each Industry Advisory Council incorporates membership from the regional partners, including businesses actively engaged in that target industry.
The WIRED Northwest Florida Initiative includes:
Grants enabling job training for new and existing businesses in target industries
Secondary education career academy development that is (1) geared for skills related to entry-level employment in targeted industries or (2) accelerated, intense college preparation in the areas of math and science
Funding of post-secondary training and education programs that develop workforce skills required by target industries
An outreach program to educate and attract sufficient numbers of students of all ages into the skills training programs to meet workforce demands
A strategic development component designed to ensure the workforce development programs are generating skills necessary to meet current and future target industry needs
Strategic Partnerships
On the basis of its membership profile alone, Florida’s Great Northwest exemplifies a regional partnership which most economic development organizations would envy. This partnership includes local economic development organizations with countywide membership including private sector, civic and government leadership; all of the region’s workforce development boards, post-secondary institutions at the community college, four-year college and university levels; and private businesses covering a wide spectrum of disciplines. Florida’s Great Northwest and its members have the capabilities to influence decisions on regional and local levels, and enjoy broad regional support and perspective.
The continuously expanding partnerships that have been built are key to the success of the WIRED Northwest Florida Initiative and the region’s economic position. As a direct result of the Initiative, more coordinated efforts in regional planning are being undertaken. Florida’s Great Northwest has been an active partner in preparation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies for both the West Florida and Apalachee Regional Planning Councils. Developers of major projects regularly seek counsel from Florida’s Great Northwest in determining how to best align their properties with the region’s economic development strategies. Public education is linking its workforce training curricula to the employment needs and forecasts for the region. Economic development, education and employers have joined forces to assess the region’s economic position and implement programs to foster economic growth.
Critical partnerships include the following:
Post-secondary education institutions, including technical schools, community colleges, four-year colleges and universities
Secondary education systems
The region’s six workforce development boards
Workforce Florida, Inc. and Florida’s Agency for Workforce Innovation
Florida Small Business Development Center’s four Northwest Florida regional offices
Foundations active in the region
Private sector business involvement representing employers in target industries, industry association groups, and support industries such as the finance, accounting and legal industries, engineering and architectural design
The region’s county economic development organizations and chambers of commerce
Enterprise Florida, Inc.
The early results seen so far are only the beginning of the total potential expected to be achieved as a result of the Initiative’s efforts. Through catalytic funding of the U.S. Department of Labor WIRED grant, Florida’s Great Northwest has been able to significantly accelerate workforce development efforts and build the foundation for significant future successes.
Although the initial U.S. Department of Labor funding, the matching funds, and the additional grants Florida’s Great Northwest has been able to leverage are significant and have enhanced job growth and skills training in the region, the real success of the initiative is in the strength of the public-private sector partnership, the shared vision, and strategic plan for long-term economic sustainability and diversification, and a sustainable initiative post-DOL funding. At the funding cycle’s conclusion in 2010, the grant monies may no longer be flowing, but the region’s leadership, vision, and strategy is in place to sustain the initiative far into the future.
Coldwell Banker on the sprint palm smartphones - 11/30/2008
According to Palm's Craig Tellalian, strategic account manager at Palm, is demonstrating how real estate professionals can:
Use the Palm Centro to gain a competitive edge, attract clients, gain listings and speed valuable closings;
Stay mobile with wireless access to email (corporate and personal), the Web, contacts, calendar and phone functionality;
Utilize Centro's latest productivity enhancing real estate applications like GE Supra eKey, which allows agents to open and program their own iBoxesTM and Mortgage Calc, which allows agents to calculate complex mortgage payments, including mortgage insurance, estimated property tax and home insurance.
Tellalian is speaking on two sessions at the conference:
Palm® CentroTM Smartphone 101 Hands-on training (Basic)
Discover how this all-in-one phone, camera, email, text-messaging and Web device saves you money, enhances your safety and most of all helps you have more fun. We'll show you how your Centro can:
Connect to your laptop for accessing the Internet from the road at broadband-like speeds.
Get driving directions using GoogleTM Maps
View and edit MS Word documents and Excel spreadsheets
Improve safety on the road by using your voice to create and send
emails or text messages
Includes Google Maps for Mobile application - for turn by turn directions and location searches.
Capture pictures or live video and send them to your broker or clients over the air.
Play music or podcasts.
Close More deals With Palm® CentroTM as your Partner (Advanced)
In the Advanced Session, agents will learn how to stay connected to the resources, information and people they need at every stage of the deal with the Sprint Palm Centro smartphone. They will be shown how to enhance the Centro to gain a competitive edge, attract clients, gain listings, and speed valuable closings.
I think it's pretty cool that the Centro can be used as such an important tool by real estate agents. If I was a real estate agent, I'd be happy to use my Palm smartphone as a helpful tool.
Coldwell Banker iPhone - 10/15/2008
Continuing to blaze a path of innovation in the real estate industry, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC today became the first full-service national real estate brand to launch a customized online platform for iPhoneTM users.
The Coldwell Banker flagship Web site, coldwellbanker.com, now has a different look and feel, along with navigation specifically tailored for optimal viewing on the iPhone, most notably with the property listings search and home value estimator functions. When a user accesses the site through his or her handset, the Coldwell Banker Web site automatically recognizes that it is being accessed by an iPhone, and will serve up the special iPhone interface. iPhone users do not need to download any special software to benefit from this enhancement to the Coldwell Banker mobile technology.
"Providing easy access to real-time real estate information is critical for consumers in the home buying and selling process," said Michael Fischer, senior vice president of marketing for Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. "Distribution of listings is crucial in today's environment. Our mobile society is moving away from the desktop and utilizing cell phones and PDAs for more and more content and entertainment. With so many connecting to the Web by phone, we have to be where the consumer is in a way that makes sense."
Those looking for a home will be able to search for homes and utilize the brand's home value estimator. In addition, consumers will be able to enter specific search criteria such as city, state, price as well as optional filters including number of bedrooms and bathrooms. When a property is selected, iPhone users can view all of the specifications for that home and contact an agent directly.
"Now more than ever consumers want to access information about a home as they see it, pass it or hear about," continued Fischer. "Being in front of a computer should not be mandatory."
Earlier this year Coldwell Banker became the first national real estate brand to put its listings on in-car GPS devices through an exclusive feed to Dash Navigation. Drivers can now call up Coldwell Banker listings, map them, get directions and view other Coldwell Banker listings in close proximity.
iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple Computers, Inc.
Blackwater Heritage State Trail in Northwest Florida - 07/21/2008
Blackwater Heritage State TrailBlackwater Heritage State Trail is officially designated as part of Florida's Statewide System of Greenways and Trails. This is the westernmost rail trail in the state, extending from the small community of Milton in the south to Whiting Field Naval Air Station (NAS) in the north. Managed by the Florida Park Service, it also connects to the Military Trail (also identified on map) which is managed by the US Navy. It's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. It's mostly a rural trail with only a few dwellings at some of the cross roads once you leave Milton and before you get on the military base. There are some nice creek crossings on wooden bridges with few hills or grades. This is a pleasant trip for the whole family with lots of access and safe riding.
Click here for the trail brochure (PDF 405 kb).
Major Activities
Notes: The Milton Trailhead contains a covered picnic shelter, restrooms, a water fountain, and a bicycle rack. There is a visitor center approximately one mile from the trailhead that offers two picnic tables and parking. The Blackwater Heritage State Trail Citizen Support Organization operates a concession at the visitor center where snacks and souvenirs can be purchased. Benches have been located at various points along the trail for visitor convenience.
Access/Directions:
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