About Catherine Seress
Welcome to Southwest Florida!
Unless you're looking for snow, I can help you find it here, in beautiful Southwest Florida. I LOVE Sarasota ... let me share with you some of the reasons why ....
Who buys in Sarasota? World travelers who love a cosmopolitan feel but want a small town. Foreign service retirees; veterans; young families looking for excellent education for their children. Sarasota offers top schools (public, charter and private - you may have heard of the Out-of-Door Academy or Pine View), ballet, opera, symphony, superb golf courses, fantastic privately owned restaurants, theater, street events, three farmer's markets ... you name it, we have it here in Sarasota!
Sarasota County has its beautiful white sand beaches off Siesta Key, the exclusivity of Longboat and the non-pareil country club lifestyle of the Oaks in Osprey ... or maybe you'd like the sharks tooth beaches of Manasota and Venice better ...
Best Value Purchases today: properties owned by the same person for 30 years that have not been updated. That's right ... forget foreclosures and short sales being "bargain" purchases here. That game was over 6 years ago in Sarasota! If you are wanting the most bang for your buck, you buy old and make it new.
When is the best time to buy? Most people think the summer months, but I would say not ... from November thru January are the best times to get great deals.
Working a great deal with unique properties and eclectic tastes, I am here to facilitate your sale and / or purchase, to help you meet your needs for now and the future.
Je parle francais, y un poco d'espanol, I'm also a world traveler who lived in Mexico, Morocco and England (the latter for 18 years, so if you want a terraced cottage, 2-up 2-down, bungalow, or a detached home ...:-)
Not your ordinary REALTOR, I also teach meditation and what better place to teach and share peace than near the beautiful, powdery soft sands of Siesta Beach!
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Creative Ways To Get Leads As A Real Estate Agent
When you work in real estate, there are times when you’ve got to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. With a good marketing strategy and some clever advertising you can get work by just sitting back and waiting for it to come to you, but this isn’t always going to pay the bills. In instances like these, you’ve got to go out and round up some ...
Agent Advice
Is Online Advertising Worth It For Realtors?
For real estate agents working in the sphere today, there’s no denying that marketing is a key part of becoming successful. In order to sell real estate, you’re going to need to get your name out in the sphere. It doesn’t matter how highly developed your other skills are, without a solid marketing strategy you won’t go far. With the arrival of ...
Agent Advice
How To Advertise Online As A Real Estate Agent
The online environment is growing, and with so many people surfing the internet, many businesses seize the opportunity to market themselves on the internet. It’s not just big companies that leverage the benefits of digital marketing but also independent agents such as realtors. In a post-pandemic era, the real estate market of 2021 looks more promising than ever ...
Homebuyer Tips
Dollars And Sense: Invest In Your 401k Or Pay Off Your Home
Job security for many people is an important aspect, but it might be overlooked if you don’t consider the unexpected, which often leads to unemployment. Take, for example, the pandemic that hit us in 2020, that left many people without jobs, especially in the leisure and hospitality industries. Not only that but as many were concerned about keeping Covid-19 out ...
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Between Family And Real Estate: Finding Balance As An Agent
It’s hard to understand the struggles and the demands of the real estate industry when you are outside of it. When was the last time you’ve been told that you are so lucky to have such a flexible schedule as a real estate agent? We both know that is an understatement because, in reality, finding balance in life while working as a real estate agent is more ...
Real Estate Glossary Terms
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Advocacy Role
Position taken by a real estate consultant representing the best interests of the client. ...
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Asking Price
In real estate, asking price is referred to as the amount set by the seller, the amount he/she wants to receive for the purchase of their home by the buyer. The asking price isn’t always the same as the final price that is paid by the buyer, but it is the price that the seller initially sets, ...
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Estate Tax
Wondering what is an estate tax? While the name makes it seem like a variation to regular “property tax”, the correct estate tax definition is pretty different. An estate tax is a federal tax imposed on the estate of a decedent according to the value of that estate upon the death of the ...
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Catastrophic Insurance Futures And Options
First exchange-traded risk management tool specifically developed for the insurance industry by the Chicago Board of Trade as a way for the primary insurance company to offset its underwriting exposures. See also futures tied to reinsurance. These contracts are designed to provide the insurance comp ...
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Conversion
tort against another person's property, designed to detain or dispose of it in a wrongful manner. For example, wrongful selling of another person's automobile without permission would qualify as an act of conversion. in group life and health insurance, a provision that allows a certificate holder ...