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About Jim Steele
Jim has extensive experience with buying and selling properties in the Tampa Bay area. He is professional and strives to exceed his client's expectations. His lending background gives him additional expertise as he has 15 years experience with originating mortgage loans. Jim is a Multi-Million Dollar producer and has been successful in today's challenging market.
He utilizes cutting edge technology to market and sell homes. He lives in the Trinity area with his wife Lori and children Ryan and Sydney. He is active in the local community theatre circle and can be seen on stage at any given time.
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Houston Real Estate Market Overview Of 2022
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States. It has shown steady growth and development, as well as a diverse economy and relatively low unemployment rates. It is one of the best destinations for long-term real estate investment or a job in this sphere. It offers an excellent quality of life, highly-developed infrastructure, and many career opportunities. So ...
Agent Advice
Black Friday Bucketlist For Realtors
The real estate industry has changed a lot over the past few years. Looking at what real estate was and meant over 30 years ago and what it means now, we will see visible changes. The era of technology and modernization has stepped up this field. If we look at the tools real estate agents use nowadays, we can observe a change in modernization and adaptability to the ...
Home Seller Tips
Do you remember the first impression you had when you bought your house? Maybe the wall color in the bedroom stood out or some weird tiling choices. When it comes to home buyers, interior design choices can attract them or send them running. Many things make or break a sale, and a homeowner who’s putting their home on the market will only benefit from knowing what ...
Homebuyer Tips
10 Things That Could Turn Off Homebuyers
Selling your house is a challenging decision to make. Giving up the place you’ve made life-long memories is emotionally consuming. But you might need a bigger home or want to relocate to a new city. Thus going through the selling process is unavoidable. First time selling a house? There are several aspects you should consider. You need information about the local ...
Home Seller Tips
What Not To Fix When Selling A House
Living in a society based on consumerism, we are used to everything we buy being in perfect shape. We send back articles of clothing that don’t fit instead of altering them at a sewist; We return an appliance if it has a visible scratch; We go back to the store to return a product that doesn’t fit our expectations even if we purchased it ourselves from the ...
Real Estate Glossary Terms
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Assumption Fee
Charge assessed a mortgagor by the mortgagee when assuming a pre-existing mortgage. The assumption fee is often included in the closing costs when purchasing property. ...
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Functional Deficiency
Negative characteristics about real property which do not meet the needs of the usual occupant. Examples are inadequate lighting in the rooms and a one-car garage when a two-car garage is required. ...
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Gross Estate
Sum total of all assets owned by the decedent to include personal property, real property, and trust property. ...
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Keogh Plan (hr-10)
Act first passed in 1962 that permits the self-employed individual to establish his or her own retirement plan. This individual can make nondeductible voluntary contributions and tax-deductible contributions subject to a maximum limit of 25% of earned income up to $30,000 for a defined contribution ...
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Underwriter, Lay
Individual who works in the home office of an insurance company and performs the function of underwriting to determine if an applicant is insurable at standard rates, substandard rates, insurable at preferred rates, or is uninsurable. ...