About Jo Dawn Martin
I specialize in rural properties, farms and ranches. I am passionate about helping first time home buyers. I really enjoy working with people interested in real estate transactions with beach front properties.
I am a good listener and am willing to make sure to focus on individual needs of buyers and sellers. Each transaction is unique, as are the participants. I am a successful agent because I take the needs of my customers extremely seriously. I am patient and willing to take extra time with buyers looking for the perfect new property. Buyers will never feel rushed or pressured in my presence. I am thorough and motivated to get homes sold for sellers.
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Homebuyer Tips
Buying a home has always been one of the most important financial decisions we had to make as we worked our way up on the social ladder. It is a decision that is not taken lightly and for some people, it can be stressful, but exciting as well. The unique feeling you get when you reach the doorstep of your own home is unmatched and you get a genuine sense of ...
Homebuyer Tips
There are a lot of cities on Florida’s Gulf Coast. In the panhandle, the city of Pensacola is known for its historic air base, as well as being a surprisingly affordable place to live. Further down the coast, the city of Tampa has gained a reputation as one of Florida’s most attractive young metropolitan cities, experiencing rapid population growth in recent ...
Agent Advice
Tips For Realtors: Getting More Clients
As a realtor, there are a lot of different areas of your job that you need to focus on to put food on the table. You need to know how to gauge a buyer’s interest, in order to ascertain how interested they are in your listing. You need to establish trust between you and your clients, so they know you’re worthy of their business. It’s also important to ...
Agent Advice
The Trust Shared Between A Real Estate Agent And Their Client
Buying or selling real estate is something most of us experience at some point in our lives. The process can be long and difficult sometimes but in the end a successful transaction is profoundly rewarding. Closing a transaction on a home for a first time home buyer will put a big smile on their face, knowing that they have achieved their dream of homeownership. Selling ...
Homebuyer Tips
Millennials: Good Or Bad For The Real Estate Market?
Over the years, the landscape of the housing market has changed dramatically. As the older generation grows even older, a new group is coming into their own as the face of the housing market: millennials. These home buyers are faced with a new set of daunting challenges when it comes to buying a home, and realtors face an entirely different set of challenges when ...
Real Estate Glossary Terms
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Insulation
Person protecting himself from risk or negative consequences, such as by taking out homeowner's insurance. Material used to block or restrain something from entering a house, apartment, or other structure. For example, material may be placed in a house's attic to hinder cold or hot air from ent ...
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Open House
Just to be clear: an Open house is not when you invite friends over to meet your new house. At least not in the real estate world.When you hear someone talking about an Open House, they mean an event where the agent or the home seller opens his house so that interested homebuyers walk in and see wit ...
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Resulting Trust
Same as term trust; An agreement in which the trustee takes title of the property ( called corpus) owned by the grantor (donor) to protect or conserve it for either the grantor or the trust's beneficiary. The trust is set up by the grantor. The trustee is typically given authority to invest the prop ...
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Mode
Frequency of premium payment; for example annually, semiannually, quarterly, or monthly. ...
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Universal Coverage
Provision for every citizen of the United States to be guaranteed by law the right to purchase health insurance and is required by law to make such a purchase. ...