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About Sharon Skinner
Sharon is a native of Clearwater Beach who holds a bachelor of arts in advertising. You can count on her to bring a high level of marketing strategy to attract the right buyer from anywhere in the world, particularly as a member of the global Sotheby’s International Realty team. She has worked in the Tampa Bay area since 1988 and is well-acquainted with its communities, helping buyers find the right properties quickly and sellers obtain top offers from suited buyers.
After working throughout Pinellas County as a banker with a specialization in mortgage lending, she decided to combine her knowledge of the area, real estate lending and investments as a REALTOR®.
She is married to an entrepreneur and a wonderful father who affords her the time to practice as a full-time real estate professional.
During her years of experience in real estate, she has handled sales of bank-owned properties, condominiums, co-ops, estates, vacant land, short sales, single-family homes and waterfront properties. Sharon has worked successfully with foreign nationals, investors, retirees, vacationers and veterans to buy and sell homes, investments and second home properties.
Sharon is a member of the Institute of Luxury Home Marketing Specialists and has earned certifications as a Resort and Second Home Property Specialist and Military Relocation Professional to better serve her clients.
It is Sharon's goal to guide her clients smoothly and successfully through their real estate transactions, forming bonds through her professionalism that ultimately lead to long-term relationships.
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Real Estate Glossary Terms
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Square Footage
Standard unit of area that is used to measure a parcel or real estate. Square footage is computed by multiplying the length and width dimensions of a room, building, lot, etc. ...
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Drug-free Workplace Act Of 1988
Federal statute relating to drug abuse policies that requires all employers with federal contracts at least equal to $25,000 to certify, as a condition of receiving a federal contract, that the employer will provide and maintain a drug-free workplace. In addition, a recipient of a federal grant (awa ...
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Joint Control
Estate under the legal and administrative guidance of both the surety and the fiduciary. Any actions on the part of the estate requires the signatures of both in order to reduce the chances of fraud. ...
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Pension Maximization
Plan under which life insurance is substituted for retirement income. Under the plan, a married individual selects a single life annuity payout from the pension plan, which will generate the maximum monthly income benefit while that individual is alive, with nothing being paid to the surviving spous ...
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Purchase Payment
Premium payment. ...