Miami Spice Season Has Arrived! Don’t Miss Your Change to Visit Your Favorite Restaurant!

Pet Lovers -take notice

Some of the restaurants have outside seating so you can take your pooch with you! Check first if you are not familiar with the restaurant to see if there is outside sitting.

Here is the scoop – the Miami Spice season just started August 1st and runs through September 30th where one can have lunch, brunch or dinner at some of the most “sought out” restaurant as well as your restaurants that you were not able to afford until now. What a wonderful idea to enjoy celebrate with love ones! Or buy an American Express or Visa gift card so your friend or relative can have a wonderful time. Magda your realtor to take a few minutes to glance through the list of the restaurants participating.

Here is the link to the Miami Spice website and also included are reviewed from our local newspapers as follows

The Eater Their guide to Miami Spice

Thrillist – the Top 10 best deals | Miami Spice

I Love Miami Spice

The Miami Herald – article entitled “There’s something new at Miami Spice this year: Brunch

Magda’s Choices – however there are so many fine restaurants to choose from and considering visiting some of these with friends and family

Bal Harbour, Florida

Le zoo (Casual French cuisine) Bal Harbour Shoppes

Makoto (Japanese) – the finest at Bal Harbour Shoppes – shop, dine and enjoy fine Japanese dishes

Atlantikos – at St Regis Hotel Bal Harbour Florida

Artisan Beach House – at Ritz Carlton Bal Harbour

Homestead – this is a distance away however it is an escape from city beach life

Redlander Restaurant by Schebly Winery in Homestead, Florida – perfect for a weekend

Miami Design District – if you are looking for Cuban gourmet cuisine with fine playing music and singing waiters then a stop at Estefan Kitchen and of course if you go early you can take yourself to some fine luxury shopping at the new open boutiques such as Valentino, Cartiers, Hermes and many more!

South Beach

Prime Fish

Smith & Wollensky

Mr Chow at W Hotel

Il Mulino NY

Estiatorio Milos

Bakehouse Brasserie

Downtown Miami

Fooq’s – Persian home cooking – downtown Miami

Miami Beach

Looking for a cozy fine French restaurant – Pied A Terre at the Cadet Hotel

And there so many others – simply visit the website, take your time browsing and deciding which ones would interest you the most – and I recommend stepping “out of the box” and going to different part of Miami Dade so you can discover our different cities that encompasses Miami-Dade like Doral which is a destination with fine dining and not too far from grand shopping centers.

Love to hear what places you got to visit during this season.

If you are in having a big lobster may I recommend the “the Palms” Restaurant in Bay Harbor islands for those 4# lobster or you prefer a more casual, lay back setting then I would recommend Kelly’s Landing in Fort Lauderdale but calls first and find when it would be best day to have Maine Lobster at a great price!

And if you fall in love in buying a place or additional another property to your investment portfolio please consider using our services by simply calling Magda today at 305-868-2141 | email: Magda@MagdaSaltzman.com or Msaltz9708@gmail.com. You are welcome to browse through our real time MLS real service for actual inventory now available for purchasing www.WaterfrontHomesinMiami.com and if you prefer in Spanish, then visit our All Spanish website www.MiamiCasa.us.

Thank you and wishing you a wonderful Miami Spice season!

Prices Up and Down

Prices Up and Down!

Another blogging by Magda Saltzman Realtor

305-868-2141 Email: msaltz9708@gmail.com

It is still a great time to buy in South Florida

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One of my favorite lenders wrote the following article which is quite timely for our area.

Homes under $300000 are still very slowly increasing in price. The main reason is the lack of inventory. Homes is the $500000 range have basically remained flat, with about the same number of buyer and sellers and a 4 month supply or so of homes. Above $800000 the market is mixed depending on the area and type of product condos have had a slight reduction in price over the last -6 months and luxury homes above 5 mils have either been flat or trending slightly down. We at Florida Preferred Mortgage still have jumbos rates in the 4s and mortgages under $423000 can put down as little as 3% on conventional loans.

You are welcome to call them (Fred MacMartin) at now at 305-949-8828 to get them pre-qualified.

5 Rookie House Selling Errors

5 Rookie House Selling Errors

It is an alluring idea to try and sell your property without utilizing the services of a real estate agent. Of course you can do it if you have some knowledge about real estate transactions and save a lot of your hard earned money. However, you must avoid these costly mistakes to save your money when attempting to sell your home on your own.

1. Setting a Wrong Price

Most homeowners set a high asking price for their property as they want to sell it at a high price. Setting a wrong price makes it very difficult to sell the home even if you are ready to negotiate on the price. This is because many prospective buyers do not come forward with their offers at all as they think the price is too high.

2. Choosing a Real Estate Agent in Miami based upon His Fee

You have to pay the fee charged by the real estate agent when you rope him and utilize his services for selling your home. Do not fall to the guiles of inferior quality agents in South Florida just because they are ready to accept lower fees. You must do a thorough search of the background of the agent before finalizing him. An experienced real estate agent in South Florida may charge higher fee but he can also sell your home at higher prices than those who promise a lot but force you to accept an offer much less than you had in mind.

3. Rejecting Early Offers

It goes without saying that selling a property is a time consuming process that requires lots of patience from the seller. On the one hand it is necessary to maintain your cool and hold on when you start to receive offers, you must also make sure not to reject these early offers outright. You do not expect best price offers on the very first weekend. But do not be rude to early offer makers and keep in touch as you never know if you might have to return to one of these offers finally.

4. Trying to sell the Property on Your Own

Many homeowners feel that they can sell their property on their own and it is a waste of money to hire the services of a real estate agent. But selling a home is not a joke as it involves a lot of paperwork and formalities. A property dealer knows where to begin and how to iron out wrinkles in the entire procedure. Selling a property through a broker is often less costly than it is when you try to sell it on your own.

5. Poor Quality Photos in the Listing

It is easy to put off prospective buyers with poor quality photos that you give at the time of listing. Buyers are not impressed with photos that are dull or do not show the property in good light.

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