Jackie Birnbaum PA

Buying a home is exciting, but it can become stressful, if the journey is started without the right preparations. My advice is to first hire a mortgage broker and get pre-qualified for a home loan, if the purchase is not a cash transaction. The mortgage broker will determine the best loan type, amount of down payment required and most importantly the purchase price of the property. Once the loan type and purchase price has been established, then the next step is to hire an experienced Realtor to guide the buyer through the search process and contract negotiations. Most buyers start the process by searching for properties without exactly knowing how much they qualify for. In my local S-Florida real estate market properties can sell very fast and being a pre-qualified buyer can be a huge advantage getting an offer submitted fast and accepted. Start your journey the right way and enjoy the home buying process !

When selling a home, it is important to have the correct information on the recent sales of comparable homes in your area, so that the property is priced right from the get-go. It is equally important to present the home to buyers in its best light. Prepare for the sale and make the exterior and interior of your home as appealing as possible. It is always advised to de-clutter and remove personal items as much as possible, so that buyers won't be distracted by too much "stuff" and can see themselves living in the home with their furniture and personal items. Hire an expert Realtor who has knowledge of your area and the experience to guide you. A great agent will market your home extensively, making it shine and offers custom made startegies on how to get the highest price for your home.

Sellers, buyers, investors, relocations, estate sales, rental properties, short sales

I was very honored and excited when a former client, who sold a home with me, got married and called me to start looking for her dream home with her new husband. Our local market is very competitive and the best homes for sale go under contract very fast. We spent weeks on the road looking at homes and one day we walked into the absolute perfect home. It was large, bright with an open floorplan and was completely renovated. It had a pool and stunning waterviews. My clients fell in love immediately and I found out that the property had already several strong offers. I was able to negotiate a price and terms that were favorable to my clients and still beat the competing bids and my clients moved into their dream home a few weeks later. It made me very happy to have been able to help them !

I love real estate and my former work experience in sales and customer service encouraged me to take the first steps to become a Realtor and build my own business. At first I joined a well-known real estate team in my area and was working with buyers for the most part for 5 years. After that I felt confident that I can also help sellers achieve the best outcome selling their homes and I started my career as solo agent and it has been an honor and privilege to serve many sellers and buyers since then. No money in the world can replace the feeling when I see the smiling faces of happy clients at closing!

I have over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and customer service and can now pair that with almost 20 years of experience in residential real estate sales.