Does Watson have an office in Daytona or close by?

Watson Realty offices are located thoroughout Central and Northern Florida including 3 offices in the Daytona area.  Those offices are located in New Smyrma Beach, Port Orange and DeLand.  In each office there are agents that can assist you with your Daytona real estate needs.  Call me and I will introduce you to an agent in the Daytona area.

New Smyrna Beach Watson office




Port Orange Watson office

DeLand Watson office

Interesting survey on life lessons being taught

I read this interesting press release from Bank of America. Here are a few of the key points.


Today, Bank of America released findings from its Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Survey™, a report examining the values, financial priorities and concerns of affluent Americans.


When asked what life lesson they believe to be most important to impart onto their children

• (48 percent) of affluent parents cited “financial know-how”
• choosing the right spouse/partner (36 percent)
• choosing the right career path (24 percent)
• staying physically fit (17 percent)

In fact, 57 percent begin discussing financial matters with their children before the age of 12, and 85 percent before the age of 18.


The article continued with additional interesting findings regarding thoughts on retirement, health care and the current economic environment. It is a pretty good read.

The Proper Way to Treat an Agent

Are you treating your real estate agent properly?  Assuming you have a professional agent that is all set to provide the very best customer service and accomplish the task you hired them to do, don’t they deserved to be treated properly?

Here are a few suggestions on how you can treat an agent properly.

Carefully consider following the advice they offer. Have confidence that what they are advising you, even if it is different than how your cousin Vinnie sees it, comes from their hands on experience and knowledge of your market place.

Respect their right to earn a living. If you think they are making too much off the sale or purchase of your home, don’t use them. If you do use them to assist you, then for goodness sake don’t ask them to cut their pay. Agents work hard & handle many details behind the scene that make them more than worthy of the income they earn.

No jumping ship. When visiting open houses, scanning the Internet, or stopping in at new home communities, make sure you let the agent or representative you are calling or meeting know that you are working with an agent and that you are satisfied with the service you are receiving.

Treat your agent properly and they will appreciate it.