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In recent years it seems many sellers are starting to think that open houses don’t work. I think this is the result of a lot of listing agents being lazy and convincing their sellers that open houses don’t work so the agents don’t have to spend their time holding an open house. I’ve even heard Read More

Welcome Home!! Wonderful 3 bedroom has room for everyone! Family room with wet bar, gorgeous stained glass window and cathedral ceilings, has a deck ready for grilling out. Nearly 100% fenced yard boasts blooming Jack in the Pulpits, female Hops, lilacs, roses, trillium, horseradish, garden and more! Fresh paint and carpet, along with roof from Read More

Recently I wrote a post about 7 traits of a great listing agent.  I recently realized that Kinsey and I have run across some pretty terrible agents in the real estate business, and I thought it would be good to post some things to watch out for. Desperate Agents: An agent who is desperate for Read More

We accepted Angie and Jesse Rahn’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. We would like to challenge the Madison area real estate community as a whole to the ice bucket challenge, particularly Heidi and Ben Menaker (Great Rock Realty), Joe Long (Waterstone Mortgage), Lexie D. Harris (Restaino & Associates), Tamara McDougal (ReMax), Kyle Ebley (Realty Executives), Ryan Read More

Come visit this great new listing  condo listing at our open house on 8/3/14  from 12:00 – 2:00 PM This like new two bedroom condo is in the perfect location! Convenient to bike trail, parks, schools, dining and more! Full basement has bar and bathroom! Generous mud room and ample cabinet space in kitchen make Read More

Welcome Home!! Wonderful 3 bedroom has room for everyone! Family room with wet bar, gorgeous stained glass window and cathedral ceilings, has a deck ready for grilling out. Nearly 100% fenced yard boasts blooming Jack in the Pulpits, female Hops, lilacs, roses, trillium, horseradish, garden and more! Fresh paint and carpet, along with roof from Read More

I’m a big believer in living debt free. Living without debt offers you more freedom, less stress, and a more stable life.  Although, it’s pretty rare that someone has saved up enough cash to buy a home (good work if you have). A mortgage is one of the few debts I don’t think is totally Read More

Honesty and Integrity – When you list your home with an agent, you are putting a lot of trust in them. You want someone who can keep any of your personal and financial information confidential, and someone who will do business with your best interest in mind. Look for an agent that is honest an Read More

There has been much debate over whether owning a home is a good investment or not. Dictionary.com defines investment as “the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.” Historically real estate has had an annual average rate of appreciation between 3.5% and 5% depending Read More

When searching for a home people often want to know what their neighbors are going to be like. As a Realtor I need to abide by fair housing laws and not discuss the demographics of a neighborhood. In most cases though, I don’t think people are trying to be discriminatory in any way. Buyers are Read More