Real Estate

We have great year in real estate so far! By the end of June we will have already met our goal for the entire year! This is great news, and it’s a sign the market is starting to recover. However, the downside to this is… we’ve sold most of our listings, and we need more. Read More

Last week Zillow released a new map showing the amount of negative equity across the country. Negative equity (also known as underwater or upside down) is when a person owes more on their mortgage than the value of the property. Luckily values in the Madison area didn’t fall near as much as many parts of Read More

There are a million different ways to invest in real estate; buy and hold rentals, flipping, development, wholesaling, note buying, tax liens, just to name a few. The buy and hold rentals and fix and flip type investing seems to be the most common for beginning investors though. So, I’m going to focus on the Read More

The seller just had the hardwood floors redone, installed laminate tile in the kitchen, put in a new toilet, installed a new bathroom cabinet, and lowered the price! Welcome Home to a wonderful 3 bedroom ranch with custom cabinets and hardwood floors. Large front yard and very private backyard welcome kids and adults alike! Close Read More

JUST LISTED – This 3 bedroom 1 bath ranch in a great neighborhood is move in ready! All the ‘big items’ have been done for you. The roof, siding, windows, flooring, A/C and furnace have all been done in the past 11 years. The unfinished basement is a blank slate for you to add another Read More

We love what we do, and we are usually talking about the great things in real estate. However, I thought it would be entertaining to share some of our gripes about the real estate business. Hopefully this will give a few people in the business new perspective, so they can make some improvements. 1. Unresponsive Read More

Several weeks ago I wrote about Dane County house sales increasing over last year. Well, the trend continues to grow even stronger. In the last 6 weeks the increase in properties under contract has been 86.7%!

Prices are still low and so are interest rates, but sales in the Madison area are up for 9 months straight! This is a definite sign of improvement in the real estate market. The amount of action we’ve seen in the past 6 weeks has been incredible. We’ve seen several multiple offer situations, we’ve put Read More

We recently had the opportunity of working with some first time home buyers who decided to purchase an income property as a first home.  They purchased a duplex to live in one half and rent out the other half. Their goal was to own their home while at the same time making a great long Read More

I’m always trying to further my knowledge and better myself. I enjoy reading business and self-improvement type books far more than fiction. With that said, I’m not really a big reader. When I do slow down enough to sit down with a book, I usually enter into sleep mode pretty quickly.  So, I listen to Read More