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Our condo association’s FHA approval recently expired and the condo board is currently debating whether or not to renew the qualification. Several of our board members have been rather opposed to getting the qualification with FHA extended. Although, the people opposed to this seem to view it as a low income housing program, which Is Read More
June 27th, 2012 by keithandkinseyHome Build – Week 12
This week in our home build there’s not much new to take pictures of. The items that are left are mostly smaller detail type work, so the changes don’t look near as dramatic. In any case, our columns were completed and painted, the front door was painted, the window sills were stained, the fireplace mantel was installed, Read More
June 23rd, 2012 by keithandkinseyOpen Houses – Sunday 6/17/12
6914 Pilgrim Rd. Madison, WI $176,900 This one is a steal of a deal on Madison’s west side! Take advantage of this convenient and quiet relaxing back yard! This home features 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom with the opportunity to finish the basement for additional space. All the work has been done for you; roof, siding, windows, flooring, A/C, Read More
June 16th, 2012 by keithandkinseyHome Build – Week 10
For the past few weeks, while the contractors did drywall and paint, things didn’t seem all that exciting since there weren’t any major transformation. However, this week our home build seemed to get exciting again! The cabinetry, flooring, trim, and doors all started to get installed. We both love how the kitchen turned out. The garage Read More
June 9th, 2012 by keithandkinseyHome Build – Week 6
This week, not much happened on the exterior of the house, but there was a flurry of activity inside. The electricians, HVAC crew, and plumber were all hard at work this week. The furnace and most of the ductwork was installed as well as all the wiring and electrical boxes. Also, the bathtubs were placed and Read More
May 12th, 2012 by keithandkinseyMy 5 Biggest Frustrations of the Real Estate Sales Business
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
May 11th, 2012 by keithandkinseyHome Build – Week 5
Take a look back to last week, and you’ll see how much was accomplished this week! It’s amazing to me the transformation in such a short time. The rough framing went really quickly and is already complete. They also put in windows, shingled the roof, and started electrical work. We did notice one oops, that Read More
May 5th, 2012 by keithandkinseyDane County Homes Under Contract Up 86.7%
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%!
May 4th, 2012 by keithandkinseyHome Build – Week 4
This week in our home building process the basement floor was poured, and the framing started. It’s amazing how fast thing seem to go when they get to this point. It seems like we went from a hole in the ground to a house in a matter of a week! We also finally got our Read More
April 28th, 2012 by keithandkinseyHome Build – Week 2
It was pretty exciting early this week with the home build. The foundation was completed and a temporary electrical service was installed. After the forms came off the foundation though, there was no action the rest of the week. The foundation needs several days of curing to solidify enough to back-fill against it.The back-filling will happen this coming week, Read More
April 14th, 2012 by keithandkinsey
