Archive for April, 2010

Will Allen, Growing Power

Visiting 2 acres of greenhouses and learning all about soil, fish farming and worms is not the typical day for a Madison real estate broker. I was able to turn my phone off for a couple of hours and really tune into what makes Growing Power such an amazing place. It isn’t just Will Allen that makes it such a great place; it is his inspiration that permeates the place.

As a business owner I learn from everyone and from every organization every day and that is how I constantly strive to be better. Getting involved with what lights me up in the community is how I stay inspired. Even during our busy seasons, I know that if I let myself drown in real estate, I will do just that, drown. (more…)

In your race to meet the Tax Credit April 30th deadline, take some tips from the Alvarado Group and plan your time well

Buying a house isn’t always easy and as a Madison real estate professional I have always believed that the best approach in working with Buyers is to let them find a comfortable pace at which to guide them through the process. Everyone is different and every home buying process is different and that has worked great. Until now.

Now, we all have ONE date – April 30th!

If you have not written an offer yet, or if you are in an accepted offer but still getting through contingencies, here are quick home buying tips that you need to know today!

• Don’t fight time. Plan your time, be in control of your time and create time to make this happen. If you have to reschedule activities and push them into May, do it. Don’t try and fit it all in. You will cause yourself unnecessary stress. Buying a home takes time. Take a day or two off from work. Once you find the right home, the negotiation process of offers, counter offers and amendments back and forth take time, inspections take time, meetings with your lender take time. Explain what is going on at work and get the flexibility you need to make good decisions through the process. (more…)