For those that are buying Wisconsin real estate now - there are IMPORTANT insider Buyers tips that you need to know about. It isn't as simple as shopping around for the best house, writing an offer, and then moving in. You need to know what neighborhood you want to live in, maybe research schools and understand Madison's short sale and foreclosure market. You need to learn about how market conditions locally will affect
While we're all aware of the health risks posed by lead, you might not realize that even common renovation projects can be hazardous in terms of lead. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), activities like sanding, cutting and demolition can create dangerous...
Today's Madison WI real estate landscape offers some great buys for savvy real estate consumers, especially when it comes to foreclosure properties. Unfortunately, even though there are already a large number of foreclosures on the market, analysts are predicting that yet another wave of distressed properties will crop up in the coming months.
You've picked your favorite Realtor, you've figured out a pricing strategy, you've worked for days getting your home in showing condition and now your home is officially on the market, full blown marketing has begun and your beautiful home is exposed to all the world. A big sigh of relief and then the phone rings...a showing...tomorrow? Okay...
"I really wanted that house!" I met with this woman a while ago to talk about selling her house because she wanted to buy a new one. She told me she didn't want a buyer's agent to help with the purchase of her next house, she just wanted someone to help her sell her house. She was pretty adamant...
Sometimes I get a call from a buyer that wants to go look at a home (one would hope that I would get calls like that!) and as I ask some basic questions I quickly realize that this potential buyer is very early in their home buying process. Asking questions is the key to being an good Realtor and asking the right questions is the key