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11 Reasons to List your home in December

November 30, 2007 by Jamie Miller · Leave a Comment 

11. By selling your home now, it allows you to have a stronger offer on a home in the spring market because you don’t have a home selling contingency
10. You can sell your home now for more money & have a delayed closing clause until 2008
9. Even though your home is on the market during [...]

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Save on Heating Bills

November 19, 2007 by Jamie Miller · Leave a Comment 

10 Ways to Winterize Your Home- courtesy of Christopher Solomon, MSN.com
1. Clean those gutters
Once the leaves fall, remove them and other debris from your home’s gutters — by hand, by scraper or spatula, and finally by a good hose rinse — so that winter’s rain and melting snow can drain. Clogged drains can form ice [...]

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Good Characteristics of a Listing Agent

November 19, 2007 by Jamie Miller · Leave a Comment 

Characteristics of a Good Listing Agent
Here are some of the characteristics sellers say they want in agent:

Sales Experience.
Education. Ask about degrees and certifications.
Honesty. Trust your intuition. Your agent should speak from the heart.
Networking. This is a people business. Some homes sell because agents have contacted other agents.
Negotiation skills. You want an aggressive negotiator, not somebody [...]

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Marketing Your Home to Sell

November 9, 2007 by Jamie Miller · Leave a Comment 

A REALTOR® can offer you many suggestions to prepare your home so it looks its best when being shown to a buyer. Use the following checklist as a guide when preparing and showing your home for sale. (Courtesy of the WRA)

Do everything you can — inside and outside –to make your home as attractive as [...]

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Benefits of a Buyers Agent

November 9, 2007 by Jamie Miller · Leave a Comment 

There are 3 types of rolls real estate agents play- a “buyers agent” & a “listing agent” or a “Sub-Agent” .
Buyers Agent- represents the buyer & the buyers best interest for any property for sale
Sub-Agent- works on behalf of the listing agent to work with buyers, but represents the sellers best interest. (For example, an [...]

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What are buyers looking for ?

November 1, 2007 by Jamie Miller · 1 Comment 

It’s a buyers market – for every buyer in Madison right now, there are 7 homes to chose from! What exactly are buyers looking for? What will make them say – that’s the one?

Pricing is EVERYTHING – if your home isn’t priced right for the market, it’s not going to sell. If it’s priced too [...]

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Buyers Market in Madison

November 1, 2007 by Jamie Miller · Leave a Comment 

If there was ever a time to buy real estate it’s now – with summer approaching the market is picking up  there are many homes, condos & residential income properties out there that are incredible deals.
Many homes in wonderful neighborhoods are priced way under market assessment. Part of the reason is the time of year. Spring is [...]

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