Monthly Archives: October 2014
Choosing a Madison, Wisconsin Real Estate Agent: No Trick-or-Treat Grab Bag!
When your house is about to go on the market, or you are preparing to find the perfect area home, choosing the right Madison, Wisconsin real estate agent shouldn’t be a blind Trick-or-Treat grab bag. You deserve to come up with a full-size candy bar—not a walnut! The right choice can make all the difference... Read More
Selling an Madison, Wisconsin Home for Sale—When it’s Haunted!
Regardless of whether you believe in “hauntings” or not, a frightening past can affect how potential buyers react to a home for sale in Madison, Wisconsin. Depending on timing, an agent may or may not be obligated to explain that a death or other dramatic event took place in the house—or that the current owners... Read More
Advance Home Inspection: a Heads-Up When Selling Your Home
If you are currently selling your Madison, Wisconsin home, you may already find yourself playing the waiting game. It’s a normal course of affairs in most real estate markets—but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating. You’ve got decisions to make, moving deadlines to order, but everything goes into limbo while you await the completion... Read More
Sump Pump Awareness—Part of Real Estate Maintenance
If your piece of Madison, Wisconsin real estate is nobly situated atop a commanding hilltop, you probably won’t run into the issues discussed here because gravity works on your behalf when it comes to plumbing. On the flatter elevations, many of us must deal with sumps and sump pumps. For the uninitiated, sump pumps are... Read More
Don’t Fall in Love with a Madison, Wisconsin House (at Least Not Too Soon!)
Sparks are flying. Your imagination has become hot and heavy. It’s true love. You’ve fallen hard–for a Madison, Wisconsin house! Buying a Madison, Wisconsin house is serious business. It’s not only where you’ll be hanging your hat: it’s also a great investment. So when you find the one that’s the total knockout you were hoping... Read More
Photos Make (or Break) Madison, Wisconsin Home Listing Successes
Your Madison, Wisconsin home listing is, hands-down, the most likely place prospective buyers will get their first glimpse of the home you are selling. Most serious prospects will go online as an early step in the process of winnowing candidate properties by area, asking price, number of bedrooms, etc.—so the photos in your home listing... Read More
For Buyers and Sellers, a Backgrounder on Madison, Wisconsin Comparables
Establishing the asking price for a Madison, Wisconsin home may not quite qualify as science fiction, but it can be a bit of an adventure in time and space—at least when it comes to establishing the Madison, Wisconsin comparables. The logic behind valuing a property by looking at recent Madison, Wisconsin comparable sales—the Madison, Wisconsin... Read More
Eye-Catching Photos Influence Home Sales in Madison, Wisconsin
When it comes to home sales, looks do matter. Once a home comes onto the market, how soon it moves can depend on its location, design, quality of construction—not to mention how well it’s been maintained, the neighborhood, school district…it’s the sum of at least a dozen contributing factors. But when it comes to Madison,... Read More
Are Drones the Next Big Thing in Madison, Wisconsin Real Estate?
When you hear the word “drone,” you’re more likely to think military target than Madison, Wisconsin residential listing. But drones could be the Next Big Thing in real estate photography—that is, if they don’t run afoul of the law. Technically known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), drones have swooped and dived into the public consciousness... Read More
Predicting Madison, Wisconsin Home Sales Using a Familiar Rule of Thumb
The volume of Madison, Wisconsin home sales this fall will depend on more than just the number and quality of listings—though they do seem to be stacking up fairly well. Predictions are always less than reliable, but when a major benchmark is met for real estate activity on the national scene, it can be a... Read More
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