Assessed Value vs Market Value
Friday, April 08
I received an offer the other day with a purchase price well below asking and market value. When I asked the agent where they had come up with this price, they said it was a good offer because it was above the Boston home's assessed value. Instead of being annoyed because these poor buyers were...
Thinking About Packing Up? Here's Where to Start
Thursday, March 24
Thinking about packing up, but don’t know where to start? Start by getting the boxes. If you are looking into hiring a moving company they will usually supply you with moving boxes of all sorts of sizes. But I am often asked the question of where people can get boxes.These are my suggestions. Mi...
The Do's and Don'ts of Buying a Home
Monday, March 14
You've bought a Boston North West home. The seller has accepted your offer and the P&S has been signed. You can already picture moving your family into the new place. But, your furniture seems a little worse for wear. So, you decide that you need to go out and buy a whole new seating arra...
Testing My Real Estate Theory - Storing Your Stuff
Friday, February 25
We hadn't gotten very far with the purchase of a . We were waiting to sort out a few inspection items, none of which are a big deal. We were supposed to sign a P&S come Tuesday, but we'll have to see if we get there or not.In the meantime, we still had to organize our move out. Mike called PO...
Testing My Real Estate Theory - A Successful Open House
Thursday, February 24
As I posted earlier, I was going away with my family for the weekend. That way we would be out of everyone's way and we wouldn't need to worry about keeping our Boston North West house tidy in between appointments. Telling 2-year-olds to keep the house neat and tidy for potential buyers just do...
Testing My Real Estate Theory - Brokers Open
Monday, February 21
Well, the day came for our to be put on the market. We had the cleaning crew come early, the stager scurrying around to make the house look absolutely perfect and I was busy trying to get myself ready and the kids out the door. I had one of my favorite mortgage brokers, Bill Nickerson with Mor...