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Talking House

Posted on March 20th, 2011 by Richard. Categories: For Home Buyers.

This isn’t a post about real estate where we “talk house”, this is about a house that actually talks. Its not haunted or inhabited by spirits either. It’s a real feeling that emanates from it so strongly that the thought-wave received is like a voice that speaks to something within you. When someone begins the buying process to look for a home, after a while they develop a clear vision of what they are looking for.

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Showing Homes

Posted on February 25th, 2011 by Richard. Categories: For Home Buyers.

It seems like I’ve been busier than normal lately showing homes to Buyers. I have no idea why. It just runs like that sometimes. What each buyer is looking for though is so much different from the others. Condos near downtown, executive one-level ranch homes close to Carmel, NW-side country estate properties, empty-nester downsize communities. A wide range of property types. The variety is one of the things I enjoy though…what keeps me engaged

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Open House Philosophy

Posted on August 8th, 2010 by Richard. Categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate Perspective.

To me it feels something like the opening line for the long-running show Meet The Press on NBC, but adapted to my own reality. “If it’s Sunday, it’s an Open House”. More times than not, you’ll find me for a few hours on Sunday afternoon hosting an Open House somewhere, and today is no exception. Usually I decide about a week in advance if and where I’d like to have an

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Back-up Offer

Posted on July 30th, 2010 by Richard. Categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers.

An agent showed a home that I have listed to their customers a week ago that since has an accepted offer on it from another Realtor. The agent who called saw the home now had a sale pending but wanted to know if the Seller would consider taking a back-up offer. The current offer was a good one or the Seller wouldn’t have accepted it, but you never know 100% for sure that any sale will work, so it’s usually

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Opening Doors

Posted on May 27th, 2010 by Richard. Categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate Perspective.

Later today, a customer will be closing on the sale of their home. So this is on my mind right now. They call it a final closing because all facets of the transaction come together and the transfer of title and sale is completed. But if you see the faces of the Buyer and Seller, and get a sense of what is really going on, the true impact of this event is anything