Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
NOTE: This post is a fine example of real estate agents being “real people” too. I work from home quite a bit and have an office on the third floor of our house. A couple of weeks ago I was at my desk and I heard a scratching noise coming from the inside of the wall. Hmm. What could that be? I crossed my fingers that a squirrel had not made its way into our
Finally! The lovingly-termed “Butt Ugly Building” at the corner of Trumbull and Main Street in Hartford may be seeing its last days. The Courant reported this morning that the owner has filed paperwork to have the building demolished. You probably have seen this eyesore if you’ve ventured anywhere near Downtown Hartford in the past several years. Here are the front and back profiles… Personally, I would like to see the building imploded, not demolished. We
You’re driving down the street and you pass a nice looking house with a For Sale posted in the yard. You’re not working with a real estate agent and you want some more information about the house, so you call the number on the For Sale sign. You’re either connected with the agent actually listing the house or the real estate office where they work. At this point, the person on the other end of
Fall is a good time to paint the exterior of your home because the air is typically less humid and temperatures are lower. These are optimal conditions for paint to adhere which lengthens the life of your paint job and protects your home from water entry and wood rot. Just make sure the surface is prepped properly with scraping and sanding. Actually picking the paint colors for your house is no small task. There are
In today’s “difficult” market, sellers often consider renting their home if their property does not sell shortly after being listed. We’ve worked with a number of folks that have asked about, and even tried, the rental option, with a wide range of results. Each time the topic comes up we evaluate the unique factors in the situation rather than giving a standard one-size-fits-all answer. Sellers initially consider the rental option because they want to get