Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
A while back we talked about how appraisals can impact a deal. A new twist is that buyers have recently been making their offers more attractive by voluntarily removing the appraisal clause. They take the risk that the appraiser finds that the “value” of the home to be less than the contract price, and they have to bring more cash to the closing. Today we’re going to quantify that risk. Banks require appraisals to help
The other day we wrote a post about a new garden we’ve built this spring. That garden was built with a lot of sweat, and a lot of visits to various garden centers, markets and a local farm. I thought our experiences might help you with your gardens. Here’s where we went to get our supplies… First, we had to dig up a good portion of the yard and deploy that “sod” elsewhere. We have
I never thought that I would be much of a gardener. I’m not really sure why, seeing as both sets of our parents are successful gardeners. Kyle’s parents focus mostly on vegetables. My parents (my mom, really) give most of their efforts to prolific flower gardens and many, many house plants. And over the past few years, I’ve really gotten into gardening. Probably because we’ve done many of the interior projects that needed to be
This fully updated Cape is move-in ready and conveniently located near shopping and highway access. The home offers 4 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms over 1,428 square feet. A formal living room with shiny hardwood floors welcomes you. The remodeled kitchen has a breakfast bar and opens to the dining room. There is also a large bedroom and an updated full bathroom on the first floor. Upstairs you’ll find three bedrooms and another remodeled full
I am a dog person. I love dogs. I have a dog of my own. She is great. But not everyone loves dogs. In fact, some people don’t like dogs at all. Who can blame them really? Sometimes dogs are smelly. They drool. They shed. And sometimes they bark. In fact, they may bark a lot. Which is exactly what this dog did when I went to show a house today. It barked at me