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
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I recently listed a charming 3-story, 1940’s colonial in the Morley elementary school district in West Hartford. The home is just under 2,400 square feet and offers 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. There is a large family room on the first floor, a formal living room with fireplace, and a formal dining room with 2 built-in hutches. All of the bedrooms are good sized, the master bedroom offers a large walk-in closet, and the third
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I recently listed a sweet townhouse at the Farmington Woods condo community. This gated complex offers beautiful landscaping surrounded by opportunities to golf, play tennis, and swim at its multiple pools. The condo is privately located and is an end unit with 1388 square feet of living space. It offers 2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths, an updated kitchen, and a combo living room/dining room with crown molding, a fireplace, and sliders to a patio. Upstairs
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Generally, I am not a superstitious person. I don’t bury St. Joseph statues in the yards of my listings (there will be a future blog on this), I don’t have a lucky pair of underwear that I wear to listing appointments, and I don’t read the horoscopes of my buyers to figure out if today is the day we’ll find them a house. However, there is one thing in real estate that I am overly
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This is my lifeline to the universe known as real estate. I spend a lot of time with my phone. It lets me talk to current clients, potential clients, and annoying telemarketers. I also text quite a bit and read and send email from my phone. And surf the web. I can even look up MLS listings on my phone while I’m out with clients or just driving around. Well, I don’t drive and use
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