Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
I ran into a neighbor the other day and our conversation went along the lines of this: Neighbor: Hey, I have a real estate question for you. Now, I’m not looking to sell my home, but I’ve heard that having a lot of books is bad. Is that true? [Side note: many of my neighbors and friends preface their real estate questions with “I’m not looking to sell my home” whenever they ask me a
Few words are spoken with as much disdain as ‘McMansion.’ I’ll admit to criticizing a property with the term on occasion, though I’m not one of those people who could wax poetic about the evils they represent. In fact, I recently discovered that I had trouble even defining the term while I was talking with a local builder/developer about a project in which he may participate. After mentioning the main value drivers in the finished
Whenever my clients have a home inspection performed, I always recommend that they also have a radon test performed. Radon is an odorless and tasteless gas that is released when uranium decays in soil and rocks. It is just about everywhere, at varying concentration levels. It can enter a home through cracks in the walls and floor of your foundation and collect indoors. It can also be released by building materials or well water. If
Some people balk at the difference staging can make when selling a house. Well, let me tell you, I’m a believer. I recently listed a house in West Hartford that was staged to sell. I’ll be writing a more detailed blog about the process once it closes (it just went under contract today, after 7 days on the market), but I want to give you a preview of what a difference staging can make. This
I’m typically not a “fancy steakhouse” kinda girl. When it comes to restaurants, I’m more of a “hole in the wall” kinda girl. But when I received an unexpected $100 grand opening gift certificate from Fleming’s a few weeks ago, I said “Put on your fancy pants Kyle, we’re going out!” Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar recently opened in Blue Back Square in West Hartford. Comparable chain steakhouses in the area would be Morton’s