31-33 Capen Street, Hartford

This 6-unit brick apartment building is a great investment opportunity in Hartford’s Clay Arsenal neighborhood. Each unit is spacious with five rooms- a kitchen, living room/dining room, two bedrooms, bonus room, and full bathroom. All of the windows have been replaced. The property has public water and sewer, as well as natural gas. The interior of the property will need significant rehab and a trash out, as it was previously vandalized. All utilities are turned

What Kind of Home Do You Want?

Houses that are for sale

Some buyers set out to find a Complete and Total Disaster when they are shopping for a new home. Is that what you’re looking for? Because we come across them periodically and can point you in the right direction. Most buyers don’t want to do quite that much work on their new home, so they stick to the upper half of the quality chart shown above. The real challenge is knowing whether the home you

January Contracts: Cool Start to the Year

Hartford County Single Family Contracts in January 2014

The Hartford County single-family home market began 2014 with 519 contracts in January. The total was more than 4% lower than January of last year, though still higher than any other year since our data began in 2009. January was the longest cold stretch that we can remember in Greater Hartford. There have been brief deep freezes, but our experience in the area is that the temperature rarely falls below 20 degrees for long. This

I Don’t Hate It

“I don’t hate it.” I’ve been getting this line a lot recently from the male spouse in couples that are working with me to look for a home. That’s not necessarily a rousing endorsement of a place. And I’ve been getting it from several different guys, not just one. Do you think a homeowner would like to get the feedback “The husband didn’t hate your house.” Probably not. At times we do joke that it

An Offer’s Strength: Financing

Multi-Family

How strong is the bid we just submitted for that property you love? Are you going to get the house? Sellers are receiving multiple offers on a regular occasion this spring. Buyers are lined up, anxious to buy a home, and willing to submit offers on homes as soon as they hit the market. In many cases buyers know they need to write up their best offer immediately – there may not be an opportunity