Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
One of the new regular post themes that got the green light for this year is something we’re calling “Weekend Plans.” The idea is to highlight some activities for the coming weekend that are either real estate related or might be of interest to a homeowner. Ideally they’ll be things that you can decide to do at the last minute, rather than having to buy tickets months in advance. We’ll also try to note common
As a buyer’s agent, I’m on the lookout for interesting houses for my clients – their personal shopper in the real estate markets. I’m their eyes and ears on the ground, monitoring the new listings, checking out properties in person, and asking about other opportunities. There are many reasons why this can be helpful to buyers, but here are two biggies. Properties show up and disappear from the public websites differently than on the MLS
Tuesday is the traditional day for real estate office meetings and then Broker Tour. What exactly is Broker Tour? Well, it’s essentially an open house for real estate agents. When homes are newly listed they’ll typically have an open house so agents can get a preview look. If they have buyers interested in that type of home, they can give them more information. Broker Tour in the Hartford area traditionally happens on Tuesdays between 11:00am-2:00pm.
Another spring Sunday has passed, and with it another round of open houses. We have been hosting them regularly over the past month and have noticed that as soon as people get inside, they begin to have memory problems. Everyone that comes to our open houses is asked to sign-in. Our goal is to have an accurate count of the number of people that visited the property, and a way to follow up if needed.
Last weekend I did a Home Buying Workshop at the Connecticut Convention Center in conjunction with the CT Home and Remodeling Show. It was a very interactive discussion, and attendees asked many interesting questions. Here are two questions we covered that will hopefully be relevant to a larger audience: How do I find out about open houses? There are a few places to check to find out about the open houses in the Greater Hartford