State College and Centre County Real Estate

My favorite real estate app is actually a pretty simple one.  It's a financial calculator. The one that I use is simply called Financial Calculators and is availabale in the Google Play store.  It has a ton of different calcluators available all in the same app for a tip calculator all the way up...

There are probably a lot of things you don't know about me.  Let's start with 10 of them: 1. I'm an avid Crosssfitter- Five Days a week, 6am, lifting heavy weight and working like crazy wondering why I'm doing this to myself.   2. I'm in a pistol shooting league-My dad passed on a love of guns to...

Going along with August's contest here are a few things you may not have known about me: 1. I spent six years in the Army as a helicopter crew chief on a Blackhawk Helicopter 2. I have a degree in Finance from Penn State with a minor in Business Law 3. I traveled to Russia, England, France, Germa...

Carefree living at its finest in State College, PA! Nearly 3,000 square feet in this wonderful 4 bedroom, 4 full bath with hardwood and ceramic tile floors. The entryway opens to a large office area with French doors, the great room is complete with a gas fireplace. A door to the deck looks out o...

Here in State College, PA, the local community magazine, State College Magazine runs a "Best of" issue every year and they take votes from the internet to vote for best in several different categories.  After seeing the same couple people win year after year I decided last year that I'm going to ...

As Real Estate agents and REALTORS we should all be striving to maintain this level of professionalism.  Along with the Code of Ethics, these are great rules to live by! 25 Ways to Show your Professional Courtesy Every Day Real estate is a reputation and service business. Support your reputation ...

Just because you bought a home next to a vacant lot doesn't mean it will be vacant forever.  Consult an agent that knows the area and is familiar with development plans for the area as well.  There may already be a plan on the table! If ONE thing you need when you get with a residential, farm and...

My days in high school were pretty uneventful.  I tried to do the absolute least amount possible to get by. I had to work to pay my car insurance after a few brushes with the law over driving without a license before I was old enough to get my driver's license. I worked at McDonald's, mostly beca...

You don't pass or fail a home inspection.  The best home inspectors find almost everything, no one is perfect and can find everything wrong with a property.   I find the whole discussion about inspectors being “deal killers” interesting.  I have come to embrace the notion that not all deal killer...

There are a lot of different factors that go into figuring a list price not just one! Trust your agent, they've seen most of the houses that are comparable and know what sells and what doesn't   Square Footage Alone Is NOT How I Came Up With Your Suggested List Price     If I have heard it once, ...