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I'm seeking opinions from agents and open house goers alike.  (Both active house hunters and curious lookers.)  What are your thoughts on hosting an open house on Super Bowl Sunday?  Would you stop by an open house, say, after running to the store for chips and drinks? The house I would like to h...
01/25/2010
The other day I posed the question, "If you purchased a move-in ready home (no immediate repairs/upgrades/changes needed) and received either the $8,000 or $6,500 tax credit, how would you spend that money?   With 29 email responses and 14 Facebook comments, here are the answers I received: Of th...
01/23/2010
18.    Ryan, Glynnis, and their three adorable kids purchased a four year old town house in Belleville.  They had some time constraints that forced them to make a quick decision.  After a few marathon house-hunting trips, they narrowed it down to two properties.  The only ‘problem' was; they coul...
01/12/2010
14.    I helped Megan and her sister, Amanda, sell their parents house in Collinsville.  Again, don't believe all the negative hype about the current real estate market.  Megan and Amanda received two offers, mere hours apart.  That turned out to be yet another smooth transaction, even though we ...
01/09/2010
9.  Patrick and Lindsey were an absolute joy to work with.  How Patrick was able to handle house hunting, inspections, negotiations, and moving while studying for the bar exam, I will never know.  He never even seemed stressed.  Maybe it's a testament to me???  Or, maybe he just an even keeled, e...
01/08/2010
1.  Amanda and I looked at houses all over the Alton/Wood River/Roxana area before finding ‘the one' in Alton.  The house has a great layout, full basement, and a HUGE detached garage: 3-4 cars easily.  She has since done a lot of work to the house, and will likely be putting it back on the marke...
01/07/2010
Here is a brief summary of the current tax credits: The EXTENDED part:  First-time buyers still qualify for a credit of 10% of their home's purchase price, up to $8,000.  First time homebuyers are defined as individuals that have not owned a home in the last three years. The EXPANDED part:  Homeo...
01/02/2010
There are two houses, one in Edwardsville and one in Worden, that I watch like a hawk.  The minute one of them goes up for sale, I will be the first person standing on the covered front porch waiting to get in.  (Yes, they both have covered front porches.)  I'm not saying which houses they are th...
12/28/2009
I would like to send a sincere thank you to my clients that closed in November: Rick and Heather (and their adorable daughter), The Patel Family (looking forward to working with them again soon),  Jarrett and Dorothy (SO much fun - and they gave me a gift card for coffee!), Cory and Tammy (and Ca...
12/11/2009
When it comes to decorating the outside of your house for the holidays, I group homeowners into several categories: First you have the Over-the-Top Clark Griswold Types (see below).  Although these houses are few and far between, Google has an endless supply of glowing images.  One of my favorite...
12/10/2009
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