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"As a first-time homebuyer, I was nervous about the entire process. Step by step, Joe made it easy and fun. His expertise in the Columbus real estate market is a tremendous asset. He is highly recommended!" - Nicolette Horan, March 08
"I wanted to say thank you again, so much, for all your hard work. I know that you really put a lot of time into this transaction and I really, really appreciate it. I'm so happy I got the house and it all worked out and I just wanted to say thanks again, you did a great job and i really appreciate it. I will put that on the survey when they send it to me.
If there is ever anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to give me a call. I will refer every single person I know to you. I'm going to go get my dog and we're going to sit on the floor of our new house and have a glass of champaign. Thanks a lot Joe" -- Michael Mamp, Feb 08
Archive for the 'For Home Sellers' Category
“Gourmet Kitchen!” — uhm, really, do you think so??
June 21st, 2007 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
The term “Gourmet Kitchen” is dead. I’m making the pronouncement right now, Time of Death: 12:37 PM Thursday June 21, 2007. (Happy Summer!)
I remember the days when it used to mean something to have a gourmet kitchen. Now, every Tom, Dick and Harry has a gourmet kitchen to go along with their […]
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How far is it to the library (coffee shop, movie house, et.) and should I walk?
April 5th, 2007 categories: Columbus News, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
This is a great little hackthat uses Google’s superb mapping application to help record distances traveled during a running or walking workout. Simpler still, if there is a route you usually take to walk the dog and you’ve always wondered how far you travel each night, you can map it out.How far is the […]
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MLS Numbers Unmasked - What does it all mean?
April 3rd, 2007 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Market Updates, Real Estate News
I entered a listing into the MLS today and saw that it was number 2715344.
The 27 means it is a listing that originated in the year 2007.
The 15344 means it is the Fifteen Thousandth, three hundred and forty-fourth house that has come on the market this year. Yowza! We are up to 15,000 new […]
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Get A Clue - One Thing Every Buyer Could Do that No Buyer will
March 29th, 2007 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
Get a Clue (report from the sellers insurance agent)
A great report that can tell you more than the sellers might, but is mostly unheard of by the majority of the public, is a CLUE Report.
The acronym means Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange. It is a database used by the insurance industry which includes information about any […]
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Kitchen Waste Cans - No good solution?
March 27th, 2007 categories: About Me?, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
I don’t know about your house, but my family generates a lot of trash - most of it in the kitchen.? Sure, we recycle with the best of them-cans, glass, paper.? It doesn’t matter, the trash keeps coming and coming.? We live in the city and we have a decent sized kitchen […]
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Location Matters — But Columbus Dispatch used faulty data
March 19th, 2007 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Market Updates, Real Estate News
Citizens of Columbus, Please don’t be Shocked!
On Sunday March 11, the Columbus Dispatch ran a Home and Garden lead story about how the price per square foot is higher popular neighborhoods.
While there is little doubt about that being true, the actual data and numbers the paper used in the story are false.? For example, […]
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Always be Prepared (for something to go wrong)
March 15th, 2007 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
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Ahhh, the Ides of March.? An old, blind soothsayer once told me to beware the Ides of March and today I was figuratively stabbed in the back.? We were to close today on a lovely home I have listed.? The seller had her car all packed, her niece was here from […]
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After the Closing You’ll Miss Me
March 14th, 2007 categories: About Me?, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
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We’ve looked at 73 houses together, I burped your baby, was humped by your dog, we laughed and joked and now it’s all over.? You’ve got the keys to your dream home and you don’t need me anymore.?
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No more calls, no more meetings, no more questions.? While I certainly can’t […]
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