The first year of homeownership can be one of the largest adjustments you’ll experience. From being able to paint your walls without asking permission, to tearing out ugly carpeting, and all the other awesome things you’re able to do because you own the place. What isn’t fun is when the refrigerator goes out unexpectedly, or…
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Bicycling Around Madison
The city of Madison is a fabulous place for bicycling fun and commuting. Madison is easy to get around town primarily on bike paths and boulevards. Helping you get to your final destination, many Metro buses have bike racks on the front which makes it even easier to combine public transportation with your green-cycling. Getting across town…
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Should You Stage a Vacant Home?
Should you stage a vacant home? To stage or not to stage can be a controversial question, and the answer can be a very individualized one. Various factors that come into play are condition (lipstick on a pig never works!), price point (spending $5K to stage a $90K home doesn’t make great financial sense), and…
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5 Tips To Keep Your Cool In A Hot Seller’s Market
Say what? That house we looked at already has an accepted offer? But it was just listed yesterday…I DON’T UNDERSTAND! Yep, that is what we are hearing time and time again this Spring all across Madison, WI. Sellers are, for the most part, not only getting exactly what they are looking for price wise, but some…
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Sublet, A Short-Term Option for Buyers in Limbo
Home Buyers Have High Competition Buying a home in today’s real estate market can be quite competitive. With a current 2.16 months of inventory, home buyers are having a tough time. A balanced market is 6 months worth of inventory, which means the average home will spend 6 months on the market for sale. Scarce inventory,…
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