Michael Baeumler's (baeumler) Blog

I’ve had prospective sellers ask me "where do you advertise?" My typical response is almost everywhere except print media...it's too old fashioned for me, and the exposure/value just isn't there anymore. If I'm competing for a listing, my marketing plan is well detailed and I usually end up with ...

Arranging Your Mortgage Buying a Home today is an extremely attractive proposition. Interest rates are at their lowest in decades and the housing market is full of homes to suit just about any budget or family requirement. Still, you'll inevitably have to deal with financing and this will mean ta...

Closing The Deal It's an exciting time. Your offer has been accepted. You can't wait to move into your new home. But don't start celebrating yet. There is one final stage involved in purchasing a home -- closing the deal. Closing is the point at which ownership and usually possession of the prope...

Quick Ways To Spruce Up Your Home Sometimes, all it takes is a few simple fix-ups to improve the look of your home and make it more marketable. Even if you don't plan to sell in the near future, a change of face can make your home more comfortable and appealing. If your kitchen, bathroom and othe...

Listen To Your REALTOR® Owning a home gives people a definite sense of pride and achievement, sometimes it also gives them strange subjective viewpoints which may not necessarily be a true picture of reality when it comes to selling. (Is that polite enough?) Many of my clients when listing their...

Education keeps REALTOR® standards high When consumers choose a REALTOR® to help them buy or sell a property, they are placing their trust in someone who is knowledgeable and who will protect their interests. A REALTOR'S® role is to provide clients with sound, effective, timely advice and profess...

Foreclosure - FYI Few people think they will lose their home, they think they have more time. Here's a general outline of how it happens. Note: Timelines may vary. ·         First month missed payment - your lender will contact you by letter or phone. A housing counselor in your area may be able ...

 I love my job, and I'm good at it .....but next to the used car salespeople and the ambulance chasing lawyers, REALTORS® have been given a pretty bad reputation. The bias reputation needs to be changed! Help me change it! My feeling is that we bring emotional stability to a market operated by e...

Chattels or Fixtures? That is the question. When a young family, or any buyer decides to buy a home, they always seem to have the same question: “Is that included in the price?” Try to keep that young family happy; the standard answer is; “anything is for sale for the right price”. REALTORS® are ...

Back in the mid-nineties, I lost a good friend to a brain tumor. The doctors had given him six months to live. For three of those months he laughed and lived life to the fullest, knowing that any day could be his last...he died within the six months. Fast forward to just a few years ago, I came t...