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COMING SOON: MINT CONDITION 2 FAMILY DETACHED 7/4 WITH FINISHED BASEMENT AND GARAGE. MAIN HOME:  LARGE EAT IN KITCHEN WITH CUSTOM CHERRY WOOD CABINETS, GRANITE COUNTER TOPS, CERAMIC TILE FLOOR.  Dining room and Living room with vaulted ceilings and sliders to porch.  Tasteful Bathrooms w/ 3/4 pri...
03/30/2010
As my Clients and I were House Hunting, the Buyer noticed a low helicopter coming in our direction.  We could see it was a NYPD helicopter and there was another helicopter behind him. We got into my car and I went toward the helicopters direction.  We went to the end of Sprague Avenue and witnes...
03/17/2010
What's the MAGIC  Colors to get your home SOLD!  Color plays a BIGGER part in selling a house then one may realize. How you decide to dress your walls or "undress your walls" can convince a buyer that your home is move-in ready or leave them looking elsewhere. If the goal is to see the sparkle of...
03/17/2010
Imagine.... being a Real Estate Agent selling homes with  -  NO COMPUTERS, NO INTERNET, NO BLACKBERRY, NO FAX MACHINES,  NO CELL PHONES and being a FEMALE!!!   Yes a Female!!!!  The ratio of women in this line of profession back then were GREATLY out numbered by the Men. Top that with being Youn...
03/15/2010
You're awaken by something in the middle of the night.  You are confused and trying to get your bearings.  What woke me up?  What is happening?  You come to realize that you're having a hard time breathing, you can't see inches in front of you, and that's when the horrific realization hits you. ...
03/13/2010
Now that Spring time is here and we all are happy to trade our winter coats for a spring  jacket or sweater, I think I speak for everyone that WE WELCOME the warmer weather. As I go into many homes to help them sell, I find that the winter is still on the inside of some of their homes.  The cost...
03/08/2010
How to Get the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit You've decided to purchase a home and take advantage of the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit. Here's what you have to do to get your benefit: Close on your home purchase between November 7, 2009 and April 30, 2010, or have a binding written contract by ...
03/05/2010
No matter what State you reside in, No matter what style of a home you have, The one thing we all have in common is how to stage a home for sale. Any home can be sold, but a home that can bring you in more money by "preparing" your home is a wonderful thing.  Here are "some" my OWN PERSONAL HELP...
03/03/2010
The prices of homes in the past few years have declined, the equity in one's home has decreased,  so how can someone sell their home and get "that price" that will make them happy enough to move on? Well there is NO TRICK,  it's just getting a  little education of what is happening on the  "other...
02/27/2010
As I service my clients in Staten Island, New York and in New Jersey, I have come to find myself yet again finding a "pattern" with the market.  History always repeats itself and now is no difference.  There is no denying that the market isn't a quick-moving one, but as Real Estate always goes, p...
02/26/2010
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