SOLD! For-Sale-By-Owner in Dudley, MA Congratulations to my buyers, who just purchased this delightful home in Dudley, MA. This property was offered for-sale-by-owner, and I was the buyers' agent on this transaction. Between the buyers and sellers, we had five families involved, who lived
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01/28/2010
Thinking About Finishing Your Basement? Here are 5 tips to help you avoid hassles: 1. Hire a home inspector to examine your basement. This is the first prep step you should take, and yet most people skip it. A home inspector can inspect your basement for the following issues: - Presence of m
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01/27/2010
7 Issues to Consider When Sellling Your House without a Real Estate Agent Photo copyright 2010 Kathryn Acciari In any real estate market, it is quite common to find those home owners who wish to sell their home without the assistance of a real estate professional. This is understandable. Aft
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01/17/2010
A Quick Little Tool for Comparing Rents: Rentometer I came across this site as I was doing some research for one of my rental clients. It is called Rentometer, and it gives you a quick look at the rents in any given town. Just plug in your address, town, state, number of bedrooms, and the rent
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01/17/2010
Real Estate Market Activity in Sturbridge, MA - Jan 1 to Jan 13, 2010 The first two weeks of the Sturbridge, MA, real estate market for January 2010 have been active. Since January 1, five single family homes have been placed under contract. These have a price range of $150,000 to $399,99 - q
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01/13/2010
Bottle Houses - Did You Ever Hear of Such a Thing Thank you to Miriam Gaddis, who today entered a brief post about bottle houses on her blog. Having never heard of bottle houses, I clicked on her post and then Googled "bottle houses" just to see what I would find. What an interesting topic. In
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01/09/2010
Here is Part 2 of Michael Thornton's series on water heater inspection. Thanks, Michael, for demystifying the water heater. Inspecting water heaters - Part 2Water heaters are something we take for granted. They set unnoticed in the corner of the garage or utility closet. When looking for a new h
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01/05/2010
RENTED! Tenant Found within One Month - Southbridge, MA I am pleased to announce that a tenant has been found for this 2 BR apartment in Southbridge, MA. The owner of this property hired me to help find a tenant in as short a time as possible. Using my rental property marketing plan, I found a
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01/02/2010
Have you seen Erica Ramus? She's famous! At the end of the January 2010 REALTOR(R) magazine, is a Sucess Story about ActiveRainer Erica Ramus. The article details the blog series Erica posted about preparing for a great January (see below). I have to say, it is exciting to be able to identify A
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01/02/2010