Many HUD properties, if the price and location are right, could be the first-time home buyers vehicle to almost 20% equity on their first home. Take for instance this property at 57 Garden Grove Manchester Connecticut. This was a HUD property listed at $175,000. My first-time home buyer got it fo...

11/22/2015

To Love Others, You Must F.L.Y. (First Love Yourself)

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FIRST LOVE YOURSELFHow can you be predisposed into loving others without nurturing your own being FIRST? There are works to do inside yourself before you can successfully love another being... be it two-legged or four; or with fins or scales. Have you checked your emotional, physical, physiologic...

11/19/2015

Make it Happen Before it's Too Late! The Certainty of Life is Uncertain!

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Today, I read Joe Petrowsky's blog about the passing of Eric Boucher. I did not visit Active Rain yesterday and the news about this tragedy dampened my mood. I would not hide my grief over this incident because Eric and I had this friendly connection and competition which transpired conspicuou...

11/18/2015

How and When Do you Show Your Value as a Realtor?

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As buyer's agents, we don't just drive to show houses. We are hired to do our job. And what is this job? When my buyer bought his first home in Middletown, it was just the right size for him. But as we all know, there will be life-changing events that will occur for as long as we live. So after s...

11/12/2015

To Disclose or Not to Disclose? A Dicey Situation that Realtors in CT Could be Facing

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Twenty -Thousand Homes. That is the number of homes that are, allegedly, affected by crumbling foundations in Connecticut. According to the report, these homes are built by the contractor JJ Mottes . In our recent meeting, we were informed that JJ Mottes has been operating since 1947. This compan...

11/05/2015

Sold 17-19 Strant Street., Manchester CT. 06040. Ideal Owner-Occupied Multi-Family

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17-19 Strant Street Manchester CT. 06040. Turnkey. Ideal for Owner-Occupied Investment Home Buyers Both Units Exude that Character and Charm Reminiscent of Homes built in the 1900s. Kitchens and Bathrooms were updated to infuse the Modern Look. Both Floors have hardwood floors Freshly Painted wi...

11/04/2015

Sold to a First-time Home Buyer! 35 Bretton Rd., Manchester CT., 06040

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This listing located at 35 Bretton Road in Manchester, CT.,06040, was sold to a first-time home buyer. THIS HOME FEATURES: Natural Streaming Light from Front Picture Windows Newly Installed Skylights Remodeled Kitchen with Granite Countera and New Cabinetry Dark-Textured Hardwood Floors for Cont...

11/04/2015

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