Last year I had done a market analysis for a woman who owned a home here in Westfield, MA, but was now living 8 hours away in Maine. She was contemplating selling the home in Westfield and asked if I could assess the property for her. As she was so far away, we never met […]
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The Buyer Highway Has A Fork in the Road. Is Your House on Both Sides?
In this day, it is important that your home be marketed to the buyers in THE WAY that the buyers prefer. What does that mean? Simply put, we all have our preferred methods of researching something we want. Customer A likes to read the morning paper with his coffee and uses the classified advertisements as […]
What do: The Wrong House, Streets that are closed, Ice Skating to the Door, Icicles on the Ceiling and an AM/FM Toilet Paper dispenser Have In Common?
Nothing, unless you are Lesley Lambert and happen to be showing 13 houses in Springfield, MA to your new first time home buyer client! Never let it be said that being a real estate agent isn’t a constant adventure! So, my day started out with meeting my new buyer client for the first time and […]
Short Sale vs. Short Payoff. Do You Know The Difference?
What’s the difference between Short Sale vs Short Payoff? In our current real estate environment, here in Western Massachusetts, it is crucial that buyers and sellers fully understand the difference between a “Short Sale” and a “Short Payoff”. A Short Sale is where the lender or investor agrees to accept an amount less than actual […]
What Does A Snowed In Real Estate Agent Do All Day?
I live in Westfield, Massachusetts and we are having one HECK of a winter. Today was yet another snow day, no school, snowed in at home with my daughters. Days like this give a real estate agent a lot of options, for example: #1- stay in PJ’s and watch old musicals all day #2- work […]
