Bill Burke's (bburke) Blog

Here is some good information from an article from Tara Nelson on Trulia.   There are lots of purchases that are highly prone to impulse buying: shoes on sale, puppies at the pound, and carrot cupcakes with cream cheese buttercream frosting come instantly to mind. (But that's just me.)But houses?...

If you are like me, then you are always trying to meet new people and build new relationships. If you are not one who is activly social and out and about, then here are some key people that you should try to meet and buidl relationships with for referrals.   It's great if you're keeping your busi...

So I recently just encountered this situation with a seller of mine. They has some bold colors on their walls and didn't think anything of it. I mentioned to them that they need to change the colors in order to make the house more appealing to buyers. They didn't see anything wrong with the color...

Well, The cold weather is here and there were a few snow flurries the other day, which means, winter has arrived. Most people take their homes off the market for winter to then put back on in the spring, however for those seller's trying to capture the serious winter buyers, here are some great i...

If you have read some of my past blogs, then you know that I am a true believer in Home Staging. Staging, I have found, really does work and is a must in this market. I recently came across this article about vitual staging and wanted to share it. I personally don't feel that this is true staging...

Here is an interesting article that I came across from Realtytime.   Is there value in owning a home? The recently released 2010 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers brings us some promising results. Today homeowners are living in their homes longer, and after seve...

With the holidays here, it means time for family and friends to gather. With that being said, a lot of us have family that comes to visit from out of state and need to prepare a place for our guests to stay while they are here. This is a helpful article that I came across on about.com about creat...

Not that I usually favor or promote any particular place or service, however I personally just had a phenomenal experience and wanted to share this. I have been researching and shopping around for a while for a new tv and I also wanted to upgrade my stereo and surround sound home theater system s...

Living in New England, winter presents its own unique set of challenges when trying to sell your house. It is not the ideal time to put your home on the market if you live where it gets cold and rains or snows, primarily because your home won't show as well. However, there are steps you can take ...

Town of Merrimack, New Hampshire Industrial Pretreatment Program Recognized for Excellence  The Town of Merrimack, New Hampshire was recently selected by EPA New England for a 2010 Regional Industrial Pretreatment Program Excellence Award. The pretreatment program staff of Merrimack, NH, led by R...