Cindy Leiterman's (cindyl) Blog

I don't know about other parts of the country but in Green Bay, Wisconsin there are two things that are a sure sign of summer - road destruction and more road destruction.  No, I don't mean road construction.  I mean road destruction.   Why is it that the municipalities use twenty people to tear ...

It's 88 degrees here in Green Bay, WI and still there is a feeling of fall in the air.  I don't know if it is the "days getting shorter" or what but it's just a feeling.  (I know day's don't really get shorter.  They'll always be 24 hours long) Today, I listened to another one of those feelings. ...

It's almost fall!  I don't know where the summer went.  It is now time to begin planning our second annual real estate expo.  If you are a steady reader of my blog, you will remember that last spring we held the first expo in the Green Bay area that focused strictly on real estate.  We are excite...

I had to do something earlier today that I don't like to do.  I had to admit to my client that I didn't know something.  That something involves a septic system.  It's kind of a unique situation.  I am in the middle of two offers that involve one piece of rural property that is being subdivided. ...

As much as I hate to admit it, it's time to think about "back to school".  Summer is waning and the stores are filled with sales on school supplies.  I try to take advantage of the times by purchasing a couple dozen boxes of crayons and notebooks, colored pencils and washable markers. When I'm wo...

Usually, I'm a very positive person.  Usually, I don't let trivial things upset me.  In this case, I will make an exception.  This blog is totally for me.  I need to vent - big time.  Lately I've been showing homes during the daylight hours.  My pet peeve - lights left on.  Sellers - don't turn o...

Lately, I've had a flurry of buyers who are having a hard time choosing between new construction and existing homes.   I listened to comments about room size, price and even location.  Each is a valid reason for choosing or not choosing a property.  After sometimes very lengthy discussion of the ...

Now I know what you're thinking.  You're thinking this blog is about unprofessional or inappropriate language.  Actually, the opposite is true.  This blog is about language or verbage in offers that doesn't say anything. Lately I've been receiving offers that have statements in them  that is eith...

One of my business partners had a rather weird experience a few days ago.  She was faced with the dilemma of explaining to a seller that her house is worth more than the seller thought the house was worth.  She wasn't negotiating a lower listing price.  She was negotiating a higher one.  This con...

It seems that spring has finally come to Green Bay just in time for summer.  This past week I've been dealing with two multiple counter offer situations.  One set is on the seller's side while the other is on the buyer's side.  Do you know how long it's been since I've been involved in multiple c...