Jennifer Stauter's (jenmatt27) Blog

I've been told by my friends that I should write down & share my real estate experiences.  The following experience really happened about 5 years ago.  Jen Stauter www.HomeTeam4u.net Ghostly Disclosures  I arrived for my 6:30 PM listing appt - it was just starting to get dark outside. I had liste...

It was a good day. Headed out to the suburbs to take some staging photos of a condo.All started easy - no problems. I ring the door bell - no answer. So I use the key box on the door to get inside the condo. Started taking pictures & mentally staging the house. Then out of nowhere a person comes ...

This happened several years ago... it was a normal day. I had a full day of showings scheduled with some First Time Buyers. We hopped in the car & headed out to a suburb of Madison.  First house was a lovely bi-level with a nicely manicured yard.  As usual, I opened the door using the key box - r...

IRS Guidance for Filing for the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, qualifying taxpayers who purchase a home before Dec. 1 receive up to $8,000 or $4,000 for married individuals filing separately. The IRS recently released additional informati...

Chapter 2 She and He decided to forgo their Realtors advice and go with Uncle B's 3rd cousin from his first marriage for their mortgage.  He was almost family..... right? What could go wrong?   It was a new day!  He and She set up an appointment with their Realtor on Tuesday at 10 AM.  In the me...

CHAPTER 1    She & He just had a baby, Mee.  Their 1 bedroom apartment was starting to seem really small.  Late one night She couldn't get back to sleep after feeding baby Mee - time to search the Internet to wind down.  Hmmm... recipes - boring, diets - depressing, great deal on a house - intere...