Kristen Leep's (kristenleep) Blog

I bought a new house about a year ago, and just moved into it about 3 months ago.  I wasn't really looking to move from my old house, but I knew this house was unique.  I am the 4th owner of this architcet-designed (Evans Woollen III) home which was built in 1958 and featured in the book "99 Hist...

I don't remember where I read it, but I think it is really wise. "Never let the communication end at your desk." So, basically, if someone sends you a lowball offer, always counter.  If someone asks you a question, be sure that you communicate the answer back to them.  Always be the last one who ...

I saw Joel's entry about Point2 and I could not agree more.  As a Mac user and as a user of several alternative browsers, I am often frustrated with the proprietary software needed to use several real estate tools.  As more people start to use different operating systems and gravitate away from t...

I often work with couples buying a home in Indianapolis- mostly because my sphere is at that age where they are getting married or buying a home with their partner.  The hardest thing to do is to get them to compromise on what they want.  I often will ask each of them separately what they want in...

My father is a very Christian businessman.  He's a car dealer and he donates 10% of his profits to charity each month, to various community services and organizations.  It's in the budget that way, and has been from the day the first profits came in.  Now, some people would look at that and think...

So, in the last transaction I closed, I learned more than a few important lessons.  On the same transaction in Fountain Square I described in my last post, I spent a lot of time putting myself in the shoes of the listing agent and the seller. The day before closing the listing agent told me, "I w...

I recently had a transactionwhere I represented the buyers in Fountain Square in Indianapolis where the seller was in a tough financial situation and we agreed to a purchase price that was basically equal to his mortgage payoff. Then we got to inspections.  That is where the real fun started.  We...