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Selling Farmland - Part Two Last week we talked about some of the methods that farmers and ranchers may use if selling farmland. Today we will discuss the preparation that should go on before actively marketing a property. The most important step is pulling a copy of the title and the compani...
11/03/2009
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Five Different Ways to Sell Farmland About this time every fall the phone starts to ring with calls from rural folks inquiring about the value of their land, how the market is doing, and what choices they have in order to sell it. For the next 3 months or so, odds are I will spend a fair amoun...
10/27/2009
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Myth Busting These days a lot of people are quite interested in the nuances of real estate, both as it affects their own properties and as a profession. We hear a lot of opinions, some of which are quite incorrect in my opinion. I hope to share some of my thoughts with you here. MYTH #1 - Re...
10/19/2009
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Housing for Mature Adults There is a shortage of quality and affordable housing within the city designed with the needs of mature adults in mind. Any time that an accurately priced unit within one of the existing projects is offered on the market, there is a great deal of attention given to it...
10/13/2009
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Tips for the Fiscally Prudent Among Us One of the neat things about my job is being able to pick up ideas on how to get a home ready for sale cheaply without it looking like, well, cheap! Just as in other important relationships first impressions count. I call it the "Three Minute Rule" - app...
10/06/2009
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Pricing for Success One of the most important decisions a seller will make when preparing to list their property is pricing it competitively within the local market. To do so requires accurate information on prices at which comparable houses are being listed and sold. Only by completing such ...
09/29/2009
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On the Road Again... No matter what time of year it is, or what type of market we are in, there always seems to be a Realtor from our Group on the road. It is not uncommon for individual team members to rack up several thousand kilometers in a typical work week; with a good part of our travel ...
09/22/2009
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Riding into Fall Between real estate and ranching, it has a been a very busy summer and entry into fall, so it didn't take me long to accept an invitation to go riding Sunday afternoon with a couple of family members. We loaded the horses and trailered them south east of Maidstone to the edge o...
09/15/2009
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A Few Do's and Don'ts It has been an interesting year so far, with a new experience seemingly around every corner. If I may be so bold as to offer some candid advice, particularly to those involved in buying or selling real estate for the first time, it may save both you and me some pain (and m...
09/08/2009
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This and That It has been an interesting summer. Normally residential sales slow down from mid-June until after the August long weekend. Buyers have other things to do with their time this time of year - weddings, vacations, family reunions, etc. This year activity actually increased in that...
09/01/2009