If you’ve been following my blog as of late, you’ve heard me boast of a unique and beautiful hilltop home in southeastern Wisconsin that offers some pretty darn creative ways to make ownership of it a lot of fiscal sense for the savvy buyer.Brighton, WI offers incredible value as being one of the lowest property taxed communities in Kenosha County. Since Kenosha County is booming with existing house sales and real estate development projects from the lakefront to its western edges, there’s more to this property than just crop revenue to offset the already reasonable property taxes. There’s acreage flexibility.Acreage flexibility. Sounds like diversifying investment advice from your co-worker’s most trusted financial advisor. Much like diversifying, acreage flexibility offers you opport... 03/02/2020

Recently #262Eats paid a visit to La Fogata Mexican grill in Kenosha, WI. Host Ralph Nudi a local realtor for Success Realtors brokered by eXp Realty interviewed La Fogata owner Dino Katris about the cuisine and ambience of this Mexican style restaurant.  Ralph sampled the barbacoa enchiladas, fresh guacomole and one of their frozen margarita specials. Subscribe to #262Eats FACEBOOK PAGE  to get WEEKLY local restaurant reviews. 08/25/2018

    In these contstantly changing markets and with constantly changing technology. Buying our sellling a home is more challenging than ever. Find out WHY we are so successful for our sellers and buyers and how we continue to innovate and change the Kenosha real estate market.Find out more on our Kenosha homes for sale blog or find out what your home is worth instantly  10/16/2015

Single Level Home for Sale w/ Golf Course Views in Greenfield Lakes $275,000 895 S PARKCREST STREET GILBERT AZ 85296  3 BEDROOMS | 2 BATHROOMS | 3 CAR PARKING | 1917 SQUARE FEET | MLS: 5260144   Single level home with Open floor plan. Large tile in all the right places. Gorgeous eat in kitchen with Corian countert ops and tons of cabinets. New luxurious carpet in Living room and two bedrooms. Large family room and formal dining area. Good size bedrooms. Large Walk in closet in Owners Suite w/ mirrored doors. 3 car garage with built in cabinets, overhead storage and epoxy floor. View fence and located on the 10th hole. This street ends in a Cul-de-Sac so very little traffic. Beautiful Golf Course Community located near San Tan Mall. Sunscreens. Gas available and stubbed for cooking or d... 04/12/2015

LARGE FAMILY HOMES FOR SALE UNDER 200K IN ARIZONA Maricopa Large Home for Sale in The Villages at Rancho El Dorado 43470 W ASKEW DR MARICOPA ARIZONA 85138 $199,900  5 BEDROOMS |3 BATHROOMS |3147 SQUARE FEET | MLS: 5211232   Maricopa Large Home for Sale in The Villages at Rancho El Dorado   Light, bright and open floor plan that is sure to impress with soaring vaulted ceilings. . This 5 bedroom 3 bath 3 car garage home lays out perfectly for entertaining. Kitchen has a huge island and plenty of cabinets for storage. Home has N/S exposure and sits on a large lot. Master bedroom is large and downstairs with a double door entry way along with sep. tub and shower. The large loft upstairs provides plenty of space for your needs and also has an open area that could be used for an office. Loca... 01/16/2015

  In todays WALL STREET JOURNAL the article Housing Imperils Recovery states that nationally home prices have sunk to 2002 levels "effectively wiping out almost a decade's worth of home equity across the U.S. and imperiling the fragile economic recovery as Americans confront the falling value of their biggest investment"  Whenever reports come out about national housing trends, I research Kenosha housing trends to see if we are in fact moving with the rest of the country and at the same rate. Often times when I meet with sellers and talk about national housing trends, I find that they are living in denial, and use excuses such as... "those are the national trends, things are different in every market". I figure that is a fair enough rebuttal, so here are some statistics about the City o... 06/01/2011

The New Normal in the Kenosha Real Estate Market   In 2006 I began selling Kenosha, WI properties as short sales. When I first started listing these homes they “flew off the shelves” faster than the iPad 2 because there was a shortage of good priced properties. That year the average sale price of the 2,158 single family homes sold in the Kenosha County MLS was $202,538 and our town as well as the entire country was sitting on a real estate bubble. I remember an agent from another office calling me that year regarding one of my listings. The listing had been published in the MLS as being subject to short sale approval by the sellers lender, and the agent wasn’t sure what that meant. He wanted to write a full price cash offer. I explained to him that the sellers lender would still have to... 05/25/2011

Weichert, Realtors® - Precision does more to generate leads for our agents than ANY OTHER real estate company in our market.  From the Weichert Lead Network to our local call center, to our innovative WEB and Direct Mail Strategies we generate an average of 1.8 ADDITIONAL CLOSED TRANSACTIONS per month PER AGENT.  For more information or to make an appointment, CLICK HERE to complete our Career Information Request Form. 04/18/2011

    “It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” – Henry Ford   Never before in human history has there been access to so much  information and the resources to share and discuss on a global scale, the  questions that lead to establishment of greater truth and transparency.     WE engage in an enlightened facilitated discussion on various topics all pivotal in causing our mass awakening. NOW is the time for these discussions and enlightened necessary action, so humanity can move forward in a positive and uplifting direction for the betterment of our species and the planet.     Topic #1 – The Economy and the Monetary System   Saturday April 23rd – 10am - 1pm... 04/13/2011

As a real estate broker who specializes in listing and selling foreclosure and pre-foreclosure properties in Southeastern Wisconsin, I often receive emails and phone calls asking how to get a good deal on a foreclosed property. There are many misconceptions about buying forelcosures and often times would be investors have unrealistic expectations about things such as the flexibility in list price, buying HUD homes and getting financing for investment properties bought as an REO property. Here are 10 steps to getting a good deal on a foreclosure in Kenosha, WI (or ANY area for that matter). #1  DO YOUR HOMEWORK AHEAD OF TIME  The first step to getting a GREAT DEAL on a foreclosed home is KNOWING what a good deal looks like before you ACTUALLY SEE ONE.  All to often inexperienced investor... 03/22/2011

Entertain in style with this two story contemporary colonial in the Hickory Hollow subdivision. Sitting on a 1/2 acre of land on a quiet cul-de-sac this 2,236 sq ft, 4 bed home offers a fantastic open layout, kitchen with an abundance of cabinets and countertops along with a sizable pantry and center island complete with stainless sink. The entire spacious backyard is fenced in with an inground pool complete with diving board. A hot tub adjoins with it's hot bubbly water cascading into the pool. Full basement with high ceilings and egress window, is stubbed for additional bath. Wood burning fireplace. Formal Dining Room is being used as sitting room. Kitchen has large dinette area. 12/16/2010

NORTHPOINTE:  Fabulous 3 bedroom, 2 bath northside ranch. Built in 2003. Living room features a beautiful natural fireplace,oak floors, and tray ceilings. Kitchen has breakfast bar and separate dinette. Master suite with a large walk in closet, jacuzzi bathtub and separate shower. Large yard with cement patio. Basement features tall ceilings, egress window for an additional bedroom, and is stubbed for a 3rd bath Click Link below for Full Details Kenosha Home for Sale in NorthPointe Subdivision Listing Courtesy of Ralph Nudi, Weichert REALTORS Precision   12/13/2010

The first quarter is over, tax credit has come to an end, rates are slowly climbling but there is no time like the present to stay motivated and continue to build your business - The days of business being handed to us has long been over - sure, the tax credit was a bonus not only to buyers but also to us agents but now since that has ended, what are you doing to stay motivated and get business?   Prospecting, Prospecting, Prospecting!  is what I have turned to.. I have committed to doing two open houses in a month, prospecting daily and staying focused! I must confess, I lost focus and was unmotivated for a while but after getting a kick in the butt from my coach, I am glad to say that I am back on track.  I believe that with a positive attitude, a good work ethic, and continuous prosp... 05/04/2010

Attached is an email I received from a very concerned resident of Hunters Ridge in Kenosha regarding a local Broker/Developers desire to build low income subsidized single family housing on 37 lots in the Meadows at Hunters Ridge to be mixed in with the $300,000 Plus homes already in this and adjacent neighborhoods. Read the EMAIL below, then CALL BEAR REALTY of Kenosha at 262-694-2327 and tell Steve Mills and SR Mills that you don't want this in your neighborhood!!  Then call ALL of the Government Contacts below and tell them you want this stopped!!   Hello Neighbors –Please read the important information below –         Mr. Steve Mills of Bear Realty purchased the 37 available lots across the street from Hunters Ridge (The Meadows of Hunters Ridge – Behind Piggly Wiggly- East side of ... 04/13/2010

Ceramic-laminate flooring in kitchen. Meganite countertops. Upgraded French-door refrigerator and front-loading washer/dryer, plus range, above-range microwave, and dishwasher. To directly access this property, use this shortcut: http://www.fizber.com/wisconsin-buy-condo-townhome-co-op-home-12602920.html 11/29/2009

Kenosha, WI  - Sunday November 1, 2009 In a packed Mahone Middle School stadium, the Boys and Girls Club/CYC sports hosted it's 2009 Championship Games. In the Pee Wee Division the Blue Division Champion STEELERS sponsored by Weichert, Realtors Precision extended their undefeated regular and post season record to 7-0 as they ran past the undefeated Red Division Dolphins with a 33-12 Victory for the 2009 PEE WEE Championship. Leading the Team in scoring were running backs Tristan Jass with 3 rushing touchdowns and Frank Garcia with 2 rushing touchdowns. Garcia also threw for almost 30 yards. Quarterbacks Reese Dutton and Logan Ramos executed the plays given by the coaching staff headed up by John Lynn. Also of considerable mention this game were the tackles/assists/returns and rushed exe... 11/01/2009

In a previous post, I described being contacted by an out of state investor interested in pursuing real estate to be sold in a tax sale.  Coincidentally, the property which the out of state investor contacted me about ended up in the hands of one of my clients.  As the successful bidder of a property seized by the IRS and sold for nonpayment of taxes, my client (and I as broker) had lots of unchartered territory to muddle our way through. Soon after the purchase, my client contacted me to list the property for sale.  She was concerned that another party's name appeared on the tax bill. Surely just an example of typical delays in processing paperwork.  A quick search and hold of the title proved valuable since my client was apparently a joint title holder with a complete stranger. Accord... 01/26/2009

A history of harbor park condominiums is soon to come.     08/11/2008

It's been just over six months since that fateful day when Northpointe subdivision was one of the communities effected by the the JANUARY 7th tornado's that caught Kenosha, County by surprise.   As a resident of Northpointe, my home was one of the many affected by the storms. While the siren's raged throughout all of Kenosha County, and there were reports of sightings out in Wheatland, WI, I found myself racing home while on the phone with my then-pregnant wife, who was huddled in a corner of the basement with my sons and our dog. I'll never forget the feeling in the pit of my stomach as I turned down our street and began to see the damage to our neighborhood. My next door neighbor was screaming in fear as she ran into what was left of her home to see if her husband and two children wer... 07/26/2008

I have been working the last few days to give my blog a face lift. It still remains under construction as work on coming up with a name for my blog. It shouldn't be this hard, but I tend to over think things. Part of my dilemma is trying to incorporate both Racine and Kenosha while having the name be a reflection of what my blog is about. Our office is in Kenosha, but almost by accident about 65% of my closed transaction this year have been in the city of Racine. As I was doing some research I came across some interesting information. Did you know... The city of Racine is named for the Root River. The river is about 35 miles long, and flows into Lake Michigan in the city of Racine. Racine is the French word for root. The city of Kenosha was first called Pike after the post office was es... 07/20/2008