I had the great pleasure of participating in the blitz build of the Bear Mountain Play
Ground in Stevensville, Montana. Over 700 volunteers came together over the course five days to build a wonderful place for families and children to meet and play in Lewis and Clark Park. The transformation in those few days was incredible.
Listing a property is one thing, selling it is quite another. You HAVE to have it priced right. That cannot be stressed enough. I always hear, "Well, we can always come down." And indeed you will if you price it wrong to start with. Often over priced properties are not even seen by potential buyers because they fall outside their budget. Then the over priced property stays on the market and gets stale. Buyers and agents continue to see the same property on the market and wonder what is wro...
This post is influenced by Jay Thompson's similar post in 2011. I found his advice so compelling that I wanted to share my own version. This is my take on the 7 habits of highly effective home buyers. I hope you enjoy it and can use it when buying in Montana.
Habit #1: Get Pre-Approved
It only makes sense that you know what you can buy before you go out the door and start looking at properties. It is imperative to find a lender that you can work with and sit down with them or go on-line a...
This is a question that is not typically asked because many buyers don't recognize that they don't have representation in a transaction unless they consciously choose a buyers broker. A buyer's broker protects you. A buyer's broker is your representative. I have been amazed over the past 30 years buying and selling real estate that most real estate buyers have no idea how the process of purchasing real estate works.
The seller generally contracts with a listing agent to market their property. ...
