http://shakandjill.com Just another Shakadoo! weblog Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:08:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "How much will they take for it?" seems to be a question asked by most buyers.  It is truthfully answered at Active Rain by Richard Iarossi, an agent from Annapolis, Maryland. His answer, Well, taking the rest of the contract into consideration, the seller will more than likely accept the listing ... http://shakandjill.com/2009/11/how-much-will-they-take-for-it.html I love Fall just knowing I won't have to mow the lawn for another five, six months.  Just because the grass is going into hibernation, however, it doesn't mean yard work is done.  Take a nice, sunny autumn day to complete some chores around your yard to get it ready ... http://shakandjill.com/2009/11/autumn-yard-work-its-time.html Not too long ago I showed a house that was in pretty decent shape.  There were some minor repairs that needed to be done - mostly painting, maybe new fixtures to update the house.  It had good bones, though, and was going to be a great buy even in AS ... http://shakandjill.com/2009/11/copper-thieves-rampant.html From Ron at PopFi, the largest reclaimed wood treehouse made of nothing but reclaimed, recycled, and reused materials. Wow. http://shakandjill.com/2009/11/almost-wordless-wednesday-reclaimed-wood-treehouse.html An agent in my office described an unbelievable experience he had this weekend while doing open house at a multi-million dollar property.  Although he doesn't have the listing, an agent from the company has welcomed him to hold open houses - it's a win for everyone.  He might get a ... http://shakandjill.com/2009/11/bizarro-world-open-house.html A couple of weeks ago I was watching one of the morning news shows and saw a feature about President Obama's former neighbor.  He had decided to sell his Chicago home, but didn't put a price on it because ... well I suppose it was priceless.  That's changed now, according ... http://shakandjill.com/2009/11/no-bad-neighbor-here.html One word to this agent:  BRILLIANT! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiaCITYoY4w[/youtube] http://shakandjill.com/2009/10/friday-fun-video-haunted-house-for-sale.html Talk about a mixed economic message!  MSNBC.com has two headlines in the real estate section: New homes sales take surprise tumble and Home prices rise for third straight month Of course, these are NEW home sales that tumbled.  The second article says existing home sales are recovering, September home sales figures back up ... http://shakandjill.com/2009/10/home-prices-up-but-sales-down.html The craftsman is definitely my favorite favorite favorite type of home. The big front porches (though this one isn't as big) and hidden space throughout just make my heart soar!  Here's one in Nashville listed by Bob Parks Realty agent Bobbi Bryant for $344,900.  Yes, you can call her if ... http://shakandjill.com/2009/10/almost-wordless-wednesday-the-craftsman.html I'm listening to Dave Ramsey right now talking about extending the tax credit for home buyers.  He is FOR extending the credit and not just to first-time buyers - to EVERYONE.  And he suggests it be increased to $10,000 rather than the $8,000 that expires at this point on November ... http://shakandjill.com/2009/10/housing-drives-the-economy.html