When you have a second home, the whole point is to enjoy it and not be concerned about constant maintenance or pesky things like clogged toilets. Take a cue from those who are flush with experience: those low-flow toilets are a real pain in the rear. I know, they save water, but when you have…
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A reader writes: We are renovating and building up on our 1935 Tudor Rival (or whatever they are called) house in HP. I was wondering if you have a short list of architects that you would recommend. We spoke with David Oswalt this week who had worked with a neighbor, who really liked him. Any…
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If you are going to buy investment property, you want a place where your home/land etc. is going to appreciate, right? And we all know the messages received across most of the country is fat chance, bubba. Sure, real estate in (drowning) Phoenix and Vegas is so cheap you can buy a home once listed…
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A Muksego, Wisconson couple fed up with the housing market are now trying to sell their vacation home north of Chicago by fractionalizing it. The 1,800-square-foot ranch which they bought in 1999 is a 1950’s era on a three-acre island in Little Muskego Lake, pictured here. Now they want the cash out for another project so instead of…
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I want you to read this story by my colleague Eileen Gunn, about how developers and Realtors across the nation are using very creative means to market homes — marketing techniques way beyond the traditional. By traditional, I mean radio and print advertising, direct mail, techniques most agents have been telling me for years are…
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It is not in MLS, but I’ve heard that Troy is floating the idea of selling the family homestead on Highland Drive now that Rhonda has moved out and up to Preston Hollow. And lest you think he’s smoking something other than brisket on the patio in this market, let me tell you there have…
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