Multiple Offers- What Can Happen?

Get the home you want when competing with multiple offers

by Massachusetts Realtor

The spring real estate market has heated up.  Inventory is light and prices seem to be on the rise in many Massachusetts communities as you get closer and closer to the Boston.  If the property is in good condition and in a desirable location and priced properly, many times you will see open houses packed and multiple offers tendered with-in a few days of hitting the market.  When you have competition among buyers, it is ripe for multiple offers with some, sometime going well over asking.  Learn how to present the best offer possible and how a seller may handle [...]

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Renovated Ranch- 33 Tomahawk Drive, Tewksbury MA 01876 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2 full Acreage: .27 MLS#: 71524072 Square Footage: 3082 1682 1st floor 1400 lower level Call Kevin for more information or a personal showing at 978-360-0422 or for a multimedia presentation visit 33 Tomahawk Drive, Tewksbury MA 01876 First Open House- May 19th 12-3.  Feel free to drop by and check out this Tewksbury home. 33 Tomahawk has recently had numerous renovations done giving the opportunity for a home buyer to move right in.  Renovations include the roof, windows, updated baths, updated kitchens and more….    This home is near [...]

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An experienced Property and Casualty Claims Attorney is an integral part of the insurance claim and works for you directly with the public insurance adjuster. A public insurance adjuster is a licensed professional that policyholders can hire to represent their best interests in a property insurance claim situation. Public insurance adjusters and claims attorneys help level the playing field with the insurance carrier and provide the policyholder with expert advocates. The public adjuster helps manage the claim, make sure claim filing requirements are met and helps recover the amount a policyholder deserves under their insurance contract. The claims attorney works [...]

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Massachusetts Land Sales

Reading MA Land Sale

by Massachusetts Realtor

Just closed on a parcel of land at 364 Lowell Street in Reading MA 01867.  The parcel of land consisted of 2.4 acres with an existing structure from the 1930′s.  The purchase price was $550,000.  Because of the acreage the properties highest and best use was marketing the parcel as a subdividable lot.  The final lot will most likely be subdivided into 4 lots including the existing structure.  The land will have a small road put in between 300-400 feet to accommodate the new lots. Selling land can be complicated.  There are so many variables that go into he pricing [...]

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Sponsoring the ABC House in Andover MA

Massacuhestts Real Estate Agent Volunteers Time

by Massachusetts Realtor

My co-worker Brian Emmons and I helped sponsor a 5k run in Andover MA for the ABC House as well as helping with setup and running of the yearly fundraiser.  The ABC Fun Run 5k occurred this past Sunday in downtown Andover Massachusetts.  It was a beautiful, sunny spring day and their were about 250 people in attendance to run or support the event.   It was a successful event enjoyed by children, families and adults! The Andover ABC House is affiliated with A Better Chance Inc.  A Better Chance Inc. is a national non-profit organization.  ABC provides academically minded, minority [...]

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As the local real estate market in Massachusetts heats up, it not unusual for home buyers to be in a Multiple Offer situation.   If you find yourself in a multiple offer situation, at best it is frustrating and many times all reason goes out the window.   As home sale inventory dries up, it may be impossible for you to avoid competing with other home buyers.  Here are 5 tips to make your bid the winning bid! 5 Tips to be the Bid the Winning Bid in a Multiple Offer Situations 1) Get your financing in order-  The biggest fear that a [...]

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Back on Market- 240 Jackson Street, Unit 330 Lowell MA 01852

Massachusetts Short Sale for Sale

Lowell Loft is back on market.  Just received short sale approval and he buyer backed away.  Check out this great loft style unit at 240 Jackson Street in Lowell MA.  Priced at $132,500 this unit offers a lot for the money.  The unit features beautiful hardwood floors on the main level, 1.5 baths, 2 bedrooms, granite counter tops, exposed brick, exposed wood beams and more….

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Interactive Floor Plans Help Get Your House SOLD!!

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Interactive floor plans are just one of the tools I use to market a sellers home.  Most of my moderately priced to expensive listings get an interactive floor plan to be used on the MLS, property websites and more…. as another virtual tool to help get your home sold in today’s real estate market. What are the benefits of an Interactive Floor Plan Provides the potential home buyer with a true sense of the space that your home offers that cannot be felt from photos alone Links provided to photos of your home showing the angle they were taken from. [...]

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Accompanied Showings…. Yay or Nay?

Home Marketing

Accompanied Showings…. a definite NAY! Occasionally, I am asked to do accompanied showings on a potential listing.  For 99.9% of the homes I market for sale to the public, this is a huge mistake.  The only time I recommend accompanied showings is when I have a truly unique house that requires and explanation.  Even that can become overcome with a “cheat sheet” I make for the showing agent.  I have had two listings in 11 years, that I thought benefited from me being there when showings occurred.  Both of the homes where very expensive historic homes that had a provenance [...]

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Does Your Agents Photography Highlight Your Home?

Home Seller

I quickly went through the Massachusetts Multiple Listing Service for Tewksbury MA. I pulled out just a few photographs that real estate agents took of their clients property. I was amazed at how poor some of the Real Estate Photography that was used to sell homes. If you are a home seller I think it is important to see what kind of images your real estate agent is providing you.   In today’s real estate market, with so much information available online, home sellers must remember home buyers are making decisions of whether they would like to view your home or [...]

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