Mary Welch-Broker, Owner

Yes, "they" did a report and the score was terrible. They asked the question, "would you use the same real estate agent again?" Only 22% of buyers were happy with their agent. Bad percentage. But I certainly understand it, as an agent myself, I am only happy with about 50% of agents. Why? Agents don't return phone calls!! I ...

Your REALTOR, not necessarily your real estate agent (see blog below) has access to the Muliple Listing Service if they are a member of the REALTOR Association. What does this mean to you as a seller? It means your agent is marketing your property to it's fullest potential and getting your property out there for other REALTORS to view and ...

Harper County Fair is August 6-8th this year, Thursday-Saturday. Come visit us at our booth in the Blue Fair Barn. We will all try to be there at once, but subject to calls, showings and closings, but stop by when you have a chance. If you haven't met our newer agents Deb and Arminda, they will be there for meet and greet so stop by our ...

This isn't just applicable to Harper County Real Estate sellers, this is for everyone. If you want to get your property sold, you HAVE to declutter! Plain and simple. I can't be any clearer. How you live in your house, and how you live in your house when it is on the market are two very very different things. Your home needs to show the ...

I am as patriotic as the next patriotic person, but I gave up lighting fireworks about 10 years ago. I think I gave up porch swings too. lol. Not really but I had a bad experience that has kept me from lighting firecrackers forever. I was sitting on my front porch swinging back and forth and as the family was lighting fireworks outfront, I had ...

Ok, Mr and Mrs Seller, this one is for you. You have listed your house with our agency or another agency so we are considering it "inventory". Your home is something we signed up to sell if we listed your home. We also signed up to market your home to ALL potential buyers, which includes, buyer clients of ours, potential buyers of ours ...

A home warranty is a service contract that covers the repair of replacement of many of the most frequently occurring breakdowns of home system components and appliances. But there are two schools of thought on home warranties for sellers listing their homes. I have actually had buyers ask me why the seller had paid for a home warranty ...

My buyer was happy. Found the home of her dreams and had been approved for a loan in short order. There were some small issues on her credit but lender tells me they were getting cleaned up and it was looking real good, just had to put closing out a little longer to give her time to clean up some minor things showing on her credit report. I was ...

I've given birth so I know. I compare getting to closing and actually closing escrow to giving birth. Sometimes it goes smoothly with no complications but sometimes it is hard labor. From the time the buyers sign the contract to actually walking away as new home owners with key in hand, the typical 30 day escrow can be hard. There are many ...

That is the buzz phrase in real estate; Location-Location-Location, but is it as important as Price-Price-Price? No. Price is very important. Location is great and very very important when buying real estate, but if the price isn't right, most buyers won't even look, even if the location is great. Truth is, when selling your home, you can ...