Category Archives: Real Estate

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Thinking of Cohabitating with your Beau?

Categories: Buying, Culture, Real Estate

If you caught the April 29 episode of Mad Men, in one of the climatic scenes, Peggy’s very Catholic mother admonishes her daughter after Peggy announces that she’s moving in with her boyfriend, Abe. “You are selling...

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YES, you MUST update your home to sell it!

Categories: Real Estate, Selling, Strategy

“Do I really have to make updates in order to sell my home?” This is the number-one question I get as a Realtor today, and the answer is always YES—in this market, to sell your home, you have to make updates. In short,...

For Sale By Owner doesn't work!

The pitfalls of For Sale By Owner and how a REALTOR adds value

Categories: Real Estate, Selling, Strategy

A friend of a friend has been trying to sell her starter home For Sale By Owner (FSBO) for several months now. I’ve seen pictures of the home on Facebook—it’s very well kept and has updated features throughout. Yet...

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Avoiding Craigslist real estate scams in Indianapolis

Categories: Real Estate, Renting

When it comes to renting houses via Craigslist, the old saying “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is,” is especially apropos. This scam has crisscrossed the United States for a few years now, but I want to make...

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Sell then buy, or buy then sell?

Categories: Buying, Real Estate, Selling, Strategy

Many clients come to me with this chicken-and-egg dilemma: “Should I sell my home first and then search for my perfect new home, or should I find the perfect home and then sell?” Well, as with many dilemmas, it just depends....

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Welcome to my new website and blog!

Categories: Our Team, Real Estate

I’ve wanted to write a blog for a long time now, so I’m excited to finally have this up and running along with my team’s new Indy Homes website! Those of you who know me know that I’m passionate about my clients and...