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Consumers....Can we talk?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Gwynn Teal Carpenter-Broker: Home and Hearth Realty (Austin)

Consumers...can we talk?  What are you waiting for?  An engraved invitation?

Real estate agents are waiting for you to call.  Lenders are waiting for you to call.  And your family definitely is waiting for you to call!

Waiting on the fence will get you nothing more than splinters or a good sun burn if you're in the state of Texas!

There are such great deals waiting for you....and I'm not talking about foreclosures or short sales (you've got to have a strong stomach to tackle one of those puppies as your purchase transaction).

I'm talking about sellers who have spruced up their homes to attract you into purchasing it.  Some are giving you incentives like buyers closing cost, washer/dryer, gift cards, free vacation, etc.  But the best part is the LOW INTEREST RATES that are still hanging around waiting on YOU!

We can't predict the future but we can look to the past and know that the real estate market can change in an instant!  Are you willing to wait even longer to see if we are right??

In the state of Texas (as I'm sure there are in other states) you can still find special programs to help you over the hump.  A program that still has money (according to my trusty lender) to loan is the USDA program.  You can buy in certain areas and do zero down with no private mortgage insurance.  And the interest rates are still low.  I can't give you a better incentive than that.....

So pick up the phone and call me...call a Realtor in your city or state...call you MOM (she just might be a Realtor).  Don't be a fence sitter any longer.  Join the AMERICAN DREAM group.

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Home and Hearth Realty, Inc.

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Gwynn Teal Carpenter ... the Realtor with an Austin Attitude - laid back with professional results!

Making real estate fun and exciting in Austin, Texas and the surrounding area. Home and Hearth Realty helps you find your way in the real estate maze. We talk with you in a relaxed informal manner and guide you through the process whether you are selling your home or purchasing one. We work for you, and explain everything in terms you can understand.

Check out my real estate philosophy - www.homeandhearthrealty.com

Austin Board of Realtors and San Antonio Board of Realtors

Questions about real estate, Austin Texas, relocation or anything else will be gladly answered if you shoot me an email to: 

gwynn@homeandhearthrealty.com

Comments (12)

Kathy Denworth
BHHS Keys Real Estate - Islamorada, FL
Realtor in the Florida Keys, Islamorada, Key Largo

You are SOOO right! This is the best time ever to buy property. If you can afford it, this is the time, especially when you have an opportunity to have a piece of Paradise that will appreciate in value.

Mar 27, 2011 01:56 AM
Tom Robinson
Keller Williams Realty Kingstowne/Alexandria, VA Office - Fairfax, VA
Experienced Real Estate, Professional Serving No. VA and DC

My tenants are starting to make me nervous. They know it is a good time to buy only requesting one year leases and in one case, a six month renewal. Hopefully, I will be the one they trust to help them find a home.

Mar 27, 2011 02:16 AM
Gwynn Carpenter
Gwynn Teal Carpenter-Broker: Home and Hearth Realty (Austin) - Austin, TX
: Broker, Home & Hearth Realty (512)467-6191

Kathy:  o to own a piece of Paradise....hope you find the right clients to buy that dream!

Tom:  Take a deep breath - the trust you've built with your tenants will come through for you.

Mar 27, 2011 03:53 AM
Mike Carlier
Lakeville, MN
More opinions than you want to hear about.

There are a lot of people who haven't yet decided to make the commitment to a lifestyle upgrade.  There are three factors to consider while waiting.  First, interest rates will either go up or remain the same.  Second, in any market, even a market flooded with unsold homes, there is only one best deal, and it will be gone today.  Third, every day in the lifestyle upgrade on hold is a day that you will never recover, at any price.  Do it now.

Mar 27, 2011 05:20 AM
Ricki Eichler McCallum
CastNet Realty - Corpus Christi, TX
Broker,GRI,ABR, e-Pro, TAHS

Hi Gwynn,  Great post!  I love that "Your Mom might just be a Realtor" :)

Mar 27, 2011 06:06 AM
Shannon Milligan, Richmond VA Real Estate Agent/Associate Broker
RVA Home Team - Richmond, VA
RVA Home Team - Winning with Integrity.

It really is a fantastic time to buy and I hope that April brings about a lot of motivated buyers and a lot of sellers have done exactly what you said and rates are still so low!

Mar 27, 2011 10:52 AM
Kim Inman
Mountains to Lakes Real Estate, Inc. - Harriman, TN
CRS, Broker/Owner

Gwynn...I've got to give you an amen sister on this one!  I can't believe that buyers are sitting on the fence with rates as good as they are!

Mar 27, 2011 02:41 PM
Gwynn Carpenter
Gwynn Teal Carpenter-Broker: Home and Hearth Realty (Austin) - Austin, TX
: Broker, Home & Hearth Realty (512)467-6191

Mike: lifestyle upgrade on hold!  What a great way of saying "why havent' you purchased a home yet?  Have you copyrighted that term as its terrific?  Mind if I "borrow it" from time to time?

Ricki: So many Realtors are moms that it just seem to fit.

Shannon: I too hope April brings a lot of qualified buyers.....

Kim: Thanks for the amen sister - I just don't know what we as professionals have to do to change the energy of the world to get consumers to realize what's here today may be gone tomorrow....

Mar 28, 2011 05:09 AM
Mike Carlier
Lakeville, MN
More opinions than you want to hear about.

Gwynn, it's yours for the sharing.  We should all do whatever it takes to help folks understand that the time value of time is greater than the time value of money. 

Mar 28, 2011 06:57 AM
Gwynn Carpenter
Gwynn Teal Carpenter-Broker: Home and Hearth Realty (Austin) - Austin, TX
: Broker, Home & Hearth Realty (512)467-6191

Mike:  Thanks for allowing me to use your phrase....I'll try to do justice to it!

Mar 28, 2011 01:39 PM
Terrie Leighton
Ferrari-Lund Real Estate - Reno, NV
Reno Real Estate Agent ~ Selling Homes in Reno

Really!! What are they waiting for, get off the fence and take advantage of this terrfic buyers market. Well said Gwynn.

Mar 28, 2011 02:04 PM
Gwynn Carpenter
Gwynn Teal Carpenter-Broker: Home and Hearth Realty (Austin) - Austin, TX
: Broker, Home & Hearth Realty (512)467-6191

Terri:  Wish I could find the magical words to spur on those fence sitters.

Mar 28, 2011 02:06 PM