tredyffrin easttown realtor: Getting ready to buy a home
- 04/11/18 11:14 AM
If you watch any of the home buying programs it all seems so easy and quick. Call a real estate agent and hey presto half an hour and three homes later you make an offer and it is accepted.
But the reality of buying a Tredyffrin Easttown, Main Line home is before you start looking at homes you need to do some leg work and educate your self to be ready.
So what do you need to do?
1. What is your Credit Score?
Discover - first you need to find out what your credit score is, and then realize the number you find won't be … (13 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: What makes an offer succesful
- 04/10/18 05:41 AM
There are many things that make an offer successful, and in this tight Tredyffrin Easttown Resal Estate market with little to no inventory it is important to include as many as possible. So, let's examine a few.
Clean
By clean, I don't mean avoid spilling your coffee over the agreement, although it doesn't help. Don't include things that make a seller nervous. If an area doesn't have issues with oil, gas and mineral rights, including an addendum that addresses those can make a seller nervous as they don't understand why it is included. Avoid needing to have a home for sale or settlement contingency. … (17 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Tredyffrin Easttown Real Estate - SEO
- 03/26/18 11:17 AM
At the beginning of the year I decided to develop a niche. I entered the phrase cautiously into Google and hovered over the enter key then closed my eyes and hit ENTER!
The result Nick & Trudy Vandekar #2, on page 1 behind Realtor.com
Phew, all that work since the beginning of the year has paid off. So let me check Tredyffrin Easttown Real Estate, same result. I then searched by each township alone, same result although a little different page position for each search.
How did I do it. Consistently linking to my website in blog posts, using those terms in my blog … (6 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Tredyffrin Easttown Homes $500-600,000
- 03/23/18 09:32 AM
Tredyffrin Easttown Homes For Sale $500-600,000 this is really one of the sweet spots in the market right now. Lots of buyers and a decent amount of choice, including new construction town homes.
The new construction town homes are in various locations in the Tredyffrin Easttown school district in Berwyn, Chesterbrook, recently named the #2 place to live in the country behind Carmel, and Paoli.
Watch our video about new construction homes in Berwyn:
As of today, 17 homes are shown as being for sale, 11 town homes not every town home is new construction, and 6 single family homes. Of these 17 homes, … (4 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: What Do Lenders Want to See in Bank Statements?
- 03/21/18 08:02 AM
One of the biggest complaints I get from buyers is about their mortgage process. I try to paint the most dire picture so that it won't seem so bad when they go through it. But, what is actually the problem is not understanding the process and/or how it has changed over time. This post by John Meussner is a great explanation of one step of the mortgage process and why it is required.
Well worth a read if you are going to be applying for a mortgage soon so you are better prepared for the process and hopefully it will go more smoothly.
Once you … (4 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: It is not just about selling homes
- 03/17/18 01:41 PM
Most of the time our job is to sell homes, either representing the buyer or the seller. We guide the buyer client through the transaction, we might suggest some local lenders who know the market, so they are approved and in a stronger position when it comes time to make an offer. We sit down and discuss the areas they want to look. We ask them what they are looking for and how they are going to live, are they indoors or outdoors people, with kids without kids, what about pets? All this we use to guide them to the right home. … (14 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Chesterbrook ranks as #2 best place in the nation to live
- 03/16/18 02:44 PM
Best places to live
Niche just ranked Chesterbrook as the #2 best place to live in the nation, with Carmel at #1. On top of which several other local Tredyffrin Easttown towns were also ranked in the top 100. This is a wonderful place to live for many reasons.
Made me realize I need to re-shoot this video we did a few years ago, time flys, as Chesterbrook has changed. And we also need to feature all our local towns and villages and show you why living here is so wonderful.
Enjoy this video of Chesterbrook and keep your eyes peeled for a … (10 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Is your septic system flowing or is it blocked up?
- 03/15/18 02:39 PM
A few years ago we shot this video with TJ from Delaware Valley Septic about three reasons why you should inspect your septic system before you list your Main Line home for sale.
Many Main Line homes are on public water and sewer, but in some places like Penn Valley and Chester County have septic systems. A functioning septic system is a requirement for a mortgage. So before you list you want to know as much as possible so as not to run into problems with a sale.
Price quote in the video may be outdated but the points made are not.
Whether your home … (13 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Do You Really REALLY Love that Home??
- 03/14/18 10:44 AM
Our Tredyffrin Easttown real estate market is very hot right now at all price points. To be successful you need to not only make a winning bid but be pro- active where mortgages are concerned as well. Why not get not just pre-approved but get a full commitment barring the title and appraisal. What does it take simply making a full application and providing all the paperwork required by the mortgage provider. Then when you submit an offer we can make sure the listing agent realizes you are like a cash buyer. But it does require you to provide the lender with … (3 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: What is your Treyburn home worth?
- 03/13/18 11:17 AM
Treyburn
Treyburn in Tredyffrin Township, Tredyffrin Easttown School District is a collection of 73 homes on 78 acres with a Wayne address. 23 of those acres are open space. Treyburn was the site of the first nursery in Pennsylvania and they specialized in specimen and specialty trees many of which still remain today. These homes range from 4,000 - 5,000 square feet roughly.
Schools
Children attending public schools in Tredyffrin Easttown living in Treyburn go to New Eagle Elementary, Valley Forge Middle School and Conestoga High School.
Homes for sale
There are no homes actively for sale right now. One home is temporarily off the market priced … (3 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: How a real estate sign saved the day!
- 03/13/18 07:39 AM
Do real estate signs work ? You be the judge.
I was chatting with my friend Paul the Tredyffrin Easttown bee keeper yesterday and he told me this humorous story how a real estate sign saved the day.
Last year he had a swarm of bees that were in a holly bush out in the open. Not the best thing. And they did not want to move. Paul had tried everything he knew to encourage them to move into a hive or swarm box.
On the point of giving up, he saw lying around a real estate sign, "New Price" and as a joke he … (31 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: My buyer is under contract
- 03/12/18 11:20 AM
The Tredyffrin Easttown real estate market has been very low on inventory at all price points. Every home coming on the market is being marketed to take advantage of this. Homes are going under contract in hours.
We had one client we had an appointment for this Friday evening and late afternoon, the home had only been listed in the morning, the listing agent called to say they had received two offers and the seller had accepted one of them so the appointment was cancelled.
Well, I was out with another client Friday evening, they had missed a couple of homes not understanding … (7 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Sunny Sunday
- 03/11/18 10:08 AM
Today is Sunday and it is Sunny.
I picked these roses up when I was at Produce Junction in Exton yesterday. They have a wonderful variety of flowers, fruit and vegetables and are great value.
With the sunlight coming in being reflected off the snow outside they help us believe that spring is not that far away now the clocks went forward last night.
We are waiting to hear if a client has got a home they submitted an offer on yesterday. Fingers crossed. If you are looking for or have a Tredyffrin Easttown home to sell contact Nick Vandekar, Tredyffrin Easttown … (7 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Museum passes available at Tredyffrin Easttown libraries
- 03/10/18 06:00 AM
One little known benefit of our local libraries in Tredyffrin Easttown is the Museum Pass program. This has been expanded for 2018 to include Eastern State Penitentiary, Independence Seaport Museum, Wings of Freedom, Magic Gardens and the Museum of the American Revolution.
Passes are available at Tredyffrin Libary on Upper Gulph Road in Strafford and also at Easttown Library (19 local attractions covered) on First Avenue in Berwyn, check with each library for the attractions covered by their passes. Paoli library may also have passes as they are part of the Tredyffrin Library network.
Other benefits you may not know about from the libraries are mobile … (11 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Max and Sam are waiting patiently for Daylight Savings
- 03/09/18 09:20 AM
Max and Sam are waiting patiently for the clocks to spring forward this weekend. They know that it will mean more fun and games outside and warmer weather.
Just hope they let us sleep in a little longer.
Don't forget to move your clocks on one hour and while you are at it check or replace your smoke detector and CO alarm batteries.
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Valley Forge in Winter
- 03/08/18 01:57 PM
At the birth of the nation after a battle at Brandywine where the British relentlessly pushed forward towards Philadelphia the defeated American Colonial Army retreated to Valley Forge to protect the crossings and regroup. It is a famous point in American History. Did the British realize how weak the Americans were and how easily they could have crushed them by bringing them to another fight?
The lure of Philadelphia was too great, and while the Americans sheltered and reformed from a rag tag militia into an army. The British entered Philadelphia.
Eventually that newly formed army took on the might of an Empire … (21 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Chester County Antiques Show
- 03/08/18 10:12 AM
This is the weekend for the Chester County Historical Society Annual Antiques Show
This year the show is being held at the Church Farm School at 1001 E Lincoln Hwy, Exton, PA 19341 on Route 30 just off Route 202 South and the Route 30 bypass. It opens Friday evening and is on through the weekend, hoping the weather holds for them over this weekend. This is the 36th year of the show supporting the Chester County Historical Society and is seen as the major fundraiser. The society is one of Pennsylvania's most respected history museums and educational centers.
Attending the show are dealers from … (3 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Choosing Your Loan Officer: Don't Short-Change Yourself
- 03/07/18 02:26 PM
Love this post from Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi on selecting a loan officer when getting your mortgage. This is most likely your largest purchase you will make, don't just think some online website is going to give you the best service. You need to do some research and make a selection before you ever start looking for homes so you have time to make an informed decision.
Read for yourself, in the same way selecting an agent to work with is also important for many of the same reasons.
Choosing Your Loan Officer:
Don't Short-Change Yourself
The … (8 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: Are you responsible for that tree?
- 03/07/18 06:30 AM
With the recent storms and another one coming through today many Main Line and Tredyffrin Easttown homeowners are asking who is responsible for those trees? Especially when they fall.
In our video below we answer that question and give some good advice about trees close to homes. Let us know how you have handled these situations? Following big storms there are often lots of adverts locally for free wood. Having a wood stove which helps us through these storms especially when we lose power we love to help out and collect what wood we can.
Remember, we can help you find a wooded … (7 comments)
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tredyffrin easttown realtor: March 2018 Tredyffrin Easttown Real Estate Market Report
- 03/06/18 03:25 PM
March 2018 Tredyffrin Easttown Real Estate Market Report
Homes for Sale
There are currently 170 homes for sale in Tredyffrin Easttown. These homes include apartments, twins, condos and single family homes. 24 of these homes are under contract.
They range in price from $149,900 for a 1 bed 1 bath apartment to $6.5 million for a mansion with 7 beds 8 full baths and 2 powder rooms. 24 of these homes are unbder contract but not yet Pending. There are 6 homespriced in excess of $2 million; 13 homes priced $1.5 - 2 million and 20 homes priced $1 million - 1.5 million of … (5 comments)
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If you watch any of the home buying programs it all seems so easy and quick. Call a real estate agent and hey presto half an hour and three homes later you make an offer and it is accepted.
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