louisville ky homes for sale: Discover Louisville Festival
- 10/06/10 09:34 AM
“The best things in life are free...” the song goes. The Beatles could have been singing about the inaugural Discover Louisville Festival and Ear X-tacy Concert on October 12, 2010. This event is sponsored by the University of Louisville, its students, and area businesses and features the bands Company of Thieves, Summer Darling, and the headliner OK Go. It all takes place on U of L's Belknap Campus at the Grawemeyer Hall Oval beginning at 6 PM with music starting at 7 PM. Free parking is available at U of L’s lot on Third just south of Eastern Parkway. Ear X-tacy … (3 comments)
louisville ky homes for sale: Sellers: How to Sell a House that Didn't Sell The First Go Around
- 09/10/10 02:52 PM
So the 180 days have come and gone and your house did not sell and the contract with your agent has now expired. Now what? You still want to sell, but don't know what went wrong. You might need to take a deep breath and look at the situation from another perspective. It has been determined in the industry that one or more of the following key areas are to blame when homes don't sell. Here are 4 important points to consider when determining why your home did not sell: Partnership with your Realtor The listing of your home with a … (0 comments)
louisville ky homes for sale: The Mayor's Hike and Bike in Louisville, KY today was a Great Ride
- 09/06/10 03:22 PM
OK, so I did my first Mayor's Hike and Bike Ride of about 15 miles on Memorial Day, 2010, and I think that got me hooked on biking. But boy, I tried to resist it for so long. My husband, Mike, has been riding with a group of dedicated bikers for more than a couple of years and he has hounded me to get out there with him for so long. But when I found out that my sister-in-law and her husband were going, I figured I had to be as healthy as they were, so I did it. We decided to … (0 comments)
louisville ky homes for sale: Final in a Series: Proper & Expected Steps to Buying a Home - Contract to Close, A Waiting Game. Or is it?
- 09/05/10 04:20 PM
Ok, so now you’ve found a great house, have an accepted contract, repair request has been negotiated and agreed upon, now what? There are still things to be done, many things that will keep you busy until closing day. You will need to work closely with your lender to make sure that you are getting them every document needed to have your loan processed timely. You certainly do not want to be the reason that the loan doesn't close on time. You will be busy gathering all kinds of documents for them, jumping through hoops to get the financing done. Especially … (0 comments)
louisville ky homes for sale: 6th in a Series: Proper and Expected Steps to Buying a Home - Getting Through the Home Inspection and Repair Request
- 09/04/10 02:53 PM
So now you’ve got a contract on a home, where do you go from here? Well it goes without saying that you’ll be calling a good home inspector to get your new place inspected. You might also be calling a termite inspector and a radon inspector, depending on where you live and how you feel about that. I always recommend all of those inspections to my clients and give them a list of 3 or 4 professional inspectors who many of my clients have used and would say did a thoroughly good job for them. Typically, you will have about 7 … (0 comments)
louisville ky homes for sale: 5th in a Series: Proper and Expected Steps to Buying a Home - Negotiating the Offer: My Best Strategy
- 09/02/10 02:09 PM
If you are still following along, I hope you are learning a few things about the process to buying a home. In my last article, I discussed strategies to keep your home search efficient and stress-free. If you missed it, you can view it here. Now we will talk about negotiating the best deal for you. There are many rules you need to follow along the way to getting the best deal on a home. 1. Always be open and honest with your agent about what you want and like in a home. Your agent should always have your best interest … (4 comments)
louisville ky homes for sale: 4th in a Series: Proper & Expected Steps to Buying a Home - Strategies for an Efficient Home Search
- 08/31/10 03:18 PM
If you’ve been reading my previous articles, you’ll know that before you get out to look at homes, you’ve got to do a few other important things: First, get with a lender and get pre-approved; Choose a Realtor to work for you also known as your Buyer’s Agent. Now you are ready to start seeing homes, but wait. First, you need to really establish with your agent what you really want and need in a home. You may have taken the time to give some of this information to your agent when you where interviewing him or her, but if not, … (0 comments)
louisville ky homes for sale: Third in a Series: Proper and Expected Steps to Buying a Home - Why You Need a Buyer's Agent to Represent You as a Buyer
- 08/30/10 02:13 PM
So you are ready to buy a home, you have the financing in place and now what? Do you get in the car and drive around looking for signs in yards to find homes for sale? No, of course not, you hire a reputable real estate agent to guide you through the remainder of the process. In my last post I told you some ways to help you find and choose a good Realtor. Now, here is WHY you need a good Realtor. By the way, I will refer to your Realtor as a Buyer’s Agent—because frankly, that is what he … (0 comments)
louisville ky homes for sale: 2nd in a Series: Proper and Expected Steps to Buying a Home - Choosing a Realtor in Louisville, Kentucky
- 08/29/10 09:23 AM
This is the second in a series I started yesterday to discuss the proper and expected steps to buying a home. Yesterday I discussed the importance of starting by choosing a lender to make sure you can get pre-qualified and understand how much home you can afford. Today I want to discuss the importance of choosing a good great Realtor and what it will cost you. You should always have a Realtor represent you in the home buying process and it should not cost you a penny. The buyer’s agent/broker is paid by the listing agent/broker from the pre-negotiated fee he … (1 comments)
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