pat tasker germantown home sales: OPEN HOUSE VANDALS! Be Prepared!! Be Safe! - 04/18/10 04:32 AM
 
Never take anything for granted, when it comes to security while showing homes!  Recently in our metro area of Milwaukee, there have been reports of open house vandals. ....the reports say the Realtor hosting the open has been the target of late, but sellers beware!  Think smart and prepare your home for showings and opens!
      Check out this post for futher details!      bit.ly/OpenHouseVandals
And lock up your valuables!  Security if one thing I ALLWAYS cover with my sellers....be sure to double check your home today!  Or call me for advice on getting your home shown safely and securely!
 
 
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pat tasker germantown home sales: THIRTEEN DAYS!!!!!!! - 04/18/10 04:21 AM
 
 
Thats all you have left to MAKE EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS BUYING A HOME!  I doubt that anything as good as this will ever come along again!  Rates are low as well as prices, inventory is high, sellers are super motivated, knowing there will be a slow down once the credit goes away!  WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU WAITING FOR???  call me TODAY, YES, there is still time to find a home..You need an accepted offer by April 30th and close by June 30th, so GET GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!   414-588-4907
 
 
 

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pat tasker germantown home sales: SPEECHLESS SUNDAY- National Open House Weekend! - 04/11/10 11:23 AM

 This was National Open House Weekend, and the traffic was pretty good!  Buyers are at a fever pitch trying to find a home before the tax credit ends April 30th.  Yesterday on the east side, I saw a few buyers, but today in Germantown, I had 12 and 4 at different open houses!  Surprising to me was the number of buyers who have a home to sell, but haven't put it on the market yet.  The market in months to come is a little uncertain, so getting your home on the market NOW is imperitive!  While planning a buyers tour … (3 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: SPEECHLESS SUNDAY- Happy Easter! - 04/04/10 03:48 AM
 

HAPPY SPRING TO ALL!  To my Realtor friends, enjoy a guiltfree day off!
PHOTO CREDIT PAT TASKER 4-4-10

Pat Tasker is your Milwaukee area Real Estate specialist.  Her knowledge of the Milwaukee area and surrounding communities allows her to thoroughly assist you in meeting all of your real estate needs and goals.Contact Pat if you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area.  Visit Pat's website - please consider it as your online source for local real estate information, and return often for the latest … (11 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: WILL YOU BE BRAGGING OR LAMENTING WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER? - 03/28/10 12:36 PM
FOR A LIST A REASONS ON WHY THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME MARKET, CHECK OUT THIS LOCAL POST, AND WHEN IT IS ALL OVER, WILL YOU BE BRAGGING OR LAMENTING?:
bit.ly/LocalVoices1stPost
 

Pat Tasker is your Milwaukee area Real Estate specialist.  Her knowledge of the Milwaukee area and surrounding communities allows her to thoroughly assist you in meeting all of your real estate needs and goals.Contact Pat if you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area.  Visit Pat's website - please consider it as … (1 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: WORDLESS WEDNESDAY! A BEER BIKE? - 03/24/10 11:55 AM
 

 PHOTO CREDIT ERIK TASKER, TAKEN IN BERLIN GERMANY JUNE 2009
 
Pat Tasker is your Milwaukee area Real Estate specialist.  Her knowledge of the Milwaukee area and surrounding communities allows her to thoroughly assist you in meeting all of your real estate needs and goals.Contact Pat if you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area.  Visit Pat's website - please consider it as your online source for local real estate information, and return often for the latest property listing updates
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pat tasker germantown home sales: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY ASSESSMENT! - 03/24/10 11:00 AM
This is the first in a four part series about assessments, appraisals and fair market value, and the confusion between them....  Parts 2, 3 and 4 will be posted over the next 3 Fridays, so stayed tuned!
 http://guidemehome2suburbsofgreatermilwaukee.com/2010/3/24/assessments-appraisals-fair-market-value-what-is-the-difference-part-1-of-a-4-part-series
More of my posts can be seen on:  http://guidemehome2suburbsofgreatermilwaukee.com/pat-tasker
 
I can be contacted at 262-437-5853 for answers to your questions!
 
 

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pat tasker germantown home sales: Real Estate Tips on Facebook! - 02/14/10 12:24 PM
Looking for some real estatate advice to help you buy or sell a home? Try Facebook!  Consider becoming a fan of my page!  I post something called a Monday Minute video with topics including the latest on financing, the marketing, pricing, staging etc.  I will be glad to share my ideas with YOU if you say YES to being a FAN: http://bit.ly/ARBecomeAFanToday
 
 If you are thinking of selling your home, watch my fan page for the latest in tips on how to price it to attract the most serious of buyers.  How to stage it to get the best offer, and how … (3 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: Top Highlights of MY NAR Convention 2009! - 11/17/09 03:22 PM
Just returning to work after a great experience at the NAR conference in San Diego....  I thought it would be fun to share my top highlights with you (in no specific order):
 
 
SUNNY, WARM, BEAUTIFUL SAN DIEGO (the city hasn't seen rain in over 130 days!) I kept wondering JUST WHY HASN'T THIS CONVENTION BEEN HERE BEFORE!!!      
My very own screen test with Sabrina Soto of HGTV 
Dinner with friends at the historic Del Coronado Hotel    
Honoring of fellow Realtors who earned the "Good Neighbor Awards" 
Hearing from some amazing speakers (Condelezza Rice, Liz Murray-from homeless to Harvard, Tara Hunt -The Whuffie Factor, … (1 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: WORDLESS WEDNESDAY! A Beautiful Fall Drive..... - 10/21/09 02:42 PM


PHOTO CREDIT:  PAT TASKER October 2009
covering the suburbs of Greater Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington and Milwaukee Counties
Looking for a REaltor in the Milwaukee Metro Area?  Call Pat Tasker at 414-588-4907
 

Pat Tasker is your Milwaukee area Real Estate specialist.  Her knowledge of the Milwaukee area and surrounding communities allows her to thoroughly assist you in meeting all of your real estate needs and goals.Contact Pat if you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area.  Visit Pat's website - please consider it … (14 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: WORDLESS WEDNESDAY! Bellagio Conservatory-Fall - 10/14/09 04:36 PM


PHOTO CREDIT:  PAT TASKER October 2009
covering the suburbs of Greater Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington and Milwaukee Counties
Looking for a REaltor in the Milwaukee Metro Area?  Call Pat Tasker at 414-588-4907
 

Pat Tasker is your Milwaukee area Real Estate specialist.  Her knowledge of the Milwaukee area and surrounding communities allows her to thoroughly assist you in meeting all of your real estate needs and goals.Contact Pat if you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area.  Visit Pat's website - please consider it … (7 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: Extending the First Time Home Buyers Credit for Military Families - 10/13/09 05:39 AM
Thanks to Cindy Jone in Virginia for this great update!  If you know a veteran that may qualify for this extension of the tax credit, have them call me today!  Also, thanks to Ron Kind (WI) for sponsoring this bill!  The house voted yes, unanimously, surely the senate will do the same!  What a great way to thank our veterans who have actively fought for our freedoms this past year!
Be sure to check out my fan page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Menomonee-Falls-WI/Pat-Tasker-Shorewest-Realtors/133226025044?ref=ts
 
covering the suburbs of Greater Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington and Milwaukee Counties
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pat tasker germantown home sales: A home is where memories are made and lives are lived~You have to leave the Emotions at Home to sell your House~ - 10/11/09 01:56 PM
Thanks Valerie of Wyndemere properties for this great advice for sellers!  So often, sellers can't separate themselves from their home, and truly present it in the right light...
Thanks for helping them see the true light...



You have to leave the Emotions at Home to sell your House. 
It's Okay you are selling your HOUSE not YOUR HOME....
Selling your home is a business decision for your "home and future home." As well as for living your life in the future and making memories.
A home is where memories are made and lives are lived. … (1 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: New Social Disease Running Rampant! - 09/23/09 04:06 PM
Are you suffering from the latest social disease that is running rampant?  COUCHBOOKING... sitting on your couch doing facebook all night. Side effects include: Numb butt, Blurry vision, Carpal tunnel,burns on legs from overheated laptop... hot flashes from overheating laptop. Delayed side effects the next day are tiredness from staying up too late. 
A few other side effects  may appear that will actually make you feel a little better: laughter, fun and  deeper friendships,
If you are like me, you may be stricken with this disease that is raging through social networks!
Anyone else suffering from this? 
Be sure to check out my fan page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Menomonee-Falls-WI/Pat-Tasker-Shorewest-Realtors/133226025044?ref=ts
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pat tasker germantown home sales: Oktoberfest Celebration in Germantown, WI - 09/22/09 05:00 PM
Oktoberfest celebrations will be held in various locations at this time of year.  Germantown  will of course have one of their own...it is called Germantown after all!
Oktoberfest started almost 2 centuries ago in Munich as an engagement celebration of King Ludwig.  It was such a great party, it has continued year after year for the last 176 years.  A good time is had by all who partake in the festivities which include eating, drinking, dancing and music.  Traditional food includes sausages, kraut,pretzels, and of course very large mugs (ein mass) of beer.
Many cities continue this tradition by hosting celebrations.  … (1 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: WORDLESS WEDNESDAY! FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL-German style - 09/02/09 03:22 PM

 
You might not think there would be ethnic traditions that are tied to the first day of school, but the Germans have it covered!  School:  A Sweet Start....On the child's first ever day of school, tradition has it in Germany, that the mother would make a tute (two-tah) and fill it with treats for the child.  It was meant to sweeten the bitter pill of the first day of school, when life begins in earnest!  Like many things, this custom has become commercialized, with tutes being sold in stores ...some of them are huge and measure up to 3 … (14 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: WORDLESS WEDNESDAY! FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - 09/02/09 03:19 PM



covering the suburbs of Greater Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington and Milwaukee Counties
Looking for a REaltor in the Milwaukee Metro Area?  Call Pat Tasker at 414-588-4907
   

Pat Tasker is your Milwaukee area Real Estate specialist.  Her knowledge of the Milwaukee area and surrounding communities allows her to thoroughly assist you in meeting all of your real estate needs and goals.Contact Pat if you are considering buying or selling a home or would just like to have additional information about real estate in your area.  Visit Pat's website - please consider it as your online source for … (4 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: WORDLESS WEDNESDAY! How I Spent My Summer Vacation! - 08/19/09 04:24 PM

 
Training for Triathlons.....While the swim is feared or dreaded by most, (and Wisconsin  has seen 3 deaths in races this season) it is my favorite....Partly because I love water and swimming, partly because I really can't run, and my bike is slow....  this great photo was taken by one of our coaches Kelly Steinberg...Kelly is an amazing coach, amazing triathlete, and an amazing photographer!
 
this photo credit Kelly Steinberg
© PAT TASKER, 2008. Realtors celebrating my 20th year in real estate in 2009. I will usually grant permission with proper credit and a link back, ask for permission and you … (11 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: Das Schmecht Gut! Von Rothenburg's Bier Stube in Germantown, WI - 08/05/09 04:14 PM
If
If you are craving  authentic German food and bier, I have the perfect place for you! The Von Rothenburg Bier Stube in Germantown Wi not only looks authentic, it tastes that way too.   This picturesque building on Main Street is somewhat compact, but in summer, seating expands as the patio is open for dining.  The building is traditional in German architecture,  has beautiful stained glass windows, richly carved wood, and is packed with German decor on the inside. http://www.vonrothenburgs.com/home.htm
 

 
 
 
While the food menu is basic, the bier list is quite long.  The food is actually carried across the lot line … (2 comments)

pat tasker germantown home sales: Support the Germantown Football Team! 5K Fun Run-Walk - 08/04/09 02:42 PM
Living in Germantown Wi?  Here's a new way to support your local Warhawks Football Team!  Come out on Saturday August 15th, 2009 and participate in the 2nd Annual Kickoff Run & Walk with Fan Day.  Run with the team, or walk with fans..

There are several ways to participate:                   
The 5K Run - a competitive run that has awards for 1ST -4Th place for Men, Women and Youth                 
The 2 mile walk/run  OR
The 1 mile walk/run  - both just for fun!   You can also … (2 comments)