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Tips for preparing your home to sell quickly
Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 7:16pm. 38 Views, 0 Comments.
In this article I'll share my insights into how to prepare your home to sell quickly and for top dollar.
From experience, REALTORS® know that a "well-polished" house appeals to more buyers and will sell faster and for a higher price. Additionally, buyers feel more comfortable purchasing a well-cared for home because if what they can see is maintained, what they can't see has probably also been maintained. In readying your house for sale, consider:
- Clean, clean, clean! Remove clutter & personal items.
- Removing the less frequently used, even daily used items from kitchen counters, closets, and attics, making these areas much more inviting.
- If necessary, repainting dingy, soiled or strongly colored walls with a neutral shade of paint.
- Repair…
The Basics: Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit 2010
Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 5:30pm. 34 Views, 0 Comments.
Bringing the Dream of Homeownership within Reach---This applies to homes for sale in Southwest Kansas and all Residential Real Estate in the United States
As part of its plan to stimulate the U.S housing market and address the economic challenges facing our nation, Congress has passed new legislation that:
- Extends the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit of up to $8,000 to first-time home buyers until April 30, 2010.
- Extends the credit to grant up to $6,500 credit to current home owners purchasing a new or existing home between Nov 7, 2009 and April 30, 2010.
Here are some frequently asked questions that we get at Faulkner Real Estate in Ulysses, Kansas concerning homes for sale in Southwest Kansas.
Six Major Reasons to Purchase a Home instead of Renting
Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 5:46am. 54 Views, 0 Comments.
Faulkner Real Estate has sold 3,000 acres of land in southwest Kansas in January of 2010
Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 10:01am. 64 Views, 0 Comments.
Land is moving in Southwest Kansas!
Faulkner Real Estate contracted 2,880 acres for 5 Sellers in 5 counties in Kansas in January. All properties were sold using our "Private Auction" (bid by phone) sales method developed here in Ulysses, Kansas by Mark Faulkner 11 years ago. The "Private Auction" still proves to be the popular choice for our Buyers and Sellers of farm ground in Southwest Kansas. Of the 2,880 acres sold much of it was in CRP or expired CRP with about 960 acres of Irrigated ground being sold as well. Land prices remain strong as Buyers take advantage of thousands of acres of CRP coming out of production. Everyone always asks, "Why are people selling?" Well, there's not one answer. Some farmers are selling their land…
Tax Info--Details about $1500 Energy Tax credits---Frequently Asked questions
Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 11:32am. 142 Views, 0 Comments.
Check out http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?=tax_creditstx_index and click on "1040 Tax Credits" for latest information or call Jerry Stutzman at 620-353-9411
Land Sold Well in 2009 and Continues to Sell in 2010!
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 at 12:29pm. 79 Views, 0 Comments.
Western Kansas and Easter Colorado Land Sales Strong in 2010.
Faulkner Real Estate, is celebrating another record breaking year of residential and agricultural sales in Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado. We ended 2009 with just over 160 land, home and commercial real estate transactions on the book in over 9 counties in Kansas and Colorado. After the record setting pace of land sales, mostly production farm ground, over the last 2 years the US economy hit the wall. Many spoke of depression and the economic outlook was bleak. However, in the mighty midwest conservative values and good business principles kept us, while not untouched, less affected by the economic downturn.
Land appreciation did level slightly in 2009 compared to 2008, but still…
How will the expiration of CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) acres affect farm land sales?
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 at 12:05pm. 100 Views, 0 Comments.
Conservation Reserve Program Land (CRP) Selling Well (edit/delete)
Many farmers in the Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado region have expressed concern to me about the millions of acres to come out of CRP in the coming years. In 2009 alone we saw thousands of acres come out of the program and much of it come up for sale. Many feel that the increase in supply will decrease demand. While this theory is well proven and mostly true. Currently there has not been enough over supply to decrease demand.
In fact in some cases it is causing the opposite reaction. Many farmers are seeing this an an unprecedented opportunity to obtain the land they've sought for years that was tied up by CRP and absentee owners. Now that CRP is not as a viable investment option…
Faulkner Real Estate Extends Innovation with New High-Powered Real Estate Website
Saturday, February 28th, 2009 at 3:39pm. 159 Views, 0 Comments.
For years now I have been dreaming of developing a more powerful, and useful, website for our customers. Although our market area is small by population we reach a very large geographic demographic. So, after several months of planning and talking and planning some more we have released www.faulknerrealestate.com 3.0.
This new website offers more tools for real estate buyers and sellers in Western Kansas than ever before. Now our customers can have the most up-to-date information on residential, agricultural and commercial real estate at their fingertips. Our new site offers so many amazing features you'll have to spend some time poking around to appreciate them all. However the following will stand out to you right away:
- Full-featured listings…
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