If you are deciding to purchase in Door County, sell your primary property, and/or purchase another property in another area (Arizona, Florida, Carolinas…wherever), please allow me and my powerful REALTOR network to take the worry out of your next move. When you ask me to help you, your family or friends with a move anywhere around the country, you can be assured that I will carefully select an agent that will handle the transaction with the same detailed attention and desire for world class service to which I am dedicated. One of the activities I enjoy doing is speaking, teaching, and training REALTORS all over the United States. As such, I have an opportunity to meet and know REALTORS who are the best in the business! Why not contact me and allow me to introduce you to an agent in the area to which you will move? You will be assured that you are working with an agent who knows the area, the market, the values, etc. This keeps you from making a costly error in working with someone possibly part time, new, or just simply not a good REALTOR. Anytime you or someone you know is making a move, give me a call or simply fill out our referral form. I’ll get right back to you. I promise to refer you to a competent and honest REALTOR.
Financing Your Home >When Interest Rates Rise
Many people fall out of the home buying market when interest rates start to go up. This is often a mistake. Many of the best mortgages deals become available when lenders are competing for new business and sellers are competing within a smaller buyer pool. You just have to know how to keep the costs down in order to counter the higher interest rates.
One of the best tricks is the buy-down. In a buy-down, a fee is paid at the closing to get a lower interest rate. In a soft market, an anxious seller may be lured into to paying all or part of the buy-down. Another approach is to get the seller to pay some of closing costs, thus lowering the amount of cash a buyer needs to close. Frequently the seller's costs can be used as a write-off by the buyer. Always consult with your tax advisor if you are considering such an arrangement.
If the market is softening due to rising or higher rates, the price itself becomes an area where a buyer may be able to save a lot of money on a house through skillful negotiating. Lower prices mean lower loan amounts, so don't be discouraged by higher rates--use them to your advantage.
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What little-known folk remedy is said to help keep bats away from your home?
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According to some rural homeowners, if you tar and feather a two-by-four board and place it in your yard, it will ward off bats! |
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Connie Erickson
Door County Realty, Inc.
4027 Main Street
PO Box 340
Fish Creek, WI 54212
920-868-2075
888-678-3949
Fax: 920-868-2425
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Connie Erickson has won just about every real estate award imaginable and has earned both the GRI (Graduate of REALTORS Institute) and the CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) credentials. Connie is a Member of the Door County Board of REALTORS, Instructor of the Graduate REALTOR Institute and a Howard Brinton Star Power Star.    
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