On Being Prepared for Lowball Offers…

You’ve decided you’re ready to list your home for sale. You find a REALTOR® you trust, and together you set what you both feel is a fair and realistic list price. After a few showings you get an offer on your home. When your REALTOR® presents the offer to you, you’re stunned and disappointed to see that it’s 20% below your list price. (more…)

Valentine’s Day is only 2 weeks away, and flowers and chocolates are nice, but what gift really says, “I love you”?

The answer of course is a home or condo in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. So this year, why not treat your Valentine to something they can enjoy not just for a day or for a week but for many years to come? Here are our recommendations for a happy Valentine’s day: (more…)

Have we started on the upturn in real estate? We have in North Conway. And Bartlett. And Jackson. As you know, all real estate is local, so what’s happening in Palm Beach , Chicago or Cucamonga could be up, down or sideways to us. We do know that inquiries at Pinkham Real Estate here in Mt. Washington Valley, NH turned the corner in June and have increased every month since then. How much an increase? Well, Google says our September inquires were more than double July’s. Our sales have shown the same trend, though percentage wise, at a higher rate. (more…)

It’s going to be a busy week in western Maine and the White Mountains! The leaves are reaching their peak, fall sports are in full swing, and the Fryeburg Fair is in town. (more…)

by The KCM Crew on April 8, 2011 · http://kcmblog.com/2011/04/08/rental-costs-are-about-to-takeoff/

We are often asked whether it is better to rent or buy in the current housing market. The answer to that question is: “It all depends”. There are certain situations where renting short term probably makes sense. It may make sense if you are retiring to a different region of the country and are not yet sure where you want to set down roots for the next 25 years. It may make sense if you have a one year employment contract which will probably require a move to another place upon termination. (more…)

-By Kyla Brustin

A client of mine has an offer in on a bank owned property in Bartlett, NH. It’s definitely a fixer upper, and as a result, its low list price has attracted a lot of attention. Because of the work it needs, his initial offer was low. Unfortunately, the bank has responded with a counter offer that doesn’t demonstrate a whole lot of motivation. The listing agent has told me that another buyer is drafting an offer to submit as well, which will be competition for my buyer. He plans to make a counter offer, but how much should it be? Should he submit his highest offer in hopes of getting the property before another offer comes in? Or should he take his chances that the other offer will not be better than his and only increase his offer incrementally? (more…)