Author: jimabate
Keller Williams Angel Trees
KW Culture! We come from contribution. Keller Williams receives the names of economically stressed families in the area and we, the agents, buy gifts for all of the children on the list! Building stronger communities one angel at a time.
Home Loan Guarantee Program for Veterans
From National Association for Realtors Website: Veterans Affairs Since its establishment in 1944, the VA home loan guarantee program has helped millions of veterans purchase and maintain homes. NAR believes this program is a vital homeownership tool that provides veterans with a centralized, affordable, and accessible method of purchasing homes Read More
Old World Meets Downcity
Rosalina offers a chic, yet approachable dining experience. We combine traditional food and hospitable warmth of a rustic Italian taverna with modern flair. Think: old world meets downcity. ROSALINA 50 Aborn Street, Providence, RI (401) 270-7330 Claire and I tried this last night and it was great! Has anyone else Read More
What does a real estate agent do all day anyway?
It’s not as easy as it looks on TV! by Cara Ameer, Inman Ezine Key Takeaways: A real estate agent’s job is to make sure everyone else involved in the transaction is doing their job. Agents have to continually shift gears to quickly adapt and respond to customer needs. What Read More
Summer is Coming: Tips to Keep Your Home Cool and Your Wallet Comfortable
With cooling season fast approaching, it’s not too early to take steps to make sure your home will be comfortable without wasting energy—or overheating your wallet—as the temperature rises. And thanks to new energy efficiency standards either proposed or on track to be strengthened by the U.S. Department of Energy, Read More
Homes With This Color Bathroom Sell for $5,400 More!
Zillow: Study shows blues and grays are the way to go for interiors and doors, ‘greige’ for exteriors by Marian McPherson Staff Writer Inman E-zine A $50 gallon of blue paint can result in a huge return on investment for homeowners, according to Zillow‘s 2017 Paint Color Analysis study. Homes Read More
Keller Williams Red Day
Good Eats: ECCO Trattoria
Love Italian? You’ll love Ecco, 1167 Main St, Weymouth, MA. Claire and I went there for the first time with a couple of clients, now friends who frequent here. We had sold their amazingly well kept colonial home (in three days, over asking!), they’re relocating to a small town outside Read More
Why we, as buyer’s agents, attend property inspections!
I would never want to miss an inspection; here’s why: Key Takeaways: Buyer’s agents work for (not with) their clients. Representing clients means working in their best interests. The property inspection is a major contingency to work through. Buyer’s agency creates expectations from and for both parties. Agents need clients to Read More
Home Purchase & Education Go Hand in Hand
For many families, schools are an essential consideration when searching for a new home. However, most property searches only offer property related criteria such as price, beds, baths, and square feet. As such, locating properties that meet the criteria for your family and your child’s education can be challenging, especially Read More
How to Track Your Home’s Value
Buying a home is generally the single largest purchase that we make in our lifetimes and most of us are interested in not only the value of our properties, but also the general value of like properties in our neighborhoods. Whether you have just moved into a new home or Read More