Nora and Jake Aren't Moving

Dear Friends,

Just a quick note to let you know how I can help you or anyone you might refer to me.

Jake and Nora had just finished a year-long remodeling job on their home. The work was beautifully done — the house looked spectacular. Unfortunately, when they contacted me about listing the home, I had to disappoint them with the news that money spent on renovations can take several years to show a return on investment. It simply hadn’t occurred to them that $50,000 in improvements wouldn’t immediately translate into a $50,000 increase in their listing price.

I asked what their long-term goal was with regards to moving, and it turned out that Nora and Jake had very different goals, indeed. Nora wanted to buy a bigger house so their grown children and grandchildren could make extended visits. Jake wanted to downsize, and purchase a vacation home. They agreed much more discussion was needed, and to “sit tight” in their current home and enjoy all the hard work they’d put into it.

P.S. Who is the next person you know who would like to work with a Realtor who truly listens? Please give me a call to discuss how to let them know about my services.

Mark Ciochon
Your Omaha Ne Real Estate Professional
Specializing in Omaha NE Real Estate and surrounding areas such as Elkhorn, Gretna, Bellevue, Papillion, LaVista and Bennington Ne.

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Greetings, Its nice and cold here in Omaha today. The sun was shining this morning but not any more!

There seems to be a lot of misinformation about the state of the real estate market in and around the Omaha metro area, especially on the finance side. Yes there are banks who are in trouble because they lent money foolishly to anyone who could hold a pen, not necessarily a job. All this is changing now. The good new is for borrowers with descent credit there are great deals on homes and at great interest rates. I checked with TierOneBank and they are quoting 6% for a 30 year fixed mortgage with not discount or origination fee. And for most of my first time homebuyers we are closing below 6% with seller paying all the closing costs. So lets go shopping for a great deal on a home!

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