Steps to Take at the Beginning of a Real Estate Search
John & Cindy Farrell – Coldwell Banker
Are You Starting a Home Search on the North Shore of Boston? If so, here is a list of what you should be doing right at the beginning of your search.
- Interview agents and hire an agent to represent you. Choosing an agent is one of the most important initial steps you should take. There vast differences in an agents experience, skills and how they work. If you think you won’t be buying for a while it is still a good idea to enlist the help of an agent. The sooner the better.
- Get pre-approved for your mortgage. You should know how much you can spend on a home before you start to look. If a there is a home you would like to pursue you will be able to act immediately and the sellers will know that you are well prepared to follow through. You will also know what you can afford and the payments that will be required.
- Review your finances. Getting a mortgage approval is the most important, but you still need to be comfortable with what a home will cost you every month. Take into account that you will have to maintain the home. Really think about any other expenses that you may have or will have in the near future.
- Choose possible locations and home styles. As the process goes on you may make changes to your search criteria. But you need to have a starting point and a general initial idea of what factors are the most important to you. This many be different for each person.
- Arrange to have automated emails of properties that may interest you. This is the quickest most efficient way to know what is on the market. It is a great tool to learn the market as well.
- Published in Buying Brief - Buying Real Estate
Selling your Home in the Winter on the North Shore
Wondering what you can do to prepare your home for sale in the winter?
The spring home selling season is already upon us. It starts very quickly after the holidays and the Sunday after the Super Bowl is a very busy open house day. Even so, it certainly doesn’t look or feel like spring and you may be concerned about how your home will be presented with it so cold outside, very little happening in the garden and it getting so dark so early. There is a lot you can do and it will really make a difference. Remember staging your home is very important. Below are just a few suggestions that can make your home inviting. (more…)
33 Water Street Danvers, MA – Unit 24 – North Shore Condominium
John & Cindy Farrell – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Sold in June 2013 for $282,000. See Homes currently on the market in Danvers, MA. Townhouse Condominium in Danvers, MA.
Danvers Massachusetts townhouse condominium on the Crane River. This home in is a complex of 28 homes at the Crane River Condominium East development. Great location that is convenient to shopping and Route 128. There are 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, a second floor office, 2 full and 2 half baths. The first floor has an open floor plan. The living room has a sliding glass door that opens onto a private deck overlooking the yard. The finished lower level has a family room with additional office space and a half bath with laundry. The dining area is open to the kitchen and living rooms. There is also a one car garage. (more…)
- Published in Past Property Listings
Diamond Cove Gloucester MA – Annisquam
This photo was taken in Annisquam while getting the information for our new listing at 31 Nashua Street, Gloucester MA. This is at the end of Nashua Street. The owner of the home has access through the Diamond Cove Association. What a fabulous spot.
- Published in John & Cindy Farrell, North Shore of Boston - Communities
