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Real estate contracts have important dates.  You have many dates to think about once you ink that contract on your beautiful new home.

Dates to follow

inspection timeline

mortgage commitment

mortgage application

homeowners documents

appraisal contingency period

These are the major things that have to be taken care and the timelines are negotiated in the contract

If you don't follow them, you can lose your sale and your deposit

Not to worry, details are what good Realtors are all about.  They will guide you through and get you to closing.

You may find a great home but your agent should be keeping their eyes on the closing details

Check out my take on March 2011 over 2012 numbers for the Chester County Real Estate market.

How is the market?  It depends on if you are a tenant, landlord, buyer, seller or investor? 

Let me know and I will make sure you know what to do today to succeed in today's real estate environment.

See the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JDxuKXEzbo

Today I spent all day surrounded by the best and top 4 percent of Realtors in the country.

I am part of the exclusive group of Realtors who have the Certified Residential Specialist designation which is obtained through lots of extra training and proven production.

Why does this matter to my clients and customers?  Because they need to know that all Realtors are not alike. 

Why pay the same and get average when you can have the best Realtor representiing you? 

Thanks to CRS for the great event training.  Myself and my clients appreciate the time you take to make us better at what we do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDE_qA6MJ6k

This video will tell you what is necessary to list a home properly and SELL versus SIT!

Want to know what is happening in Chester County real estate?

Well, THE SPRING MARKET!

Showings are through the roof and activity is amazing.

The down side?

Not enough Good Listings.

A Good Listing is a well priced, move in condition home in a great area.

Chester County is a great area.  Is your home on the market, in good condition, and well priced?

Call me today to see how you can succeed in the Spring Market.

There are many sites out there.   If you are browsing and thinking about a move they are all good.  Trulia, Realtor.com, Zillow, kirksimmon.com etc.

If you are in the hunt and working with an agent, they will set an auto search for you that is real time.

You see, all the websites download from the MLS which your Realtor can get info in real time on.  Once you set some basic parameters for your Realtor, they can automatically email you all the listings and price changes in real time right from the MLS.  This gives you an edge.

If you depend on 3rd party sites, there is a download lag that keeps you from the quick info.

Ask your Realtor today for a real time MLS search.  They will be happy to provide it.

If you are just browsing, check out www.KirkSimmon.com where you can search the MLS with a lag but still get info if you are in your initial  search stage.