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When looking to buy a home, there are a ton of things to consider. What style and location best fit your life? What are your “must-haves” and what are your negotiable “would-be-nice” items? And of course, how much can you afford? While the internet has made home searching a more comfortable and user-friendly experience (no […]

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#winwithrealtyhive: Northwoods Luxury

While many homes, especially starter homes, can fly off the market in a matter of days (sometimes hours!), others take a little longer. In fact, sometimes selling a home is a years-long process. Homes that are farther away from cities, bigger…

Beauty Queens to Tropical Dreams: Learn More About Venezuela

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Venezuela has received a lot of negative attention in recent years due to high levels of inflation, high crime areas, and a questionable political environment. While there are many reports of the negatives of this beautiful country, there are…

Trains, Planes, and Barns, Oh My! How to Sell a Unique Home

Ideas & Advice, Real Estate 101

Everyone has a different idea of the perfect house. Some people envision a quaint ranch home with the perfect little white fence while others dream of a classic Victorian filled with character and charm while others like a clean, modern esthetic…

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Appraisal, Assessment, Inspection: What’s the difference?

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There are a lot of terms in real estate that are very industry specific. Whether you’re working with an agent or buying/selling on your own, it’s wise to have at least a basic knowledge of the process and terminology. Among the terms that…

Agent Advice: How to Get More Leads

Ideas & Advice, Real Estate 101

Whether you’re just starting out in the real estate industry or you’re a seasoned veteran, referrals are a great way to expand your business. According the National Association of Realtors® 2017 Member Profile, the typical Realtor® received…

Things They Don’t Teach in School: Home Loans 101

#Adulting, Ideas & Advice, Real Estate 101

Before you start looking at what’s on the market and dreaming of paint colors, it’s important to figure out how you’re going to afford a new home. When it comes to getting financing, there are a ton of case-by-case scenarios so it’s…

How to Write Quality Listing Descriptions for Forest Land

Ideas & Advice, Real Estate 101

Writing a description for a plot of vacant land can be trickier than writing descriptions for other types of real estate. With a home there are a lot of features to mention, basics like number of rooms and floors, amenities and upgrades like…

How big of a home do you really need?

Ideas & Advice, Real Estate 101

According the the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 Characteristics of New Housing, of the 738,000 new single-family homes completed in 2016 the median home was 2,422 square feet, nearly 1,000 more square feet than a home built 50 years prior! Homes…

#WinWithRealtyHive: Avoiding the Price Reduction Talk

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The Endowment Effect, sometimes called the Ownership Effect, is a psychological and behavioral economics principle that says people attribute a higher value to things they own simply because they own them. An excellent example of this effect…

The Battle of Toledo: How a Real Estate Deal Prevented a War

Around the World, Just for Fun, Real Estate 101

If you take a look at a map of the Midwest United States, you may notice something strange with Michigan. More specifically, you may notice that Michigan is effectively two land masses that aren’t connected (save for the Mackinac Bridge) and…

New Hope for Home Ownership Through Land Contracts

Ideas & Advice, Real Estate 101

In some places in the U.S., land contracts are common. Land contracts, a form of seller financing, are written legal agreements used to purchase real estate. These agreements work similar to a standard mortgage, but rather than borrowing money…

Top 5 reasons you NEED an Agent when buying a home

Ideas & Advice, Real Estate 101

Thanks to the internet, you can learn almost anything, however, there’s a huge difference between knowing how something works and knowing how to do it well. Looking for proof? Check Youtube for haircut fail videos--you’ll quickly see the…

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How to Write Listing Descriptions That Don't Suck

Ideas & Advice, Real Estate 101

While most real estate agents love working with people and looking at homes, writing listing descriptions tends to be a necessary evil of the job. Some agents can put pen to paper and make it sing, while others can barely strings together a…

#Adulting: Landscaping for People Who Kill Everything

#Adulting, Ideas & Advice, Just for Fun

There’s usually no defining moment that stands out as “The Day I Learned to Landscape” so it’s typically long and arduous process filled with errors, aha! moments, and usually a handful of dead plants. When you first buy your home it’s…

5 Things to Ask About Homeowners Associations BEFORE You Buy

Ideas & Advice, Real Estate 101

According to the Community Associations Institute, approximately 63 million Americans are a part of a Homeowners Association (HOA), a number that is expected to rise in the coming years. While these HOAs govern nearly 25 million families, many…

Home Field Advantage: The Best MLB Cities in the US

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America’s favorite pastime officially kicks off the 2018 season today with all 30 teams playing on the same day--for the first time in 50 years! While other major league sports have relatively short seasons, basketball and hockey each have…

New Home, New Friends: Tips for moving with elementary aged kids

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For adults moving to a new home can come with a lot of emotion, but for kids, it can be an absolutely earth-rattler. Kids crave consistency and structure and moving to a new home tends to turn everything they’re used to upside down. The positive…

Get it Write: How to create the perfect listing description

Ideas & Advice, Real Estate 101

Whether it’s a single-family home that completely neglects to mention what’s on the second floor or a land listing that mentions nothing of the property and only talks about the nearby community, we’ve all seen listings that you wonder…

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Touchdown in the Twin Cities: A Look at U.S. Bank Stadium

Around the World, Just for Fun, Real Estate 101

Minnesota is known for its cold weather, friendly residents, and love of hotdishes, but this weekend football takes over the Land of 10,000 lakes. The North Star State will be host Super Bowl LII between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia…

Best Islands of the Rich and Famous

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Skoripos, Greece Owned By: Ekaterina Rybolovleva Purchased: Estimated $150-190 Million in 2013 Once was a barren land, the original owner, Aristotle Onasis, brought in many species of trees and even the sand from other Greek islands to create…

Lights, Camera, Wisconsin! A Look at the Badger State in TV and Movies

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Wisconsin is best known for it’s cheese-munching, Packers-loving residents and while that’s a relatively fair (and accurate!) depiction, Wisconsin is so much more. Here’s how the Badger state stacks up to its Hollywood depictions. Young…

Royal Relaxation: The Perfect Wedding Present for Harry and Meghan

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Unless you’ve been on a media blackout for the past few months, you probably know there’s a royal wedding coming soon! The Prince of Wales has announced the engagement of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle. pic.twitter.com/rtlAnFCWTf —…

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Similar, but Not the Same: All About Twin Countries

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They say some of the greatest things come in pairs. Mickey and Minnie, Lucy and Ethel, peanut butter and jelly-- you get the idea. Since two seems to be better than one, maybe that’s why these countries have teamed up, but with that twinning…

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The Oracle of the Orinoco: Why to Buy Land in Venezuela Now

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Investing is by, nature, a risky affair. Some investments pay off in spades, for example buying Berkshire Hathaway stock at IPO in 1980 would have yielded a return on investment of about 65,400% today and buying Bitcoin at its inception in 2011…

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Beauty Queens to Tropical Dreams: Learn More About Venezuela

Trains, Planes, and Barns, Oh My! How to Sell a Unique Home

Appraisal, Assessment, Inspection: What’s the difference?

Agent Advice: How to Get More Leads

Things They Don’t Teach in School: Home Loans 101

How to Write Quality Listing Descriptions for Forest Land

How big of a home do you really need?

#WinWithRealtyHive: Avoiding the Price Reduction Talk

The Battle of Toledo: How a Real Estate Deal Prevented a War

New Hope for Home Ownership Through Land Contracts

Top 5 reasons you NEED an Agent when buying a home

How to Write Listing Descriptions That Don't Suck

#Adulting: Landscaping for People Who Kill Everything

5 Things to Ask About Homeowners Associations BEFORE You Buy

Home Field Advantage: The Best MLB Cities in the US

New Home, New Friends: Tips for moving with elementary aged kids

Get it Write: How to create the perfect listing description

Touchdown in the Twin Cities: A Look at U.S. Bank Stadium

Best Islands of the Rich and Famous

Lights, Camera, Wisconsin! A Look at the Badger State in TV and Movies

Royal Relaxation: The Perfect Wedding Present for Harry and Meghan

Similar, but Not the Same: All About Twin Countries

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