672 Bagby Rd Crittenden, Ky – Mini Farm
May 28th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
They just don’t make’m like this any more. This 1920′s Kenton County farm house has been tastefully updated through the years to offer all the convenience you’d expect but with the character and curb appeal that’s difficult to find. First floor master bdrm with full bath. Huge country kitchen, 1st floor laundry, 3 season room with hottub, party size deck. 10 acres with stalled barn, 3 car garage.
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Northern Kentucky Market Update
April 20th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Northern Kentucky home sales have increased for the third straight month compared to 2011. Many neighborhoods have drifted slightly into a sellers market with absorption rates 6 months. All-in-all, the signs are looking better for the future.
Now may be a great time for you to sell and buy the home you’ve been wanting. While some neighborhoods have seen very little or no decrease in prices other areas or price ranges have seen significant decreases. While your home might only have decrease less than 5% in value, that home you’ve been dreaming of may be 20%-30% less than it was 5 years ago.
Give us a call and let us help you determine if now is the time for you to make that move.
CENTURY 21 Garner Properties
859-363-9900
Checklist – Preparing You Home For The Market
March 22nd, 2012 § Leave a Comment
The spring real estate market is looking better than what we experienced in 2011. Not that the Northern Kentucky market has remarkably bounced back but the signs of stabilization are growing stronger. It is still a highly competitive buyers market in almost every neighborhood in Northern Kentucky. If your considering selling here is my list of “Must Do’s” to complete before your home is listed.
1. As inconvenient as it might be you must de-clutter and remove all of your personal pictures and items. You want the buyer to see the rooms as something they could be comfortable in. Too many personal items crowded in a space makes that a challenge for buyers and clutter is a big detraction away from the features of your home.
2. New neutral, good quality rugs. Even if your not normally a “rug” person, rugs are very warm and inviting.
3. Re-painting rooms into neutral colors, if needed. Seriously, neutral colors, not some color combination you liked on HGTV. Your not trying to make a decorating statement here, you want any and every buyer that comes through your door to think ” I can live with this”.
4. Replacing and updating lighting fixtures. Lighting fixtures can easily become “dated”. What was popular 10 years ago is not popular today. For a few hundred dollars lighting fixtures can make all the difference in the world. And, replace any of those “custom” light switch covers while your at it.
5. Make any small repairs (or big ones if needed). This a critical in this real estate market. If roof is missing some shingles you can be sure a buyer will deduct twice as much as a new roof would cost should they decide to make an offer.
6. Purchase matching appliances in the kitchen for a finished look. I’ve been amazed many times how new appliances influence many buyers.
7. Update major furniture and/or, put several pieces of your furniture into storage.
8. Rearrange furniture to show the rooms to their best advantage. See number 7 above. It may not be comfortable for you to move that lazy-boy to an angle from the TV that you don’t care for but remember that your staging for the best overall look of the room.
9. Stage your bathrooms with hand towels and counter-top decor.
10. I didn’t say selling was going to be convenient, unless of course your willing to take a few thousand dollars less.
Check out these before and after photos below of a very well staged home.
Photo Credit: Southern Charm Home Staging on PicasaWeb . CC Licensed.
March 2012 Market Update
March 21st, 2012 § Leave a Comment
MARKET ACTIVITY UP 16.5% over same time last year. Wow, this past weekend was incredibly busy with market activity. Buyers were out in full force visiting open houses and looking at properties all over Northern Kentucky. I had some buyers out myself and ran into at least three other agents looking at properties who had doubled up on showings.
Market Statistics March 2012 Northern Kentucky
One Tank Trips – Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, KY
March 18th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Buffalo Trace Distillery is a distillery located in Frankfort, Kentucky. It has historically been known by several names, including most notably, the George T. Stagg Distillery and the O.F.C. Distillery.[2] Its namesake bourbon brand, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey, was introduced in August 1999. The Buffalo Trace Distillery stands as the oldest (not necessarily continuously-operating) distilling site in the United States.[3][unreliable source?] Located on what the company claims was once an ancient buffalo crossing on the banks of the Kentucky River in Franklin County, the distillery is named after the American bison that created paths followed by America’s early pioneers. The Sazerac Company, a New Orleans,Louisiana-based producer and importer purchased the distillery in 1992 and is now the parent company of Buffalo Trace Distillery.[4] The distillery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under its old name, George T. Stagg Distillery.[1] The Buffalo Trace Distillery is home to the world’s smallest bonded storage warehouse, Warehouse V. This warehouse only stores a single barrel of whiskey at a time. More history can be found at Wikipedia.
