January 30, 2010

Home Renovation Tax Credit deadline tomorrow January 31

By Warren McNeil,

If you are planning on taking advantage of the HRTC you better head on over to your nearest Home Depot by tomorrow. The deadline for this tax credit is January 31. I was at Home Depot tofay and I know they are open tomorrow night until 10:00pm.

In the immortal words of Ellen Degenerous, “Proscrastinate Now, Don’t put it Off!”.

Good luck with your home renovations!

Warren

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Rich Dad’ seminars deceptive: Marketplace – www.cbc.ca

By Warren McNeil,

I came across an interesting article regarding the Rich Dad workshops in Kitchener. I receive mailings from this company all of the time and I just ignore them. I guess there are alot of people that up in arms over the training program. I can’t say much about it other then what I read in the CBC article.


View full article at:  Title: ‘Rich Dad’ seminars deceptive: Marketplace

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/01/28/consumer-rich-dad-poor-dad-marketplace.html

Video: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2010/road_to_rich_dad/main.html

If you go to any seminars like these, make sure you pay close attention to the underlying message. If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is.  Do your research before spending any money. 

Thanks for reading!

We are a full-time real estate team in Kitchener Waterloo area. We enjoy assisting buyers and sellers with the purchase or sale of real estate in the Kitchener-Waterloo or Cambridge areas. If you would like us to help you with your home search, please check out our brand-new free search website.

Warren & Melanie McNeil | Sales Representatives, Team McNeil
Re/Max Twin City Realty, Brokerage
(   519.579.4110
8 www.TeamMcneil.com, www.LoftStyle.ca, www.ClickThatHouse.com

P.S. Looking for a condo or loft, check out our brand new website at www.LoftStyle.ca!

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January 29, 2010

[Video] Top 5 Reasons to Hire a Realtor to Help You Sell Your House

By Warren McNeil,

I put together another video that will be helpful for people who are thinking about selling their house. I give you 5 good reasons why you should hire a realtor to sell your house. If you have any questions or comments please leave them below. I hope you enjoy it!

Here is a transcript of the video:

Hello again, I’m Warren McNeil. Real Estate Agent with Re/Max Twin City Realty in Kitchener

Today I am going to talk about the “Top 5 Reasons to Sell Your House with a Realtor”. I know there are many sellers out there right now getting ready to sell their house this year. The primary goal when selling you house is to get the most money possible. And having a good realtor on your side will make sure this process is successful. Here are the “Top 5 Reasons to sell Your House with a Realtor”.

Number 5
Pricing: We know the real estate market and can recommend a price based on recent sales in the area. We also take into consideration the condition of the home and its location. Properly pricing your house could mean the difference between your house selling quickly or sitting on the market forever. The question you need to ask yourself is, do you want to sell your house or do you want to just put it on the market?

Number 4
Market Exposure: A good realtor will market your home to the fullest so that it gets the best exposure possible. The effectiveness of various marketing is always changing, therefore we must remain cutting edge and research what works and stay on top of current trends. In addition to the traditional marketing methods such as print advertising or direct mail we also  utilize the internet and social media such as Blogs, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube to name a few.

Number 3
Experience: A good agent who sells lots of homes will be able to provide a high level of experience that will ensure that you get top dollar for you home and will also make sure that the process goes as smoothly as possible. Our experience will help reduce your stress!

Number 2
MLS and realtor.ca. MLS or multiple listing service is a database created by realtors which keeps track of all the homes that are currently for sale and those that have sold. The data in this database is very valuable and provides the realtor, sellers and buyers with information about the local real estate market. Realtor.ca is the main interface to this database and is searchable. Having your house listed in the MLS database will ensure that your house gets the maximum exposure to all prospective buyers anywhere in the world. There could be a buyer in China right now looking to relocate and is using realtor.ca to search the MLS for homes for sale in Waterloo. 

And the #1 reason to hire a realtor is to minimize risk and shift the responsibility. To act as a buffer between you and the buyer to ensure that emotions don’t get in the way. To protect your best interests and seek out qualified buyers. Dealing only with licensed realtors instead of complete strangers who may not have your best interests at heart. Shouldn’t you use a trusted professional to protect your single largest asset.

Thanks for reading!


We are a full-time real estate team in Kitchener Waterloo area. We enjoy assisting buyers and sellers with the purchase or sale of real estate in the Kitchener-Waterloo or Cambridge areas. If you would like us to help you with your home search, please check out our brand-new free search website.

Warren & Melanie McNeil | Sales Representatives, Team McNeil
Re/Max Twin City Realty, Brokerage
( 519.579.4110
8 www.TeamMcneil.com, www.LoftStyle.ca, www.ClickThatHouse.com

P.S. Looking for a condo or loft, check out our brand new website at www.LoftStyle.ca!

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January 27, 2010

New Movie Theatre and Walmart in North Waterloo

By Warren McNeil,

Empire Theatres is going to build a 10 screen movie theatre at University Ave and Ira Needles Blvd. The complex will open up this fall and will be called, “Empire Theatres Waterloo”. 

Walmart is the other confirmed tenant for the Ira Needles centre.

Source: http://news.therecord.com/Business/article/662408

Thanks for reading!

We are a full-time real estate team in Kitchener Waterloo area. We enjoy assisting buyers and sellers with the purchase or sale of real estate in the Kitchener-Waterloo or Cambridge areas. If you would like us to help you with your home search, please check out our brand-new free search website.

Warren & Melanie McNeil | Sales Representatives, Team McNeil
Re/Max Twin City Realty, Brokerage
(               519.579.4110        
8 www.TeamMcneil.com, www.LoftStyle.ca, www.ClickThatHouse.com 
 
P.S. Looking for a condo or loft, check out our brand new website at www.LoftStyle.ca!

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January 25, 2010

[Video] The Top 5 Reasons to Hire a Realtor to Help you Buy Your Next Home

By Warren McNeil

Here is a  quick video I put together. This one is about the top 5 reasons to hire real estate agent to help buyers buy their next home. Please feel free to comment on the video and let me know what you think about it. If you want me to blog about something else in the future just send me an email or comment.



Here is a transcript of the above video

Today I am going to talk about the Top 5 Reasons to Hire a realtor to buy your next home. Buying a home is one of the biggest transactions that you will make in your entire life. So it is important to make sure that you don’t make any mistakes. A realtor knows all the ins and outs of the home buying process. Here are the top 5 reasons to hire a realtor to buy your next home.

Number 5
Realtors must abide by a strict code of ethics which embodies honesty, integrity and commitment

Number 4
Realtors offer Professional guidence. We can provide valuable advice so that you won’t overpay for a house

Number 3
Buyer advantage. We know the differences in the many homes on the market. We know the good areas, and can find out about upcoming listings which will give the you an advantage when searching for a home. And the very best part is, in most cases, our services don’t cost the you anything. The seller pays our service fee.

Number 2
Realtors understand the complexity of the transaction. We will make you aware of any environmental issues, special conditions and we work in conjuntion with legal professionials to ensure that the transaction goes smoothly.

And the Number 1 reason to hire a realtor is for our negotiation skills. A good realtor sells lots of houses and overtime has learned some good negotiation skills. Having a good negotiator is the key to getting the best deal possible.


Thanks for reading/watching!

We are a full-time real estate team in Kitchener Waterloo area. We enjoy assisting buyers and sellers with the purchase or sale of real estate in the Kitchener-Waterloo or Cambridge areas. If you would like us to help you with your home search, please check out our brand-new free search website.

Warren & Melanie McNeil | Sales Representatives, Team McNeil
Re/Max Twin City Realty, Brokerage
( 519.579.4110 
8 www.TeamMcneil.com, www.LoftStyle.ca, www.ClickThatHouse.com 
 
P.S. Looking for a condo or loft, check out our brand new website at www.LoftStyle.ca!

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