Matt Costello's Blog
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MadCityDigs.com Foreclosure Caravan!!
With foreclosures on the rise in Dane County, we are asking buyers who have expressed interest, to get involved with our NEW foreclosure caravan. Mimicking the popular TLC television show ?Deals On a Bus,? our foreclosure specialists hope to match you with properties that are undervalued because of the economy or foreclosure. http://www.madcitydigs.com/foreclosurecaravan Join us every Saturday from 10 a.m. [...]
How to make a successful lowball offer
lowball n. to deliberately estimate a lower price for (a service or merchandise) than one intends to charge: to lowball the cost of a move. Want to talk to us about your lowball offer strategy? Making a lowball offer often has a negative connotation, but the reality is that many sellers are happy to look at any [...]
The MadCityDigs Team & Matt Costello?s Buyer makes front page of Wisconsin State Journal
Buyers find good bargains in foreclosed homes in Dane County http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/317396 A foreclosed home in DeForest bought last month by Kong and Gilbert Perales for $225,000 is very similar to a home on the same block that sold for $289,000 two weeks later. The more expensive home has some upgrades, including a brick facade and a wet [...]
10 1/2 Tips For Buying Foreclosed Property
10 1/2 Tips For Buying Foreclosed Property Wisconsin Foreclosures and Sainthood Matt Costello, a Keller Williams Realty agent passed along these tips for those interested in buying foreclosed properties: I am not a foreclosure expert but having listed and sold a number of foreclosures over the years, I know a few things about them. Some of the things I know, [...]
How to sell you home in a declining market: Simulated Auction Strategy
What is working? Right now, people are looking for deals. Look at Ebay. A property that starts off at $1, picks up interest and by the day the auction closes, there are 10 buyers at Retail price. We are adapting this process into real estate and calling it a Simulated Auction. We are among the first to [...]
$ Cash Back Rebates to Home Buyers $ Madison,WI
Looking to purchase a home? Feel free to put some extra money in your pocket at closing with our Buyer Incentive Program. This program is a win/win for all parties. Buyer receives proper representation and a nice cash-back incentive. Keller Williams Realty and the MadCityDigs Team receive a great new friend and client for life… There [...]
Launching new Madison business networking group (www.MadCityReferrals.com)
Join our exclusive Madison business networking group (www.MadCityReferrals.com) to increase your business by sharing quality referrals. We are the free referral networking group for the greater Madison, WI area. Our members trade highly qualified referrals leads with others members within the group. Network members benefit from referrals by getting a new, reliable source from which [...]
H.R. 3221 TAX CREDIT OR INTEREST FREE LOAN ???
H.R. 3221 TAX CREDIT OR INTEREST FREE LOAN ??? The recent housing bill, H.R. 3221, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 passed by Congress is a bit confusing. It is intended to spur home ownership while giving 1st time homebuyers a tax credit for purchasing a home. Below I have copied the information needed to try [...]
To Favre, or not to Favre:
To Favre, or not to Favre: Whether ’tis nobler in the Favre mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous behavior or be a teammate? I think it would have been nice to see the indestructible Favre sitting back up to Rogers as his teammate and the greatest mentor a new quarterback could ever have. [...]
Selling your home in a slow market
Bubble or not, demand is softening. That means you’ll have to work extra smart to get a good price The hay days of home selling are over. No longer can you simply stick a FOR SALE sign on your front lawn and wait to collect your check. Signs of a softening market began to appear in July, when [...]
