MONDAY MOMENTS WITH MICHELLE – The BUYING Process: Finding a Home
Welcome to Episode 12! This week I’d like to dive into the process of home BUYING. Whether it’s your first home, an investment property or you are upsizing or downsizing, it is pretty much the same process. Where do you begin? Most people look at real estate from time to time on the […]
MONDAY MOMENTS WITH MICHELLE – I Gotta Guy!
Welcome to Episode 11! At one time or another, we, as homeowners, require the services of qualified trades people. Your hot water tank blows, your furnace quits, you want to renovate parts of your home or yard. Well, I GOTTA GUY! As a homeowner myself, in order to maintain or improve my living […]
MONDAY MOMENTS WITH MICHELLE – You’ve Got an Offer for your Home!
Episode 10 – Offer After having your life disrupted a few times by agents and their buyers over the past few days or weeks, your REALTOR® calls you to say that he/she has received an offer to purchase your home. For simplicity sake, I won’t be going into the logistics of multiple offers or […]
MONDAY MOMENTS WITH MICHELLE – Let’s Show Off Your Home
Welcome to Episode 9! Now that the paperwork and the photographs are done, your listing is what we call LIVE. You multiple listing is now active and being viewed by thousands of consumers and Realtors® across the internet. Depending on how aggressive the market is, your agent may get a call requesting a viewing […]
MONDAY MOMENTS WITH MICHELLE – Staging your home
Welcome to Episode 8! Today I want to talk about STAGING. I don’t watch HGTV or have a degree in design, but I do understand the premise and the benefits of setting the stage – YOUR HOME. Staging sounds scary but it really isn’t. Like I had said in a previous blog, to get […]
MONDAY MOMENTS WITH MICHELLE – The Listing Appointment
Welcome to Episode 7! Today, I am going to go over the next step in the Seller process: The Market Evaluation/Listing Appointment. Because all agents work differently, I will walk you through how I would typically guide the Seller through it. This is just a general outline and some steps may have been added […]
MONDAY MOMENTS WITH MICHELLE – BEFORE the listing appointment
Welcome to Episode 6! Today, I am going to begin the steps for a typical Seller’s transaction. Disclaimer: no two selling scenarios are the same. The following are steps you should take BEFORE you sit down and list your home. OK, to make things simple, let’s say you have already chosen an agent […]
MONDAY MOMENTS WITH MICHELLE – Acting in YOUR best interest
Welcome to Episode 5! In the next few weeks, I am going to do my best to walk you through a typical real estate transaction – step by step. FIRST and FOREMOST in EVERY real estate transaction, whether you are a SELLER or a BUYER – your agent is required to establish AGENCY. […]
MONDAY MOMENTS WITH MICHELLE – I’m NEVER too busy for YOU!
Welcome to Episode 4! Quite often, a buyer will call me regarding one of my listings and request a viewing. I am more than happy to promote my listing! That’s my job. Get the home SOLD. Before I commit to an appointment though, I always ask the potential buyer whether they are working with […]
MONDAY MOMENTS WITH MICHELLE – Plasma for Life
Welcome to Episode 3! Today, I’m not going to talk about anything real estate related. I’m going to veer off the course and talk about something that is near and dear to my heart – Plasma Donation. My story of plasma donation began in April of 2022 when I walked into Canadian Blood […]