Getting Your Home Ready for Spring: Part One

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agents know getting your home ready for spring takes work. Whether it’s your roof, the windows or your beautiful trees, winter’s winds and snows will put them all to the test. That’s why it’s important to get outside and give your home a property assessment. Taking care of your home … Getting Your Home Ready for Spring: Part One Read More »

Getting Your Home Ready for Spring: Streak- Free Windows

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agents love every season, but selling homes in spring and summer is our favorite! You can prepare your home for spring more easily than you might think. Let us help you get those lovely streak-free windows and make your neighbors jealous! Here’s a list of what you’ll need: 5-gallon bucket […]

Food Plots: What to Plant Part Two

Food plots are your key to hunting success! United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties hunting Land Pro agents know the key to developing a great hunting property comes with time and effort spent in developing food plots. Without producing plots, your chances of attracting and keeping deer and other wildlife will fail. In our final article, […]

Food Plots: What to Plant Part One

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties hunting property agents know it’s important to plant the right crops to keep your food plot active through a variety of seasonal plants. ‘Food Plots: What to Plant’ gives you some expert advice from on what to plant, giving you real-time advice and success! If you’re just joining the ‘conversation’, […]

To Paint or Not?

Getting your house ready to put on the market is a big decision. Along with that decision, usually comes a few decisions that your United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agent will help you make. One of those decisions may be to paint or not? If you have a high-end type home, everything must ‘shine like […]

Navigating the Realty App World:

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agents know today’s fast-paced realty market requires their clients to keep on top of realty listings. Navigating the realty app world requires a little savvy and an understanding of realty lingo. School is never out with technology and United Country Midwest Lifestyle Property agents are happy to help their clients … Continue reading Navigating the Realty App World:

COYOTES

Legendary animator Chuck Jones brought to life the Looney Tune® cartoon classic Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner. Day in and day out, Wile E. Coyote arranged elaborate plans to capture and eat the elusive Road Runner. Much to Wile E. Coyote’s dismay, Road Runner always managed to evade him. Many times, Wile E. Coyote … Continue reading COYOTES

IDENTIFYING OAK TREE ACORNS: DEER’S FAVORITE DESSERT

Fall is just around the corner. Hopefully, you’ve done your summer scouting homework and found yourself some Oak trees with acorns. Oak trees make excellent spots for setting up your tree stand as well as great places to set up trail cameras. Now is the time to go back and check on the acorn crop. … Continue reading IDENTIFYING OAK TREE ACORNS: DEER’S FAVORITE DESSERT

DEER NUTRITIONAL NEEDS

Don’t drop the ball on your hunting land investment by not developing food plots. Food plots give your deer a “nutritional” leg up and hopefully, you’ll be harvesting some big bucks in the near future. You shouldn’t think solely about the bucks. Without a healthy doe, there are no healthy bucks. As you’re designing and … Continue reading DEER NUTRITIONAL NEEDS

Winter Home Prep: Part 2

In Winter Home Prep: Part 2, we wind up our series by finishing a few outdoor items and then we move inside! United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agents are proud to stand on their own land and home property investments and you should too! Rake and seed, fill and seal Raking leaves is not one … Continue reading Winter Home Prep: Part 2

Winter Home Prep: Part 1

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agents know the work it took to find you your dream home! Keeping your dream home in tip-top shape will take work as well. Winter home prep is perhaps the biggest jobs you’ll perform for your home. Let us help you with a list of items for you to perform […]

Hunters are Chomping at the Bit Waiting for Fall

The recent warm weather has been encouraging to local farmers, but discouraging to hunting enthusiasts. Even my hunting dog senses something isn’t quite right. Deer, Duck, Goose or Pheasant, hunters are chomping at the bit waiting for fall. Generally speaking, my Chocolate Labrador Retriever Tucker, is wise to nature’s cycles. It doesn’t take many cold […]

Keeping Score: Improving Your Credit Part 2

In our last article Keeping Score: Improving Your Credit Part 1, United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties gave you some suggestions on how you can improve your credit. We began with pulling your free credit report with Credit Karma and additionally with TransUnion. Looking over those reports, you reviewed the areas you are weak. You could […]

Keeping Score: Improving Your Credit Part 1

Improving your credit may seem like an uphill battle, but it is possible. If you don’t know how to get started, United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties has some great ideas to boost your score. Let’s get you on the road to buying a house and improving your credit score! Pull your credit report Most folks […]

Hunting Property Tours With United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties Land Pros

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties Land Pros’ favorite tagline as being members of UC Hunting Properties powered by Realtree is, ‘Stand on Your Investment®’, is serious business to our Land Pros agents. Hunting property tours Land Pros are second to none. You can be sure each Land Pro has come prepared with the knowledge and […]

Deciphering Real Estate Listing Lingo

Though it may seem like another language, deciphering real estate listing lingo needn’t be a mystery! United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agents know our clients don’t operate in the daily world of realty. All the different terms and expressions leave non-realty folks a bit confused. To help our clients, UCMLP agents have pulled together this […]

The Importance of A Home Inspection

The importance of a home inspection is crucial and should not be underestimated! Do not see them as a nuisance. See a home inspection as a physical check-up of your potential home’s health. Agents at United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties highly recommend a home inspection on ANY home you buy, whether new or old. NEVER […]

What to Know About Purchasing a Condo

As we grow older, our age can dictate our lifestyle, activity level, and ever-changing needs. The burden of a single-family home may be a responsibility you don’t wish to carry. Have you ever thought about purchasing a condominium? United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agents know single-family homes have their “season”. In today’s article, we address […]

Closing Costs: What Am I Paying For?

Everywhere you turn, there seems to be a fee collected for every service. Closing on a home is no different. United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties real estate agents and Land Pro’s don’t like surprises and we understand our clients don’t like them either. Keeping our clients informed and knowledgeable throughout the buying and selling process is our […]

Open House: The Why and How To

Having an open house may seem like a real pain in the neck, but there are some serious benefits in employing this opportunity. United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agents commit to giving you the best realtor service and employ this by showcasing your home with an open house. Today we are going to give you […]