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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Home Selling Strategies: The Seller

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agents give their clients the best real estate sales technology, training, and experience. Some of life’s more important strategies play into real estate selling as well, such as remaining positive. United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties agents coach our clients on the best home-selling strategies. Get your game face on, and let’s […]

Why Do I Need a Realtor? Part One

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties realtors are some of Wisconsin’s best real estate agents. We are often told folks don’t need a realtor. That having a real estate agent costs everyone more money. Why not cut out the middleman, right? WRONG!  If we had a nickel for every real estate deal gone bad by the do-it-yourselfers, […]

Listing Agreement: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties puts our clients first. Our real estate agents work hard to earn your trust through our proven marketing program to give you the very best realtor service around.  During our initial consultation, we will review the terms of our Traditional Listing agreement with you. The Traditional Listing agreement is a legally binding contract […]

Traditional Versus Non-Traditional: Auction Event

When it comes to selling your home, the first thing you think is, “How many times am I going to have to leave so the house can be shown?” For many folks, traditional home selling (listing your home and having it shown) is the only way to sell a home- NOT TRUE!  What if I […]

The Real Estate Cash Buyer

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties likes to keep its clients informed of real estate buying and selling processes. Whether you are buying or selling with a Traditional Listing or Auction Event, understanding what impacts the selling price of a property and the kind of buyer a property attracts. The real estate buyer weare referring to today […]

Counteroffer Etiquette: Seller

United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties real estate agents are an award-winning real estate group with unmatched experience and professionalism. We are dedicated to commanding the best price for your property. Today we share with you some counteroffer etiquette. Frequently buyers counteroffer. This can ruffle some feathers for both the seller and the buyer. United Country Midwest […]

Your Buyer Just Backed Out!

It is almost closing day! You glance at your phone to see you missed a call from your real estate agent. You call your agent back and find out some bad news. He informs you the buyer for your property just backed out. Now what? United Country Midwest Lifestyle Properties real estate agents take pride in every aspect […]

FHA LOAN 101

Here you are, looking for your first house. Hopefully, you’ve already established good credit, have some cash set aside, and have secured approval from your lending institution. With that approval will come spending range you’re approved for and with today’s current low-interest rates your buying power has increased! However, not everyone is able to save […]

ON THE BUBBLE: THE SUMMER 2022 MARKET

The real estate market has been on quite a ride! If you had your home on the market in late 2019 through early spring 2022, and you sold your property, you reaped the market advantage. Right now, the real estate market is riding on the bubble as the Fed slowly began increasing interest rates in […]

KEEPING CALM IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET: BUYERS AND SELLERS

Most Americans would not have dreamed of the chaos that COVID-19 and other situations developing around the globe would cause. As your UC MLP Realtors, it is our job to educate you about the current real estate market. We are not off on some distant planet controlling things, leaving you alone and wondering, “What is […]

INTEREST RATES AND YOUR BUYING POWER

With today’s current low-interest rates, your buying power has in some cases doubled or tripled. This means what was once out of your reach is now within reach. An exciting time for consumer, lender, and realtor. Let’s take a look at a few rates of the bigger banks around the country. as of 6-6-21 Bank […]

SHOUSE: SHOP, HOUSE

New to the real estate world is the “shouse”. A shouse is a cross between a house and a shop. These tend to be a smaller house plan with a large shop. Shouses are popping up over the countryside and making an interesting market- with some challenges as well. Right now the shouse market is […]

PROBLEM HOMES: TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY?

UC Midwest Lifestyle Properties real estate agents work with a diverse clientele. From hunters to property investors, we desire to give you the best buying experience in the real estate profession. This is why we have received numerous awards for our sales and dedication to clients. Whatever your reason for buying, buying a “problem home” […]