Mike Budzius's (findahomepa) Blog

Now this might not be for everyone that wants to sell their house. But YOU have owned it for at least 10 years and are ready to either look for something bigger. Or the kids are gone and you are thinking of downsizing but you think you are going to be able to price it higher and get more for it i...

It was awesome! It was stupendous! As one new Realtor friend said, "At times it was like taking a drink of water from a firehose." And I learned a lot. I learned how much I really did not know about marketing myself on the Internet. I learned that the few things I thought I was doing well could b...

I just went through a situation from the buyers side where the seller dictated the price of the house to the listing agent. My client was interested in the house but not at the asking price. She made a reasonable offer for what was the market value and after a little negotiating, was completely s...

About a year and a half ago, I was sitting in a cheesesteak place just outside of Philadelphia, Pa with a client who had called me about helping him find a home.  I was able to have a great view of virtually the whole restaurant, tables and bar. I am a big people watcher so I was checking out the...

I recently went on a listing appointment at a high end home in Wayne.  I did my due diligence. I pulled the solds and pendings for the last 6 months, added the active properties in the area so the Seller could see what their competition was and put it all together in a nice little presentation pa...

This is actually my first "blogging" experience. I'm a little nervous. It is kind of like writing a song in that you are putting your thoughts, ideas and experiences out there for the world to see and part of you is thinking man, I hope someone will read this, and another part of you is thinking,...