Linda's St. Louis Real Estate Blog

The purchase of a property in Chesterfield, Missouri requires that a Chesterfield noise disclosure be signed along with the other contract documents.  The Chesterfield disclosure notifies a prospective buyer that City Council has adopted an ordinance that requires disclosure of future land use an...

Mr. Buyer, short sales are not easy, no matter what.  Despite how logical it seems to me and you, paying with cash does not necessarily short circuit the lender approval of a short sale.  I am sure you think your offer looks like a slam dunk, and truthfully, it should be.  The problem is that the...

OK, the title of this post is a bit scary… granted.  But, we here in the Midwest have already had quite a winter already.  The predictions are for St. Louis to have another snowfall like we had on Christmas Eve.  We didn’t get much snow (maybe 2 or 3 inches) but it was absolutely beautiful.  It w...

Today was one of those busy days.  We just returned from a holiday getaway late on Thursday night. While we were gone, we booked some appointments that guaranteed that we would hit the ground running when we got home.  We were energized and ready for that! Yesterday, we showed property and just g...

We discovered the best trick while traveling over the holidays.  We always like to have a bottle of water with us when we travel.  We got tired of taking a bottle to the airport and having to throw it away before going through security.  Once through security, the airport will sell you water for...

Claudette did a great job of summarizing really important points for a seller to consider. These points should be considered not only prepare their home for the market but also as they receive feedback on the showings they have.   Ten Things Home Buyers Will Simply Not Tolerate Right Now  Anyone ...

The REALTOR Code of Ethics is a document that all REALTORS utilize in their practice every day.  There are many aspects covered in the Code.   These include duties to clients and customers, duties to the public and duties to other REALTORS.  In 2011, some new changes have been implemented to the...

Debe does a great job summarizing action items for sellers.   These apply not only to a Charlotte homeowner... these are great tips for all sellers.  We hope that sellers, or even prospective sellers read Debe's post carefully.  There are many valuable tips here. 10 Important Staging Tips for Yo...

        The Listing of the Week for Wildwood, MO is our newest listing located at 1019 Keystone Trail, just off Wildhorse Creek Road. This is a fabulous 2 story home priced to sell.  The circle drive, beautiful landscaping, brick front and tall pillars offers a majestic setting for this beautiful...

Well, I am sure that the title of the post is a bit confusing as we are from Chesterfield, MO.  However, we celebrated New Years with Linda's dad in Ft Myers, Florida.  Since we stayed in for New Year's Eve, we decided to step out on New Year’s Day with a little bit of fun.  We decided to watch t...