Ron Becker's (rltykat) Blog

While you'd like to get the best price for your home, consider our six reasons to reduce your home price. These six signs may be telling you it's time to lower your price. 1. You're drawing few lookers You get the most interest in your home right after you put it on the market because buyers want...

Ron and Kat Becker | Century 21 Roberts & Andrews | katbecker23@gmail.com | (847) 489-0236 891 Breeze Drive, Lake Villa, IL Awesome SHORT SALE in an Excellent Neighborhood 4BR/2+1BA Single Family House offered at $249,900 Year Built 1999 Sq Footage 3,800 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Fl...

Ron and Kat Becker | Century 21 Roberts and Andrews | rltykat@aol.com | 847-489-0236 25020 113th Str, Trevor, WI Upscale Executive Home 4BR/2+1BA Single Family House offered at $369,900 Year Built 2003 Sq Footage 2,850 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 3 Car garage Lot Size...

Ron and Kat Becker | Century 21 Roberts & Andrews | katbecker23@gmail.com | (847) 489-0236 1242 Edgewater Lane, Antioch, IL Gorgeous Home on Private Lake Tranquility 5BR/2+1BA Single Family House offered at $299,900 Year Built 1992 Sq Footage 2,920 Bedrooms 5 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors U...

This question is being asked more and more in Lake, McHenry and Kenosha County here in the Chicago / Milwaukee area. Our resident real estate attorney, Terry Lyons, wanted to share this information with as many people as possible. Here's the deal... Before 2009, a rental agreement / lease was aut...

Most of the time when we make appointments to show our buyers homes, it is a cake piece to make the appointment or get additional info. Then there is the occasional &%$#@* realtor who makes the process ugly. We called a listing agent recently asking a few simple questions like: will all of the it...

After nearly a full year of home sales gains statewide, the rush to meet the homebuyer tax credit deadline combined with weak job and economic reports led to a lull in Illinois home sales activity in July. According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS® latest report, statewide total home sal...

A lot of potential home buyers are confused as to what the minimum credit score is in order to get a decent home mortgage loan. Typically, a credit rating of 640 or more will get you qualified for a home loan. Many banks that in the past quickly approved loans by easing their underwriting techniq...

Here's the problem with NOT making a counter offer When you receive an offer on your home, here is some advice for sellers to consider, especially in today's tough real estate market. If a buyer has taken the time to meet with their Realtor, put an offer on paper and submit it to your agent, we t...

HOW TO EVALUATE A LISTING AGENT IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING A BUYER   1. What is your experience representing sellers in short sales? Dealing with a knowledgeable and experienced agent who has successfully closed many short sales is the sine qua non for a successful short sale.  Thousands of agents ...