At our monthly round table meeting we received an unexpected blessing from our agents!I was brought to tears at their thoughtfulness and by the heartfelt message when they presented Jeff & I with this beautiful crystal ->  The Engraved Crystal Plaque Says:                                                                                  With Our Greatest                                                                                    APPRECIATION                                                                                 We Hereby Present                                                                                 Jeff & Grace SafrinThank you for being such amazing brokers! We have learned so much because of your inspiration and leadership. You show us what being great looks lik... 08/13/2015

These Valparaiso Indiana Home sellers called us to sell their home after they had listed their property with another brokerage for over 200 days without selling.We were happy to take the listing and offer suggestions and market their property to get their home sold! Here is what they had to say about our services: If we can be of service to you in the sale of your Northwest Indiana property, please give us a call @219-309-9930     Please click the various links to read what other clients say about using our professional services to help them by providing solutions to their real estate needs. Trulia Reviews Endorsements on our Blog  Website Testimonials With approximately $3.4 billion in annual sales, F.C. Tucker Company is Indiana’s largest independently owned comprehensive real estate ... 07/27/2015

 We received a call from Valparaiso , IN home owners to list their property that had expired from the Multiple Listing Service after more than 7 months on the market with another brokerage. During that same time period we had listed and sold their next door neighbors home quickly  and  listed and sold another property down the street.  Early showing feedback confirmed our suggestions and at the end of the 1st month on the market the sellers agreed to have some of the rooms in the home painted neutral and carpets cleaned. Even though it was winter, we negotiated an accepted offer in 2.5 months! We have listed and sold other homes in Country Club Estates Neighborhood Center Township Valparaiso Indiana 46383 before. If we can represent you in the sale of your Valpo home, please contact us ... 06/08/2015

 This Porter County Indiana Property zip code 46385 sold so fast, I didn't have a chance to write a blog about it when we 1st listed it! We did however do a pre-listing video... We were interviewed by Valparaiso, Indiana home sellers who were not ready to list their property when we 1st met them due to work being done to prepare the property to put on the market- (i.e. landscaping improvements, new carpeting was on order for the family room, a new deck was in the process of being installed and packing was underway for items not in use to help de-clutter the home). By doing a pre-listing video outside of the home briefly describing it's features and then posting it on various social media sites, we had the opportunity to market the property in advance of it being seen on the MLS (Multipl... 05/19/2015

 A repeat client called us to list his property in Valparaiso Indiana 46383. He had used our professional services as buyers agents several years back to purchase a home.There was more than one offer on the property which had many showings in just the 1st week on the market and an offer was accepted in just 10 days .If we can be of service to you in successfully selling your property so that you can get moving, please give us a call @ 219-039-9930-- Click the various links to read what our past clients have to say about working with us: Website Testimonials Past Client Endorsements on our Blog Trulia Reviews  With approximately $3.4 billion in annual sales, F.C. Tucker Company is Indiana’s largest independently owned comprehensive real estate firm with more than 40 offices and more than... 05/18/2015

 We recently closed escrow for repeat clients in Valparaiso, Indiana. We represented them as home buyers initially and then again as home sellers! Here is a video expressing their sentiments about using our services:  We are humbled for the opportunity to represent those home buyers and sellers relocating to or from  NW Indiana and would be grateful for the opportunity to be considered for an interview to help you too! Please give us a call @219-309-9930 F.C.Tucker 1st Team Real Estate serving NW Indiana With approximately $3.4 billion in annual sales, F.C. Tucker Company is Indiana’s largest independently owned comprehensive real estate firm with more than 40 offices and more than 1,500 sales associates throughout Indiana and select markets in Kentucky. Less than one percent of all rea... 05/13/2015

 Sleigh Bells Ring, Are you Listening? This is not the 1st property listed and sold by F.C.Tucker 1st Team Real Estate on Sleighbell Lane in Valpo. The sellers commented during our listing appointment that they remembered getting just listed and just sold postcards from us when we represented their neighbors down the street in the sale of property a few years back! This property had a flurry of showings and multiple offers in the 1st few days on the market plus a back up offer and closed above list price.If we can be of service to you in selling your Northwest Indiana Home - please give us a call @219-309-990 With approximately $3.4 billion in annual sales, F.C. Tucker Company is Indiana’s largest independently owned comprehensive real estate firm with more than 40 offices and more than... 05/05/2015

 SOLD twice in less than a year! Last year we received a phone call from a relocating couple who were moving to NW Indiana and had no luck calling featured agents on Trulia or Zillow to show them homes here and there. We met with them and gave them the strategy for how we work with relocating buyers and they agreed to use our services exclusively. After just one weekend of house hunting - they were under contract! We were surprised when less then a year later, we get a call that they need to relocate  again due to a job change. The company that was hiring them had a relocation program in which they wanted them to use another brokerage to list their  home to sell..Imagine our delight when they insisted we represent them again! 15 days on market an offer was accepted. The qualified buyer ... 04/29/2015

  The owner of this Valparaiso, Indiana Condo contacted us when he received a Just Sold Postcard of a property we listed and sold quickly in the same neighborhood his property was for sale on the market during that time with another brokerage.    He asked us to list his Condo when it expired. After some staging suggestions were finally implemented, we received an offer and the Condo is sold!   You can read his endorsement online here as he left a Trulia review.      Talk To Tucker to Get You Moving!     With approximately $3.4 billion in annual sales, F.C. Tucker Company is Indiana’s largest independently owned comprehensive real estate firm with more than 40 offices and more than 1,500 sales associates throughout Indiana and select markets in Kentucky. Less than one percent of all rea... 04/04/2015

  It's that time of Year again in our hometown of Valparaiso, Indiana!   NCAA March Madness begins as the Valparaiso University Crusaders who are      2014-2015 Regular Season Horizon League Champs have the honor of hosting     the Horizon League Tournament which starts Tomorrow 3/6/2015!       We blogged about our home town team at the beginning of this season->    It's That Time of Year Again #GoValpo We Enjoy Local College Basketball Games!    And we will be cheering loudly for them in the semi-finals on Saturday March 7, 2015 to   #SeizeTheLeague ...and win the trophy again!   This year's VU Men's Basketball Team have been awarded many post season accolades and we are proud of them!   Follow the Games on Twitter:   #GoValpo   #ValpoGameDay   #HLMBB   and for our favorite VU Sports ... 03/05/2015

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   Contact:         Jeff or Grace Safrin February 17, 2015                                                                              (219) 309-9930     F.C. Tucker/1st Team Real Estate Associates Honored at Annual Awards Banquet   VALPARAISO, Ind. – Sales associates from F.C. Tucker/1st Team Real Estate Group were honored this week at the F.C. Tucker Company’s annual awards banquet in Indianapolis.   Awards earned, by associate, were as follows:   Linda Littlejohn Leading Sales Producer for the Valparaiso office – Based on highest closed volume   The Safrin Team Life Members of the Presidents Club, based on personal income   Ty Gammon and Linda Littlejohn   Five Years of Service Award @ F .C. Tucker 1st Team Real Estate NW Indian... 02/23/2015

  This Valparaiso, Indiana Home SOLD when listed by F.C.Tucker 1st Team Real Estate serving NW Indiana!   We met with the home sellers in 2013 and presented our marketing plan and broker price opinion to them and they listed their home for sale with another brokerage. When the listing expired off the MLS without selling, we received a call from them as their plans for moving had not changed. Thankfully, we were able to help facilitate a successful closing and get them moving! If we can be of service to you in  listing your Northwest Indiana property to sell, please give us a call @219-309-9930. Click the various links to read what our past clients have to say about working with us:   Website Testimonials   Past Client Endorsements on our Blog   Trulia Reviews   About The F.C. Tucker Co... 02/03/2015

F.C.Tucker 1st Team Real Estate serving NW Indiana represented the Buyer for this Valpo Town Home that Sold!   We received a call one day from a 1st time home buyer looking to purchase a town home or condo in Valparaiso, Indiana. When asked how he came about choosing to call us, we were pleasantly surprised that we were endorsed by a person who used to work at the same place this buyer currently is employed! It is a pleasure to work with buyers and represent them in the purchase of property in NW Indiana. Please feel free to read what some of our past clients have to say: Website Testimonials Past Client Endorsements on our Blog Trulia Reviews     About The F.C. Tucker Company We are the largest independent real estate firm in Indiana. With over 1,500 agents statewide and over $3.2 bill... 01/13/2015

  This Valparaiso Indiana Home Sold fast when listed by F.C.Tucker 1st Team Real Estate serving Northwest Indiana.   Accepted offer in 45 days on the market for this 46383 Ranch Home.   If you are considering selling your property, please give us a call  @ 219-309-9930 to list your property to sell and help get you moving!   Please feel free to read what our past clients have to say about us by clicking these links:   Website Testimonials Past Client Endorsements on our Blog Trulia Reviews       About The F.C. Tucker Company We are the largest independent real estate firm in Indiana. With over 1,500 agents statewide and over $3.2 billion in sales, The F.C. Tucker Company is the largest independent real estate firm in Indiana and is ranked among the largest independent real estate firms... 01/02/2015

We received a call on a Sunday morning from our repeat clients who were qualified home buyers we had been working with to find a property for sale that suited their needs and budget in Valparaiso, Indiana.   The story goes that neighbors of a property told a relative of our buyers about a family that was going to list a property for sale soon.   We checked the address in the MLS and it was not active?   We learned through several phone calls who the listing agent was and called them to ask if we could show the property that day (even before it went live on the MLS).    The showing went well and we wrote an offer that was accepted the next day and closed 12 days later!   Looking back - it was a miracle chain of events that unfolded quickly that resulted in a fast sale and we thank God fo... 12/16/2014

This Valparaiso Indiana Home Sold when listed by F.C.Tucker 1st Team Real Estate serving Northwest Indiana.   A full price accepted offer in just 41 days on the market and a 100% back up offer too!   We have listed and sold homes in the popular Country Club Estates Neighborhood in Valparaiso's Center Township zipcode 46383 for years.   These home owners had been recieving just listed or just sold postcards from us over the years.   In past years, they had listed their property with 2 different brokerages and did not sell.   We were honored that they called us to list their property and thankful for the opportunity and very blessed to have a flurry of interest and showing activity on this property in the 1st month on the market which brought in not one but 2 offers.   The best endorseme... 12/16/2014

  Recently, we received a gift basket and Thank you card from out of state relocating buyers we represented purchasing their 1st home in Valparaiso, Indiana. They were referred to us by a previous Real Estate Intern who shadowed us a few summers ago and  has since graduated college.   We are humbled and blessed to be able to help families relocate to our home town and look forward to helping more do so in the future. If we can be of service to you, please give us a call. Thanks!   Website Testimonials Past Client Endorsements on our Blog Trulia Reviews With more than $3 billion in annual sales, F.C. Tucker Company is Indiana’s largest independently owned comprehensive real estate firm with more than 40 offices and more than 1,500 sales associates throughout Indiana and select markets i... 12/01/2014

Valparaiso Indiana Art Walk Photos Taken by Grace Safrin of F.C.Tucker 1st Team Real Estate                       Art Walk in Valparaiso Indiana at Cumberland Crossing and Vale Park Road is nearly 2 mile walking , jogging or bicycling path (great for taking your dog for a stroll too our Thunder loves this trail :)   This free outdoor sculpture exhibit is displayed for your enjoyment or if you like the sculptures are for sale as well from Midwest Sculpture Initiative artists. Each year the sculptures along the walking paths change, and we eagerly anticipate the new art each Spring!   Valparaiso is a city of green spaces and many parks.   If we can help you relocate to our home town of Valpo, give us a call @219-405-1232.                     11/13/2014

Choosing a Real Estate Agent to represent you in the purchase of a home is an important decision! Like this Valparaiso Indiana home buyer who works in a service industry and comes in contact with the public daily and knows many real estate brokers in town! Over a period of years,  she came to know us and when it came time to purchase a home, she felt comfortable to choose us to be her buyer agents.                             If we can be of service to you in finding a home in Northwest Indiana that suits your needs and budget, please give us a call @ 219-405-1232   With more than $3 billion in annual sales, F.C. Tucker Company is Indiana’s largest independently owned comprehensive real estate firm with more than 40 offices and more than 1,500 sales associates throughout Indiana and se... 10/28/2014

 Our 1st tickets to a VU basketball game came as a gift from a previous client :)     We had lived in Valpo for years and passed the University daily on the way to or from our office or appointments to list or sell real estate, yet never attended a game. We were hooked from day 1 and became season ticket holders!   Here are a just few of our past Blog posts over the years of cheering for our home town team!   2007 = Valparaiso University Basketball Games Are Getting Exciting :) 2008 = Valparaiso Wins 1st Round Game in the 2008 Inagural College Basketball Invitational Tournament 2009 = Northwest Indiana College Basketball - Lots of Choices and FUN :)  2010 = VALPO MENS BASKETBALL STARTS 2010-2011 WITH IMPRESSIVE WIN 2011 = Come One, Come all -> 1st Place Valparaiso Crusaders take on the ... 10/23/2014