Rand Buyer Orientation Guide Getting Started with RandRealty.com The first step in your home search process is setting yourself up on RandRealty.com, the premier real estate website in our region. In this section, you’ll find out about all the features on the site and learn how to register so that you can get email alerts for your saved searches and properties. The Rand […]
Rand Seller Orientation Guide Staging Your Home Detailing your home is just the first step in creating a great first impression. The next step is to “stage” your home to generate warmth, ambiance, and to simulate the imagination of your buyers. You might be familiar with the concept of “staging,” since any number of cable television real estate shows have highlighted the […]
Rand Buyer Orientation Guide Getting Pre-Qualified Getting a mortgage will be the most difficult part of your home buying process, but you can have a better experience if you get prepared and start working with your loan officer right from the beginning. The hardest part about buying a home is getting a mortgage. For the most part, you will actually enjoy […]
Rand Seller Orientation Guide Cleaning Up Your Home Now that your home has been cleared, it now needs to be clean. This is not to say that your home isn’t “clean” right now. Most lived-in homes are “clean.” But if you want buyers to see yours as a “model home,” it needs to be as immaculate as a new car out of the […]
Rand Buyer Orientation Guide Assembling Your Team Buying a home requires more than just the services of a great real estate agent. You are going to need a team of real estate specialists to help you with your financing, legal, and insurance needs. A great team can make a big difference in your real estate transactional experience, so it’s important to start […]
Rand Seller Orientation Guide Ten Steps to Detailing Your Home Here are some fundamental steps for clearing the clutter and detailing your home. Before you get started, consult with your agent about prioritizing what you need to do and identifying any problem areas to address. 1. Empty the closets and leave only your “vacation- plus” wardrobe In most homes, whether for sale or not, the […]
Guide to Tax Grievances in New York Five Reasons to Retain an Attorney to File Your Tax Grievance You can certainly file your tax grievance by yourself. You only need to be able to research your property’s market value, fill out your Grievance petition, and write a letter in support that explains your position. That said, we recommend that you retain an attorney to represent you in the matter. It’s not absolutely necessary, […]
Guide to Tax Grievances in New York The Tax Grievance Process: Three Steps to Grieving Your Taxes If you wish to grieve your property taxes, you need to wait until the municipality publishes the Assessment Roll establishing the Assessor’s market valuation of your property. That will usually be done by the first Tuesday in May for most Hudson Valley towns, and the first Tuesday in June for most of Westchester County. Once […]
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Guide to Tax Grievances in New York NY Tax Grievances: Frequently Asked Questions As part of putting together this Guide to Grieving Your Property Taxes, we anticipated a number of questions that you might have about the process. So we’ve gathered them together into this list of “Frequently Asked Questions” and our answers. Q: Do I need to hire an attorney to represent me? You do not need […]
Guide to Tax Grievances in New York Understanding the New York Tax Grievance Process Most people think that the property tax grievance process is complicated. It’s not. It only requires you to do a bit of research, fill out a form, and write a supporting letter, and get all your paperwork submitted by your municipality’s deadline. Here is a brief (and somewhat simplified) overview of that process. The Assessment […]
Guide to Tax Grievances in New York Introduction to Tax Grievances in NY TO OUR CLIENTS: At Rand Realty, we believe that service to our clients does not end just because you have closed on the purchase or sale of your home. Rather, most client need professional real estate services all the time, everything from keeping up-to-date on market news, changes in property values, or information on their […]
Rand Buyer Orientation Guide What Are You Looking For? Your first consultation with your buyer agent is an important step in setting the right course for the rest of your home buying experience. It’s a great opportunity to share with the agent your hopes, wants, and desires about the process, and to ensure that your agent knows exactly how to best service your needs. […]
Rand Buyer Orientation Guide The Advantages of Working with a Buyer’s Agent You’ll have your initial consultation with your real estate agent, who will familiarize you with the sales process, introduce you to our service approach, and determine your needs, goals, and concerns in buying your new home. In the Guide, you’ll learn about how to prepare for that meeting, how to assemble the rest of your home […]
Rand Seller Orientation Guide How to “Detail” Your Listing Last year, almost two-thirds of the sellers who listed a home for sale failed to find a buyer. One reason is that their homes did not “show well” to potential purchasers because sellers did not commit to making their home visually appealing. If you want to stand out in a crowded marketplace, you need to […]
Rand Seller Orientation Guide Getting Your Home On the Market Now that your home is on the market, we have a lot of work already completed. Your agent has put together all the listing information for the MLS, taken and uploaded pictures, written descriptions, and done everything to set up the marketing campaign for your home. Now you have some work to do as well […]
Rand Seller Orientation Guide Getting Ready for the Market Today’s instant information age requires that we have all the marketing preparation completed before your listing hits the market. It also means that you have to move quickly to get your home prepared for sale. Before the internet age, getting a listing on the market was a simple thing. The agent would get the disclosures and […]
Rand Seller Orientation Guide Trading Up and Downsizing: What to Know if You Are Both Buying and Selling in a Buyer’s Market Many of our sellers are also our buyers, because they’re moving from one place in our area to another. If that’s the case, you probably have questions about whether this is the right time to “trade up” or “downsize,” and about when you start looking for a new home during your selling process. People always […]
Rand Seller Orientation Guide Property Marketing Solutions New challenges require new solutions. In a more competitive and complex marketplace, with more homes on the market than ever before, the old ways are not enough. That’s why we have put an innovative stamp on traditional marketing to help you stand out and reach today’s more sophisticated and demanding buyers. Our “new solutions” marketing […]
The Rand Guide to Renting How to Resolve Disputes with Your Landlord Hopefully, your tenancy will be uneventful. You’ll enjoy living in the property, you’ll stay through your full term, and you’ll move out when the lease is over. But what happens when you want to get out early, stay late, or not live there at all? Here is a guide to resolving common disputes with your […]
The Rand Guide to Renting Five Ways to Maintain a Great Relationship With Your Landlord Keeping good relations with your landlord is crucial for ensuring a good experience as a tenant, as well as giving you a great reference for future rentals. Here’s how to keep a great relationship with your landlord. Although Better Homes and Gardens Realty is only involved in the initiation of your rental process, and not for […]