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Does It Take A Special Breed Of Realtor To Sell A Luxury Home?

  Yes.  We believe it does take a special type of realtor to handle the intricacies of selling a luxury home. Your home is your castle.  You've probably spent serious money over the years updating your home with the highest quality materials and technologies. With higher priced homes, you have a much smaller pool of potential buyers.  To be successful selling your home it must stand out in a crowd. As a...Continue Reading!

Can A Roof Make A Statement? Learn How.

Having been in the remodeling and building business for over 30 years we feel very strongly that the type of roofing material that you use can make a real statement about your home. The type of roofing material can project charm, character, elegance, richness, or a feeling of quality construction.  What's the Best Roofing Option For Your Home? Right now there are more roofing options in the marketplace...Continue Reading!

Insider Secrets To Purchasing Massachusetts House Plans On-Line.

What We Have Learned In Our 30 Years of Building and Remodeling About On-Line Home Plans. If you are building a brand new house you might already have a plan in mind or you might be able to find a stock house plan on the Internet. There are lots of Internet sites (DreamHomeSource) where you can look for stock house plans and because they sell these plans...Continue Reading!

Why We Sell Tired Homes Better Than Anyone In Massachusetts.

This slow real estate market has brought us a lot of referrals and listings. With so much inventory and very little selling, every seller is looking for a competitive edge - especially when their home is tired and outdated. The typical reactive broker approach is to take your listing, post it in MLS, put out a sign, advertise the property, conduct a few open houses, and hope...Continue Reading!

Wykeham Rd, Newton MA – Good Bones / Great Rehab Potential. Sold for $2M

40 Wykeham Road, Newton MA Sold for $2,000,000  Located in beautiful West Newton Hill.  This property needed extensive updating to all the rooms and systems.  We aggresively marketed the home as a good bones house with great rehab potential.  We were able to sell our vision and plans for an extensive remodeling job to a couple looking to build their dream home. Should I Fix Or Update My Massachusetts Home Prior To Selling? After...Continue Reading!

Can I Sell My Boston Metro West Home Without Listing It In MLS? Learn How.

Short answer:  YES! It is possible to sell your home without ever listing it in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). We took a look at all the residential homes listed and sold in Wellesley for 2010, and found 304 homes were listed and sold by brokers in MLS.   According to the state's Registry of Deeds, 390 homes were sold and recorded in Wellesley in that same time period. ...Continue Reading!

Should I Fix Or Update My Massachusetts Home Prior To Selling?

We Have Heard This Question from Hundreds of Home Owners. Should I fix or update my home prior to Selling? During a Sellers Market Since we’ve made a pretty good living building and remodeling homes over the last 30+ years we hear this question from sellers all the time.  If this were 10 years ago and we were still in a hot market I would often advise clients...Continue Reading!

Reasons Why We Prefer Hydro Air Systems For New England Homes.

Hydro air heating systems are becoming increasingly popular in the New England area. We've installed Hydro Air systems in many of our projects and we are big fans of the technology.  The concept of hydro air is not new, and it has existed for most of this century.  I am not an engineer so my apologies.  I will attempt to break this down into laymans terms so you...Continue Reading!

Albion Rd, Wellesley One Of A Kind Property With A Pond. Sold for $2,325,000

  16 Albion Road, Wellesley MA. Sold for $2,325,000 Never listed in MLS! Can I Sell My Boston Metro West Home Without Listing It In MLS? Learn How.  We sold this home for our client behind the scenes in a bidding war for $2,325,000. The home was a one of a kind rare property in Wellesley as it included a beautiful pond in the backyard. With our guidance the new owners are in the...Continue Reading!

Chestnut St. Wellesley, MA. Sold $1,500,000

32 Chestnut Street, Wellesley, MA. 1890's carriage house creatively sold for $1,500,000. "Dear Michael and Jim,   MANY thanks for selling our home so quickly and for the right price.   You guys had been highly recommended by 3 of our close friends.  They were all correct in the assertion that if we wanted to sell our home quickly and for the right price to give it to you - given...Continue Reading!