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"A Better Way to Buy Your Home"

Amerimac Real Estate Services is a Real Estate Brokerage like RE/MAX, but online like E-Trade. I deliver only the service you require AND give you a REFUND of 50% of my commission! For example: If you buy your home through me you can expect a refund of up to $9,000 on a $600,000 home purchase. My limited "bricks and mortar" business concept saves money on overhead, operating expenses and allows me to share my commission with buyers.

I offer the perfect combination of online tools and personal service when you buy your home. Whether you want full support or prefer to do most of the home search yourself, either way you'll work with an agent committed to representing YOUR interests NOT the sellers.

Using my online tools makes searching for the home of your choice simple and enjoyable. My system connects you online to the same MLS information that all agents use. You can view ALL available inventory in "real time" using any connection to the internet. In addition you can set up "listing alerts" which automatically e-mail you all properties that meet your criteria the moment they come on the market.

You can choose to work with me as your agent to schedule tours or preview the properties yourself. No sales pressure here! When you find your home of choice I step in and will negotiate the best deal for you, handle all the paperwork and guide you through the entire escrow process.

Enjoy using this website and all it's tools. If I can be of further assistance pleae contact me at your convenience. I look forward to working with you in the near future.

Warmest regards,

Wallace Hagstrom, e-PRO, Realtor Broker, MPS

Sell that home quicker! Tips for agent & sellers to bump up that curb appeal.

In a slow market, sellers need to do everything possible to help get their home looked at. Here are some basic tips.

1. Beware of grand gestures:Exterior improvements should be in keeping with the scale and proportion of your house and fit in with the neighborhood. So as lovely as a formal colonnade might look on the front of your boxy Colonial Revival, it may seem over the top when viewed in context with the simple salt box next door.

2. Don't stand out like a sore thumb: When picking paint colors, it's best to match the intensity of your neighbors' shades. If pale blues are the norm, try a creamy yellow. Contrast that with a more saturated accent color for shutters and doors, and a lighter one for windows and trim.

3. Be a tree hugger:If an old maple is obscuring the front of your home, don't cut it down. Hire an arborist to trim it instead. Eighty-three percent of Realtors say that mature trees enhance the value of a home.

4. Plant for all seasons: Your landscape should be eye-catching year-round, even in the dead of winter. So choose a mix of plants to provide four seasons of interest-spring and summer flowers, bright fall foliage, and colorful berries or showy bark in winter.

5. You can have too much of a good thing:Over-improving your facade can mean recouping less of the cost when it comes time to sell. Gauge how much to spend on renovations by checking home values to see what gussied-up homes are going for in your community, and stay under their bar.

6. Do sweat the small stuff: New house numbers, a special light fixture, and potted plants are inexpensive and go a long way toward dressing up an entry.

7. Preservation pays: Before you apply stucco over those weathered clapboards for a clean, low-maintenance look, consider that restoring architectural details may offer more bang from your renovation dollar. In some areas, the value of homes in historic districts where preservation is required has risen up more than in non- historic areas.