Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery Counties Real Estate. Tips for home buyers, home sellers by Gita Bantwal,Realtor at ReMax Centre Realtors.

A picture is worth a thousand words so I hope these pictures will describe this lovely listing priced at $205,000.

If you want to look at any home in Buckingham springs call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 2153438200x124 or email gita01@aol.com

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Homes are selling and you can sell you home quickly if you are willing to cooperate with your agent.

1. Price it right. Price does not depend on what you paid for the home nor on what you need to net from the sale. It depends on market conditions and on what a buyer is willing to pay for it. In this market it is better to price it based on the most recent sale and not on price of homes  For Sale.

2. Have the home staged so it shows well. If you are good at decorating you can do it your self. Go to model homes to get ideas. Remove clutter and make sure the buyer wants to remain in the home longer . The home should be clean and should not have odors. The agent will give you tips .

3.Make the home available for showings on short notice . Allow a lockbox and if you have pets take them out of the house during showings. There are people who are scared of cats and dogs.Sometimes the dog or cat may run out of the home when the door is opened.

4. Pick a Good agent who will market the home well , who easy easy to communicate with and knows the job. You can check references, check on Google and check out the web site.

If you live in Philadelphia and suburbs call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 2153438200x124

visit www.gitabantwal.com and look up all available listings.

I am an Accredited Buyer's representative and hold the ABR designation.

If you are looking to buy a home call me for Free Home Buyers report and for information about the tax credit for First time home buyers.

If you would be interested in attending a Free Home Buyers Seminar I will be glad to inform you when I have one.

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There is still time to buy a home if you want to take advantage of the tax credit but things can go wrong if you wait too long and you may find that you are past the deadline. Here are some things to consider.

1 If you are going to buy new construction, there may be delays due to weather or permits. Make sure it will be ready in time.

2 You may buy a resale and sometimes there may be delay with obtaining the mortgage. They are taking longer these days.

3.You may have made an offer on a house and after the inspection you may not want to buy it and you will have to start looking for homes again.

If you are looking to buy a home in Philadelphia and suburbs call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 2153438200x124

email gita01@aol.com

I am an Accredited Buyers Representative and hold ABR designation.

Philadelphia Phillies are World Champions.

if you are a Phillies fan and would like the schedule for the refrigerator please let me know. I still have a limited supply of schedules.

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I have just received the Eagles schedules and will be glad to mail you one.

Besides football and baseball we also have Flyers hockey and Sixers basketball.

We are proud of our college teams. Villanova, St Josephs,Temple, U of Pennsylvania. to name a few.

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Warminster township is located in Centennial school district.

If you are looking to use the first time buyer tax credit, and buy a single home ,you should consider Warminster.

I looked in the mls and found 7 single family detached homes under $250,000

There is a 4 bedroom home for $219,900

There is a ranch with garage and basement for $249,900

Visit my web site www.gitabantwal.com and look up all homes listed in the area.

Call gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre 2153438200x124

Warminster Township, Bucks County has some great Condominium communities.If you are looking for a Condo in Bucks County, consider Warminster. There is a train staion in Warminster and you can take the train to Philadelphia. go to www.septa.org for the schedule.

Go to www.gitabantwal.com and look up all available condos in Warminster. The zip code is 18974.

Some of the Condos are

Meadowood Condos where you can find a one bedroom for less than 100k

Saxony Manor has  one and two bedroom condos  starting in low 100s

Log College Condos

If you would like to look at homes in Warminster call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 2153438200x124

Home Owner Association rules are meant to protect the interests of majority of home owners.

They have elections and form a Board  every year. Board members vote on many things. Good Board members are important but at times people do not go out to vote and some people do not have time to go to meetings or to serve on the Board..

In this market where property values have come down some changes in rules and regulations may help home owners in some communities.

eg. Many associations say  FOR Sale signs are not allowed . Many buyers drive throgh neighborhoods and look for homes before calling an agent. it might help if there are FOR SALE signs at least in this market.

eg. Not allowed to rent it out. If people can not afford to sell  at a loss and have to move , they may want to rent it out till prices go up, but I have seen a community where prices are decreasing because of not being allowed to rent it out.

Ofcourse no one wants to see too many Sale signs , that may hurt home prices sometimes and if there are too many rentals it may cause problems with investor ratios.

But I know of a few neighborhoods where Sale signs and allowing rentals would improve the market.

Knox Court condos in Warwick township are great maintenance free condos for 55plus community.

I was the Buyer's agent for a recent sale that settled on June 30. The buyers are thrilled because there are so many activities at the clubhouse.

You will feel like you are on a year round vacation at this resort like community.

They also have detached homes.

If you are looking to move to a fifty five plus community in Bucks County, you should consider this community.

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I am a Seniors Real Estate specialist. visit www.gitabantwal.com and look up all available listings.