http://www.incolo.com Making Your Experience Easier Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:11:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I like to call us, "normies."  Normies are every single one of us who look at a home like this and simply stand in awe, and maybe, just maybe, one day, we'll own one of our own.  In fact, it could happen tonight... "In your dreams!"  Ouch. The most expensive home ... http://www.incolo.com/see-seattles-most-expensive-home-25-million/ Incolo is honored to host their first Carnival of Real Estate. If you are not familiar with the Carnival of Real Estate its a fantastic website that helps surface the very best Real Estate blog posts of the week. We had some great submissions this week which included the upcoming ... http://www.incolo.com/incolo-hosts-carnival-of-real-estate-161/ Until December 1st rolls around the government is handing out up to $8,000 in tax credit to any first time home buyers. Many potential home owners are aware of the credit, but a lot don't know when it ends nor how close it is until it ends. Incolo has built ... http://www.incolo.com/8000-tax-credit-countdown-widget/ As the deadline for the First Time Homebuyer Credit looms near, many are wondering whether or not that deadline will be extended. After all, it is undeniable that the credit helped to give the real estate market the shot in the arm that it needed to start feeling a pulse ... http://www.incolo.com/will-the-first-time-homebuyer-credit-be-extended/ You buy homes like you buy product.  Roughly, the order of questions whenever you're shopping is: Do I want/need what I'm looking at? Does it do the job that I'm looking for (feature sets)? Is it the right price? Does it look good? Here, we look at question 4, and what part looks plays into ... http://www.incolo.com/8-reasons-to-stage-your-home-for-sale/ What do you think is the most expensive real estate in the world is?  Whatever you imagine, per square foot, you won't be able to beat $54K a sq ft.  Oh, and the maintenance costs will probably run you around $300K per year as well. But it's okay, turns out you ... http://www.incolo.com/worlds-most-expensive-real-estate/ Found in millions of homes throughout the 20th century, asbestos materials can still be a problem for homeowners in a variety of scenarios. Typically found as a form of insulation, piping, roofing and flooring, many older homes built before 1980 may still contain asbestos. It can appear in dry wall, attic ... http://www.incolo.com/asbestos-prevention-tips-healthy-alternatives-for-homeowners-from-asbestoes-com/ I checked out this home on a hot summer day, the home was musty, carpets dirty, and the heat only exemplified the smell of the urine in the home. From the condition of the home you can tell the previous owners did not leave on good terms with the bank. ... http://www.incolo.com/urine-house-the-great-investment/ Interested in Listing or Buying a property on the Plateau? Attached is a matrix examining different price points that is as MUST READ for prospective buyers and sellers. The results were a bit surprising to me in regards to inventory. This data is pulled from the Northwest Multiple ... http://www.incolo.com/why-issaquah-plateau-is-growing/ Before you hit delete- I believe this chart is relevant to buyers and sellers in other neighborhoods and other price points as well. I examined all the 55 Closed Sales in the Sammamish Plateau for the month of July 2009.  For the sake of this analysis I zeroed in on the ... http://www.incolo.com/homes-close-97-of-current-list-price-dont-lowball/