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Starke County Indiana Discount Shopping at Bailey's !

Jeff & Grace Safrin,  Broker / Owners, Northwest Indiana: Real Estate Agent in Valparaiso, IN

Yesterday we visited some of our Listed Properties For Sale in Starke County, IN to take sunny Spring Bass Lake Indianaphotos.

The fisherman were already launching boats out on Bass Lake - they told us Walleye season has begun!

NorthWest Indiana Home Improvement Showroom

On our way back, we stopped at the huge, well known 5 acre site known as Bailey's Discount Center and enjoyed some Ice cream while we helped stimulate the economy with some shopping:)

If you've never been to Bailey's and live in NorthWest Indiana, it's well worth the trip. MAP

We've had past clients rave about the Custom Kitchen Cabinets in their homes, purchased from here (and these were Lake and Porter County residents...so they drove a bit to get Home Improvement bargains.

If you go, wear your walking shoes - this place is big and there is a wide variety of goods for sale and some goodies to munch on as well :)

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Starke County Properties For Sale-Subject To Lenders Approval of Short Sale

$119,000 - 5 Acres + 2460 SF Ranch Home ( Fixer Upper)

$135,000-A Block from Bass Lake-Newer 2088 SF Cape Cod on 0.8 Acre Lot

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Jeff& GraceSafrin " Spouses Selling Houses" TM

Real Estate Broker Owners F.C.Tucker 1st Team Real Estate - Independently owned & operated.

F.C. Tucker - Indiana's Largest Real Estate Company

If we can help you find a home or land in NW Indiana, give us a call @ 219-405-1232 - we are Full Time Full Service Real Estate Brokers serving Lake, Porter, La Porte, & Starke Counties.

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Listed AND Sold By The Safrin's - Home and Farm LAND in Northwest Indiana.

Jeff & Grace Safrin,  Broker / Owners, Northwest Indiana: Real Estate Agent in Valparaiso, IN

Track Of Farm Land in Northwest Indiana Mark Twain once said

" Buy Land, They Stopped Making It"

Today we Closed on the Sale of a Large parcel of Land - 38 Acres (almost a quarter mile square) in Northwest Indiana - Starke County with a Home, Barn, Stocked Pond, Wooded Acreage,

Tillable Farmland that is Leased Annually, and

several acres of GOVERNMENT GRASSES with a transferrable contract.

These specially planted grasses are Environmentally beneficial to the land. ( GREEN :)

Transactions such as these require multiple extra steps to ensure transfer of proper documents with the

county and that the new buyers are aware of conditions of ownership that may be unique & specific to

Rural Farmland.

If we can assist you in finding LAND for INVESTMENT Purposes or Market Your FARM to Sell,

Please Give us a Call @ 219-405-1232 for a Comparable Market Analysis of Your Property located in Lake County, Porter County, La Porte County, Jasper County or Newton County, or Starke County in NW Indiana.

This is just one in a series of Posts For Localism By Jeff & Grace Safrin, F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty, Serving Northwest Indiana...on HOMES SOLD IN A MARKET THAT's NOT SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD....

Other Posts in this series are:

http://activerain.com/blogsview/503291/Cash-Buyers-Are-Coming

http://activerain.com/blogsview/489526/Valparaiso-IN-First-Time

http://activerain.com/blogsview/458373/Reverse-Offers-in-Real

http://activerain.com/blogsview/441172/Who-is-NEXT-Referrals

http://activerain.com/blogsview/439592/1st-BORN-2nd-Wife

http://activerain.com/blogsview/421935/Tri-Omino-Effect-on

http://activerain.com/blogsview/421330/IN-A-MARKET-THAT

http://activerain.com/blogsview/452527/A-Step-on-the

Jeff & Grace Safrin REALTORS - "Spouses Selling Houses' TM

F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty

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NW INDIANA remains a Great REAL ESTATE MARKET check our past---> SOLD HOMES !

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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by The ActiveRain Network and it's members and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of Jeff and Grace Safrin of F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty. Jeff and Grace Safrin and F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty are not responsible for the accuracy or content provided by The Active Rain Community.

Active Rain Success Story - Our 1st CLOSED Transaction as a RESULT of a Localism Blog Post To The Public !

Jeff & Grace Safrin,  Broker / Owners, Northwest Indiana: Real Estate Agent in Valparaiso, IN

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Active Rain Rocks

It was Late October - less than a few months ago when we received a referral (an email lead from another Broker) for a potential listing. Jeff did not hesitate to call immediately and set up an appointment for the very next day!

The sellers plans included relocating soon! We discussed price and marketing strategies (including Active Rain) and signed the listing agreement documents (with approval from even a relative of one of the sellers who was present...a retired REALTOR, I might add :)

We posted the Listing on AR 10/18/07 on LOCALISM and implemented our other Marketing Strategies as well. Alas, with no comments on the Blog Post for this home :(  ....thank goodness we did have showings from our Local MLS exposure.

Then, something AMAZING happened...LOL

 On Friday, November 23rd we received an EMAIL Sent Via Active Rain.....

At first glance, we thought it was from a potential client or buyer......but after Jeff called the phone number provided in the email...he told me it was from another REALTOR who's client showed him the POST on ACTIVE RAIN and wanted him to schedule a showing for our listing!!!

 We scheduled the showing the next day with our sellers......

Since the Agent did not belong to our MLS, he had no way of knowing this listing was active other than that his client found it here on AR!

 Within a few days we had negotiated an offer accepted by all.....

Jeff spoke with the Agent several times during the following weeks before closing, asking if he was on AR yet?  As of today he is not :(

 We Closed Today 12/17/07..........

OUR LISTING THAT SOLD - THANKS TO ACTIVE RAIN :)

Just 4 and 1/2 months of Blogging on Active Rain! = OUR FIRST CLOSED Transaction as a result of BLOGGING :)

  We've been very Blessed to have a Wonderful Year in REAL ESTATE, (despite media reports).

 SO NOW...

"Blogging Listings" is definitely staying on our LIST of "Things that Work" when it comes to "Marketing Properties to Sell" !

All you newbies - KEEP THE FAITH  

Sincerely,

Jeff and Grace Safrin - REALTORS

"Spouses Selling Houses"TM

F.C.Tucker Advantage Realty

Serving Lake, Porter, La Porte, Jasper, Starke & Newton Counties in NW Indiana

Visit our Website for more info on Communities in NW Indiana and Properties for sale or Click on our Blog Link Below

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by The ActiveRain Networkand it's members and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of Jeff and Grace Safrin of F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty. Jeff and Grace Safrin and F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty are not responsible for the accuracy or content provided by The Active Rain Community