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Winter Pics. Hope everyone a fun, productive and safe Tuesday!

I have been representing home buyers and home sellers in the St Louis Metropolitan Area since 1997.

I am a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), and GRI (Graduate, Realtor Institute).

Affiliations: Member St Louis Association of Realtors (SLAR), Member Missouri Association of Realtors (MAR), Member National Association of Realtors (NAR), Member Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC), Member Council of Residential Specialists (CRS).

**All personal pictures are the property of and copyrighted by Tim Tanz, and may not be reproduced or used without his permission.**

St Louis Real Estate, St Louis Real Estate Agent, St Louis Realtor, St Louis Realty.

St. Louis City and St. Louis County Residential Real Estate, Homes, Condos, Lofts & Townhomes. St. Louis City Neighborhoods: Benton Park, Benton Park West, Bevo Mill, Botanical Heights, St. Vincent Park, Carondelet, Central West End, Clifton Heights, Columbus Square, Compton Heights, Downtown, Dutchtown, Forest Park Southeast, Fox Park, The Gate District, Gravois Park, The Hill, Holly Hills, Lafayette Park, Lasalle, Lindenwood Park, Northampton, Shaw, Skinker/DeBaliviere, Soulard, Southwest Garden, St. Louis Hills, Tower Grove South, Tower Grove East, South City, Wyndown/Skinker. St. Louis County Communities: Affton, Shrewsbury, Webster Groves, Maplewood, Richmond Heights, Brentwood, Clayton, University City, Bayless, Hancock Place, Lindbergh, Mehlville, Kirkwood, Ladue, Ritenour, Parkway North, Parkway Central, Parkway West, Parkway South, Valley Park, Rockwood Summit, Marquette, Eureka, Lafayette, Crestwood, Sunset Hills, Fenton, Des Peres, Town & Country, Manchester, Ballwin, Ellisville, Chesterfield, Wildwood, Creve Couer, Olivette, Maryland Heights.

http://www.timtanzhomes.com

Winter Pics. Hope everyone a fun, productive and safe week!

I have been representing home buyers and home sellers in the St Louis Metropolitan Area since 1997.

I am a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), and GRI (Graduate, Realtor Institute).

Affiliations: Member St Louis Association of Realtors (SLAR), Member Missouri Association of Realtors (MAR), Member National Association of Realtors (NAR), Member Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC), Member Council of Residential Specialists (CRS).

**All personal pictures are the property of and copyrighted by Tim Tanz, and may not be reproduced or used without his permission.**

St Louis Real Estate, St Louis Real Estate Agent, St Louis Realtor, St Louis Realty.

St. Louis City and St. Louis County Residential Real Estate, Homes, Condos, Lofts & Townhomes. St. Louis City Neighborhoods: Benton Park, Benton Park West, Bevo Mill, Botanical Heights, St. Vincent Park, Carondelet, Central West End, Clifton Heights, Columbus Square, Compton Heights, Downtown, Dutchtown, Forest Park Southeast, Fox Park, The Gate District, Gravois Park, The Hill, Holly Hills, Lafayette Park, Lasalle, Lindenwood Park, Northampton, Shaw, Skinker/DeBaliviere, Soulard, Southwest Garden, St. Louis Hills, Tower Grove South, Tower Grove East, South City, Wyndown/Skinker. St. Louis County Communities: Affton, Shrewsbury, Webster Groves, Maplewood, Richmond Heights, Brentwood, Clayton, University City, Bayless, Hancock Place, Lindbergh, Mehlville, Kirkwood, Ladue, Ritenour, Parkway North, Parkway Central, Parkway West, Parkway South, Valley Park, Rockwood Summit, Marquette, Eureka, Lafayette, Crestwood, Sunset Hills, Fenton, Des Peres, Town & Country, Manchester, Ballwin, Ellisville, Chesterfield, Wildwood, Creve Couer, Olivette, Maryland Heights.

http://www.timtanzhomes.com

Reading from posts from my Active Rain friends about what they are doing today has helped me put some perspective on my life and purpose on earth today. 

Today I'm having a Superbowl Party.  It's a workday, of course, but around 4pm, I'm winding down and having some friends over to eat, socialize, play games, and watch the Colts dismantle the Saints.

Its a celebration, really, no matter who wins. 

People ask me all the time, some version of this question, "What's the best time to sell my house?"

I always feel like a politician when I answer, because I usually end up saying there is no best time.   While the largest volume of sales usually takes place in the spring, if I put my house on the market, and 10 of my neighbors do the same, its probably not the best time.  Part of what keeps Realtors in business, is that home selling is not simple, and developing a strategy to sell is usually more involved than just picking a time.  We work hard all year round.

Given the above, Super Sunday is a day that has been unofficially thrown around for years as being the beginning of the Spring Selling Season.  Its a time when people change focus on one of the bigger priorities in life......football..... and return their focus to other matters.  Its a time to look out into the yard and develop a list of things to do in the yard to establish a punch list for maximum curb appeal.  Things inside that I've noticed, but been too busy with Holidays, Kids, and Championship Games. Its a time to look ahead to spring.

So today when I'm partying with my friends and enjoying the game, a part of me will be celebrating the start of sales season with excitement for 2010.

 Reposted from StLBuyerGuide.

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Sometimes the uglier is not always the better property! Looking today with a buyer at a foreclosed rehab, the idea came up that according to the listing, this property could sell for $200,000 x 2 (townhomes). That could be true, but is there any market data to prove that?

Looking at that specific neigbhorhood (the Southwest Gardens Neighborhood of St Louis City), I would be skeptical of a townhome in that price range.

At one point, buying a home and fixing it up was a way to add "sweat equity" to a home. In more recent years, the cost of improvements has risen. Of course, its still possible to get a good deal on a home, fix it up and either live in, lease, or sell it for a profit. The most important factor is getting a good price on the home.

In every real estate market there are homes that are presented as "good deals". But when the basic math is done: acquisition cost + repair cost, the sum of those two sides exceeds the market value. As always, buyer beware!

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For years, I was as negative as the best of them. St Louis was a town I was somehow stuck in and my feelings were well known. Growing up here, I just knew there was someplace else for me. I'll have to admit, the changes citywide that have taken place, as well as my lifestyle and age, all have a fair amount to do with my change of heart. St Louis is still a work in progress. Working as a realtor, we see lots of 'outsiders'. I'll never forget meeting my friend who moved here from Florida....by choice! Were they crazy?!? Who could leave the beach to come here? In the past several years, its less and less suprising to hear people moving to St Louis and really loving it. This month, St Louis made the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2010 Dozen Distinctive Destinations. Visitors to the site can register and vote for thier favorite destination. There are some nice places, but St Louis has my vote. Obviously, historic buildings aren't for everyone, and so everyone might have differing values, but as a person aware of the phenomenal collection of preserved and restored buildings throughout the St Louis area; particularly downtown. We've heard on this blog and many others about some of the same resources we've squandered over the years, but what we have left is certainly worth celebrating. Visiting the Old Post Office, Union Station, The Cathedral Basilica, The Fox, The Continental Life Building, and EVERY loft building downtown is something that can be taken for granted. Any St Louisan that hasn't visited those places and taken a tour should consider a staycation and check it all out. What's hard about St Louis in comparison to the other 'distinctive destinations' is that we just have too much to consider. The past decade and the Missouri legislature has helped our cause by creating incentives for the development of historic structures and districts. Making the list is great, but as a St Louisan, show your support for the great things being done here and vote for St Louis as the top distinctive destination by visiting the National Trust website today. reprinted from LoftsintheLou.com