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Catherine Hamilton, MBA, Realtor

How do you maintain a vacant home in the winter

Recently I've been showing many condo's and single family homes that are vacant. Its great for me because they are so easy to show. But I wondered if many of you had tips to maintaining a vacant home in the winter. I would assume that now is a great time to make sure that all the windows are securely locked, all heaing grates are covered so the home can retain some heat.

Can any make some recommendations on managing a vacant home?

This real estate market

As a newish agent, I would welcome hearing from more seasoned realtors on how they perceive what's happening in the market. I don't have lots of time to say the real estate market was like this in the 80's or 90's and things will be fine. I know that in this current real estate market, many realtors are very concerned. The phone times slots are having difficulty being filled because of how slow things are. I know that as we approach closer to the holidays it will get more and more difficult to find sellers willing to put their homes on the market. Any guidance on how to make it through this real estate market?