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Jazz in Carmel Indiana

Originally posted in My Carmel Blog

Carmel Indiana is a great place to live because of it's convenient location, great schools and sought after homes; but also because of all the events available to the area residents.Jazz in Carmel Indiana

We have already covered the Carmel Palladium Concert Series in a previous post, but let's talk about the live Jazz on the Monon concerts! They are held on Saturday nights from 6-9 p.m. on the SW corner of the Monon and Main Street.

It is similar to the Symphony on the Prairie events in Fishers, in that you bring your own chairs/blankets and spread out to enjoy the music.

This Saturday, the 25th, you can enjoy Monika Herzig and on July 23rd you can enjoy the Splinter Group and on July 30th it will be the Slammer Jazz Quartet and the final show will feature Blair Clark on August 6th.

There are lots of other events in Carmel; so be sure to visit this blog often and check out our easy search for home in Carmel tools too!

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Fishers Freedom Festival June 25th and 26th

Originally posted in My Fishers Blog

Fishers Indiana is a great place to live; we all know the numerous awards this town has received from Most Affordable to the Best Place to Raise a Family.

Fishers Freedom FestivalOne of the reasons is the number of affordable events held in Fishers. This Saturday and Sunday, June 25th/26th is one of those events. It is the Fishers Freedom Festival!

It opens with the 5K on Saturday 25th; after you walk/run that event you will be hungry. Great news, the food vendors open at 10:00 a.m. Something that sounds like a lot of fun is the Water Balloon an Discover Scuba booth. The swimming pool will be set up at the far north end of Holland Park.

The K-9 demonstration is at noon on the east side of the Entertainment Tent.

There are a variety of bands scheduled to play throughout the festival as well.

In the evening hours 7-9 PM there will be hot air balloon rides.

The main event, the Parade will be on Sunday at 4:00 followed by the Fireworks and Big Daddy Caddy band performance.

It is a family friendly event for all ages and one of the many fun things to do in Fishers. If you live in Sunblest Farms this will be an easy walk for you! Selling real estate in Fishers is a joy for me; the town sells itself! I hope to see a few of you there; have a great time!

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Golf Course Homes near Geist

Originally posted at My Indy Waterfront Blog

While many people who live in Geist buy their home for the water; there are many others who love to play golf! So where are the homes on golf courses in Geist?

Golfing near GeistThe most obvious choice is The Hawthornes; with its 275 acres of woods and wetlands. This is a private club and does offer private lessons. I currently have a home for sale on the Hawthornes on the 16th hole; the home sits on 1.25 acres.

Another popular course is Ironwood Golf Club. This course has 27 challenging and scenic holes surrounded by some great Fishers Real Estate such as Gray Eagle, Lake Stonebrige and Windermere.

A little deeper into the Geist area is Old Oakland Golf Club. The 27 holes cover over 220 acres. Neighborhoods near this golf course include Oakland Hills.

The last golf course in my series today is one at Fort Ben. It was designed by Pete Dye and has 238 acres and 18 holes. The Fort Golf Course is located at 6002 N Post Road, just minutes from Indianapolis.

All of the courses offer challenges and scenic views and restaurants too! If you'd like more information about any of these golf courses or home that are on the golf course in Geist, just let me know!

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The Experiment - QR Codes

I must say that while I have QR codes on my radar; they aren't really part of my marketing plan...yet. I am about to embark on an experiment though... I have created this post card and I am planning to hand them out at a local festival in my niche market this weekend. I am anxious to see if anyone scans it ...guess I better go figure out a way to track that...lol

QR code experiment

I'd be curious if any of you have had success or if you do it just because it is available and your sellers like it (on listing signage, listing flyers, etc).

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Cool New Tool for REALTORS

Many of you probably already know about this tool; but I used it for the first time yesterday.

I typically have my listings staged. If they are already furnished and it is greenery and moving things around...I pay for it. It typically takes my stager 3-4 hours and that is within my budgeted expenses for listing a home.

But, if the home is vacant and requires a stager to bring in furniture and stage...I don't pay for it. The stager in this case charges a fee for the actual staging and then an ongoing monthly fee. It is typically way less than the first price reduction they will take.

I have a new seller and he is not interested in paying to have his vacant home staged. He did repaint the entire house and get new upgraded carpeting...so he is trying to work with me.

I got an email on Wednesday late afternoon about a virtual staging company. I emailed a few times back and worth to understand what they do, how much and turnaround time. I pushed the envelop on time...I was having pictures taken on Thursday and needed the listing live by Friday for all that weekend traffic! lol

And I think the results are pretty phenomenal; in fact my seller showed his wife and she said, "who's house is that?"...so passed the test!

Here is the shot of the Great Room before and after:

Before Plum Creek LR

After Plum Creek LR

Here is the Master Bedroom before and after:

Before Plum Creek MasterAfter Plum Creek Master

I did this for the Great Room, DR and Master; the only down side is that you really can't use all the photo's taken by the photographer showing the different angles of the room...the furniture is only in this one shot. But I think it shows the house so much better...that's why I believe in staging. But for what I paid and the turnaround time and variety of furniture you could pick...I'll call it a win.

Email me for details if you want their information; I would be happy to share it.

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