Selling Your Barrie Waterfront Home – Keeping Your Cool
So you have decided to sell your Barrie waterfront home, a decision not easily made, and you have jumped through all the necessary hoops to prepare your waterfront property for sale. You have completely de-cluttered, spruced up the landscaping, touched up the paint job, nicely staged and priced properly according to current market comparables. You have vacated the premises on the weekends to allow your agent to host open houses and barked like an army sergeant at the kids to keep the place clean for showings. Then, your agent calls with the exciting news that you have an offer, but that it is not quite as high as you had hoped. As it turns out, it is not even in the ballpark coming in at 30% below asking price! How dare they? The house looks fantastic, it is...
Read MoreLake Simcoe: Protection Progress Being Made
The government of Ontario is taking steps to continue the improvement of Lake Simcoe through the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan and through more than 1,500 local environmental stewardship projects. Released in March, the Minister’s second annual report on Lake Simcoe shows that significant progress is being made to enhance the shoreline, lower phosphorus levels and encourage the return of native lake trout. The reduction of phosphorus levels in Lake Simcoe is critical to restoring the health of the lake – too much phosphorus leads to excessive plant growth and decreased oxygen, negatively impacting the cold-water fish community. Protecting Lake Simcoe is part of the new Ontario government’s plan to protect and restore the Great Lakes, its...
Read MoreBuying Barrie Waterfront Real Estate. Why You Should Use A Specialist
Buying Barrie lakefront property is unlike any other real estate purchase in the area. You are not only buying a house, you are buying a lake and the lifestyle. There are many more variables at play to protect your investment and insure your expectations are met. Krista Alkerton has distinguished herself as a knowledgeable Realtor for in town properties, luxury homes and especially waterfront property for sale on Lake Simcoe. Here are some of the top reasons why you should use a waterfront specialist when making the sizable investment involved in purchasing a piece of paradise on the water. Barrie Waterfront Property KNOWLEDGE: Krista has been selling Barrie Waterfront Property for 17 years and understands the intimate details of the area lakes & the...
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