I’ve written before about how much living in a small town means to me. During a recent heavy snowfall, I met my dad and step mom for dinner at one of the locally owned restaurants in Hutchinson. The snowfall was heavy throughout the evening and when we were done, we walked out to the parking [...]
Hometown Realty - Hutchinson, MN real estate experts Some people think that if you put a for sale sign in the yard, buyers will appear. Well, it’s not quite that easy. With the Minnesota real estate market as challenging as it has been for the past several years, we at Hometown Realty in [...]
Passing life estate title to children Many people as they age decide to put the title to their homes into their children’s names. Usually there is a life estate retained by the parents. I’ve written before about some of the pitfalls that may not be considered at the time decisions like this are [...]
Check out the new and improved Hometown Realty web site at https://www.hometownmn.com courtesy of Studio 544 in Hutchinson, MN. The new site was launched the week of May 25 and features links to all of Hometown’s social media networks (Facebook, Twitter, Linked In) as well as improved navigation and the same overall look and feel of [...]
The mortgage business has gone from lending money to anyone that has a pulse to scrutinizing absolutely every little thing when a buyer's application is submitted for approval. This isn't all bad, it's just that the buyers have to be absolutely squeaky clean with no unanswered questions in order to get a mortgage today. I'm [...]
