Home Purchase Services

Purchasing a home is easy. It's my job to make it feel that way.

 

But purchasing a 'second home' that is 'user friendly', and I mean 'turn-key' is not so simple. But I can make suggestions to make your Vermont Ski Home 'dummy proof'.


How do I know these things? Because although I purchased my house many years ago, I did not occupy it from Easter through Thanksgiving for a number of years. As well, I had tenants, family, friends in and out when I was not up here, winters as well as spring-fall. Even during ski seasons, I might not have been here, physically, for a week or two at a time! So...yes, I do know what makes it 'turn-key' with no worries and I'd love to share those lessons with you!
Home Search

I know, I know: with Realtor.com & IDX feeds, you feel like you can do it all by yourself. But why? All you can do is 'see' what a Realtor wants you to see. None of the bad, only the good, right? Kinda like those Match.com profiles..LOL. Not when I work for you.

I preview each identified opportunity. I Google map it for you. I take pictures of the surround area, homes, etc. I tell you, up front. what it will take to rehab a standing structure into your dream Vermont Ski Home...BEFORE you even see it. Imagine not wasting your time, but having a professional treat you like a 'client'...not a 'looker'. And when we have the 'winner' or a few 'contenders' you come in, preview them & make an offer. It's that simple.
Home Inspection, Radon & Well & Septic Testing
Thirty years of assisting clients in purchasing homes has made me a semi-expert in all these areas. Do I do them? Of course not, but careful coordination & remediation, if needed, is part of the expertise you have at your fingertips when utilizing my services. And especially overseeing them, as your adjunct, in your absence? That's peace of mind.

Need Radon Education? Want top-notch radon remediation? Click on the guy on left, learn about it & tell Liz or Peter at CZ Environmental Remediation that Captain Bob sent ya!  You'll be very satisfied with their work.
Rehab, top to bottom!

Having completely rehabbed my own house, plus a dozen others in Vermont, I've learned 'what works' when you wish a 'dummy proofed' vacation home. From understanding the ins and outs of 'ice damming' & the damage it can wreak to looking for comprimised areas where wind-chills can freeze pipes to in-depth knowledge of the most advanced & efficient heating systems...I can make it seem easy.


It is my job to act as your eyes & ears, as your GC, to not only garner quotes for work needed on your purchased home but to be there on a daily or weekly basis to assure that all work is done in accordance with our prediscussed plans and to authorize payments to contractors when their work is completed, tested and approved by me.


How, remotely can I assure you all is well? Easy. With the use of digital video cameras and updates, as needed, even if it's to assure the color of the trim paint, the wood floors stain, the finish of the polyeurethane finish on the wood floors.

Think you'll need an architect for the rehab? Or interested in building new on the lot I've sold you? Consider Robert Carl Williams Associates. Click here or on the pic for their site. Impressive work!

The rest of the story...

In Vermont, I am licensed with Coldwell Banker Watson Realty. With offices in Ludlow, Rutland & Castleton, there's nowhere in the Okemo & Killington/Pico areas I cannot help you find or sell a home! 

 

Who better as a company? None. Why? The same reason you think 'Nike' when you think 'sneaker'. Name recognition. Quality. Service. Marketing Tools. For instance, did you know that Coldwell Banker was the first full-service real estate brand to launch a national website, stream listing videos online, create social media and iPad applications, design mobile-friendly sites?.


That's Coldwell Banker & that's Watson Realty in my market areas. After thirty years in the business, it's why I chose to affiliate with them. Want some of our history, reasons for working with us? Click here. After we meet, I'll explain why Watson Realty chose Coldwell Banker as 'their home' in Vermont & you'll understand why I did too!

Want the most knowledgable Mortgage Professionals around? Click on pic on right & ask for Matt Hemphill, trust me on this. After 30 years of referring mortgage professionals, I'm confident they'll take care of you like family.