New Jersey Estates/Weichert Realtors/ NJ Luxury Real Estate/ New Homes: October 2008

Our combined expertise provides both sellers and buyers the most expert and comprehensive service available in the marketplace today.

Paul Stillwaggon & Patricia Cornish New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors 55 Stirling Road Watchung NJ 07069 email: njestates@gmail.com New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors Phone:: 908-561-5492 / 561-6499 Mobile:: 908-310-1358 / 589-0890     Home Buying Articles & Advice . The articles are set up to be a tutorial, taking you step by step through the home buying process. . Don't Buy a Car - or Did You Already Buy One?    When Income Grows and You Want to Buy "Stuff"    Debt-to-Income Ratios and Car Payments    How Buying a Car Reduces Your Purchase Price . Things Not To Do Before Buying a Home    No Major Purchases of Any Kind    Don't Move Money Around    Should You Change Jobs? . Reasons to Delay Buying a Home . Why Buying a Home is a Good Idea    The Best Investment    Income Tax Savings    Stable Monthly Housing Costs    Forced Savings    Freedom and Individuality . The Business Cycle and Buying a Home    Recession and Expansion    Supply and Demand    Should You Try to "Time the Market"? . What's More important -  Buying a House?  Or a Home? . Why Search for A Realtor?    Finding an Agent by "Accident"    Listing Agents vs. Selling (Buyer's) Agents     Should You Call the Listing Agent?    Agent's Advertising - Is the Purpose What You Think?    Finding Your Own Realtor    Some Basics About the Search    How to Conduct the Search    Interviewing A Good Realtor    When the Agent Asks You for an Appointment . Looking Ahead - Buyer's Remorse . Buying a Home With Resale Value - Location    Location, Location, Location?    Location - Local Community, Town or City    Location - the Local Neighborhood    Location - the Residential Neighborhood . Buying a Home With Resale Value - the House    A Home With a View?    Lot Choice and Landscaping    House Size    Bedrooms & Bathrooms    Closets, Garage & Laundry    Kitchen    Fireplaces    Swimming Pool? . Comparable Sales and Your Offer Price    Determining Your Offer Price    Comparable Sales in the Public Record    Comparable Sales in the Multiple Listing Service    Comparable Sales - Pending Transactions . Factors Affecting Your Offer Price    How Property Condition Affects Your Offer    How Home Improvements Affect Your Offer      How Market Conditions Affect Your Offer    How Seller Motivation Affects Your Offer    The Final Decision on Your Offer Price . Offering to Purchase Real Estate- the Basics    Introduction and Overview    Contingencies in a Purchase Offer    Earnest Money Deposit    The Closing Date    Transfer of Possession . Writing an Offer - Safeguards Regarding the Property    Disclosures From the Seller    Condition of the Property Upon Transfer    Inspections You May Require    Final Walk-Through Inspection . How Financing Details Affect Your Offer    Down Payment    Interest Rate    Closing Costs and Financing Incentives    Seller Financing    Cash Offers . How FHA and VA Financing Affects Your Offer    Extra Costs for the Seller    More Detailed (and expensive) Appraisals . You and the Seller Must Agree on Some Services    Settlement and Escrow    Title Insurance Companies    Termite and Pest Inspections . Buyer's Remorse- Did You Make a Huge Mistake? .     Paul Stillwaggon & Patricia Cornish New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors 55 Stirling Road Watchung NJ 07069 Phone: 908-561-5492 Mobile: 908-310-1358 E-Mail: njestates@gmail.com New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors COMPLETE INFO UPDATED DAILY Our Listings. Contact Us. New Jersey Estates Web Site. Our Luxury New Homes. Our Pre-Owned Homes. Real Estate Listings Blogs. Real Estate Information Blogs. Our Open Houses. Our Town & School Reports. New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors Watchung Office 908-561-6499

Our combined expertise provides both sellers and buyers the most expert and comprehensive service available in the marketplace today.

Paul Stillwaggon & Patricia Cornish New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors 55 Stirling Road Watchung NJ 07069 email: njestates@gmail.com New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors Phone:: 908-561-5492 / 561-6499 Mobile:: 908-310-1358 / 578-0890     Home Selling Articles & Advice . . Getting Your House Ready to Sell    Disconnect Your Emotions    Make Your House "Anonymous"    The First Step - Removing Clutter      The Most Important Room in the House      The Rest of the House    Fixing Up the House Interior      Cost of Repairs      Plumbing & Fixtures      Ceiling, Walls & Painting      Carpets & Flooring      Windows & Doors      A "Sensitive" Topic    Fixing Up Outside the House      Landscaping      Is Painting Required?      The Front Entryway      The Back Yard . Want to Start Off With a High Sales Price?    When You Meet With Agents    A Sales Practice Called "Buying a Listing"    What Happens Behind the Scenes    Dropping Your Price -- Too Late    Realtors Talk to One Another About Your Agent . Types of Listing Contracts    Open Listings    One-time Show    Exclusive Agency Listings    Exclusive Right to Sell . Details of a Listing Contract    Price and Terms of Sale    Real Estate Commission    Multiple Listing Service    Agency and Salesperson Responsibilities    The Lockbox    Resolving Disputes with Your Agent . Listing Commissions and Related Issues    About Commissions    Some Commission-Related Questions    How and When the Commission is Earned . The Listing Agent & Basic Marketing    The "Real" Role of a Listing Agent    The "For Sale" Sign    Flyers and the Brochure Box . The Listing Agent - Marketing Your House to Other Agents    The Multiple Listing Service    Office Preview    Broker Preview    Sending Flyers to Agents    Marketing Sessions . The Listing Agent - Marketing Your House to Homebuyers    The Purpose of Advertising in General    Real Estate Office Advertising    Individual Agent Advertising    Open Houses . Showing Your House to Home Buyers    Convenience & Availability    Why You Should Not be Home    Lighting    Fragrances    Pet Control    The Kitchen Trash    Tidiness Counts . . .     All articles copyrighted by RealEstate ABC - May not be reprinted or copied without permission Paul Stillwaggon New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors 55 Stirling Road Watchung NJ 07069 Phone: 908-561-5492 Mobile: 908-310-1358 E-Mail: njestates@gmail.com New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors COMPLETE INFO UPDATED DAILY Our Listings. Contact Us. New Jersey Estates Web Site. Our Luxury New Homes. Our Pre-Owned Homes. Real Estate Listings Blogs. Real Estate Information Blogs. Our Open Houses. Our Town & School Reports. New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors Watchung Office 908-561-6499

  Somerset County is at the hub of Central New Jersey. Its 31 municipalities, which encompass 305 square miles, contain a diversity of landscape, population and development that reflects the varied lifestyles of its 270,708 residents. Fine residential communities, beautiful parks, excellent shopping areas, extensive farmlands, numerous historic sites and outstanding business and industry all make Somerset a desirable place to live, work and play.
   The County's more than 7,300 acres of parkland include golf courses, picnic areas, hiking and bicycling trails, stables, a swimming pool, an Environmental Education Center and the County Fairgrounds, which each year hosts the Somerset County 4-H Fair.
   Our educational facilities - Raritan Valley Community College, Somerset County Vocational High School and Technical Institute - are among the finest in the state. The college, a two-year school in Branchburg Township, includes a library/theater complex and a planetarium.
  Many boards, commissions and advisory groups help the Freeholders determine priorities and procedures in areas ranging from farmland preservation to human services delivery. Members, who serve without compensation, perform a valuable service to their community.
   Environmental protection, conservation of resources and proper planning for future growth and development - all are major goals for County government. The Board of Chosen Freeholders remains dedicated to serving the residents of Somerset County and to maintaining the county's nationwide reputation for excellence.

Welcome to Somerset County, NJ You need to have the best representative possible to assist you with buying or selling your home. We have the staff of dedicated, full time sales associates familiar with all the towns and property values located in Somerset County. Our experience will help insure you a smooth and positive home buying or selling experience. To request Somerset County township real estate information Click Here We are here to help you make the selling or buying of your home as easy as possible. We not only offer you local expertise, but 100% dedication to all of our clients! To request our real estate information on specific townships in Somerset County Click Here. If you have other questions please E-mail us at NJEstates@gmail.com.

We have in depth knowledge of the real estate marketplace in all these Somerset County towns:

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The articles are set up to be a tutorial, taking you step by step through the home buying process.

Paul Stillwaggon & Patricia Cornish New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors 55 Stirling Road Watchung NJ 07069 email: njestates@gmail.com New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors Phone:: 908-561-5492/561-6499 Mobile:: 908-310-1358/ 578-0890     Home Buying Articles & Advice . The articles are set up to be a tutorial, taking you step by step through the home buying process. . Don't Buy a Car - or Did You Already Buy One?    When Income Grows and You Want to Buy "Stuff"    Debt-to-Income Ratios and Car Payments    How Buying a Car Reduces Your Purchase Price . Things Not To Do Before Buying a Home    No Major Purchases of Any Kind    Don't Move Money Around    Should You Change Jobs? . Reasons to Delay Buying a Home . Why Buying a Home is a Good Idea    The Best Investment    Income Tax Savings    Stable Monthly Housing Costs    Forced Savings    Freedom and Individuality . The Business Cycle and Buying a Home    Recession and Expansion    Supply and Demand    Should You Try to "Time the Market"? . What's More important -  Buying a House?  Or a Home? . Why Search for A Realtor?    Finding an Agent by "Accident"    Listing Agents vs. Selling (Buyer's) Agents     Should You Call the Listing Agent?    Agent's Advertising - Is the Purpose What You Think?    Finding Your Own Realtor    Some Basics About the Search    How to Conduct the Search    Interviewing A Good Realtor    When the Agent Asks You for an Appointment . Looking Ahead - Buyer's Remorse . Buying a Home With Resale Value - Location    Location, Location, Location?    Location - Local Community, Town or City    Location - the Local Neighborhood    Location - the Residential Neighborhood . Buying a Home With Resale Value - the House    A Home With a View?    Lot Choice and Landscaping    House Size    Bedrooms & Bathrooms    Closets, Garage & Laundry    Kitchen    Fireplaces    Swimming Pool? . Comparable Sales and Your Offer Price    Determining Your Offer Price    Comparable Sales in the Public Record    Comparable Sales in the Multiple Listing Service    Comparable Sales - Pending Transactions . Factors Affecting Your Offer Price    How Property Condition Affects Your Offer    How Home Improvements Affect Your Offer      How Market Conditions Affect Your Offer    How Seller Motivation Affects Your Offer    The Final Decision on Your Offer Price . Offering to Purchase Real Estate- the Basics    Introduction and Overview    Contingencies in a Purchase Offer    Earnest Money Deposit    The Closing Date    Transfer of Possession . Writing an Offer - Safeguards Regarding the Property    Disclosures From the Seller    Condition of the Property Upon Transfer    Inspections You May Require    Final Walk-Through Inspection . How Financing Details Affect Your Offer    Down Payment    Interest Rate    Closing Costs and Financing Incentives    Seller Financing    Cash Offers . How FHA and VA Financing Affects Your Offer    Extra Costs for the Seller    More Detailed (and expensive) Appraisals . You and the Seller Must Agree on Some Services    Settlement and Escrow    Title Insurance Companies    Termite and Pest Inspections . Buyer's Remorse- Did You Make a Huge Mistake? .     Paul Stillwaggon &  Pat Cornish New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors 55 Stirling Road Watchung NJ 07069 Phone: 908-561-5492 Mobile: 908-310-1358 E-Mail: njestates@gmail.com New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors COMPLETE INFO UPDATED DAILY Our Listings. Contact Us. New Jersey Estates Web Site. Our Luxury New Homes. Our Pre-Owned Homes. Real Estate Listings Blogs. Real Estate Information Blogs. Our Open Houses. Our Town & School Reports. New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors Watchung Office 908-561-6499