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Menomonee Falls 4 Year Old Kindergarten Registration

January 20, 2011 at 05:44 AM · Posted under Colleen Kuchta

Many people feel it is important to begin educating our children as early as possible. The School District of Menomonee Falls shares in this belief. On February 3rd, 2011, the Menomonee Falls School District will hold a full day registration for four-year-old kindergarten students for the 2011-2012 school year. The registration will take place at the Community Center, W152 N8645 Margaret Road, Menomonee Falls WI from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. If you have a child turning four by September 1st of this year, please plan on registering your child on this date. The Menomonee Falls School District’s Early Learning Center is located at Ben Franklin Elementary School. The Early Learning Center was constructed with the developmental needs of three-and four-year-olds, and provides learning stations and areas of exploration.

Parents who wish to learn more about the four-year-old program and the school day, the Menomonee Falls School District will be offering orientation sessions for parents. The sessions will be held at 10:00am and 6:00pm on February 3rd, 2011. All questions concerning the registration day should be directed to Ms. Kathy Marks at Ben Franklin Elementary School, 262-255-8470. If you are unable to register your child on February 3rd, you can register any time following February 3rd at the Menomonee Falls District offices, located in the Village Hall, W156N8480 Pilgrim Road. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Please pass this great information on to family & friends who are planning on registering their child(ren) for the 2011-2012 Four-Year-Old Kindergarten. Thank you! The Kuchta’s, Kelly & Colleen

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Should You Sell Now, Or Wait?

January 19, 2011 at 06:00 PM · Posted under Colleen Kuchta

Most homeowners believe that Spring is the perfect time of year to put their house on the market. It makes sense, many leases end in spring, allowing tenants to purchase a new home. Spring symbolizes a new beginning, who wouldn’t want to start fresh in new surroundings in the spring? All of the emotion surrounding the purchase of a new home, timed perfectly with the symbolism of Spring make selling a house this time of year a great idea. Or is it?

It is no secret that we are in a Buyer’s market right now. Many Buyers are writing low offers and getting low interest rates, which equals a great low payment. It is also common knowledge that banks are telling us that there are millions of properties that are about to come on the market in the form of a short-sale or foreclosure. So how will all of these distressed properties effect your ability to sell for top dollar? Well, its simple: the more distressed properties out there competing for an offer, the lower your sale price will be. Many Buyers don’t mind putting in a bit of sweat equity, they were going to make changes on their new home anyway - why not pay even less and and make a couple extra changes?

You want to make a move, but need top dollar to make it happen? Then the time to sell is today. Waiting even 2 weeks can lower the sale price of your house by $1,000 or more! This may seem a bit ridiculous to you, but trust me, it is true. I see it everyday; a Buyer writes an offer, the Seller says they want more money - and the Buyer walks away. A few weeks later, a new Buyer decides they want to write an offer, but this Buyer offers less than the previous Buyer. Why? Buyer’s believe that the longer your house sits on the market, the less money it is worth. If you are serious about selling, always act as if the first offer is the only offer you will receive, and do your best to come to terms.

Now, back to distressed properties for a moment. How are those properties going to effect you, even if a Buyer is willing to pay a bit more because your house is move-in-ready? Simple: the appraisal. Distressed properties are driving the appraised value of properties down. Let’s say a buyer offers to pay $200,000 for your house, but their lender orders an appraisal and the value comes in at $185,000. Will the bank still finance the property for the agreed upon price of $200,000? No way! You will have 2 options at this point: lower the sale price or wait and see if you get a different Buyer with a different lender that has the appraisal come in higher. Most Sellers are lowering their sale price.

So, to answer our original question: Should You Sell Now, Or Wait? If you want/need to make a move this year - then move now! Don’t wait for more distressed properties to drive your value down. If you are in no hurry to move, then stay put. Experts are telling us that values won’t be back to todays pricing until late 2012 or 2013. Who knows, if you can hold out until 2014, we might even be back in a Seller’s market by then!

If you are looking to buy or sell, contact us, we are here to help. Our clients needs and wants always surpass our own - you come first! The Kuchta’s, Kelly & Colleen.