Thinking of selling your home in Hopkinton Massachusetts or other Metrowest town?
Call Bill Gassett - One of the top agents in the area - #4 RE/MAX TEAM IN MASSACHUSETTS 2007.
77 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748
Email - billgassett@remaxexec.com
Website - Hopkinton Massachusetts Real Estate
Phone- 508-435-5356
Building lasting relationships by helping people move in and out of Metrowest Boston for the last 22 years.
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TOWNS THAT I SERVICE:
Hopkinton,Milford,Upton,Southboro,Ashland, Holliston,Westboro,Mendon,Hopedale,Grafton,Medway,Northbridge,Douglas, and Framingham.
THE ONLY STATS THAT MATTER:
Greater Boston avg Market time 2006: 107 days on market
My Team avg Market Time 2006: 85 days on market
Greater Boston list price to sale price ratio 2006: 96%
My Team list price to sale price ration 2006: 97.5% 
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SUCCESS STORIES
Just a quick note to say thanks for the outstanding job you did on the sale of our home. I knew going in it would not be easy considering it would be the most expensive re-sale to have sold in the town of Hopkinton. You guys have a solid reputation and I knew seeing your "SOLD" signs on many upper end homes that you would come through for us. Thanks again, Jim Corsi (Former Red Sox Pitcher)Hopkinton, MA.
Thank you so much for being great to work with at 8 Stone Crossing. Your prompt responses both to calls and with questions made the process smooth and efficient. I hope we mange to work together again. C.B - Keller Williams Realty
Although Blanche and I have decided to add on to our present home, I wanted to let you know we both felt you were an excellent Realtor to work with. As a buyers agent, you were both knowledgable and patient. You were very helpful in informing about home values in and around Hopkinton. We will certainly keep in touch with any future needs. S.T - Hopkinton
I wanted to let you know that I think your www.myhousepartners.com website was a great tool in finding our 1st home. It was great to be able to see the homes with addresses as soon as they came on the market. You made finding our dream home in Franklin easy! Thanks Bruce & Yvonne Rogers
I just wanted to say thanks for a job well done. As you know Wayne and I didn't know you but found out about you from the postcard you sent us of the home you sold down the street. We were both impressed with you at our 1st meeting and continued to be right up until closing. Your attention to details was great but the thing that was most impressive was selling our home in only 2 1/2 weeks and close to the asking price in this tough market.We wanted to let you know we would recommend you to anyone buying or selling a home.Thanks again for all your efforts.Susan and Wayne Merkle - NorthbridgeMy Mission Statement
Why Hire Bill Gassett to Sell Your Hopkinton MA home
I will conduct my business honestly and ethically, promote the highest level of intergrity and enhance the public image of Realtors. I shall accomplish this through continued education and fully developing and challenging my talents, while adhering to the basic principle of "doing the right thing".Through successful pursuit of this commitment, I expect to maintain recognition as a Top Producer and respect as a leader within the real estate industry. As a result of these efforts, my business, clients, customers, colleagues, and the community in which we all live shall prosper.
Selling your home in Hopkinton Massachusetts or other Metrowest town?
Useful information
- Why use a Realtor?
- Real estate transactions involve one of the biggest financial investments most people experience in their lifetime. Here are twelve ways a REALTOR will make your home buying or selling experience better.
- Sellers who use an agent sell for 16% than those who don't!
- According to NAR'S 2005 profile of home buyers and sellers and 9 out of 10 home buyers use a real estate agent in the search process.
- ezine article - Home Staging Essentials: 50 Tips To Get You Started on Your Home Staging Journey
- Decorating is optional. Staging, on the other hand, is essential - that is if you want to sell your house for the most possible money in the shortest amount of time. Staging - it is the difference between ordinary and extraordinary.
- Real Estate Legal Advice
- REAL ESTATE LAW - Frequently asked questions - Outstanding site that will help educate you about the complexity of Real Estate transactions, Laws, Ect. Tons of questions answered in detail. When selling your home in Hopkinton MA or other Metrowest town this information is invaluable.
- Selling Your Home In Hopkinton or Other Metrowest town
- Detailed article on how to market effectively to the masses online when you are selling your home in Hopkinton Massachusetts or other Metrowest town. Very few Realtors offer this kind of exposure. Marketing like this is critical in a challenging Real Estate market.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN HOPKINTON MASSACHUSETTS?
- Hopkinton News
- News from in and around Hopkinton, MA
- Hopkinton.org
- Hopkinton Massachusetts Official Web page. Information of what is happening in our town.
- Citidata.com - Hopkinton MA
- Useful site with great information about Hopkinton, MA including information on demographics, annual weather, schools, population, crime statistics, and much more.
- Citytowninfo.com
- More great Real Estate statistics about Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
WARNING! This is cool but may not be accurate.
- Zillow.com
What I am talking about is zillow.com - go ahead try it! Enter any address and get an instant zestimate of the homes value. Please understand there is not a chance a computer model of millions of homes can give you an accurate value all of the time. For a good estimate of your homes value always consult with a good REALTOR who knows your area.
Hopkinton & Metrowest MA Homes Blog
Includes tips and advice, market reports, featured homes, business profiles, access to the Massachusetts MLS. Real Estate information that consumers can use for Hopkinton Massachusetts and other Metrowest towns.
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RealBird feature sheets for some of my homes in and around Hopkinton Massachusetts.
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Microsoft Virtual Earth
Search Neighborhoods and homes in Hopkinton Massachusetts and other Metro West Boston
- Microsoft Virtual Earth
- Great tool to use in you home search! See overhead views of neighborhoods and homes you are considering. Who wants to find out after purchasing a home in Hopkinton MA or other Metrowest town that there is power plant a few miles away? Enter the address you are searching at the top of the page.
So you think you want a discount Real Estate Broker!
Humor to point out the weaknesses inherent with discount brokers.
Why Invest in and Leverage Real Estate In Hopkinton Massachusetts and other Metrowest towns
The easy answer to why invest in Real Estate is that it is Real Property. Real Estate is something you can own, touch, live in, improve, and resell. Real Estate increases at a slower rate sometimes than some other investments but it rarely goes down (Real Estate decreased nationwide only 2 years out of the last 40 and both times at a rate less than 2%.).It is probably the safest investment on earth!
It is something we all understand to some degree because we all live in Homes.
It is something everyone needs!
Because it is such a safe investment - it can be leveraged thru the use of mortgage loans!
One of the great things about investing in Real Estate is the ability to leverage the investment. Most of you are probably familiar with this but just in case - let me explain why this is an advantage.
Lets say we have $40,000 to invest.
1) We buy $40,000 in stock and we have a good year. Stocks increase 10%. Our investment is now worth $44,000. We have made 10% on our invesment. This is good.
2) We take our $40,000 and put the money down as a 20% downpayment on $200,000 dollars worth of Real Estate. The value goes up the national norm of 5%/year. We have made $10,000 on our investment. This is 25% on our investment. This is much better.
3) We buy real estate and only put down 5% this time. With our $40,000 we can now buy $800,000 dollars worth of Real Estate. The value goes up the national norm or 5%. This is a $40,000 increase in value. We make 100% on our investment in one year. This is awesome!
Pretty easy to see why Real Estate is such a strong investment! Critics will say that I have to pay interest on the money borrowed. They are right! This will decrease the profits on the above examples to only 17% and 93%. Both of these still beat the 10% earned in stocks. I do believe in having a balanced portfolio of investments but logically Real Estate should represent a heavy portion of that portfolio.
SMART QUESTIONS TO ASK THE REALTORS YOU ARE INTERVIEWING IN HOPKINTON MA OR OTHER METROWEST TOWN
These questions will go along way in determing if you are going to hire a PRO or not!
1. How long have you been selling real estate?2. How many homes did you sell last year as a
seller's agent?
3. Of the homes you sold last year, again as a
seller's agent, what was the average number of
days from the original list price to the accepted
offer?
4. What was the average ratio between the listing
price and the selling price?
5. What kind of market share do you and your company
have?
6. Do you have a personal assistant?
7. What is your experience selling homes in my town?
8. Can you provide me with at least 3 recent
references?
9. I have read the internet is an extremely valuable
tool. How will you market my home online?
10. Do you have your own personal website for
marketing homes? If so is the site highly indexed on Google and other search engines? See my website at Hopkinton Massachusetts Homes
11. Do you have a Real Estate blog that is optimized in Google and will draw additional traffic to you.
12. When a buyer calls on my home will you ALWAYS be
the one they speak with?
13. How will you communicate with me regarding your
efforts?
14. How readily accessible will you be?
15. Once the offer is accepted will you be attending
all the inspections?
16. How will you verify that the buyer is qualified
to buy my home?
17. What are your fee structures and why?
18. WILL YOU ALLOW ME TO TERMINATE OUR AGREEMENT IF
I AM NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED?
Interesting Real Estate Statistic........
Most business models have the 80/20 rule....Real Estate is even more skewed.
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS....94% of all Real Estate transactions are done by 6% of the people in Real Estate.What this statistic says loud and clear is that there are a lot of part time Real Estate agents that don't do much business.
The take home message is that selecting a top agent to work with is paramount if you want to increase your chances of being satisifed with the home selling process.
VIEW MY TWO METROWEST MASSACHUSETTS REAL ESTATE BLOGS
- View My Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate Blog
- Random thoughts about Real Estate in Hopkinton MA and other Metrowest MA towns.
- Metrowest Massachusetts Homes Blog
- Real Estate blog covering Hopkinton Massachusetts and other Metrowest towns. Includes featured homes, market reports, tips and advice, access to the Massachusetts MLS and much more.
My Active Rain Profile
- Active Rain Profile
- You can find great local Massachusetts real estate information on Localism.com Bill Gassett is a proud member of the ActiveRain Real Estate Network, a free online community to help real estate professionals grow their business.
Check out more Real Estate information at these links
- View my profile at Linked In
- Search for homes in Hopkinton MA and other towns
- Metrowest Massachusetts homes for sale, Metrowest mls listings. Auto home finder and new listings notifier to alert you to the newest homes for sale in Metrowest Massachusetts.
- Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate shows
- Real Estate Shows for homes I am marketing in and around Metrowest Massachusetts.
- Metrowest Massachusetts Homes blog
- Metrowest Homes Blog, RE/MAX Executive Realty, Bill Gassett's blog covering Real Estate in Hopkinton and other Metrowest Massachusetts towns. Includes featured homes, market reports, tips and advice, access to MLS, and much more.
- Free home evaluation
- Free home evaluation. You've found a top Re/max Real Estate agent in Metrowest Massachusetts. I will find the perfect price to ensure a quick sale for the most money possible.
THE BEST MORTGAGE CALCULATORS I HAVE SEEN
- The Best Real Estate Mortgage Calculators
- A number of different types of Real Estate Calculators.
Great Real Estate Related Books
FLIP: How to Find, Fix, and Sell Houses for Profit
Amazon Price: $14.93 (as of 07/25/2008)
The Millionaire Real Estate Investor
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Real Estate Investing for Dummies
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 07/25/2008)
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Amazon Price: (as of 07/25/2008)
Everybody Wins: The Story and Lessons Behind RE/MAX
Amazon Price: $23.07 (as of 07/25/2008)
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