Dawn Isenhower

When I receive property calls, I am absolutely amazed by how afraid people are to talk with me. (If you met me, it would really amaze you because I am all of 5'2", and generally a very nice person!) They call wanting "just the facts," and may or may not want a showing on the property. It is funny to me that they would rather be a customer to any listing agent off of a sign than to be the client of one Realtor. Why is that?

I assisted in the sale of this property that was listed by Russ Crouch with Coldwell Banker West Shell, and myself. I would be happy to assist you in selling or purchasing a home as well. Feel free to contact me today.

Dawn Isenhower
Realtor

Coldwell Banker West Shell
Milford Office
dawn.isenhower@cbws.com
office: 513-831-8001
cell: 513-236-1254
www.dawnisenhower.com

I assisted my buyers in the purchase of this home that was listed by Tonja Ward with Coldwell Banker West Shell, and I can help you too. Please contact me if you need someone to help you find a home or investment property.

Dawn Isenhower
Realtor

Coldwell Banker West Shell
Milford Office
dawn.isenhower@cbws.com
office: 513-831-8001
cell: 513-236-1254
www.dawnisenhower.com

I awoke to the sound of my husband's alarm yesterday morning. The Ohio Attorney General was a special guest on a radio program, and he was talking about the increase of fraud being perpetrated on those who are facing foreclosure. He was specifically talking about companies that exist to scam people who are already in financial distress.

With over 14,000 properties for sale in the Greater Cincinnati area, it is easy for listings to get relegated to "the pile" of inventory for many reasons. Here are some tips so that you can avoid being thrown on the pile (and what a deep pile it is).

1. Be ready to price your home appropriately. Avoid insisting on a price based on emotion, what you paid for the house, or what you need out of it. In many areas, you are competing with foreclosures and short-sales. They make up the market, so be prepared to demonstrate your value.

My husband and I just celebrated 15 years of marriage last week. I hadn't been married to my him very long-maybe a few years when we started talking about buying a home. I had a college education and a job as a teacher. Apartment life was getting me down, so my husband and I made an appointment with a mortgage advisor.

If you are anthing like me, you appreciate a good deal-especially when you are taking the kids for a night out. Eating out can be expensive for a large family, so here is some news that just might be music to your ears.

Last week, we took the kids out for the evening. First, we took them to pet the farm animals in Anderson, and then, we took them out to eat at IHOP in Miami Township.

IHOP is offering free meals for kids from 4-10PM, seven days a week through the summer. For every adult meal that is purchased, a child can eat free!

I had a listing appointment recently, and I had to deliver some unpleasant news. The price at which this particular home was listed was way too high. Nothing comparable had sold within a mile of this home within the past 6 months, so I expanded my search for "solds" to include the entire township. What I found was the perfect illustration of what has happened to the market.

Recently, I received an interesting e-mail from a potential client. Her home had expired from the market, and I had sent her some information about what I would do to market her home. Although she did not contact me by phone, she sent me the equivalent of a pre-interview via e-mail.

In that e-mail, she introduced herself, mentioned that she was considering several agents for the job of marketing her home (including me), and asked the following 5 questions:

1.What is your commission and would you be willing to negotiate with it?

I heard an agent talking yesterday about an experience that his seller had with a buyer agent, and it reinforced the importance of being a professional at all times-whether we think others are listening or not.