Lake Geneva & Southern Lakes Wisconsin Real Estate Blog
What Buyers Notice First When Touring Homes Near Geneva Lake
By Kim and Joel Reyenga, eXp Realty | YourWiscoHome.com Quick answer: Buyers form most of their opinion in the first 60 seconds, before they've seen a single bedroom. The sequence runs approach, front door, entry sightline, and smell, in that order. On a lake property there's a fifth thing that jump
Do Drone Photos Help Sell a Lake Geneva Property?
By Kim and Joel Reyenga, eXp Realty | YourWiscoHome.com Quick answer: On a lake property, usually yes. An aerial answers the questions a buyer has before they'll drive up from Chicago: how close the house actually sits to the water, how the lot is shaped, where the pier is, and how near the neighbor
What Lake Geneva Area Homes Are Worth
By Kim and Joel Reyenga, eXp Realty | YourWiscoHome.com Quick answer: Over the last 12 months the median sale was $1,050,000 for lakefront, $425,000 for a lake association home, $385,000 in town, $612,500 on an acre or more, and $352,400 for a condo. Which of those describes your home matters far mo
Who Are the Best Listing Agents in Lake Geneva, WI?
By Kim and Joel Reyenga, eXp Realty | YourWiscoHome.com Quick answer: There isn't one. "Best listing agent in Lake Geneva" isn't a single title, because a lakefront estate, a Geneva National condo, a Delavan Lake cottage, and an inland ranch in Elkhorn are 4 different specialties. What you can do is
Can I Sell My Lake Geneva Home and Buy Another Property at the Same Time?
By Kim and Joel Reyenga, eXp Realty | YourWiscoHome.com Quick answer: Yes, and it happens constantly around Geneva Lake. Owners trade up, downsize, move from lakefront to lake access, or swap a Delavan property for a Geneva Lake one. The whole difficulty is the gap between the two closings. You clos
How Golf, Lake Access, Dining, and Events Affect Lake Geneva Home Appeal
By Kim and Joel Reyenga, eXp Realty | YourWiscoHome.com Quick answer: Lake access is the dominant value factor in this market, and nothing else comes close. Golf community membership, proximity to a downtown, and the seasonal event calendar all add real appeal, and they operate at a much smaller sca
Where Will Your Lake Geneva Home Be Marketed After It Goes Live?
By Kim and Joel Reyenga, eXp Realty | YourWiscoHome.com Quick answer: Your listing starts on the MLS, then syndicates to the major search portals with enhanced photo, video, and aerial presentation. It also lives on YourWiscoHome.com, picks up lifestyle exposure on LakeGenevaWeekend.com, gets promot
Geneva National Condo for Sale: 827 Eagleton Drive, Lake Geneva, WI
By Kim and Joel Reyenga, eXp Realty | YourWiscoHome.com Quick answer: 827 Eagleton Drive, unit 47-29, is a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath end unit condominium inside the gates at Geneva National in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, listed at $639,000. It has 1,994 square feet above grade plus 750 finished below, a main
How Do Property Taxes Affect the Sale of a Wisconsin Second Home?
By Kim and Joel Reyenga, eXp Realty | YourWiscoHome.com Quick answer: Property taxes touch a Wisconsin second-home sale in 4 places: the proration you owe at closing, the credits on your tax bill (one of which your second home never qualified for), the assessed value a buyer will compare against you