Raeann Cost, Realtor

Baby spinach: Growing your own leafy greens at home Of all the leafy greens you can grow in your home garden, one of the most rewarding is baby spinach. Growing spinach from seed is a simple process and perfect for small spaces. For more information on growing spinach, here is a basic guide to help: Supplies needed To grow spinach, you’ll need the ...

What Are Pros & Cons of Installing Steel Doors? The primary entrance to any house deserves an attractive aesthetic with reliable security. Property owners often select thick, hardwood materials because they provide curbside appeal and durable strength. Steel doors remain something of an afterthought because they are more closely associated with c...

Crushed by clutter? Try these DIY storage ideas If your home is feeling cramped and cluttered, it might be time to consider some DIY storage ideas. DIY solutions help you save space, stay organized and remain within your budget. Finding the right DIY project can help you shape up your storage space to operate at top efficiency. DIY storage tableA...

Another Property Sold - 33 Great Meadow Lane #33, Farmington, CT 06032 FARMINGTON WOODS! Amazing End Unit Ranch Style Condo with Extremely Rare Attached Two Car Garage with tons of Extra Storage and Two Additional Parking Spaces in your own driveway for a total of 4 cars! AND another Rare Feature: a Gorgeous Oversized Deck overlooking beautiful gardens and grounds with...

Congratulations to the Seller and the Buyers! 🎉🍾

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40 Alvord Park Road, Torrington, CT 06790 is now new to the market! Have you been looking for a Spacious, Updated, Meticulously Maintained, Beautifully Landscaped, Move-in Ready Home in a Great Location? This pretty 3 bedroom, 1 and a Half Bath Ranch style home is it!! The bright, open kitchen was updated in 2018 complete with new counters, cabinets, backsplash and....

Why You Should Consider an Attached Greenhouse Pergolas and covered patios are wonderful during the warmer parts of the year. While humans can bundle up and build a fire, even a covered outdoor space cannot protect your garden from harsh winter temperatures. If you're interested in finding ways to keep growing your veggies, flowers and other pla...

Do you need a smart home hub? If you're a homeowner interested in the latest and greatest home technology, you might have wondered, "do I need a smart home hub?" While the answer might be different for everyone, there are some prime advantages to using smart home devices with a central hub. What are smart home automation hubs? S...

After many showings and offers, this cute condo is under contract 🙌

Just Listed in Farmington Woods! Updated Ranch Style, End Unit Condo with 2 bedrooms, 2 Full Baths in Farmington! Wonderful unit with an Attached 2 Car Garage and it’s own additional guest parking! Large, Private deck is perfect for entertaining!
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Happy Valentine's Day! Let's discuss Buyer love letters 💌 and their role in the real estate industry.

Buyer love letters have been used for a long time as a way to persuade Sellers to select the buyers contract during multiple offers. These letters provide buyers with the feeling that they've done everything they could to secure the house.

Although love letters are not a new concept, they have come under scrutiny in recent years, especially during 2020-2021, when buyers were doing everything possible to get their offers accepted. While love letters might not pose any risks for buyers, they can put sellers at risk of violating fair housing laws if they unknowingly accept or reject an offer based on information covered by the Fair Housing Act.

If a love letter reveals a buyer's protected class information, such as their race, color, religion, familial status, or national origin, and the seller selects the offer based on that information, it could put the seller at risk of violating fair housing laws.

Even if the seller doesn't use the information contained in a love letter to accept an offer, the existence of the letter could still put the seller at risk. To avoid this risk, some sellers may not accept love letters altogether.

Sellers, if you plan to accept love letters, ensure that 1) you only accept offers based on price and terms, and 2) your agent documents all offers received and the reasons for accepting an offer.

Buyers, if you write a letter, make sure the seller accepts them and keep the letter specific to the characteristics of the house, such as why you love the home, instead of providing personal information. You should also refrain from including photos or videos.

Do love letters work? In a few cases, probably but in most, no. They really don’t have a significant impact on the seller's decision. Either sellers don’t accept them or they accepted the offer regardless of the letter 🤷🏼‍♀️.

Buyers should focus on making a competitive offer instead of relying on a love letter to persuade the seller to select their contract.

Just couldn’t help myself 😂. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!

Come see us tonight at the Buckingham Clubhouse from 5-7!
So many amazing businesses will be there showcasing their products and services. Come on down and get some holiday shopping done! Maybe win a raffle prize :)

Snacks and refreshments will be served. You won’t want to miss this!

Been a busy couple of weeks! 2 sold homes and 3 under contract! Happy for all my clients!
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Coming Soon in Avon! 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath Colonial set at the end of a curl de sac, with 1.05 of flat, private acres! Bright, Spacious, Updated and Gorgeous. A gem of a home!

Listed at $479,900

Showings start June 15th

Make your appointment today!

Good luck to the Avon Falcons Lacrosse and other sports teams on their upcoming Spring seasons!

Check out this cool story that aired tonight on NBC Connecticut of the AHS lax team as they prepare for the start of their games next week! https://bit.ly/3cQ2yNK

So proud of my hubby Adam Cost and excited to watch these boys play!

Happy Easter 🐰

For those of you with strong-willed children who make you want to rip your hair out, take it from me, they are destined for great things 😁

Walking into Shop Rite today and seeing my daughter’s products on display, I kind of felt like she was a celebrity 😂

Super proud of you Jess. Thank you for this opportunity for her!

Proud Mom moment ❤️

Under contact 🙌. My buyer from California is one step closer to moving back to Connecticut and will occupy this mixed use space for her home and business. Thank you Katie Brainard, Realtor for all of your hard work taking great care of our client!

🌟 New To The Avon Market 🌟

If you’ve been looking for a spacious, updated 4 Bedroom Colonial in a neighborhood setting in Avon, you need to look at this beautiful home ASAP!

Listed at $499,000

Virtual walkthrough: https://bit.ly/38VYjhv

For additional photos: https://bit.ly/3ePjUMl

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The Farmington Valley does it again! Claiming 4 of the top 10 places to live in Connecticut according to Niche.com. With our neighbors in West Hartford grabbing the number 1 spot! .com

In today’s market, it’s really hard to find a home to buy! Nationwide housing inventory is down 42.6%. In Connecticut, we’re down 36%.

Even before the health crisis hit, our housing inventory was down. Then, sellers put their plans to sell on hold while buyers wanted to take advantage of record low mortgage rates, creating a very challenging market.

It’s true that homes are being listed everyday, but they’re selling faster than they’re being counted as current inventory. The supply just can’t keep up with the demand right now.

But, just like everything else, this market won’t last forever.

If you’re a homeowner and are looking to benefit significantly from this market, you should consider listing sooner rather than later.

Under contract in a day! This beautiful Avon home went pending before I could even post it as a just listed!

We received an offer above asking price from the first showing in the first hour of being listed. 23 showings in 24 hours were requested and other offers followed but this buyer came in hot. So happy for my clients and the buyer 🥰

Buyers, if you’re looking and find something you like, bring your A game. Sellers, brace yourselves for the whirlwind of showings and offers. Agents, assume there’s an offer if you’re not one of the first showings and communicate your clients’ interest to the listing agent.

Take out Thursday 🙌. Take tonight off from cooking and order from First & Last Tavern Avon! Great way to support a local elementary school, a local business and have some great food! Win win! Be sure to mention PGS fundraiser when ordering 🍕 Pine Grove School PTO

Congratulations to this guy on closing on this beautiful Avon home 🥳

This is my third time helping Dave and we always have a lot of laughs and a few ‘I want to smash my head against the wall’ moments 🤣 but we make a good team. So glad to be part of this journey ❤️