I've partnered with another local business,  Quad Que BBQ  mobile smokehouse, to offer a coloring contest! We've got four different coloring sheets, all available as PDF for you to print and color, and four awesome prizes available! Kids and adults, alike, can participate. Below are JPGs of the coloring sheets but you can also email myself (kcannady@lohmillerrealestate.com) or Chad at Quad Que (pitmaster@quadque.com) for a PDF. Quad Que has offered up two $25 gift cards for their award winning barbeque and I am offering two home valuations, called a Competitive Market Analysis.  A Competitive Market Analysis (CMA) provides a snapshot of the value of your home. While it is not an official appraisal, a CMA gives an accurate representation of your home's market value, if you were to chose to sell your home, refinance or consider the possibility of a home equity line of credit. Coloring sheets can be submitted by taking a picture and posting to Facebook  and tagging my busine

We all know a bit about real estate, because whether we rent or own, we all LIVE in real estate! What a lot of people don't realize is how the market changes buying/selling strategies. In a seller's market it's tempting to sell your home For Sale By Owner (FSBO) but even if you can save a few thousand dollars in commission, it's likely going to cost you money along the way. Let me tell you 'bout my best friend (and if you're not singing right now I feel sad for you! ;-) )  On July 26, I met with my best friend to talk about the possibility of selling her home. For this story, let's call her Janet. Janet has owned her house since 2007 and was basing her home's value on that purchasing experience and what she saw online when house hunting. After going over the improvements she has made over the years and talking marketing options, I headed home to do my homework. Reason #1 Janet is glad she has a Realtor: I worked up a Competitive Market Analysis (CMA) bas