Welcome to our Website
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our friends and business partners a very Merry Christmas and May 2012 bring each of you happiness, health and prosperity.
Welcome and thank you for taking time to view our website. Johnston Merlo Newton Real Estate is a full service real estate company and we look forward to the opportunity of assisting you in the sale or purchase of your next property.
We have over 80 years of real estate experience and strive to provide our customers the best service possible. We specialize in all aspects of real estate from property management to home sales to subdivision property to commercial property to small acreages to large agricultural consortiums. We look forward to the opportunity of working with you.
Tips for Buying a Home
Have a real estate professional guide you through the entire purchasing process. This person's responsibility is to help you negotiate with buyers as well as help you prepare your home for sale, market it locally or nationally and guide you through the complex paperwork of escrow and closing. Talk to more than one Realtor to determine his or her experience and willingness to work with you in order to find the perfect home. Do your own research as well. You can travel through your favorite areas and neighborhoods, read real estate sales publications, search the Internet, and talk to others who may know of properties that may fit your requirements.
Tips for Selling a Home
Some individuals consider selling their homes without a Realtor. These sales are typically called “for sale by owner” or FSBO and may sound appealing at first. However, the seller will be required to take on the time and all expense of selling the home that the Realtor would normally handle. A seller must also be able to handle the complex paperwork, pitfalls [and liabilities] of escrow and closing. It's important to understand that any error can be extremely expensive, so it’s definitely in a seller’s best interest to choose a real estate professional that is highly trained to market and sell his or her property.