The Real | Wausau Real Estate Show | Austin Solomon

This episode explains how realtors are paid on commission based on sales price, with no guaranteed income until a property closes, and discusses the challenges and motivations in the industry.

This episode provides tips for sellers on how to price and market their homes effectively to sell quickly for top dollar in a competitive market.

This episode educates listeners on how to avoid real estate and rental scams, highlighting the financial risks and rising prevalence of such scams in the industry.

Austin Solomon shares practical tips for avoiding buyer's remorse when purchasing real estate, including weighing options carefully, creating a wants/needs list, and consulting trusted individuals.

This episode explains how to purchase rural properties using government-backed loans like USDA or FHA, covering lender communication, qualification, and credit considerations.

Austin Solomon analyzes current real estate market conditions, focusing on low inventory, high buyer demand, and rising interest rates to advise on whether to buy now or wait.

This episode discusses the pros and cons of buying condos versus single-family homes, focusing on maintenance, HOA fees, and lifestyle considerations for buyers in the Wausau area.

This episode provides five practical tips for first-time homeowners, focusing on creating a maintenance schedule and being observant to save money and protect home systems.

A real estate agent shares three essential tips for buyers to get their offers accepted in a competitive housing market, based on analyzing hundreds of recent offers.

This episode discusses current trends in real estate investment, focusing on price points, profitability, and renovation considerations with expert Matt Mullen.

Austin Solomon provides a general fall real estate market update, noting a slight slowdown in buyer competition while A-grade homes priced competitively still attract multiple offers.

This episode explains different types of septic systems for rural properties, focusing on conventional and mound systems and their maintenance requirements.

Cody Hoelscher and Lucca Tonelli provide a 2023 spring market update for the Wausau real estate area, focusing on current inventory levels and buyer demand trends.

This episode clarifies common misconceptions about lockboxes in real estate, explaining their basic function as key holders and comparing modern Bluetooth models with traditional coded versions.

Austin Solomon provides a spring real estate market update for Marathon County, highlighting low inventory with 70% of homes under accepted offers and breaking down availability by price points.

This episode explains what escalation clauses are in real estate, how they work with examples, and discusses their pros and cons for buyers.

Austin Solomon interviews Ryan Molstad about his deep roots in Wausau, discussing his pride as a D.C.

A real estate agent provides a December 2022 recap of the housing market in Marathon County, highlighting low inventory levels, competitive price points under $200,000, and softening in the upper price bracket.

This episode explains why staging your home is crucial for selling it quickly and at the best price by helping buyers visualize themselves in the space and creating strong first impressions.

This episode analyzes 2023 real estate investment trends, comparing fixer-upper and turnkey properties while discussing market factors like contractor costs and interest rates.

This episode explains the importance of having a designated buyer's agent in real estate transactions, detailing what a buyer agency agreement is and how it benefits home buyers.

This episode revisits the topic of taking title in real estate with guest Justin Bates, discussing how real estate agents handle title questions and common scenarios like married couples taking property as survivorship marital property.

This episode provides three practical tips for buyers and sellers to navigate real estate transactions smoothly during the winter season, starting with advice on keeping the heat on for sellers.

This episode explains the basics of private well water testing for home buyers, focusing on common bacterial contaminants like coliform and E.

This episode provides practical tips for making home buying more affordable in a high-interest rate and inflationary market.

This episode explores how technology has transformed the real estate industry through online listings, virtual tours, instant property data access, and digital document signing.

This episode discusses strategies and debunks myths about buying your first investment property or home before turning 21, based on real-world experience helping young buyers.

This episode provides practical tips for preparing to move to a new home, focusing on tasks like switching utilities and setting up mail forwarding before closing.

This episode explains appraisal gap coverage in real estate transactions, detailing how it helps buyers make competitive offers in a seller's market by addressing concerns about property appraisals coming in lower than the purchase price.

This episode explains the importance of hiring a buyer's agent, key qualities to look for in an agent, and how agency agreements work in real estate.

This episode debunks common misconceptions about home inspections, including the pass-fail myth, lender requirements, and who inspection reports serve.

This episode explores how out-of-area buyers from larger cities impact the Wausau real estate market and whether sellers can expect higher prices from them.

This episode explores the joys and challenges of being a real estate agent, focusing on the excitement of helping buyers win competitive offers and the disappointment when deals fall through.

This episode provides a fall real estate market update for Wausau, analyzing current inventory, pricing trends, and buyer competition compared to the summer season.

A real estate team discusses the advantages for clients when working with a team rather than an individual agent, highlighting benefits like diverse expertise, collaborative problem-solving, and shared market knowledge.

This episode explains what a bump clause is in real estate, using an example of a buyer needing to sell their home first, and how it helps sellers mitigate risk during the transaction.

This episode features an interview with Carly Schwanz, who shares her experiences and insights on investing in property, including buying, flipping, and live-in remodeling, starting with her first purchase in Stevens Point.

Real estate agent Matt Mullen discusses the importance of getting pre-approved and working with a local lender when buying a home, especially for first-time buyers.

This episode discusses strategies for navigating a competitive seller's market in real estate, covering steps like pre-approval, setting realistic expectations, and making competitive offers.

This episode analyzes three key differences between today's real estate market and the 2008-2009 crisis, focusing on buyer financial strength, employment stability, and stricter mortgage regulations.

This episode discusses the changing practice of buyers writing personal letters to sellers in real estate transactions, explaining why agents are now discouraged from using them due to legal risks involving protected class information.

A real estate agent discusses practical strategies for home buyers to identify and prioritize what they can compromise on when purchasing a house in today's market.

This episode explains 2-1 mortgage buydowns as a strategy to help homebuyers manage higher interest rates by temporarily reducing monthly payments through seller or builder concessions.

This episode provides an overview of the current real estate market in Wausau, discussing low inventory levels, recent improvements, and general trends for buyers.

This episode discusses home inspections in today's real estate market, highlighting that about 70% of winning offers waive inspections and offering advice for buyers who do get inspections.

This episode explains why being in a bidding war for a house can actually be a positive sign of the property's desirability rather than something to fear.

This episode discusses the dangers of outdated Federal Pacific StabLock electrical panels in homes and recommends immediate replacement by a licensed electrician.

Austin Solomon outlines five key criteria for selecting a real estate agent to sell your home, including trust, marketing plan, local expertise, knowledge, and commission value.

This episode presents five reasons why moving in winter can be advantageous for homebuyers, focusing on reduced competition and better contractor availability.

Austin Solomon hosts Carly to discuss buying a home in Wisconsin, focusing on how the four seasons impact decisions, with Carly sharing her experience of owning four homes by age 24 after living across the state.