Key Terms to Know in the Homebuying Process [INFOGRAPHIC]Some HighlightsBuying a home can be intimidating if you’re not familiar with the terms used throughout the process.To point you in the
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*****Great Agent
It's been a little over 6 months since the sale of my Eden Prairie Townhome and I'm still excited about it! Why? Well, I've been watching the SOLD's and I know for a fact that I got top dollar for my townhome.
How did I get TOP DOLLAR$$$? I received excellent advice from the WELU team and I followed it to the letter. It was much easier than I thought (and less expensive) to get my townhouse ready for Sale - I followed my agents suggestions and did not allow myself to get overwhelmed.
I was thinking about why this went so well so I could help anyone considering WELU decide if they were right for the sale of your home and here's what I came up with.
1) I followed the suggestions made by my agent
2) WELU has all the Vendors you need to hire at their finger tips (Painter, HVAC, Handyman)
3) I acted and secured the Vendors immediately (the market is hot - right? Do it now!)
4) WELU put my wishes first! (I wanted a wonderful family to buy my house, Top Dollar$$$, closing on my time line, and no surprises!)
5) Circle back to #1 - I did what the professionals suggested!
My home went on the market on a Thursday afternoon and was under contract for full asking price and closing on my time schedule (I was heading to Europe for a couple of weeks) within 72 hours!
The tough part of selling my home was the décor. I have very strong (not midwestern) taste in color, art and décor. I was worried that buyers would not like my style and that I needed to have everything painted and new flooring - you know the drill. My agent (Beth) assured me that it wasn't necessary and if I did a little paint repair, and a few other things I'd be just fine - she was right.
I give WELU a 5 STAR rating for providing the guidance and expertise I needed to sell my beautiful home. They couldn't actually pick the family who purchased my home but the Universe handled that perfectly. There's another beautiful young family enjoying the best view in the Village and amazing neighbors.
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- Mary Abein - Homeseller
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- Maria del Carmen Giay Levra
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*****I can not say enough good things about the Welu Home Team. They successfully helped to sell our home with a very smooth process throughout and we've since recommended them to many friends who have also had success with them. I don't think there is anyone who knows the southwest metro better! The entire team is trustworthy, ethical and always take your call - we always felt like we were their only client.
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- Bryn S - Homeseller and Homebuyer
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*****Cindy was awesome to work with! She was helpful, positive, and persistent.
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- Shannon Burns - Homebuyer
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- Kelly B. - Homeseller
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*****Excellent. Cindy is a highly knowledgeable, kind, experienced realtor who will sell your home in an efficient, expedient manner. I give her my highest recommendation.
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- Sarah Clauss - Homeseller
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*****I am beyond grateful to have found Beth Petersen. I had found several properties online that were of interest, and I emailed the corresponding realtors. Beth was the only one who responded and responded quickly. Consequently, she became my realtor. What a stroke of luck! Beth is extremely knowledgeable and a joy to work with. She has an excellent understanding of the local and national real estate markets. She kept me informed of everything that was happening, and responded very quickly to every email, text and phone call. I was an out-of-state buyer & relied completely on Beth’s guidance, expertise, professionalism and ability to make it happen. Being an out-of-state buyer could have been a long, challenging process. Nope! Beth listened, researched, prepared, negotiated and delivered. It was a seamless, stress free process from beginning to end. I am the proud owner of a beautiful home (more that I hoped for) in my desired location, within my price guidelines, and my extremely limited time frame. The entire process from my first email to Beth to closing took a mere 21 days. Impressive! If you are looking for an exceptional realtor, look no further. Contact Beth Petersen! You’ll be glad you did. Not only did Beth provide exceptional service with the entire home buying process, she also provided personal references for needed resources: lawn service, handyman, pest control, painter etc. Beth also graciously provided design tips and current trends. Thank you Beth & the Welu Home Team for all that you’ve done for my family and myself. Simply the BEST!
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- S. Foster - Homebuyer
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*****I am beyond grateful to have found Beth Petersen. I had found several properties online that were of interest, and I emailed the corresponding realtors. Beth was the only one who responded and responded quickly. Consequently, she became my realtor. What a stroke of luck!
Beth is extremely knowledgeable and a joy to work with. She has an excellent understanding of the local and national real estate markets. She kept me informed of everything that was happening, and responded very quickly to every email, text and phone call.
I was an out-of-state buyer & relied completely on Beth's guidance, expertise, professionalism and ability to make it happen. Being an out-of-state buyer could have been a long, challenging process. Nope! Beth listened, researched, prepared, negotiated and delivered. It was a seamless, stress free process from beginning to end.
I am the proud owner of a beautiful home (more that I hoped for) in my desired location, within my price guidelines, and my extremely limited time frame. The entire process from my first email to Beth to closing took a mere 21 days. Impressive! If you are looking for an exceptional realtor, look no further. Contact Beth Petersen! You'll be glad you did.
Not only did Beth provide exceptional service with the entire home buying process, she also provided personal references for needed resources: lawn service, handyman, pest control, painter etc. Beth also graciously provided design tips and current trends.
Thank you Beth & the Welu Home Team for all that you've done for my family and myself. You are amazing!
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- Shelan O - Homebuyer
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*****I am a first time home buyer and Beth with Welu was able to make this process beyond easy for me. She answered my questions and she was able to work with my father (not the easiest person to work with LOL). I appreciate their hard work and dedication to helping me find the right place for me and my children. I can not say "THANK YOU" enough!!!
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- Molly M - Homebuyer
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*****Cindy helped us with a difficult sale... Cindy and her team took care of every detail from beginning to end and were always available to discuss the inevitable issues that come up in a complex sale. They have my highest possible recommendation and I would absolutely use them again for any real estate needs in Eden Prairie area.
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- Chris Thompson - Homeseller
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*****Beth is truly a delight to work with! We were first time sellers and Beth was the perfect person to guide us through the process. Beth had just the right amount of touch for us and we felt very supported during the sale of our home. Beth was extremely prompt with answering our calls/texts/emails and was also great with our three year old daughter (and pets). :) Additionally, we appreciated the marketing plan the Welu Home Team provides -- our home's professional photography and virtual tour, the featured listing placement on Zillow, and having a double open house the first weekend on the market. Many thanks to Beth and the Welu Home Team -- we would highly recommend!
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- Leah - Homeseller
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*****Getting The Job Done
Thanks to Cindy and Ali for getting the job done for Georgette and I regarding our recent townhouse sale.
Have used Cindy in the past and she is knowledgeable, credible, professional and fun to work with.
Cindy and her team did what they said they could do and that is bring in serious buyers and get house sold. Well done and thanks.
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- Steve and Georgette F - Homesellers
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*****We listed our home in spring with Cindy knowing the busy road in the back would be a challenge as we had our home on the market with another team prior without a single offer. Cindy gave us creative ideas from the start and teamed with an interior designer/stager to make our home shine to the point where the road was not an issue - we sold in 5 weeks. Her great attitude, strong marketing approach and talented team made all the difference. We look forward to working with her and the team on our next home.
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- John and Marie D - Homesellers
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*****Wonderful experience
We have again been blessed with a wonderful experience with the Welu team. We had a very aggressive timeline to sell our home due to relocation and Beth Peterson Randall was wonderful to work with. She helped us sell our house extremely quickly. We had an offer the second day on the market and were able to close within a very short period. This made our relocation much less stressful than we anticipated. Thank you so much for the wonderful service. We would recommend Beth and the Welu team to any of our friends looking to buy or sell a home.
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- Mike and Kate Reindl
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*****My husband and I utilized Cindy as our realtor to purchase our first home. We met her on January 1st and we had an offer accepted on a house by January 20th. Cindy was very professional, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful in the whole process. We felt like we were in great hands! Cindy's quick responses and willingness to go the extra mile made us feel incredibly comfortable and that Cindy was on our team. Highly recommend Welu Home Team for all your real estate needs.
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- Caitlin Rackliffe - Homebuyer
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*****We loved working with Beth during our home purchase. She is super understanding and patient...was there for us every step of the process.
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- Layne Trout - Homebuyer
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*****Cindy and her team were wonderful! Very professional, knowledgeable and fun to work with throughout the buying and selling process. I had been out of the market for many years but they answered all my questions and ensured I was informed every step of the way. Would highly recommend!
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- Sonja Pederson - Homeseller and Homebuyer
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*****Our experience was excellent. All our expectations were exceeded. Cindy and her team was very knowledgeable and professional.
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- Tom Mancino - Homeseller
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*****Very professional , they will keep you informed and up to date on your transaction and always available.
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- Richard Phelps - Homeseller
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*****We had an amazing experience with Cindy & Sarah! They helped make the process of selling our previous home & buying our current home as smooth as possible. Cindy walked through our home to help prepare to list it & was sure to explain every step with us to make sure we understood all the moving parts. Sarah has the patience of a saint walking through many houses with us until we found our dream home! We highly recommended their team to anyone & everyone!!
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- Jennifer Wendt - Homeseller and Homebuyer
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*****I recently worked with Beth Petersen and she was the absolute dream realtor. Beth was informative during the whole process, provided helpful contractors, and even added her own flair by suggesting design ideas for my new home. I am extremely blessed and grateful Beth was my realtor for my first home! I would gladly recommend Welu Home Team to my family and friends.
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- Courtney Krefting - Homebuyer
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*****As the owner of an Eden Prairie based painting company, we have had the privilege of working with Cindy and her team on a number of occasions. Our dealings have always been on the most professional level and the care and concern she and her team show for their customers is always top notch. The team certainly knows just what needs to be done to get a home to sell quick and for a great price. And oh we love working with their buyers as well. Great people,real expectations, and fun to work with also. You will win, win, win working with Cindy and the entire team.
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- Jerry F.
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*****Awesome Realtors
Allie and Cindy were committed to selling my home. Their knowledge and skills were invaluable in preparing my home for showings as evidenced by how many showings occurred and how many offers were received. My home sold for more than my asking price. Thank you, Allie and Cindy!
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- Patrick Mathieu - Homeseller
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*****Needed to sell 2 homes and consolidate into 1 new home. Both homes were sold within days of being on the market and closed within weeks of each other. Beth helped us decide to build a new home and guided us through the new build process. Welu was a one-stop shop and we're excited to invite Beth to our new home when it's complete!
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- Samantha Malenke - Homeseller
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*****Incredible Agent - A+++ Experience
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- Jeff - Homeseller
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*****Beth P. Randall helped my wife and I buy our house from out-of-state during the pandemic. We were continuously impressed with her knowledge of her trade and professionalism, her flexibility and willingness to go out of her way to be our advocate while we couldn't be there in person, and her personal touch, making us know she remembered and cared about every detail of the process. We never felt like she forgot about us and our unique situation, our requests, or any details we needed in order to make our buying and move afterward fall into place. In addition, Beth has the ability to listen and imagine. This was really important to us because some of the houses we considered were fixer-uppers, and she never treated us like crazy people. Instead, she seemed to always have the ability to imagine along with us what potential was there, sometimes even giving us new ideas. She even recommended to us many helpful resources for subcontractors, and would remember to check in with them on our behalf before we ever felt the need to do so during our buying process and even afterwards as we got settled. We commend Beth's services to everyone!
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- Jimmy Adkins - Homebuyer
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*****Allie Fancher was fabulous to work with. She was quick to understand our needs as buyers, and was extremely flexible in scheduling homes for us to tour. As a first time home buyer, I had lots of questions and Allie was thorough in explaining each step of the process. Allie was vigilant as to what we wanted to find in a home, as well as emotionally attentive once we put in an offer. I would recommend Allie to anyone looking to purchase a home.
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- Anna Estabrooks - Homebuyer
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*****Seamless Sale
The process of selling my home with Cindy was very organized and straight-forward. She was responsive to questions and was available when needed.
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- Jared Derks - Homeseller
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*****Our experiences have been great with Cindy. We have worked with Cindy multiple times and because of the trust we have in her as a real estate expert we will always call her first if we are buying or selling a house.
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- Scott H - Homebuyer and Homeseller
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*****With the crazy times the real estate market has went through over the years, I'm sure our story would pale in comparison to others. No matter how stressful the sale process became, Cindy was there to calm our nerves and concentrate on what we wanted to do, what was best for us. We used the team for both the sale of our house and purchase of our new home. They did a very good job. Gave us sound advice and got both deals done.
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- Steven W - Homeseller
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*****We just completed our third home sale with Cindy. She has a thorough knowledge of the market, promptly answers calls, and streamlines what can be a stressful process so that we could just concentrate on moving. Her experience and professionalism make her a top choice--highly recommend!
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- Denny Halleron
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*****Cindy and her team did a phenomenal job selling our home!
Cindy understood the market and challenges with our home. She kept us in constant communication and made things go smooth as silk! She is a true professional and represented our best interests at all times.
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- Chris Hollen - Homeseller
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*****Satisfied customer
Cindy's assistant Allie was very helpful and responsive to queries at every stage of the process. The entire team was very professional, and the photos that were taken were superb.
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- Eric Dugdale - Homeseller
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*****Working with Cindy and her team is amazing!! With her experience she has the knowledge of the market and knowing the ins and outs of the buying and selling process. Making you able to sell and/or buy a home fast :)
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- Shannon Jaeger
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*****Fantastic team, works very hard to make sure you are taken care of. 5/5 would list with again.
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- Happy B. - Homeseller and Homebuyer
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*****I was looking for realtors with experience selling contemporary modern homes in the Eden Prairie area. They came prepared with info on the house, the market and ranges of pricing options. Overall I'd say the Welu Home Team exceeded my expectations - I will definitely use them again and recommend them to everyone. I really like the team, the team style - they're fast, clean and very thorough.
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- Matt Mahmood - Homeseller
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