NorthWest Indiana Real Estate Blog: Indiana: Valparaiso: Shorewood Forest

We've blogged about the recreational community we call home named Shorewood Forest located in Valparaiso, Indiana 46385 (Porter County, NW Indiana).

Here are some recent photos we took on a sunset boat ride on lake Louise!

If you are looking to live in a recreational community which is within commuting distance to the big city of Chicago, Shorewood Forest should be a careful consideration.

Just SOLD - This Shorewood Forest Brick Beauty -> click here for details!

We can now take another LISTING in Shorewood Forest, the year round recreational community in Valparaiso, IN that we call home sweet home.

We can market your home exclusively to the masses...bringing ready, willing, and qualified buyers and get you movin, just like we did for these happy sellers....here are their own words describing the home selling experience.....

Dear Grace and Jeff,

 When we moved from Lake County, Indiana (St. John) 12 years ago to Porter County, IN ....we were looking for lower property taxes, a home with some land and goods schools.

 We ended up with all of  that plus some...the added amenities of enjoying a beautiful year round recreational community - SHOREWOOD FOREST - and all of the perks that go with it!

Besides parks, playgrounds, tennis courts and basketball courts...there are nature trails, walking paths, and a Lake -> Lake Louise. The Community Pool and Clubhouse plus Neighborhood Sandy Beach are awesome this time of year!

If you enjoy BOATING and FISHING and Water Sports (tubing or water-skiing ) as our family does....this is a great place to live!

Click here to read one of our past blogs about the community of shorewood Forest in Valparaiso, IN 46385 and see many more photos !

It's nice to live in a vacation like setting every day! 

Yesterday, we remembered the camera - so here are a few shots from the lake :)

Makes time off before or after work relaxing to go for a boat ride and watch the blue heron. look closely->

We have a Beautiful All Brick Home For sale across the street from the lake with 4 bedrooms, 4 fireplaces, a scenic large wooded lot ...FYI - there are public areas to dock and launch your boat for those that live off the lakefront - call us @ 219-405-1232 if you'd like to see this spacious home!

Our Past Buyer Clients have enjoyed personalized service including Boat Tours of Lakefront Property in Shorewood Forest :)

If we can help you find a home that suits your families needs in Northwest Indiana - please don't hesitate to contact us...our system for working with buyers step by step makes for a smooth and successful real estate transaction.

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Thanks for stopping by and reading our Northwest Indiana Real Estate Blog!

 Just as the seasons change here in NW Indiana, we help clients achieve their Real Estate Goals in various seasons in life. We look forward to serving you.

 Sincerely,

Jeff & Grace Safrin - "Spouses Selling Houses" TM

Real Estate Broker Associates with F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty - phone # 219-405-1232.

Valparaiso residents serving Lake, Porter, La Porte, Jasper & Newton Counties in NW Indiana.

On  Facebook  ?...... be-friend us - look up Jeff Safrin  : )    

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 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of Jeff and Grace Safrin of F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty. Jeff and Grace Safrin and F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty are not responsible for the accuracy or content provided 

Seeking Country like atmosphere with Good Schools and Low Property Taxes?

Consider making this Home in Shorewood Forest - a year round recreational community in Porter County's City of Valparaiso yours!

We've Blogged about the Attractions and Highlights of Living in this "Vale of Paradise"before, as well as mentioning that Union Township Schools are Blue Ribbon Award winners!

With 3500 Square Feet on 4 Levels this lovingly maintained BRICK Home offers 4 Fireplaces, a scenic 0.43 Acre wooded Lot with a creek, and Lake Views.

A Commute to Chicago-land within an hour by car or South Shore Train!

When you buy a Shorewood Forest Home it comes with LIFESTYLE OPTIONS for the entire family.....

Enjoy Lake Access, Swim at the Beach or Community Pool, Fish from the Pier or Dock Your own Boat at one of several locations along the 4 miles of shoreline of lake Louise.  Rent the Clubhouse for parties, play Tennis or Basketball on the Community Courts. Walk or Jog- there are several Nature trails.  Children's Playgrounds, social clubs and activities galore!

Check out the photos and Map and Info & Give us a call to see this  property!

xxxx

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Jeff& GraceSafrin " Spouses Selling Houses" TM

Real Estate Broker Associates with  F.C. Tucker - Indiana's Largest Real Estate Company

 If we can help you find a home or land in NW Indiana, give us a call @ 219-405-1232 - we are Full Time Full Service Real Estate Brokers serving Lake, Porter, La Porte, Jasper & Newton Counties.

On  Facebook  ?...... be-friend us - look up Jeff Safrin  : ) 

 Linked in ??.....  link to us... look up Grace Safrin  : )

TWITTER?? ...Follow....  SAFRIN

  Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of Jeff and Grace Safrin of F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty. Jeff and Grace Safrin and F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty are not responsible for the accuracy or content provided.    

 I've always felt while sorting through the many BLOGS here on AR, that this is a Big THINK TANK, a plethora of diverse information.

Like abstract art, some posts make you Stop and Think, others may even influence you further than thought,- they may impact your future actions.

Inspired by one such post: REVERSE OFFERS-Who Uses Them? by Jeff Payne, (a former Hoosier.. thanks Jeff :). His Description of the Process, along with the many positive comments from various REALTORS, encouraged us to consider this OPTION for our own Clients. 

This concept, although widespread in other parts of the nation, is not readily practiced in Northwest Indiana.

After thoughtful consideration and some research, we decided that although this was a paradigm shift of how "Normal" transactions look.... Market Conditions of late, call for creative artful strategies :) 

This weekend, after favorable second showing feedback reports from several buyers agents - we wrote 2 reverse offers!!

We met with the individual sellers (2 separate properties) and explained the process and they were very open to this idea, and luckily, so were the Buyer Agents involved ! One REALTOR even thanked us after going over the contact terms offered !

Alas, they are being presented this week, and nothing is for sure, YET. 

But, instead of waiting for something to happen or wondering what happened, we can do one more thing.... To try and stimulate the Real Estate Market to Make Something Happen :) by presenting the Buyer with a Reverse offer from our Sellers!

Please feel free to Contact us @ 219-405-1232 or, click the below to read / subscribe to our email newsletter with valuable Relocation Information.

Jeff & Grace Safrin REALTORS - "Spouses Selling Houses' TM

F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty

Serving Lake County, Porter County, La Porte County, Starke County, Jasper County and Newton County in NW Indiana.

NW INDIANA remains a Great REAL ESTATE MARKET check our past---> SOLD HOMES !

Thanks for Visiting our Blog! To read more about local NW Indiana events, sports, and more, click our blog link below. For more homes for sale view our Other Listings @ www.safrin.net and client testimonials!

    We are Your Local Experts for NW Indiana Real Estate.

    Call or email us for a RELOCATION Package Today

This is just one in a series of Posts For Localism By Jeff & Grace Safrin, F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty, Serving Northwest Indiana...on HOMES SOLD IN A MARKET THAT's NOT SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD....  

Other Posts in this series are:

http://activerain.com/blogsview/441172/Who-is-NEXT-Referrals

http://activerain.com/blogsview/439592/1st-BORN-2nd-Wife

http://activerain.com/blogsview/421935/Tri-Omino-Effect-on

http://activerain.com/blogsview/421330/IN-A-MARKET-THAT

http://activerain.com/blogsview/452527/A-Step-on-the

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by The ActiveRain Network and it's members and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of Jeff and Grace Safrin of F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty. Jeff and Grace Safrin and F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty are not responsible for the accuracy or content provided by The Active Rain Community.

Each REALTOR, as an Independent Practitioner has their own policies on how they handle Clients & Customers.

It has been our policy, from the beginning, to show Listings to Prequalified Buyers. After Grace attended and successfully Became CERTIFIED in the National Association of REALTORS course:

 At Home with Diversity - One America 

Our policy was not only confirmed, but we expanded it! After being introduced to the highly recommended PROSPECT EQUAL SERVICE REPORT given out in this class, we now include a standardized collection of data from potential clients & customers to keep in our records.

We explain our policy to those who call us, wanting to see a property.

SERIOUS Buyers, who are ready and willing, will gladly prove they are able and provide us answers to the questionare's form.

Looky Louie's  :)  are not so willing... and usually find another Agent who's policies may differ.

But what happens when the Buyer becomes the Seller?

Sellers LOVE our SYSTEM.

Even Buyers who used another agent to purchase A Home, remember our explanation and have called us to LIST their PROPERTY when it's time to sell.

Take this Home SOLD BY The Safrin's this YEAR in ONLY 47 Days on the Market !

This Buyer contacted us early in 2007 with potentially relocating, but alas, was unwilling to get pre-qualified or provide information to us required by the Prospect Equal Service Form. Their own home, in another State, was not even on the Market to sell as of yet.  So, showing them a home (no, they were not sitting in the car in front of it - but we have had calls like this, when people are :) was premature to say the least. They did end up purchasing a listing of ours (using another agent) but, 8 months later.

3 months AFTER the above closing, in 2008, they called us, rather than their former Agent, to List their property, as Plans again changed.

We always ask at our listing appointments, WHY or WHY NOT we are selected.  We believe feedback right then & there, good or bad, is the only way to collect data and IMPROVE :)

Among the reason's for choosing us, one of them was : We pre-qualify Buyers.

Being FULL Time REALTORS, we strive for Win - Win Situations in which we follow a proven System FOR Success.

Real Estate Transactions are Complex, with a path of events that need to take place - one after the other, for a Deal To Close! 

When we meet with prospective Buyers or Sellers the first time, we provide them with these Steps and EXPLAIN the HOME-BUYING  or Home Selling PROCESS in detail.

So if you are on a PATH to BUY or SELL Real Estate in Northwest Indiana. Give us a Call @ 219-405-1232.

 This is just one in a series of Posts For Localism By Jeff & Grace Safrin, F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty, Serving Northwest Indiana...on HOMES SOLD IN A MARKET THAT's NOT SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD....  

Other Posts in this series are:

http://activerain.com/blogsview/441172/Who-is-NEXT-Referrals

http://activerain.com/blogsview/439592/1st-BORN-2nd-Wife

http://activerain.com/blogsview/421935/Tri-Omino-Effect-on

http://activerain.com/blogsview/421330/IN-A-MARKET-THAT

Please feel free to Contact us @ 219-405-1232 or, click the below to read / subscribe to our email newsletter with valuable Relocation Information.

NW INDIANA remains a Great REAL ESTATE MARKET check our past---> SOLD HOMES !

Thanks for Visiting our Blog! To read more about local NW Indiana events, sports, and more, click our blog link below. For more homes for sale view our Other Listings @ www.safrin.net and client testimonials!

    We are Your Local Experts for NW Indiana Real Estate.

    Call or email us for a RELOCATION Package Today !

  Serving Lake County, Porter County, La Porte County, Starke County,  in NW Indiana.

On 8/27/09 we attended our local Board of REALTORS ( GNIAR )annual meeting at the Avalon Manor Banquet Hall located @  US 30 in Merrillville, IN.

The statistics reported that day about the drop-out rate of REALTOR members in the last year (High of 2600 agents at one point in NW Indiana to current 2100+ and projected decrease to 1800 agents by 2010 )...

reminded me of this BLOG I wrote last year .....

and how servicing the friends, family & clients of those who were once active collegues in our profession is very important!

While writing out Happy Anniversary greetings the other day for past CLOSINGS, I came across a Multiple Listing Data Sheet in which we were the LISTING AGENTS and the BUYER was a REALTOR !

I remember the transaction well. She was relatively new in the field, and Jeff was kind & patient enough to explain tax pro-ration ( Indiana Pays Property Taxes in Arrears ) and many other First Time HOME Buyer Questions that she had....remembering....we were all NEW once :)

I did an MLS Search and found she is no longer an active REALTOR.

This question came to mind......

WHO WILL SERVICE THE FUTURE REAL ESTATE NEEDS OF THOSE PROFESSIONALS in The Real Estate Industry who are Leaving the Profession?

WE WILL !

So, I wrote the Happy Anniversary Card with a personalized note, and plan to contact a few others that we know, to stay in touch, in an attempt to ADOPT Future Business!  From a group of former competitors and peers, who all have family and friends and NEW co-workers, comes a source for the generation of new found Referrals! 

HAS YOUR REALTOR left the FIELD of PRACTICE of REAL ESTATE ?

If so, and you are in need of the Services of a FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL TEAM....

Please feel free to Contact us @ 219-309-9930

or,

click the below to read / subscribe to our email newsletter with valuable Relocation Information.

Thanks for Visiting our Blog! To read more about local NW Indiana events, sports, and more, click our blog link below. For more homes for sale view our Other Listings and client testimonials!

    We are Your Local Experts for NW Indiana Real Estate.

    Call or email us for a RELOCATION Package Today !

  Serving Lake County, Porter County, La Porte County, Starke County, in NW Indiana.

Hello Everyone...Just wanted to share this tidbit in time for HALLOWEEN for those who may run across

properties occupied by a different type of tenant....LOL

Every Week We Receive an Email Newsletter From our State Association in Indiana and it Always provides interesting

and informative articles that relate to our professional practice. This week the story in bold below brought a

smile to our face :)

"1.  Is a Haunted House Considered a Psychologically Affected Property?

In honor of Halloween, the IAR Legal Affairs Department brings to you a "spirited" article on Psychologically Affected Property -

Psychologically affected property is defined in Indiana Code (IC 32-21-6-3).  An owner or agent is NOT required to disclose to a prospective purchaser any knowledge of a psychologically affected property in a real estate transaction UNLESS there is a direct inquiry from that prospective purchaser (IC 32-21-6-6). 

Is a haunted house considered a psychologically affected property?  No, it is not included in IC 32-21-6-3 as such a property since there is no formal verification or substantiation that such an entity exists. Nonetheless, we do get calls from brokers who have asked this question and whose clients believe their house to be haunted.   

One such call came in from Hendricks County, where a buyer purchased a home, heard footsteps and voices, and discovered words on a mirror saying "get out" when no one was home but that buyer!  This buyer called to complain to the listing agent that the house was haunted!  The listing agent contacted the seller who said "yes, we knew it was haunted but they are friendly spirits!!"

Did the seller have to disclose this information?  No, pursuant to IC 32-21-6-6, there must be a direct inquiry from that prospective purchaser as to whether the house is haunted, and even then there is no category defining a haunted house as a psychologically affected property!! "

P.S. please see disclaimer below that ALLOWS us to share this newsletter with full story credit given to IAR :)

Have a Great Weekend Everyone!  

Inside IAR

Inside IAR is a bi-weekly communications piece of the Indiana Association of REALTORS® designed to provide Members with notice of upcoming events, IAR and local Board staff changes, and Legal Affairs Department and especially important industry news in addition to what is published in the Indiana REALTOR® magazine.  This e-publication may be used in whole or in part for replication if given proper credit.

Jeff & Grace Safrin REALTORS -"Spouses Selling Houses" TM - F.C. Tucker/Advantage Realty - NW Indiana

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by nd those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of Jeff and Grace Safrin of F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty. Jeff and Grace Safrin and F.C. Tucker Advantage Realty are not responsible for the accuracy or content provided .

              Welcome To Shorewood Forest...         

 A Year Round Recreational Community  

an Hour From Chicago, IL  

Located in Valparaiso, IN

Which is part of Porter County.

 The Private Lake Louise, measuring 240 acres is at the

Heart of the Community & offers residents opportunity

for water sports & recreation, not to mention boating

& fishing ...(catch & release -Bass, crappie, blue gill, &   catfish)!                                                      

Our community offers a variety of things to do besides Nature Trails and Walking paths .....

Neighborhood Playgrounds, Basketball Courts, Ball Field, &Tennis Courts as well !

A CLUBHOUSE  (available for rent to members )  in ground swimming pools, private beach, picnic areas and Boat Docks (available for rent for those residents who do not have lake front homes), are among the amenities residents of this community enjoy.

Our Daughter Graduated from the Union Township School System - Wheeler High School and was well prepared for College entry from the excellent education received by caring teachers (not to mention an Awesome Theatre/Drama & Music Program).

If you are considering a move to NW Indiana

 a

nd feel like we do that a YEAR ROUND RECREATIONAL

Community offers many amenities that provide 

family fun options year round, then give us a call @

219-405-1232      to represent you in your next home purchase in Shorewood Forest .....

besides....shopping for your next homes via our Boat offers a much better perspective than by car !

For more Homes For Sale in NW Indiana, Including

This 4 Bedroom Brick Beauty in Shorewood with 4 Fireplaces on a wooded Lot across from the Lake!

 Visit our Website

As Always,

We appreciate your business & referrals.

Sincerely,

Jeff & Grace Safrin

Broker / Owners

F.C. Tucker 1st Team Real Estate

Independently Owned & Operated

Serving Northwest Indiana - > Lake County, Porter County, La Porte County, Starke County.

Notice: The Photos in this BLOG are Property of Jeff Safrin and are protected under copyright laws-they may not be copied, reproduced or re-transmitted without the express written consent by Jeff Safrin.