Archive for August, 2009
ADOPTION in the REAL ESTATE MARKET – When a Door Closes, A Window Opens :)
August 31st, 2009 | 
Author: 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.
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Sincerely,
Jeff & Grace Safrin, Broker / Owners
F.C.Tucker 1st Team Real Estate – Independently Owned & Operated
13 Lincolnway Suite # 203, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Office # 219-309-9930
Posted in Indiana, La Porte County, Lake County, Referral, Starke County, porter County | 
Tags: attrition, Board of Realtors, declining number of agents, drop out rate, GNIAR, membership, Referrals, statistics | 
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WANNA GO HOME…To Munster, Indiana – a Great Town!
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Having previously worked at Munster Community Hospital, I can say that most of the Doctors our family still sees are on staff there and have offices in Town! Another Benefit of Relocating to the Town of Munster, located in Lake County, Indiana is it’s close proximity to Downtown Chicago – approximately a 35 minute commute! Looking to RELOCATE to NW Indiana? Give us a call For all Your REAL ESTATE needs @ 219-405-1232 Sincerely, Jeff & Grace Safrin REALTORS “Spouses Selling Houses”TM
Visit our BLOG for more community information and local events in NW Indiana
Serving Lake County, Porter County, La Porte County, Starke County,in NW Indiana. Visit our website for more HOMES or Land For Sale along with many other informative links D |
Award Winning Schools
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Sincerely,
Jeff & Grace Safrin, Broker / Owners
F.C.Tucker 1st Team Real Estate – Independently Owned & Operated
13 Lincolnway Suite # 203, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Office # 219-309-9930
Posted in Indiana, Lake County, Munster, NW Indiana, Real Estate For sale, relocation |
Tags: 46321, award wimming schools, Buy, Chicago land, IN, Lake County, Munster, Musnter Community Hospital, NW Iindiana, Real Estate, sell |
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PLEASE Support Expansion of The SOUTH SHORE COMMUTER RAIL ROAD from Northwest Indiana to CHICAGO !
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It Just makes Sense! GREEN sense….. Environmentalists would be the first in line to support the Extension of The South Shore Train Line to include stops in the towns of Lowell, IN and Valparaiso, IN – especially since many from these towns commute into Chicago for their careers already!
NW Indiana residents would benefit from an increase in Economic Benefits as well from this expansion of services…
Call to action…. Northwest Indiana Residents in favor of this awesome proposal please act….. 1. Log onto the website = Citizens For The Extension Of The South Shore Line and 2. SIGN THE PETITION = House Bill 1220 Help us get the word out! Sincerely,
F.C.Tucker 1 st Team Real Estate – Independently Owned & Operated Serving Lake County, Porter County, La Porte County, in Northwest Indiana. |
Jeff & Grace Safrin – REALTORS, Broker / Owners 
Posted in Indiana, Lake County, NW Indiana, Valparaiso, porter County |
Tags: commute, house bill 1220, lowell, south shore, train, transportation, Valparaiso |
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Short Sale Tips that Helped Us :)
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Recently we facilitated the completion of a successful short sale. These transactions can be time consuming and depend alot on the cooperation of the lender ( in this case, the lender was easily accessible to communicate progress & did cooperate Our State Association sends out an email newsletter. One recent issue featured an article by the Attorney for our Legal Hotline. The TIPS in it were very valuable in helping us through the process of closing this property sale! Click here —> for this Informative Link-QUICK GUIDE TO SHORT SALES by Richelle Cohen Mossler for Suggestions that may help you as a Listing Agent or A Buyer’s Agent if you are faced with an offer that is Subject to the Lenders Approval of a Short Sale! Sincerely, Jeff & Grace Safrin – REALTORSserving Lake, Porter, La Porte & Starke Counties in Northwest Indiana
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Thanks for stopping by and reading our Blog about Life in NW Indiana, The Housing Market, Communities, Local Sports, Events, attractions & more @ NorthWestIndianaRealEstateBlog.com
Sincerely,
Jeff & Grace Safrin Broker / Owners
F.C. Tucker 1st Team Real Estate – Independently Owned & Operated
13 Lincolnway Suite # 203, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Office # 219-309-9930
Posted in Indiana, NW Indiana, Real Estate For sale, short sale |
Tags: behind on payments, lender approval, lien, loss mitigation, mortage late, negotiation, pre-foreclosure, short sale |
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Buyers & Sellers (Bi-Weekly)
as well as for
Homeowners (Monthly) ….
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If we can help you relocate or sell property in NW Indiana, please give us a call
@ 219-405-1232.
Sincerely,
Jeff & Grace Safrin – REALTORS
“SPOUSES SELLING HOUSES”TM
Visit our website to read client TESTIMONIALS or click on our informative BLOG Link Below
Thanks for stopping by and reading our Blog about Life in NW Indiana, The Housing Market, Communities, Local Sports, Events, attractions & more @ NorthWestIndianaRealEstateBlog.com
Sincerely,
Jeff & Grace Safrin Broker / Owners
F.C. Tucker 1st Team Real Estate – Independently Owned & Operated
13 Lincolnway Suite # 203, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Office # 219-309-9930
Posted in NW Indiana, Real Estate For sale, relocation |
Tags: buyer & seller, Contest, homeowner, Newsletter, subscription |
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Once a Brickie, Always A Brickie – Welcome Home to Hobart, Indiana
 What’s a Brickie ??? you ask…well if you are from the small town of Hobart Indiana, you know….
It’s the name of High School Football here!! Of all the Small Towns in Northwest Indiana, Hobart offers affordable housing for first time buyers or those who are looking to downsize and want easy one level living…. below is a video slide show of a new listing we wanted to showcase along with one of our Favorite Websites of all time about Hobart done lovingly with Beautiful Local Photos of Lake George and the Park Look at these for sale affordable townhomes in Hobart, IN or this Commercial Building and Land For Sale in Hobart – bring your business here ! Thanks for stopping by and reading our Blog about Life in NW Indiana, The Housing Market, Communities, Local Sports, Events, attractions & more @ NorthWestIndianaRealEstateBlog.com Sincerely, Jeff & Grace Safrin Broker / Owners F.C. Tucker 1st Team Real Estate – Independently Owned & Operated 13 Lincolnway Suite # 203, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Office # 219-309-9930
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Fair Oaks Farm = Fun For The Family in Northwest Indiana’s Jasper County – Easy Access From Interstate 65
When going to F.C.Tucker Corporate headquarters in Indianapolis for a franchise owners meeting recently
I ask Jeff to pull off at the
Winamac Exit 220 off Interstate 65 in
Jasper County, IN to stop at
Fair Oaks Farm for Lunch
We were both pleasantly surprised and plan to return for the full tour soon! 
As one of the Largest Dairy Farms in the U.S. – the fresh
milk makes a difference even Star-bucks Latte’s,
Cheese Quesedillas and Home Made Ice Cream are soooo
different with the Dairy Products made Fresh Daily on
site!
The Dining area overlooks the dairy production – you
can also take a tour of the Cheese Factory.
There are 45 minute bus tours of the Dairy and you can
see live births of Baby Calves also in the Birthing Barn !
There is a great variety of informative learning…like 3D
Movies, Animations & play areas for the children.
Visit Their WEBSITE to see/learn more—> click here (about their environmental awards) and
If you are looking to relocate to
Northwest Indiana, feel free
to give us a call @ 219-405-1232.
We are Full Time, Full Service
REALTORS, serving :
Lake, Porter, La Porte,
& Starke Counties in NW Indiana.
Visit Our Website @ http://www.safrin.net/
to read what our clients say -
click on the TESTIMONIALS link.
Look forward to hearing from you soon!
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.
Thanks for stopping by and reading our Blog about Life in NW Indiana, The Housing Market, Communities, Local Sports, Events, attractions & more @ NorthWestIndianaRealEstateBlog.com
Sincerely,
Jeff & Grace Safrin Broker / Owners
F.C. Tucker 1st Team Real Estate – Independently Owned & Operated
13 Lincolnway Suite # 203, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Office # 219-309-9930
Posted in Indiana, NW Indiana, attractions |
Tags: attractions, Dairy Farms, Fair Oaks Farms |
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Northwest Indiana’s La Porte County is a Place to Call Home Sweet Home :)
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Just an Hour From Downtown Chicago by the Famous Electric Shore Shore Train Line, is the Largest County (geographic miles) in the State of Indiana! Also, great place to find affordable housing and enjoy the year round activities Beautiful Lake Michigan has to offer! The County Seat is the City of La Porte ( french translation = the door Award Winning Health Care, Parks & More ! ( Not to mention Grace’s Favorite ZOO and Favorite Outlet Mall for Shopping Both in Michigan City With Homes for Sale in Areas like picturesque Rolling Prairie – Bring the Horses there is Real Estate in every Price Range in La Porte County! Look at these -> 8 Acres of Land, Ranch Home, Pole Barn – Just Bring the Horses Renovated Country Farm House on 2 Acres w/ Barn & Big Garage! Whether Buying Your 1st Home, Downsizing or Up-sizing, Looking for Farms / Land or Buying that Dream Lake Michigan Frontage Million Dollar Getaway Give us a call @ 219-405-1232 or visit our website to Search All La Porte County Properties For Sale. Look forward to helping you! Sincerely, Jeff & Grace Safrin “Spouses Selling Houses”TM F.C.Tucker / 1st Team Real Estate Independently Owned & Operated Serving Lake, Porter, La Porte, & Starke Counties in NW Indiana
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Posted in Indiana, La Porte County, NW Indiana, Real Estate For sale, relocation |
Tags: Acreage, city of la porte, downsizing, farms, health care, Homes For sale, La Porte County, lake michigan, Land, lighthouse mall, Michigan City, New Prairie, parks, Rolling Prairie, schools, South Shore Train |
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Need Help Relocating To Porter County in Northwest Indiana ?
If You Need Assistance In Relocating To Porter County in Northwest Indiana,
Including the Cities & Towns & Neighborrhoods Of:
Valparaiso: Shorewood Forest, or other developments including Whitethorne Woods, St. Andre & Jackson Heights & More!
Chesterton: Sand Creek Estates, Villages of Sand Creek & More!
Portage, Ogden Dunes, Dune Acres, Beverly Shores,
Kouts, or Hebron………………….Give us a Call @ 219-405-1232
Visit Our Website @ http://www.safrin.net
For Community and School Information, plus Check out Our Happy Clients Testimonials as well!
Look Forward to Hearing From You!
Thanks for stopping by and reading our Blog about Life in NW Indiana, The Housing Market, Communities, Local Spots, Events, attractions & more @ NorthWestIndianaRealEstateBlog.com
Sincerely,
Jeff & Grace Safrin Broker / Owners
F.C. Tucker 1st Team Real Estate – Independently Owned & Operated
13 Lincolnway Suite # 203, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Office # 219-309-9930
Posted in Indiana, NW Indiana, Real Estate For sale, porter County, relocation |
Tags: cities, developments, hebron, kouts, neighborhoods, Northwest Indiana, Portage, porter County, relocation, testimonials, towns, Valparaiso |
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Hammond, Indiana..Make This City in Northwest Indiana (Lake County, IN) Your Home Sweet Home!
I went to High School in Hammond, IN even though I lived on Chicago’s South Side, Bishop Noll Institute had
a great reputation for being a College Prep School and was only 20 minutes by Car from Home !
Since Hammond is so Close to The Illinois State Line (Border City) many people choose to live there even if
they work in Chicago-land. Commute is feasible by Major Toll roads/Expressways or South Shore Train !
The City of Hammond has a
College Bound Scholarship Program for Hammond
residents in which children of Homeowners can apply for
money that the city grants to qualified students that
aides with their childrens tuition costs!
There are satellite Campuses in Hammond for Collegiate education – I’ve attended the conveniently located
Purdue Calumet in the past for classes ! 
Our Favorite place for Jumbo Fried Shrimp in all of
NW Indiana is Bob’s Shrimp. It was around way back
when I was in High School & still offers HUGE delicious
shrimp to go by the pound!
(Bob’s Shrimp @ 4748 Calumet Ave. Phone 937-1041)
Affordable Housing still exists in Hammond & nearby Hessville as well !
Consider Making Hammond, Indiana your next Home Sweet Home and give us a call @ 219-405-1232 to help
you find a Home that suits your needs & budget! For more homes for sale in NW Indiana visit our website !
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Thanks for stopping by and reading our Blog about Life in NW Indiana, The Housing Market, Communities, Local Spots, Events, attractions & more @ NorthWestIndianaRealEstateBlog.com
Sincerely,
Jeff & Grace Safrin Broker / Owners
F.C. Tucker 1st Team Real Estate – Independently Owned & Operated
13 Lincolnway Suite # 203, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Office # 219-309-9930
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