Tax Time

During tax season, it is very easy to get inaccurate advice from both friends and uninformed online sites.  Going straight to the source can help you avoid both headaches and future auditing.  The IRS site even offers an Interactive Tax Assistant to help with tax law questions that are too complex for the FAQ section.

IRS website

Cabin Fever?

Winter months in Alaska can be challenging, especially if you have energetic children to keep entertained.  Check out the Anchorage Calendar of Events for some ideas to keep busy and warm in these winter months.  Many of these activities are free, which is an added bonus!

What’s Happening In February Around Town

 

Selling a Home During Winter Months

Selling a home during these cold winter months can be especially challenging.  We came across a helpful article from msn.com with some pointers to create a more marketable property.  Click the link to view the entire list of tips.  Stay Warm!

13 tips for selling your home in winter

Christmas Comic

How accurate is Zillow.com in Alaska?

“How accurate is Zillow.com?”  With the growing popularity of online real estate tools, we get that question a lot.  The short answer is this; “It’s not.”  And now for the long answer.

The primary reason services like Zillow are inaccurate in Alaska is due to Alaska being a “Non-Disclosure” State.  Quite simply, Alaskans and Alaskan Real Estate companies don’t make property sale prices public knowledge.  Therefore, online services can only base their estimates on public tax records.  Unfortunately, these services don’t go out of their way to share this fact with their users without some searching.  Below is a screen shot from Zillow.com showing how accurate they feel they are here in AK.

Why is this important?  At Dynamic, our primary objective is to provide you with the best real estate experience possible.   We recognize many of you want to do some research online.  Taking Zillow’s estimates at face value, you may identify properties that look tempting ; only to find that a property is no longer available or drastically different in price than expected.  This can be very frustrating and time consuming.

The Dynamic Solution- Instead of relying on information that is known to be inaccurate, contact our office and we will prepare a custom online portal for you which will allow you to review properties online within any parameters you would like.  One of our professionals will utilize their knowledge of our Alaskan marketplace to save you time and help you find the best fit for you and your family.

A book that we all Love; “The Go Giver”

Dynamic Properties loves our clients!  At the core of our business model is the philosophy of providing value. We strive to make meaningful connections between clients, professionals and homes.  After all, in this competitive market,  our clients expect and receive more!

To hone our skills, we have a book club among our realtors.  Every quarter, we share books that speak to us.  For the last 3 quarters, the same book keeps coming up.  If you haven’t read it, we highly suggest you pick up a copy.  It’s called “The Go Giver”.

To provide a brief synopsis, the author suggests we put all of your professional effort into making connections.  If a customer asks us for a solution we don’t offer, we should tell them where to find it.  Even if that sends them to your competitor’s doorstep.  After all, isn’t that what a true professional is?  We work day-in and day-out to hone our craft.  Let pride take a back seat to your customer’s needs.  Help them, treat them with dignity and it will pay moral dividends.

Enjoy!

To learn more about the “Go-Giver” philosophy, visit their website at http://www.thegogiver.com/

Ramsey Team article about energy efficient home building.

Dynamic is home to many talented professionals.  Some of whom are local celebrities!  Clair and Barbara Ramsey grace the pages of the Anchorage Daily news in the hopes of helping local home buyers better understand the world of real estate.  Please take a look at one of their recent articles that seems quite timely considering the cold days on the horizon.  Thanks Ramsey Team!

Click here to view the article