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March 12th - April 18th, 2020
Volume 20 - Issue 3

Honest. Dedication. Solutions.
Three keys to success for Jason
Keeling of Shorewest Realtors

A-frame homes might look With a library, a three-season room, and a
neat, but Tim “Ask the goldfish pond, this vast four-bedroom home
Builder” Carter warns you to located in Wheatland is chock full of character!
not let your emotions make
your purchase .…......page 7

If you are shopping for a
home, ask your realtor about
the Homesnap app ...page 10

All the repairs have been
made, but should a seller
have disclosed tornado
damage? .….….…..page 11

How to give simple vinyl
siding that classic traditional
look ...…....….…...page 14

PLUS • Area Property Listings
• Monthly Mortgage Calculator
• Kenosha County Home Sales
• Financial Q&A

This grand four-bedroom Wheatland home is
perfect for a family on the grow

“We just want level, you may have to home — you just need
pick up your jaw from to escape to the master
someone to love the the floor when you take suite. Throw a ‘Do Not
it all in. Disturb’ sign on the
home as much as we door and enjoy this
For starters, there are grand master bedroom;
have!” That is all two normal sized- two huge walk-in
bedrooms and a full closets, one of which is
current owners Joel bath. But there is also more of a dressing
what the Granicks call room than a closet; and
and Barbara Granick their library, a quaint a glorious master bath
room with bookcases — his and hers
ask of the potential new built in the walls and vanities, a huge jetted
plenty of storage tub bath and equally
owners of this exquisite cabinets below. A large spacious shower.
window looks out over
Wheatland home, the picturesque This home is

located at 5822 380th

Ave. And, after taking a

closer look at this

home, one would be The charming kitchen features updated faucets and
fixtures, as well as new granite countertops
hard-pressed to not fall

in love on sight. as much as we have,” counter tops. Joel told
Barb told Homes Plus Homes Plus that the
The Granicks had magazine. kitchen is one of his Just add an electric heater and this endearing three-
their home built in favorite rooms in the season room can be used year round.
1993 by Kerkman The exterior of the home.
Brothers Construction, property has been
an award-winning meticulously cared for “It is very efficient, I
home builder, and they over the years. Sitting love it. I think it’s just
are going to miss their on just under an acre of perfect,” he said.
home deeply. After land, the Granicks have
family members were taken full advantage of Most of the main level
relocated due to their the property. The back features hardwood
jobs, Joel and Barbara yard features a year- floors and the family
are following the round gazing pond room has its own
grandchildren out of with two streams. A natural fireplace with
state to start a new life back patio off the gas starter.
closer to their loved kitchen is perfect for a
ones. lazy summer day to In the lower level, you
appreciate the trees and will find a second
As is evident, family wildlife surrounding family room, a full property - perfect to sit currently listed at
is important to the the property. bath, and one of the and enjoy a good book.
Granicks, and Barbara four bedrooms in the If you aren’t much of a $445,000 and worth
said that she will Inside the home, three home. There is also reader, this would be a
always treasure the levels provide plenty of access to the back yard perfect room for an every penny. For a
moments when the space for everyone in from the lower level, office, or a kid’s play
house was full of the family. On the main including an automatic area. closer look, contact
people for family visits. level, the kitchen has doggy door. The
been recently updated - Granicks wanted their You won’t need to go Shorewest’s Ron
with modern faucets, dogs to have the on a vacation if you are
fixtures, and granite freedom to come and the next owners of this Painter at 262-939-0256
go outside, so this small
“This is a family door was built. But if or Jason Keeling at 262-
house - and I hope the you don’t have dogs,
next owners will be this door is charming 220-4747, and be ready
able to appreciate that
to fall in love.

By Jason Hedman

enough that it can just
be an aesthetic touch to
the room and a great
conversation starter.

Also on the lower
level is a charming
three-season room
which leads to the
backyard.

No, this isn’t a nearby park - this is the actual I am saving the best His and her vanities are just a small perk of
backyard - goldfish and all! for last here. When you the grand master bath!
journey to the upper
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Ambitious realtor proud to be a
member of a ‘full-service’ company

There is a new realtor on the
block. After spending fifteen

years in the adhesive tape
industry, Jason Keeling was

looking for something new to

stick his talents to. Utilizing his

skills of talking to people and

making his clients happy, Keeling

sought a new career in real estate.

But although he might be new in
the real estate field, his passion is

Jason Keeling nothing new. Keeling had always
had this little voice in his head

which was directing him towards his newest endeavor.

Keeling recently told Homes Plus magazine that he felt

he needed to do something where he could make an

impact on someone's life. "The idea of helping people

find their new home or sell their property, it feels

fulfilling."

Becoming a part of Shorewest Realtors has been an

essential part of his personal success. "We have fantastic
support," Keeling said. "This is one of the reasons I chose

Shorewest. Our whole office will drop what we are doing

to assist each other. We truly are a full service company."

The Southeast Wisconsin branch of Shorewest Realtors MONTHLY MORTGAGE CALCULATOR
had sold over 12,000 properties in 2016. Keeling says that
With this chart it’s easy to compute what your monthly mortgage payment would
no other broker has come close to those totals, and that be. Multiply the factor by the number of thousands in the loan amount to calcu-
is what separates their group from the rest. late the monthly payment.
For Example:
As for the current market today, Keeling says we are still 30-year mortgage of $80,000 at 7.0%, multiply 6.66 x 80 = $532.80
in a sellers’ market. "The inventory is quite low, at
Intrst Rt 30 Yrs 15 Yrs 10 Yrs
roughly a 3-month supply," he said. "A healthy market is
a 6-month supply of homes. Buyers can still benefit with 3.00% $3.37 $5.52 $7.72
3.25% $3.48 $5.62 $7.81
historically low interest rates." 3.50% $4.49 $7.14 $9.88
3.75% $4.63 $7.27 $10.00
Keeling relies on the simple things in life in order to be 4.00% $4.77 $7.39 $10.12
4.25% $4.91 $7.52 $10.24
successful, including the Golden Rule: treat others the 4.50% $5.06 $7.64 $10.36
way you want to be treated. But he also applies honesty, 4.75% $5.21 $7.77 $10.48
5.00% $5.38 $7.91 $10.61
dedication, and solutions. Keeling says he will always be 5.25% $5.52 $8.04 $10.73
open and honest with the client, will always put the best 5.50% $5.68 $8.17 $10.85
5.75% $5.84 $8.03 $10.98
interest of the client first, and his work will never be 6.00% $6.00 $8.44 $11.11
complete until he can find the solution which leaves the

client 100% satisfied.

When not seeing to his clients or spending time with his

family, Keeling can sometimes be found on the local golf

links. Keeling also donates his time to the Western

Kenosha County Tennis Association, a group he became
involved in after his daughter took up the sport, as they

raise money for the American Cancer Society of Kenosha
and the Sharing Center.

For all of your real estate needs, give Jason E. Keeling of

Shorewest Realtors a call at 262-220-4747.

By Jason Hedman

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Transferring property ownership can be
done by warranty deed or quitclaim deed

Ilyce Glink Q: I bought a property home and if you or she claimed a property, you should have paperwork to
for my niece some time deduction on your or her federal income show that she repaid you $100,000.
ago. I paid for it with taxes, but you can usually deduct
cash, and she was paying payments for real estate taxes if you own One last thought: In some states your
me back in monthly the property. Here again, depending on transaction could be taxable for real estate
payments. It's now time whether you or your niece itemize your transfer tax purposes. Some places would
to give her ownership of deductions on your federal income taxes, consider your first purchase as yours and
the property. you could have an issue. If the real estate now your transfer to your niece as a
taxes are low and neither of you itemize, it second transfer. The first one may have
I have not reported wouldn't matter for either of you. been $100,000, and transfer taxes would
these payments to me as have been paid at that time; and now
income because she was We point out these federal tax issues to when you transfer title to your niece, you
repaying me for what I you because if your niece took deductions too would pay transfer taxes. Your niece
Samuel J. Tamkin paid for the property. for taxes, she might not have been entitled would have paid you $100,000 for the
When I give her title to to take them as title was not in her name. home.
the property would there be issues with Likewise, if you took a deduction for the
taxes? Can I use a quitclaim deed? real estate taxes on the home, you might For more details, please consult with a
have not been entitled to take that local real estate attorney and your local
A: The easy answer on how to transfer deduction. municipality.
title to your niece would be to convey it to
her by warranty or quitclaim deed. Either Finally, if you are not making a profit in Ilyce Glink is the author of 100
document would do the trick. A quitclaim the transfer of title of the home from you Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer
deed transfers whatever interest you might to her, you should not have any federal Should Ask (4th Edition). She is also the
have in a property. A warranty deed, on income taxes to pay. Those taxes would CEO of Best Money Moves, an app that
the other hand, affirmatively states that only kick in if you make money from the
you have an interest in a property and you transaction. Make sure you keep your employers provide to employees to
are transferring that interest. paperwork on what you paid for the measure and dial down financial stress.
property and what your niece paid you Samuel J. Tamkin is a Chicago-based real
Whatever deed you decide to use, you'll back. If you paid $100,000 for the
need to abide by the local requirements estate attorney. Contact Ilyce and Sam
for recording or filing a real estate through her website, ThinkGlink.com.
document. You may have to have a
municipal government inspection of the HP
property done before the transfer. You
might have to obtain a certificate that
shows you've paid all fees to the local
government agencies. You may even have
to pay a fee to be allowed to record the
deed. Then, when you are at the recorder
or filing office, you will likely face another
fee to record or file the document.

Now that you know that you can use
either form of document, the question you
should be asking is: What is the best way
to handle the ownership and payment? If
your niece paid you back principal and
interest on your loan to her, you should
have declared the interest payments as
income. If you were trying to be generous
and didn't charge interest, the IRS would
deem you to have given her a gift of the
amount of interest she should have paid.

Given that people have been able to give
each other annual gifts of cash in excess of
$10,000 for some time (today, the limit is
$15,000), you probably have no federal
income tax or gift tax issues to deal with.
If you give someone a gift that is above the
annual gift limit, you would need to file
certain additional tax forms with the IRS.

Now we don't know whether you or
your niece paid the property taxes on the

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Ask The Builder with Tim Carter

Don't build or buy an A-frame house
until you've tried living in it

Q: I'd like your honest are simple triangles. Triangles clean glass on
opinion, Tim. A-frame houses are perhaps the strongest of
have always appealed to me, all things you can build as skyscrapers.
and I think I want to build one. long as all the connections
I've done scads of research on between the three sides are I was shocked to
these unusual homes, and I'm engineered. Huge bridges discover how simple it is
convinced it's the right employ triangles. Tension to get professional results.
decision. I want you to be the cables or steel beams create Both men told me their
devil's advocate and try to triangles in large open steel skilled and talented
expose any flaws in my buildings so they don't employees just use water
thinking before I make this collapse in a windstorm. with a little bit of liquid
large financial commitment. dish soap, or similar
Feel free to share any pros as If you choose a durable cleaning agent. The magic
well as cons. --Leslie S., Silver of cleaning glass lies in
Spring, M. roofing material like steel or using this solution to
remove all the dirt and
A: It's fairly easy to let virgin polymer roofing grease from the windows.
emotion rule the day when it Pros often use lambs-wool
comes to large purchases. It's shingle, you can end up with applicators to apply the
usually a great idea to get lots soapy solution. As they
of input from friends as well as minimal exterior wipe the applicator across
professionals. In this case, you the glass, it removes all the
should be talking to the top maintenance, as two of the dirt.
real estate agent in the area
where you plan to build this A- four walls are also the roof. I used to think the rubber
frame home. You may discover squeegee is what did the
that an A-frame has a very That's a big plus in my book. do. I have vivid memories of cleaning. I was wrong. The
limited appeal, which would her pouring the wretched squeegee is used to just get rid
directly affect the home's Many A-frame homes sport ammonia into a bucket of of the excess cleaning solution.
resale value. an open floor plan. I'd be very water and me having to use The glass is already clean
sure this concept works for rags to apply that smelly before the pro gets out his
The first thought that came you. What about visiting solution onto the metal squeegee. It's important to
to my mind when I read the guests? Will the A-frame casement windows of my realize you need to use a brass
question is, "Have you ever provide enough privacy so the childhood home. To this day I squeegee, not one with a steel
stayed a week in an A-frame social fabric doesn't start to despise the odor of ammonia. frame. Brass will not scratch
home?" A month would be fray in a matter of hours or glass.
even better, but that could be days? One of my many jobs as a
problematic for a person that teenager and young adult was If you want to really see how
doesn't have lots of vacation As silly as this sounds, you working on the steam table of fast and easy it is to clean
time stored up. even have to consider artwork a local chili parlor making glass, go online and watch a
and other wall-hung things thousands of cheese coneys. few videos of professionals
The Internet makes it so easy you might take for granted. As you might imagine, it had cleaning glass. Pay attention to
to find any number of A-frame Yes, you can hang pictures and giant plate-glass windows. The their technique when using
houses you can rent. I'd art on slanted walls, but be outside surfaces would get the tools. You'll be amazed
probably stay in two or three sure you're okay with how covered with the city dirt and that you didn't try this method
different ones to see how they they might look. grime, and the inside got years ago!
really work on a day-to-day coated with a fine aerosol of
basis. My last piece of advice is to grease from the food By Tim Carter
base the final decision on cold preparation process. I Subscribe to Tim's FREE
I feel a home needs to be hard facts. Don't hope an A- marveled at how the windows newsletter and listen to his
functional before you consider frame is going to work out. were cleaned by professionals
its form. That's a struggle in You hope for things you can't each week using a magic new podcasts. Go to:
architecture where form and control. You can test-live in an squeegee instead of the rags I https://www.AsktheBuilder.co
function tend to tug at one A-frame to see if you really like used.
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and make the outside look walls. years and was never satisfied Tune in to Happenings Q&A
contemporary, Victorian, with the results. There always on Thursday, April 2nd at
Tuscan villa, etc. Q: Tim, what do you know seemed to be streaks. One day
about washing windows? Do I decided to investigate the real 12:30 when Tim rejoins the
From a construction you rely on the blue liquid in secret to clean glass. So I show. Find us on your radio
perspective, A-frame homes the spray bottles and then rub played my syndicated
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HP want really clean glass. Help the presidents of two of the
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Should home sellers have disclosed past
tornado damage?

Ilyce Glink Q: My husband and I damage in the past and you could have
bought a home two years asked at that point to get more information
ago and we had a about the issue. If you ask, the seller must
multitude of problems. be honest with you. In many states, when
a seller makes repairs to a home, the seller
First, the real estate is not obligated to tell you about those
agent forgot to offer us a repairs. The seller must only to be honest
walk-through until the with you about whether they are aware of
any material defects with the major
last minute before we components to the home.
were due at our
attorney's office for the Let's say the seller replaced the roof
following a hailstorm five years before
closing. Going by her selling the home. If the repair was made,
advice and being on a we doubt most seller disclosure forms
Samuel J. Tamkin tight timetable, we would require the seller to disclose the
declined. We only had a repair.
VA inspection of the home.
It seems to us that not only didn't you go
When we moved in, we noticed that home and walk through the home one through the home before you closed to
there was water damage to the wood floors final time after (preferably) the sellers inspect it, you failed to inspect it
and damage that was fixed with different move out and before you put down your altogether. Did you hire your own
colored wood. This damage was not hard-earned dollars. If you see something inspector to give you an evaluation of the
noticeable during the several times we saw wrong, the time to say or do something is home? We always tell buyers to hire a good
the home. There was spilled paint under before you close. Your cash is the leverage home inspector to go through the home.
one of the beds that we could only see you have. That inspector owes you the duty of
once the bed was removed. The master loyalty to go through the home and see
bath floor had so many cracks that had OK, so you didn't walk through the what's wrong with it. The Veterans
been covered up by furniture and other home. Now what? We can't speak Administration (VA) inspector may not be
items. Everything had been covered with specifically about Alabama law, but most looking for the same things your home
furniture and was beautifully decorated. seller disclosure laws require the seller to inspector was looking for.
disclose known defects or problems the
Once we moved in, one of our neighbors home has at the time or before you sign Given all of this, we don't know if you
told us that the home had damage from a the contract. We know you mentioned that have much of a case. We don't even know
tornado several years back. When I tried to the floors are a different color, but that what your damages are. If your damages
get a new insurance quote I was asked if I doesn't mean that they are defective. The are the paint in the bedroom, the different
knew there had been $40,0000 worth of variation in color may be more cosmetic color floors and cracked tiles, it may be
damage and whether everything had been than structural. The same goes for the tiles costly, but may not be worth the time and
repaired. Of course, we were not aware of in the bathroom. Many older homes have money that it will take you to sue the
the damage and had no way of knowing. cracked tiles. These cracked tiles could be seller. Oh, and by the way, you never
cracking over time but not as a result of a mentioned whether the brokers even knew
We originally went back to both real structural problem with the home. about the home having survived a
estate agents, but they didn't offer any tornado. If the brokers didn't know, they
help. I was recently told it was fraudulent The paint on the floor under the bed is wouldn't have known to tell you.
not to disclose the tornado damage. We are another problem, but without seeing it, it's
in the process of redoing the bathroom and hard to know if it rises to the level of being The only one to know would have been
am terrified the concrete is cracked. a defect with the home. the seller. If your state requires sellers to
disclose tornado damage to a buyer, then
My husband is 73 and I am 68, and we While you referenced cracking concrete, you have a case. But from where we sit,
don't have the kind of money to fix this you didn't mention whether you found out we can't tell you whether you have any
up. If this is true that the real estate agents if the foundation has problems. If you chance of winning if you sued the seller.
committed fraud, do we have any don't have foundation problems, it's quite For that, please consult a litigation
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Ask The Builder with Tim Carter

Dressing up vinyl siding

Q: The house. The narrow trim boards microphones! around the door. Seal your
house I grew used around windows and door as if you were battling
up in had doors would look like Sound travels through the bitter cold air out in the
vinyl siding, pinstripes at the corners. air. The easiest thing to do is hallway.
and the trim around the to try to seal any air leaks
windows was some thin Don't forget to look at the between your condo and the There are many things that
distasteful vinyl that had an striking door surrounds that ones around you. Imagine if can be done during
end profile like the letter J. I will really make your doors the your condo started to fill with construction to make condos
thought it looked abominable. focal point of the front and water, where would it leak soundproof. Trying to retrofit a
How can you make the vinyl rear of your home. Some are out? These are places the air is condo can be prohibitively
siding look more like a simply breathtaking. You can leaking into your condo. expensive. As a last resort,
traditional home that has now get gorgeous mounting Remove the cover plates from consider a subtle white-noise
wider trim pieces? What else blocks for exterior lights and electrical outlets and caulk the generator in your unit to
can be done to make the vinyl electrical outlets that also have gap between the drywall and combat unwanted noise. I've
siding look more attractive? -- built-in channels on the edges. the side of the electrical box. heard they work well.
Beverly T., Ft. Wayne, Ind. These really dress up the look I'd then install a foam gasket
of a vinyl-sided home. behind the outlet cover to try By Tim Carter
A: Holy tomato! It's to stop other air leakage. Subscribe to Tim's FREE
impossible to list all the vinyl Attic ventilation comes into newsletter and listen to his
siding accessories and options play here too. Older homes The sound could be leaking
that are available. For starters, always had square, rectangular under the baseboards of your new podcasts. Go to:
don't think that you have to or triangular louver attic vents unit. If you have toe stripping, https://www.AsktheBuilder.co
use just one color and one in the gable end. Those same you may want to remove it
siding style on your home. vents are all available for vinyl and caulk any gaps between m
Quite a few homes I see are siding -- and, once again, don't the floor and the baseboard Tune in to Happenings
incorporating white trim with be afraid to make them a trim. Recessed ceiling lights Q&A on Thursday, April 2nd
two complementary colors and complementary color. Color are the toughest thing to seal at 12:30 p.m. when Tim
siding profiles. experts might agree that these because some need air space returns to the show. Find us
should match the trim color to ensure the fixture doesn't
If you want real inspiration, around windows and doors. overheat. on your radio dial at
go online and look at photos of Study the vinyl siding AM1050 WLIP, or streaming
the paint schemes of some of brochures and you'll see what Hallway noise infiltration can live online at www.wlip.com.
the grand Victorian Ladies. I mean about using a different be minimized or eliminated by
Some houses incorporate three color. installing weather stripping HP
or more colors. I had
horizontal lap siding at the last I would spend lots of time
Queen Anne Victorian-style looking at the photo galleries
home I built for my family, but at all the vinyl siding
up in the gables I used manufacturers' websites.
traditional cedar shakes like When you see a photo that
those found on many homes puts your head on a swivel,
built in the late 1800s. study it and take notes on
exactly what you like about
You can achieve this same the photo. There's no need to
look with vinyl siding, and the hope your new siding will look
vinyl shakes can be a different great. You can guarantee it by
color! But it gets even better. J- just finding a look you know
channel is still available, but looks superb.
the better choice would be a
flat trim board that surrounds Q: Tim, I live in a condo and
windows and doors. These flat wonder what might be done to
boards come with a rabbited lessen the noise I hear coming
edge that creates a hidden from some of my neighbors.
recess for the siding to slide Are there any easy fixes that I
behind. It works the same way might be able to tackle? --
the older J-channel works but Linda S., Chicago
it's so much better looking.
A: Soundproofing spaces is a
The flat trim boards come in science. Do a small amount of
various widths. The wider research online to discover
boards work better at the how radio broadcasting booths
outside corners of the house, are soundproofed. Most are
as it's important to maintain immune from the noise that's
scale when trimming out a trying to get inside the room
and then into the live

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