I received an e-mail a few months ago from a couple looking to purchase a new house.  They were referred from a friend (gotta love referrals!).  They were planning to see a listed house with the listing agent and wanted to know if I could help them buy it if they liked it.  WHOA!  There is a little law called “procuring cause”.  If they decided to pursue the house and had looked at it with the listing agent, I couldn’t help them.  A few quick phone calls to the listing agent remedied the situation.  We looked at the house, but it wasn’t the one. We continued to search.  Nothing!  More…

Many of you attended graduation parties are being attended, BratFest brats have been gobbled down, and the new polar bear exhibit at the Henry Vilas Zoo is open.  Those events signify the beginning of summer…hurrah! A few years ago, when gas prices were very high, I did a post on a Staycation; “stay” close to home and explore all southern Wisconsin has to offer.  Well, gas prices have come down, but a Staycation is still a great opportunity to grab a mini-vacation for a day or two here and there throughout the summer.  Here are a few ideas to get you started: House on the Rock – Spring Green, WI…

I grew up in Madison.  A lot of my grade school and high school classmates still live in town.  Surprisingly, I don’t run into many of them, however I did run into an old friend a year or so ago.  He mentioned he and his wife (also a former school mate) were looking for a cabin on a lake up north.  We exchanged lots of e-mails, phone calls, text messages and spread sheets to research Wisconsin lakes and locations.  We narrowed the search.  Time for a road trip…or several!  What could be better than spending a day looking at lake houses with friends!  We actually took several road trips that…