Why should I have a home inspection? 

When purchasing a new home, an inspection is an important step.  A home inspection is defined as a physical evaluation of a specific home/property and educates and informs you on the functional conditions of the home you are considering purchasing. 

As the buyer, you pay for the inspection, which will cost between $250 and $500.   But don't let that stop you. Without an inspection, you could be making the biggest investment of your life in a lemon.  Even with a brand new house, there may be hidden problems that only a professional inspector can find.

The major areas usually covered in a home inspection include: foundation, construction, plumbing, heating/cooling systems, electrical, and interior.  Other items include: septic/wastewater, air quality (radon, etc….testing), water quality and more.

The inspector will provide you with a printed report showing the findings for the home. This report will provide the facts and will include photographs. If you need to renegotiate the purchase contract to include repairs consult your Realtor. If the inspection report is clean, it's time to get ready for the big day: the closing.  

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Greentree Real Estate Welcomes Loner

Monkton, VT Greentree Real Estate is delighted to welcome Mike Loner as their ninth licensed Rea Estate Agent. Loner joined Greentree this month as a newly licensed Realtor.

Mike has spent the last 13 years as the Executive Director and CEO of the DREAM Program, a nonprofit mentoring organization that matches college student volunteers with youth and families from affordable housing communities. He is also a Council Member of the Governor's appointed Children and Family Council for Primary Prevention, and is the Hinesburg representative to the Board of Directors of the Champlain Housing Trust. Mike is a University of Vermont graduate with a Masters degree in Public Administration.

With Mikes past experience and current volunteer roles, we feel confident he will be an asset to our agency and will hit the ground running, Bill Martin, owner and managing broker of Greentree Real Estate.

Mike lives with his wife and daughter in Hinesburg. Together, when their daughter is not playing soccer, they love hiking, backpacking and spending time outdoors.His work with the housing community has made him passionate about housing and helping people find their home. Mike looks forward to working with both buyers and sellers and can be reached at (802) 482-5718 or mike@vermontgreentree.com.

Greentree Real Estate is located in Monkton, Vermont and is owned by Bill and Phyllis Martin and Katrina Roberts. Greentree Real Estate serves both buyers and sellers primarily in Addison and Chittenden Counties and throughout the Champlain Valley. For more information, please visit www.vermontgreentree.com.

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It's that time of year again! The Annual Monkton Town Wide Yard Sale is taking place Saturday, May 19th from 9am to 1pm at the Monkton Fire House. Come out and find some great deals while supporting local Girl Scouts in our community or host your own yard sale at your home.

The event will take place both inside and outside the Monkton Fire House on State Prison Hollow Road and at homes throughout Monkton. If you would like to host a yard sale at your home or rent a table at the firehouse, please contact Jamie Steadman at 802-338-6731 or jls2499@gmail.com. The cost is $10/table at the fire station or $10 for a sign for your yard and you will be added to the map that will be handed out the day of the event.

This is a fun community event and a great fundraiser for the local Girl Scout troops.

 A bake sale table and lunch items will be available again this year!

Monkton, VT -- Greentree Real Estate is delighted to welcome Margo Plank Casco as their seventh licensed Real Estate Agent.   Margo joined Greentree in September 2017 as a newly licensed Realtor.   

Margo is a native Vermonter from Charlotte who graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelors of Arts in Studio Arts.  She has extensive experience as a photographer where she worked locally for over five years post college.  She transitioned into banking for the past six years with concentrations in business banking and personal banking including home lending. 

"With Margo's enthusiasm for the industry and experience with home lending and photography, we are thrilled that she is starting her real estate career with us!" Bill Martin, owner and managing broker of Greentree Real Estate.

Margo loves traveling, camping and spending time with her husband and two dogs in their newly renovated home in Hinesburg.  She is a passionate and active volunteer for Hands to Honduras (www.handstohonduras.org) which is a partnership program bringing together North American and Honduran communities to provide educational, technical, cultural, and humanitarian assistance to the Atlántida coastal region. She looks forward to working with both buyers and sellers and can be reached at (802) 453-4190 or margo@vermontgreentree.com.

Greentree Real Estate is located in Monkton, Vermont and is owned by Bill and Phyllis Martin and Katrina Roberts.  Greentree Real Estate serves both buyers and sellers primarily in Addison and Chittenden Counties and throughout the Champlain Valley. For more information, please visit www.vermontgreentree.com.

At Greentree Real Estate we recently sold a house in Milton and told the owner that we would foster her Chocolate Lab until her new home was ready.

The owner was trying to explain to her young son where their dog Ruby was. She told him that Ruby was at Lab Camp for the summer.

We finally got them all to sit still for a picture. Here is Nellie, Lola, Ruby, Dozer and Malcom at Lab Camp:

Nationwide in real estate we have been hearing a lot about the use of drones to take aerial pictures of properties for sale.

The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has now proposed rules regulating the use of drones due to mishaps with air traffic and also due to Homeland Security issues.

Well, here in Vermont at Greentree Real Estate we [...]

The end of April brings a lot of rain showers, muddy roads and Restaurant Week to Vermont!  It's the perfect time of year when the season is changing as well as menus, and Vermont's finest restaurants show their stuff.  I've got 3 planned reservations and hope to make a few more!  Here's a link to the detailed website where you can see what restaurants are participating and what prix fixe menu options are being offered.

The recap -

What: Vermont Restaurant Week

When: April 24th - May 3rd

Who: Too many restaurants to name --- take a look at the website!

How: Visit http://www.vermontrestaurantweek.com/

Bonus: The event raises money for the Vermont Foodbank so you eat wonderful food and it benefits others.  It's a win/win!

With warmer temperatures comes that urge to spring clean!  Monkton offers a well attended town-wide yard sale every May.  Start going through those basements and garages - your gently used items could be your neighbor's new prized possession! 

Here's the details:

What:  Monkton Town Wide Yard Sale

When:  Saturday, May 9th, from 8am till 1pm

Where:  3747 States Prison Hollow Road, Monkton (Volunteer Fire Department Building and Post Office)

Questions: Contact Jamie Steadman at: jls_2499@hotmail.com or #802-338-6731

Hosted by: Jamie Steadman, Toni Crosby & Tim Holloway with the Monkton Girl Scouts!

Set up:  At the fire station on Friday, May 8th from 5-7 pm.

General Info: To have a booth at the Fire Station please contact Jamie Steadman via the information above.  Many local homes also particpate at their own location, so grab a coffee and make it a garage sale morning in Monkton!

Although our Vermont spring stillfeels a bit chilly, it won't be long before we are all barbecuing on the deck in the warm sunshine. Just thinking about this fabulous pastime made me check my deck to see how it weathered this past winter. And, like many of you, my raised 12 x 24 deck needs a good cleaning and staining and maybe a board or [...]

This question often comes up in a real estate transaction, "What's included in the sale?" or "What's not"? It's very important to ask these questions with your RealtorBEFORE you write an offer, and if you aren't sure, confirm with the Seller. Personal property can get a little tricky, so here's some basics to help you sort through it. [...]