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I greatly appreciate all your effort to help my grandmother find and purchase a nice home in SE huntsville. Your considerable experience, great advice, and extra effort to make this sale happen make us very glad that we chose Rosenblum Realty. We won't forget the excellent service you have provided, especially since my sister may be moving to Huntsville soon and she will also be looking for a house.
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Whether buying your first home or your fifteenth, purchasing a new home can be unnerving.
Am I paying too much? How is the neighborhood and schools? Will I be able to sell the property if our needs change? What areas should I be looking in?
These concerns and dozens more run through the minds of homebuyers. All of these questions should be answered with facts and data, not just opinions.
We can assist you in focusing in on those properties that will best meet your individual tastes and needs, then provide the detailed research to make an informed offer to purchase.
Price and location are usually the starting point in searching for properties.
Unless you have the wherewithal to pay cash for a property, our first step will be to contact a lender. The lender will let us know our price range and what interest rate we can expect. If you haven’t picked a lender yet, we can offer suggestions.
Location.
We generally start our search within a set commute time from a place of employment, a specific school, relative or recreation area. If you are unsure of what areas to search, just call and let us know your needs and preferences. We can help you focus on specific areas.
Even if the quality of schools is not a personal concern for you, upon an eventual resale of the property, the schools may be a critical issue. A good starting point for researching schools is http://www.greatschools.net where one can see data, parent’s comments and rankings of schools. Online rankings don't tell the whole story however. Often we have information on a school having challenges or pending upgrades. We also recommend an onsite visit to the schools.
Once we start to focus in on a particular neighborhood or property, we will need to search for possible negatives such as a railroad crossing or high traffic nearby.
Property Specific Research.
Once we focus in on a property and are ready to make an offer. We will research recent MLS activity in the area to understand market value and how quickly properties are selling. We will see how long the property has been on market and try to find out as much as possible about the property and the seller before making the offer.
All offers should be contingent on a professional home inspection including a radon test. As more radon testing is done in the area, we have become aware of radon hot spots where levels are commonly more than twice the EPA danger level.
Once buyer and seller agree on the price and terms of the sale and the inspections are done, we usually go through another round of negotiation based on the results of the inspections.
Just fill out as much information as you like in the form at the bottom of this page. At a minimum we need your price range and a general idea of your location preferences.
The first realtor I had in Huntsville didn’t work out at all but when I found Philip online he took the time to learn what I was looking for and to educate us on the Huntsville area. After showing us a lot of properties we started to focus on an area that was just being developed, with great schools that was near Redstone Arsenal where I work. Philip worked through several issues with the builder with us and went well beyond what we expected of a realtor. We have referred colleagues within the Army Materiel Command to Philip and will call him when we are ready to make our next home purchase.
~M.C.
When we accepted a new job in Huntsville at Raytheon, the relocation company assigned us a realtor . That realtor either didn’t understand the local Huntsville real estate market or didn’t want to invest the time to assist us in our move from Tucson. We found Philip online at the www.Huntsville-Homes.com website. Philip was just what we were looking for. He told us about areas of Huntsville to consider and started sending us properties that would meet our needs while staying in our price range.
Since we didn’t have much time, he previewed houses for us, sent additional photos and gave us his impression of the homes he viewed. When we made our house hunting trip we had narrowed our search down to just a few houses. Philip helped us determine what to offer for the house and negotiated what we feel was an exceptional purchase. He helped us set up home inspections and informed us about the risk of dangerous radon levels in Huntsville and specifically in the area where the home we picked to buy is located.
After the inspections Philip helped us negotiate to have several repair items corrected. We were pressed for time when we flew back into Huntsville for closing and Philip helped us have our utilities turned on and to get to closing. We were blessed to have found philip and plan on calling him we start to look for investment homes in Huntsville once we get settled in.
~ Jason and Avery
We really appreciate Mr. Winburn and all he did to help us buy our new house in Huntsville. Before finding Mr. Winburn we had some bad experiences with other realtors and were worried that we wouldn’t find someone we could trust. Over several months Mr. Winburn helped us look for properties and to learn the local real estate market. He was patient and spent whatever time we needed to answer our questions and to find the right house. Mr. Winburn helped us negotiate a great deal and assisted us with setting up our financing and home inspections. He followed up with us after closing to make sure that important details were taken care of. Again, we are thankful and appreciative of what Mr. Winburn was able to do and continues to do for us.
~ Jason and Candice
I really can’t say enough good things about Rosenblum Realty and Philip Winburn. I was / am a first time home buyer and had zero experience with buying a home. Philip made me feel right at home, was extremely welcoming of any and all questions and was very knowledgeable of the whole process. From looking at properties to all that is entailed with getting a mortgage and the closing process his excellent advice made all these things so much easier for me and is greatly appreciated. Philip was always very nice and professional. I highly recommend him and Rosenblum Realty and will do so to any friends and family looking to buy a home.
~ Jack
Thank you for all your hard work in helping me find and purchase the perfect house here in Huntsville. I appreciate all the extra work you and Christina did to make sure the purchase went through and to protect my best interests. Moving to a new area is always difficult and a challenge but your help and going beyond what a realtor would normally do made the move much easier. I know that I got a great deal and through the home inspection that the house is safe and in good condition. (I had heard of radon but didn’t understand how important it was to have a radon inspection done.) I’m so happy that my sister and niece both recommended that I call you after you had helped them purchase their homes when they moved to Huntsville.
~AC
Philip’s notes; Several years ago AC’s niece and her husband contacted me from one of the smaller Japanese islands where they were working at an American School. The husband had one afternoon in Huntsville to search for a house to purchase before their move to Huntsville. After viewing dozens of houses we focused on one but were not able to negotiate a favorable price and terms. After the husband returned to Japan we started negotiation on another house. We negotiated the price and terms we wanted and started working, long distance to get to closing. We arranged and coordinated the home inspections and helped put together the funding for their purchase. The process was unusually difficult because of the time zone and language differences. Much of the buyer’s documentation was in Japanese and they had to travel by ferry and bus a full day to the U.S. Consulate to have documents notarized.
A year after the niece and her husband purchased, AC’s sister contacted us through the niece’s recommendation to help them relocate to Huntsville. When AC decided to join her family here she called us. 
Hi Phil,
Thanks again for all you have done for Sandi and I.
My wife and I were very fortunate to find a website link to Philip Winburn at Rosenblum Realty. After having difficulty finding a house to buy for our family in the preceding months, we were very happy to sit down and talk to Philip and allow him to make a stressful situation very pleasant. Philip is knowledgeable. He will guide you through the buying and selling process of your home. Philip also cares about not just selling your house, but making sure you understand what to expect how to get the best offer. If you are moving to Huntsville or just want to buy a house or are selling your current home, we would recommend Philip Winburn at Rosenblum Realty. You will be glad that you did, just like we are.
~ Tim and Sandi
Philips Notes: Tim and Sandi approached us several years ago after having had some bad experiences in trying to purchase a home. After several weeks of looking we were able to help them purchase a home that met their needs well at an exceptional price. Recently when they were ready to sell the house and move to another they contacted us. We made recommendations on preparing the house for sale and within 2 days of going on market we had our first offer and the house was sold within 15 days. Time and Sandi did an exceptional job of having the house ready to market and their efforts paid off in the quick sale at near our asking price
We wanted to let you know again how much we appreciated everything you did for us throughout the search for our first home. You were so upfront and honest the first time we met you and you continued to help us look out for the things that we wouldn't have even thought about. We were so overwhelmed by how you went above and beyond to find us a home that was move-in ready, in just the right location, and at the price of a lifetime. We were so nervous because of some of the horror stories we have heard and still hear from people who have used others in their process of buying a home, but with you we didn't have to worry. Even when there were a few bumps in the road you made sure everything turned out right in the end. We were truly blessed to have you as our realtor and we won't hesitate to recommend you to anyone who wants a great partner in their home buying experience.
Jeremy and Lezli
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