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Recently I attended a meeting to talk about the strategic direction of our local Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Participants at the meeting were Seattle-area designated brokers. A designated broker is the person ultimately responsible for the transactions and oversight of all agents in a real estate office. Oftentimes that person is also an owner of [...]
About Kevin Lisota
Kevin Lisota is the CEO and Designated Broker of findwell. Before creating findwell, Kevin spent 8 years at Microsoft in various product management roles leading marketing for products like Small Business Server, Windows Mobile and Visio. Kevin's career in real estate began in his days as a university student when he bought and managed a rental home with his father. Since that time, he has become an active real estate investor owning multiple apartment buildings in the Seattle area. He has also been an active real estate developer, building and selling condominiums and townhomes and also remodeling single-family residences. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and East Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin.
Should I sign a buyer’s agent agreement?
When you are buying real estate, there are times when your agent will ask you to sign a “buyer’s agent agreement”. What is that agreement and should you sign it? The relationship that sellers have with their real estate agent is clearly defined when they place their home for sale. It defines the relationship with [...]
The house I want is now pending. Can I still buy it?
Have you ever had your eye on a home that you really liked and possibly wanted to buy, but suddenly it disappears from the listings? You call your real estate agent to find out that the home is under contract with a pending sale to someone else. The home is not sold yet, so is [...]
Online or newspaper? – advertising your home for sale
Sellers ask us all of the time about the best methods of advertising their homes for sale. In the past, the answer was fairly simple. You used to be able to put a sign out front, list it in the local MLS, and place classified ads in your Sunday newspaper. Today’s home buyers spend the [...]
findwell officially launches!
After months of planning and hard work, we have officially launched findwell in the Seattle real estate market! Here is our launch press release. findwell Stirs Up Seattle Housing Market Start-Up Lowers the Cost of Full-Service Real Estate SEATTLE – September 8, 2008: findwell, Seattle’s newest full-service real estate brokerage, launched several new services [...]
Buying a townhome – What exactly is Zero Lot Line?
If you are shopping for a townhome in the Seattle area, you will come across two potential forms of home ownership. One is called Zero Lot Line and the other is a Condominium. The townhome you are looking at could be either one, though Zero Lot Line is more prevalent at the moment in the [...]
help fight multiple sclerosis
findwell believes in supporting and giving back to our community. One of our employees and one of my family members suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). A number of findwell employees are participating in this year’s Bike MS Ride to raise funds and awareness to help fight MS and find a cure for this debilitating disease. [...]
Should I lower the price of my home?
If you are selling a home and it has been on the market for awhile, you will ask the question “Should I lower the price to get it sold?” It is a tough question for buyers and agents alike and often an unpopular topic to talk about. As a seller, it is important to realize [...]
Help End Childhood Hunger – Attend Taste of the Nation in Seattle
findwell believes in supporting and giving back to the local community. We are volunteering this week at the Taste of The Nation event in Seattle. All of the ticket proceeds go directly to fight childhood hunger. If you enjoy great food, this will be a fun event. There are over 50 local chefs and beverage [...]
