Kimberly Van Hal

I'm here to help you with the details of buying and selling a home so you can focus on the details of living.

Since 1987, I've helped buyers and sellers achieve their real estate goals. You, too, can benefit from my dedication, marketing expertise, and negotiating skills.

Backed by the extensive resouces of a full-service real estate company, I'll work with you at every step to make your real estate experience a smooth, pleasant, and successful one.

And I'm prepared to guarantee my promises -- in writing. Your satisfaction is my top priority!

Contact me today to get started. As an added benefit, USAA members receive a cash bonus and Upromise members get cash for college every time they buy or sell a home with me.

Home Buyers and Sellers Offer Good Advice:

"We appreciated Kimberly's superior work ethic, follow-through, and excellent communications with us. She used the best possible marketing information to showcase our property. In short, she ... actually did what she said she would!" Barry & Kristin Hamilton.

“She helped me pinpoint properties before my arrival by e-mailing the listings that fit my requests, then coordinated the purchase and facilitated the closing while I was out of state so I had the keys the day I arrived.” Lois Ustanko.

“Kim looked out for us — and our interests — the entire way,” Bernnett & Nancy Reinke.

6/24/2009 5:57:00 AM Low-Ball Appraisals are Causing Problems The appraisal process is becoming a major stumbling block for home buyers and sellers. Realtors® are expressing a variety of concerns: · Appraisers are being unrealistically overly cautious. · Some appraisers are using foreclosures and short ... Views: 2       Comments: 0       Comment

6/17/2009 6:29:00 AM How to Deal With the "Neighbor From Hell" A messy neighbor can hamper your property by as much as 20% percent off the market value, says Sid Davis, author of A Survival Guide to Selling a Home. No one wants to live next to the neighbor with the overgrown yard, broken stair railings, littered yard, ... Views: 1       Comments: 0       Comment

6/17/2009 6:12:00 AM Reverse Mortgages Allow Select Homeowners to Borrow Against Home Value President Barack Obama’s budget includes an $800 million request to fund a government-backed reverse mortgage program through the Federal Housing Administration. At a minimum, the taxpayer subsidy means that costs won’t be rising on reverse mortgages, ... Views: 4       Comments: 0       Comment

6/1/2009 4:54:00 PM Residential New Construction Property Tax Abatement Approved for Moorhead Now is the time to build a new home in Moorhead! As part of the state of Minnesota’s response to the 2009 spring flood, Governor Pawlenty signed legislation on May 16 that enables Moorhead, Dilworth, and other Minnesota border cities located in the disaster ... Views: 36       Comments: 0       Comment

5/22/2009 1:47:00 PM 4-Level Split For Sale in Horace A Highly Prized Setting • 1,976 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm 4-level split - $228,500 Like trees, flowers, gardens? Here's a fabulous find! Situated on a choice corner lot, this well-maintained home offers much of what you're looking for: both formal ... Views: 11       Comments: 0       Comment

5/20/2009 7:15:00 AM FHA Plans to Offer $8,000 Upfront to First-Time Buyers U.S. housing officials are working on a plan that would allow some first-time buyers to purchase homes by paying little money upfront. First-time home buyers would be able to put the $8,000 income tax credit towards their down payment on loans backed by the ... Views: 34       Comments: 0       Comment

5/5/2009 2:40:00 PM Fight Inflation: Buy a Home Some economic analysts say that the possibility that the economy will go into overdrive and inflation will skyrocket is a much more frightening possibility than the current recession. One inflation hedge nearly all of them point to is real estate. Owning it ... Views: 13       Comments: 0       Comment

5/4/2009 3:39:00 AM 8 Sure-Fire Strategies for Selling a Vacant Property Think of a house as a theatrical stage. When it's not being used and is void of props and scenery, it lacks interest and rarely warrants a second glance. However, after the set designers have worked their magic, the space comes alive and sets a “scene” ... Views: 13       Comments: 0       Comment

5/4/2009 3:30:00 AM 10 Popular Kitchen and Bath Trends Want to know what kitchen and bathroom trends today are apt to wow you soon in showrooms and homes? Here's the scoop straight from the National Kitchen & Bath Association' annual convention: Green. With the green wave spreading, manufacturers are ... Views: 21       Comments: 0       Comment

4/23/2009 9:35:00 AM Two-thirds of For-Sale-By-Owners Find Sale to be Difficult Two-thirds of sellers opting to sell their home themselves found some aspect of the home sale to be difficult. The tasks they found most difficult differed depending on their relationship with the buyer. For those who knew the buyer, 12% found getting the ... Views: 13       Comments: 0       Comment