Drewel Realty LLC

731 Old Moscow Rd.
Troy, MO 63379
Phone: (314) 568-0884

About Us

DREWEL REALTY LLC

Residential and Commercial Lots & Acreage

Thank You for visiting our website. If you’re buying or selling real estate, we’re here to help. DREWEL REALTY officially opened its office doors in 1988. At that time, our founder Bonnie Drewel had a vision for her business. After two decades of service, we are proud to continue that vision by offering professional real estate services to the growing Troy community and surrounding counties.

HOME SELLERS:

In an ideal world: homes would be listed and sold within days. There would be no need to stage your home for weeks in a row and wait with bated breath beside the phone for the offers to arrive. In an ideal world. The simple reality of the housing situation is that not all homes sell immediately. Some can languish on the market for months. This is not a statement on the home itself, simply a statement that some homes take longer to sell and some don’t. The difficulty arises when your home has been on the market for some time and the maintenance required to keep the home in a show-ready state for an extended period.

This can be the most difficult aspect of an extended home sale. In an ideal showing environment, a home is pristine at all times. There is almost no hint of human habitation in a perfectly staged home. We all know how difficult to maintain this can be, especially if you have kids and pets and a life. In all honesty, the best way to deal with this is to clean every day, as unappealing as that may sound. Ideally, you will have some notice before showings happen; but spur of the moment shows do happen. When these do happen it’s definitely easier to only have to do a few minor cleaning tasks as opposed to having a major clean with time restraints on your hands.

If necessary, utilize a cleaning service before a show or day of shows. This will present a beautifully neat and tidy atmosphere for viewers to “get to know your house in.” The cleaner a home is, the less negative distractions there are for your guests. If you have a few pets that tend to make a mess, it might be a good idea to keep them at a friend’s place or a boarding facility, especially during the show times. Homes generally show better if there is no indication that there are pets in the home. There are a host of concerns connected with pets in the home that can bring down an asking price so best if Fido and Fluffy are elsewhere.

FIRST TIME HOME BUYER:

So the time has come for you to purchase a new home. Purchasing a new home is by far one of the largest financial transactions you will ever make in your life, so you will want to take your time and learn as much as you can about the mortgage industry.

The first question that comes to peoples minds when they begin their quest for a new home is “how much can I afford?”

Many factors play a role when it comes to determining how much you can afford. Such as your income, your current debt, down payment, the term of the loan, etc.

Once you have determined what your financial situation is you will want to begin your quest for a mortgage. But before you dive in and start filling out applications, make sure you shop around for the best possible deal. There are a lot of lenders out there that are hungry for your business. So let them compete for it.

Purchasing a home requires time, patience and education. But don’t worry, you don’t have to do all of the work yourself. There are people within the industry you will be working with such as Realtors and lenders that will help you through this process and point you in the right direction.

This doesn’t mean to let them tell you every thing, it is very important to continue to educate yourself as much as possible and remain in the driver’s seat at all times.

Keep in mind the majority of people in this industry are paid on commission, so getting you into that home is just as important to them as it is to you.