Paul Harsch

Land Sale Scam Making the Rounds 2023

By Paul Harsch
Posted Thursday, Mar 16, 2023

Nationwide land sale scam

There is a nationwide spike (and in MA!) of scammers impersonating sellers who want to list land for sale with a Realtor®, mostly valued under $100,000. They claim they are the owner and use the owner’s real name but are “out of town” or unable to meet at the land in person. These are skillful scammers. They create [...]

Underneath It All Is The Berkshire Land or as Mark Twain said "Invest In Land. They Are Not Making It Anymore."

By Paul Harsch
Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Underneath It All Is The Berkshire Land or as Mark Twain said "Invest In Land. They Are Not Making It Anymore."

Williamstown real estate agent| Seller's of property disclosure form high priority

By Paul Harsch
Posted Thursday, May 26, 2016

Seller’s Property Disclosure Forms – Make This A High Priority

There is a push pull going on right now over the use of seller property disclosure forms in Berkshire County and surrounding areas in Vermont and New York where we are licensed to conduct our real estate business. Some attorneys have been advising their seller clients not to [...]

Berkshire Home Sale: How to optimize the sale of your home.

By Paul Harsch
Posted Sunday, Nov 22, 2015

How to Optimize the Outcome of your Berkshire home sale in a challenging market

Check your own motivation for selling your home in the Berkshires. Unless you are sincere and have a strong reason for selling you would likely be wasting your time. Selling in hopes of making a huge profit is not an indication of motivation. That is

Dear Paul, Thank you for leading us to North Adams. The time you took with us when we first came to your office persuaded us of the pleasures of the Berkshires. Your associate, Carolyn Umlauf was absolutely wonderful to work with. She was polite, professional and tough as nails when needed. I call it the velvet hammer. She is a great addition to your office. Thank you for everything. We could not be happier with our house. We look forward to seeing you in the Berkshires. [...]

Hi Paul After reading that e-mail I feel particularly lucky to have found you. Obviously most Realtors want to make the most money they can on a deal, and your philosophy does not necessarily lead to that outcome. You are doing the right thing and that is very hard to find these days

Greg S. 8/9/20

Dear Paul: Last November Jim and I decided to start the search for a retirement home in the Berkshires. We really wanted to be within close proximity to Williams College, good healthcare, Tanglewood, and of course the great outdoors. We searched the internet for a good reliable real estate agency, and after reading favorable comments about your agency decided that we would visit Williamstown for the weekend and stop in to see if someone could be of assistance. We were [...]

Jim & Sheila

4-2-2012 Dear Paul, On behalf of everyone at Williamstown Elementary I am writing to thank you for the generous donation to our school. The money will be put to wonderful use as a welcome addition to our field trip fund. It will allow WES students to extend their learning beyond the school walls out into the world! Sincerely, Joelle Brookner (sent to Harsch Associates in response to the 1% Charitable Contribution Program of Harsch Associates. We donate 1% of our gross income on every [...]

Thank you Kevin - we did it! We got a discount Christmas tree and spent most of the afternoon decorating/breaking ornaments. It was lovely. Thank you for everything you did to make this a reality, I can't believe we made it into the house before the end of the year. We are ecstatic - and slightly terrified (in the best way). We certainly will send folks your way as we come across them - we have nothing but good things to say about the dedication and wisdom you brought to this entire [...]

-Hale (and Katie and Ellasen)

It was a pleasure working with you. Let's do it again! Mary & Terry

4-2-2012 Dear Pual, What an unexpected and nice surprise to find the Harsch Associates Charitable Gift Program check in this morning's mail. I am so pleased that thge program has been a success and much gratified by the support shown the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank you for implementing such a program in support of so many worthy organizations. It is gestures like this that make our community special. With Best Regards, Leslie [...]

Hi Carolyn, Well, we got through the closing, with drama rearing up even at the last minute! We just wanted to make sure you know how much we valued your agency, your assistance and your good humor throughout these weeks, that have quite probably seemed longer to us than to you. You did a great job for us, and we are grateful for your help, and glad to have worked with you. Regards, Bonita and Cliff

Dear Paul, Jean and I want to thank you for all you have done to help sell our home in Pownal when many said it would take months or even a year to do that in this present market. In four days after your listing we had a buyer, and we were astonished, and really not prepared for that to happen. Over the years we have been pleased to work with you on other sales, for you have always been a knowledgeable professional and a gentleman. You have always followed through with [...]

My realtor, Paul Harsch, was an invaluable guide on the path to my Vermont home purchase. He is a New England resident, and lives a resonant life with respect for the values of sustainability, creativity, and community. From Bennington to Egremont, I’ve witnessed other realtors awestruck by his gently shared knowledge of historical authenticity, timeless craftsmanship practices, and contemporary building codes. Coming from the west, with no awareness of the nuances of ice build-up on [...]

Caroline M.

June 14, 2013 Dear Paul and Kevin, Guilietta and I would like to express our heartfelt thanks for your constant guidance and support during the sale of our house in Williamstown. You were there every step of the way. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to say that you often went well beyond the call of duty, a fact appreciated all the more as our primary home was located 135 miles away from Williamstown and we couldn't always be there when needed. For us, you exemplify the values we [...]

July 29,2011 " Paul Thanks for all your efforts with making this property work. I rarely see a broker put so much effort into a property. Without question you are the broker that I will recommend in all the areas that you cover. Regards,

T. Jonsson, CCIM and MA Certified General Real Estate Appraiser"

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