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  • Live in a $250,000 Dan Dolan home for about $800 a month? Live in a $250,000 Dan Dolan home for about $800 a month?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes I have to admit that my phone has been “ringing off the hook.” The calls relate to my recent Sunday ad in a number of area newspapers illustrating how seniors over the age of 62 can live in one of my new homes for about $800 a month in out-of-pocket costs. And w...

  • That told me they were serious. But could I help? That told me they were serious. But could I help?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes As the couple drove up to my open house I could see they were carrying a notebook. That told me they were serious. But could I help? This is what I told them. The woman greeted me first and indicated they wanted to downsize their living space with everything on ...

  • Why I think it’s a serious mistake to “wait til next year” to buy your new home Why I think it’s a serious mistake to “wait til next year” to buy your new home

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes During my weekly open house sessions, I make it a point to ask questions of my visitors. I consider this an important opportunity to take the pulse of the market because the comments I get are truly the reflection of what’s happening in the marketplace today—now...

  • New homes are making “good financial sense” New homes are making “good financial sense”

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Seniors could be the beneficiaries of this trend As I read the economic news related to the outlook for our country in the months and years ahead, I see a lot to worry about. Likely inflation, the rising national debt, potential tax increases, the decline of the ...

  • “We want smaller, nicer, all on one floor, no stairs...and no monthly mortgage payments.” “We want smaller, nicer, all on one floor, no stairs…and no monthly mortgage payments.”

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Who said Quad-City seniors are behind the housing learning curve? No way. I’m amazed that recent national housing surveys are only now confirming what our local senior home buyers have been telling us all along about the attributes they want in their retirement ho...

  • Elderly couple at open house told me they were serious...but could I help? Elderly couple at open house told me they were serious…but could I help?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The woman greeted me first and indicated they wanted to downsize their living space with everything on one floor to eliminate stairs. They also now wanted to find housing that would not require a monthly outlay of cash except for the usual taxes, utilities, insuran...

  • Frank and Linda return Frank and Linda return

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Some months ago I mentioned how siblings often help Mom and Dad to find the ideal retirement housing. And I described how brother and sister Frank and Linda helped their mom to resolve the issues of housing and the financing options. Mom is all moved in now and she...

  • They came in carrying a clipboard. I knew they were serious. They came in carrying a clipboard. I knew they were serious.

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The elderly couple pulled up to my open house in a brand new red Toyota Prius. They came in carrying a clipboard. I knew they were serious. The woman greeted me first and indicated they wanted to cut their living costs and downsize their living space. She indic...

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