River Bridge Realty

Originally established in 1994 as The D. R. Curtis Company and Curtis Realty, River Bridge Realty specializes in the sale of Residential, Agricultural, Commercial, and Recreational properties, as well as manufacturing and food processing and other ongoing businesses. Our sales associates have established reputations as local market experts who live in the communities they serve.

Basically, a mortgage is just a loan that is to be used to finance the purchase of property. The property itself is used as security to ensure repayment and the lender holds the title or deed to the property either directly or indirectly (depending on your jurisdiction and type of lender) until you have repaid the entire amount plus interest.

Buying a home is a complex and stressful undertaking; Getting an expert to help will save you time, money, and aggravation. By asking a REALTOR to act on your behalf during the purchase of a home, you create an Agency Relationship and become the REALTOR's client. REALTORS always owe their clients full fiduciary duties, such as loyalty, obedience, confidentiality, accountability, duty of care, and full disclosure of all pertinent facts.

The selling and buying of a house can be a stressful and confusing process. Not only is it very expensive to 'learn from your mistakes' but very few people move often enough to gain the needed experience. Although there is no substitute for doing your homework (start by asking your family and friends who have recently moved for their experiences) the following list of common pitfalls may be helpful.

The asking prices of most properties that are for sale reflect present market conditions and recent sale prices of similar homes in the area. When homeowners price their homes they try to walk the fine line between getting the highest price and ensuring the asking price is competitive enough to attract serious offers.