Twelve Driftless Area communities, what makes each one tick, and what I look for inside the houses — from someone who's been in hundreds of them.
My hometown. Courthouse-square county seat with established neighborhoods, a steady local job base, and an easy drive to Platteville or Dubuque.
Grant County's largest city and home of UW–Platteville, which keeps both rental demand and owner-occupied demand active.
The "City of Presidents," with a tight-knit small-town feel and one of the shortest drives in the area to Dubuque.
A Wisconsin River town with outdoor recreation at the door, including the river and Driftless trout country.
Home of Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, centrally located between Lancaster, Boscobel and Dodgeville.
A Mississippi River village with Nelson Dewey State Park and the seasonal car ferry across to Iowa.
Known for the historic Potosi Brewery and National Brewery Museum, tucked in a valley near the Mississippi and close to Dubuque.
Wisconsin River village and Wisconsin's self-proclaimed morel mushroom capital, with rural acreage close by.
Home to Lands' End headquarters and next to Governor Dodge State Park, with an easy run to Madison's west side.
Historic Cornish stone cottages, Pendarvis, and an arts community that draws buyers from well beyond the region.
A Pecatonica River county seat with a classic main street and strong agricultural surroundings.
One of Wisconsin's oldest communities, on the Mississippi, with Villa Louis and a strong river-recreation culture.
The Driftless Area skipped the last glaciers, which gave us the hills, valleys and limestone — and a predictable set of things I check before anyone falls in love with a house.
Stone, block and older poured basements on hillside lots. I look at grading, gutters, sump systems and signs of past water.
Outside town limits, private wells and septic systems are common. Water testing and a septic evaluation belong in the deal.
Southwest Wisconsin has elevated radon potential. A test is inexpensive; mitigation is a known, fixable cost.
Near the Wisconsin, Mississippi and Pecatonica, check FEMA maps and insurance before you write an offer.
Wiring, heating and plumbing in century homes. Knowing the age and condition sets the right price.
Outbuildings, acreage, easements and driveways — the things that don't show in listing photos.
Most agents learn about a house's problems when the buyer's inspector finds them — and then you give back money in renegotiation. I find, fix or disclose those issues before we launch, then guarantee the list price we agree on in writing.
List price guaranteed$0 cancellation2 licenses5.0 · 35 reviewsJeremy Fishnick is a Lancaster-based Realtor and licensed home inspector who guarantees the agreed list price in writing (up to 1% of list, paid from his commission) and offers $0 cancellation. His businesses hold a 5.0 Google rating across 35 reviews.
Foundations and basement moisture, private well and septic on rural properties, radon, floodplain status near the Wisconsin, Mississippi and Pecatonica rivers, and wiring and heating in older homes.
Yes. Many buyers in Lancaster, Cuba City, Platteville and Potosi commute to Dubuque, Iowa.
Grant, Iowa, Lafayette and Crawford counties.
Yes. Through Wisconsin House Partners, Jeremy can make a direct cash offer with no showings or repairs and a closing date you choose.
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