Monday, March 15, 2010

Creating That Elusive Curb Appeal Creating That Elusive Curb Appeal

By Paula Stone Virtually every house is some variation of a box. So, WHAT makes houses... 


Selling Your Home:  Dealing With Clutter Selling Your Home: Dealing With Clutter

One of my clients recently put an offer on a home and within 24 hours, rescinded... 


FSBO Help: Be Careful Who You Listen To FSBO Help: Be Careful Who You Listen To

Before putting a home on the market, most sellers consult with people they trust... 


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Marketing

Creating That Elusive Curb Appeal Creating That Elusive Curb Appeal

By Paula Stone Virtually every house is some variation of a box. So, WHAT makes houses... 


For Sale By Owner: Use the Internet To Sell Your Home Faster For Sale By Owner: Use the Internet To Sell Your Home Faster

When you are selling your home for sale by owner, use these ideas you sell your home... 


Home Staging For Your Kitchen Home Staging For Your Kitchen

By T. J. Lashley When people are buying houses these days, one of the big considerations... 


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General

FSBO Help: Be Careful Who You Listen To FSBO Help: Be Careful Who You Listen To

Before putting a home on the market, most sellers consult with people they trust to help them price their home.  What some people don’t consider is that their trusted advisors may have outside motives that influence their advice.  Sometimes advisors appear knowledgeable and confident when offering a FSBO help, but in reality, lack the qualifications... [Read more of this review]


Home Selling Help: Should You Sell in As Is Condition? Home Selling Help: Should You Sell in As Is Condition?

By Jeanette Joy Fisher Home sellers often like to sell their home in “AS Is Condition.” Selling a home in as is condition happens because the home seller doesn’t: have the money for repairs or upgrades know how to fix broken feature have time because of moving pressures lacks desire to work on the home because of personal problems. If... [Read more of this review]


A Professional Organizer’s Tips to Make Moving Easier A Professional Organizer’s Tips to Make Moving Easier

By Sally Allen If you’re planning to pull up roots, here are some moving tips to get you through the process as seamlessly as possible. Keep in mind that being organized is the most important element for a stress-free move. Consider having a professional organizer handle your relocation. I’ve had clients tell me that they find it more energizing,... [Read more of this review]


Home Selling Help:  Cigarette Smoke Can Eliminate Buyers Home Selling Help: Cigarette Smoke Can Eliminate Buyers

Have you noticed how online auction sellers frequently use the phrase “from a non-smoking home” in their marketing? It’s a key advertising phrase that attracts non-smokers.  With more cities and states passing stricter non-smoking laws, the topic of passive smoke on people and things is being brought up more often.  The effect of... [Read more of this review]


Real Estate Flyers: Should You Use Them? Real Estate Flyers: Should You Use Them?

I had no idea there wasn’t universal agreement in the agent world about the use of flyers on yard signs.  When we sold our first home by owner back in 1998 my biggest concern about flyers was keeping the sprinkler from hitting the box and smearing our ink jet printed papers. We were standing next to our for sale sign outside our home with a real... [Read more of this review]


FSBO Tips FSBO Tips

Are you for sale by owner?  Here are some tips to help you increase your chances of selling your own house. Know your local market.  Is it a sellers market with home values increasing, a buyers market with home values decreasing or has the market been flat for a while?  This one piece of knowledge will affect multiple parts of your transaction.... [Read more of this review]


Sellers Can Safely Finance a Buyer Sellers Can Safely Finance a Buyer

By Chuck Marunde Thirty and forty years ago it was not uncommon for a seller to finance his buyer, in other words to carry the note for the buyer. In fact, many of those contracts were still being created 20 years ago, but with a mortgage market that became intensely competitive and focused upon getting everyone possible into a home, seller contracts... [Read more of this review]


5 Tips for Evaluating an Offer 5 Tips for Evaluating an Offer

5 Tips for Evaluating an Offer Find the Expiration Date There should be an expiration date and possibly time in your offer that you need to be aware of.  Most buyers are considerate and at least give you enough time to sleep on it.  Use this time to think it over.  If you are given a short deadline, ask why.  Often times if a buyer thinks someone... [Read more of this review]


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