3 Things to Think About Before Going FSBO
April 24, 2015
in Tips When Selling a Home Tagged fsbo, home, market value, marketing, paperwork, priceQuick: Off the top of your head, what can a real estate agent do to sell a house that you can’t do? “Frankly, I don’t think a Realtor® does much that I can’t do myself,” a New Jersey homeowner told CBS News. After all, real estate agents just stick a sign in the yard, hold […]
Sellers Behaving Badly: The Top 3 Ways to Turn Off a Buyer
April 10, 2015
in Tips When Selling a Home Tagged buyers, cleaning, dirty, disclosure, price, real estate, sellersNot all real estate transactions turn sour. In fact, few do. But once in a while, a bad apple ends up either selling or buying a home, and can throw the entire transaction into chaos. From buyers allowing their children to run wild through a house they’re viewing to sellers trying to hide home defects, […]
How to Sell Your Home Despite Having Lousy Neighbors
February 13, 2015
in Tips When Selling a Home Tagged agent, dispute, neighbor, noise complaint, real estate, sellersA shaken Rebecca Rand said the bulldozer ripped right through her kitchen. Another neighbor, Mary Davis, upon receipt of a frantic call from her husband, ran from her home just before the colossal machine demolished it. While good fences are said to make good neighbors, it was a fence that set Barry Swegle off. This […]
What Counts as a Comp for Your Home?
December 12, 2014
in Tips When Selling a Home Tagged bathroom, bedroom, comps, home, location, maintenance, price, propertyFrom replacing a rusted out bathroom sink to laying laminate flooring, Americans are hooked on the DIY craze. Some things, however, are better left to professionals. Establishing your home’s current market value before putting it on the selling block or pursuing a refinance is one of those things. To determine its value, appraisers and real […]
3 Easy Improvements to Help You Sell Your Home
November 14, 2014
in Tips When Selling a Home Tagged bathroom, curb appeal, home, improvement, kitchen, paintForget, for a moment, about market trends and interest rates. At any given time, no matter the state of the economy, someone somewhere is selling their home. In any market, homeowners can up the odds that a home sells as quickly and as profitably as possible by giving it a facelift. Sellers should focus on […]
Selling Your Home: 3 Must-Knows Before You List
Sometimes the hardest part of selling a home is making the decision to sell it. Our homes give us roots, provide sanctuary, house memories and, hopefully, give us some financial security. It’s a huge decision to sell a home. Once made, however, additional decisions will come fast and furious, so take some time now, before […]
Measuring the Value of a View
August 1, 2014
in Home Appraisal, Tips When Selling a Home Tagged appraisal, real estate, value, viewSuppose you own a castle on the flats and your brother owns one high atop a hill that features amazing, unobstructed views. Aside from location, the two castles are identical. Which one has the higher resale value? If you guessed that it’s the hilltop castle, you are correct. When valuing two similar pieces of property, […]