pre listing inspection: But Will the House Dance? - 11/06/07 06:54 AM
Selling an older home today can be alot like getting back in the dating game after many years of married life. Lots of updating to do. In today's real estate market, update you must, or more than likely, the house sits, and sits, and sits....like a wall flower at the dance. This is especially true when the sellers are people who have lived comfortably and happily in the home for 10, 15, 20 or more years. They have become so accustomed to the home's problems that they've overlooked them ... choosing to put off fixing things. They also are unaware of outdated
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pre listing inspection: Knowledge Is Power! - 09/18/07 07:37 AM
When I wrote this newsletter over a year ago, little did I know that the real estate market which was already off by more that 25% in my Northern VA area, would take another nose dive as the questionable lending practices and the "title wave" of foreclosures and property devaluations would sweep buyers out of the market. What I wrote about in "Knowledge is Power" is truer today than ever, in my opinion. Sellers have fewer people visiting their houses. These people have more options than ever. The smart ones don't let buyers leave for reasons they can eliminate up front. As fall
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