seller advice: Seller Tips: Light Up the Night With Your Charlotte Home for Sale - 09/04/11 07:14 PM
Light Up the Night With Your Charlotte Home For Sale Have you ever thought about what your Charlotte home for sale looks like at night? You should, because potential buyers certainly do.
Imagine a potential buyer driving by your home after sunset. What will they see – a beautifully lit walkway leading to a welcoming front door – or a house that’s dark and dreary?
Many potential buyers want a home that looks lovely both day and night. Why do they care what it looks like in the dark? They entertain primarily at night, they frequently come home from a long day at work … (12 comments)
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seller advice: Charlotte Seller Tips: Making Your Home Shine Above The Rest - 06/30/11 10:11 PM
Buyers Market and Charlotte Home Sellers -
Bringing the Two Together for the Sale In today’s real estate market, you can experience a difficult time selling your Charlotte home. However, the fact remains that homes are still being bought and sold each and every day. Buyers are out there; your mission, as a seller is to attract them to your home.
Here are a few tips for getting Charlotte homes SOLD in any real estate market:
Prepararation – Your home needs to stand out from the rest, including sparkle and shine: • Make minor repairs: Patch holes, fix faucets and replace cracked tiles.• Clean thoroughly inside and out: Including cobwebs, dirty carpets, worn rugs and getting rid of any smelly odors.• Check your curb … (13 comments)
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seller advice: Seller Beware - Protecting Sellers' Interest - 06/12/11 11:56 AM
We MUST Go To Extremes to Protect Our Sellers' Best Interests Do we go to the same extremes to protect our sellers that we do our buyers? We dig and dig and do more digging to be 100% sure that the property that our buyers are purchasing property with no hidden defects, no hidden freeways proposed to run through their backyard and even no hidden bugs!
But, are agents protecting their Sellers? I enjoy keeping my hands on both sides of the real estate transaction, representing both buyers AND sellers. THE most frustrating thing that I encounter in my business is dealing with listings that are represented … (17 comments)
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seller advice: The Longer the Shelf Life, The Less Chance You Have of Selling Your Home - 05/25/11 11:12 PM
The Longer the Shelf Life, The Less Chance You Have of Selling Your Home "HELP! We've received an offer on our home...and it's WAY too low! What on earth are we to do?" I know it stinks and it just plain doesn't 'feel' right either. Many sellers have the initial reaction to just ignore the buyer, exclaiming, "That is not even worth a counteroffer!" That's definitely not where you want to begin in the negotiation process. Here are a few points to consider instead. I once had a buyer who made an Offer of $700K on a property that the sellers … (77 comments)
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seller advice: Four Charlotte Real Estate Mistakes Sellers Make - 05/20/11 10:36 AM
Four Charlotte Real Estate Mistakes Sellers Make
Is your home is just sitting on the market month after month? Have you only received ridiculously low offers or none at all? You very well may be committing one of several common seller slip-ups. Some homes almost sell themselves, but if you don’t have that amazing home in the perfect location, you’ll need to be especially careful that you’re not committing one these four easily-avoidable Charlotte real estate mistakes.
Your home is priced too high: If no one’s even looking at your house, it may be priced above market value. Check … (7 comments)
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seller advice: Choosing a Charlotte Real Estate Agent: 5 Common Mistakes - 05/07/11 11:31 PM
Choosing a Charlotte Real Estate Agent: 5 Common Mistakes
One of the most important decisions you’ll make when either buying or selling a home is selecting a Charlotte real estate agent. Picking the right agent for you can save you time, effort, aggravation and money.
Here are five mistakes to avoid when choosing your Charlotte real estate agent:
Going about it backwards. Many people start by finding a home for sale they want to visit and then calling about that home. Instead, select your real estate agent first. Your agent will help you identify what you want in a home, … (6 comments)
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seller advice: Charlotte NC Home Sellers - Now What? - 04/10/11 10:11 PM
Charlotte NC Home Seller Tips - Now What? So, you've listed your Charlotte North Carolina home for sale in hopes of having it sold in the early spring market. You've spent your evenings after work and weekends with people traipsing through your home. You've done everything you can possibly think of and your Charlotte NC home for sale is still sitting on the market while others around you are going under Contract. Why isn't yours? You've cleaned your home—you think. Let's examine a few areas that many Charlotte sellers tend to overlook:
· Have you de-cluttered? You will want to make your … (14 comments)
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seller advice: Eggs-Citing Techniques for SELLING Your Charlotte Home for Sale - 04/10/11 01:34 AM
Eggs-Citing Techniques for SELLING Your Charlotte Home for Sale
Today’s turbulent real estate market means the days of selling Charlotte homes without any planning or preparation are a distant memory for most people. Homes are not just ‘flying off of the shelves’ these days. So, don’t put all of your eggs in one basket, because there is an enormous amount of competition and buyers are not hunting Charlotte homes for sale hurriedly, as they once were. To sell your home quickly, staging and well-thought-out marketing plans are now necessities — no longer luxuries.
Do you know how to best present your … (12 comments)
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seller advice: How to Interview Charlotte Real Estate Agents - 01/09/11 02:36 AM
How to Interview Charlotte Real Estate Agents Choosing a professional real estate agent can be a very imposing task. This person is responsible for finding your new home or selling your home, guiding you through the home inspection process and negotiating a good price and terms. These are important tasks that should be taken seriously. That’s why finding a skilled real estate agent is key to a successful real estate transaction. Here are several tips for interviewing Charlotte real estate agents:
Ask all agents that you interview, the same questions so you can compare their answers and ability to communicate. Write … (29 comments)
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seller advice: Low-Cost Decorating Tips to Make a Small Room in Your Charlotte Home Seem Larger - 01/02/11 11:17 PM
Low-Cost Decorating Tips to Make a Small Room in Your Charlotte Home Seem Larger
Do you have a small room in your Charlotte home that’d you’d like to make larger, but you don’t have the money in your budget to tear down a wall or add on to the room? Simply by using a bit of creativity, you can make that tiny room look larger without breaking the bank.
Here are a few low-cost decorating tips to make any room in your Charlotte home look larger:
Reduce the amount of furniture. This goes back to leaving open space. Keep only … (19 comments)
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seller advice: 10 Important Staging Tips for Your Charlotte Home for Sale - 01/02/11 09:20 PM
10 Important Staging Tips for Your Charlotte Home for Sale Selling your home takes more effort than simply listing your Charlotte home for sale in an MLS and placing a For Sale sign in the front yard. You simply MUST showcase your home in a way that makes it stand above the competition and be incredibly enticing to potential buyers. One of the best ways to create this enticement is to stage your home so that buyers can see themselves living in your Charlotte home for sale. Here are 10 very important things to do when staging your Charlotte home for … (9 comments)
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seller advice: SELLER TIPS: Purchase Offer Points to Ponder for Your Charlotte Home for Sale - 12/03/10 03:13 PM
SELLER TIPS: Points to Ponder on Your Offer to Purchase for Your Charlotte Home for Sale You’re represented by a Realtor® (hopefully), who can skillfully walk you through your purchase Offer but, when dealing with a purchase Contract for your Charlotte home for sale, you need to look carefully within the document for a few things before you sign on the dotted line. Your Realtor® and/or attorney will be able to point out glaring deficiencies, inconsistencies or other things not in your best interest. However, the more you know about the purchase Contract yourself, the better chances you have of … (16 comments)
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seller advice: Seller Tips: Selling Your Charlotte Home During the Holidays - 12/01/10 09:43 AM
Seller Tips: Selling Your Charlotte Home During the Holidays Selling your Charlotte home is a stressful experience for most people and it’s certainly not any easier during the holidays. However, selling your home during the holidays doesn’t have to be a negative. Here are a few tips to help you sell your Charlotte home during the holidays:
Decorate: Holiday decorations are beautiful and make your home look inviting, especially traditional decorations displayed tastefully throughout your home. Be sure to keep the decorations simple and uncluttered. Bake: Go ahead and bake your own cookies, candies and pies this year. You’ll have your … (26 comments)
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seller advice: SELLER TIPS: Charlotte Homes for Sale Q and A - 11/25/10 08:12 PM
SELLER TIPS: Charlotte Homes for Sale Q&A Oftentimes thought provoking questions come in from readers in other cities across the nation as well as from Charlotte home sellers. I thought I’d answer a few of the questions I’ve recently received. You may very well have some of these same questions if you're a Charlotte home seller.
My budget is really tight. I’ve read about home staging, but I can’t afford it. Is it absolutely necessary to sell a home?
Absolutely not. Realtors® often talk about that “extra touch.” … (43 comments)
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seller advice: I Live in Realityville :: Do You? - 10/25/10 04:48 PM
I Live in Realityville :: Do You?I love listings! Listings are so enjoyable to me--I enjoy the market analysis, the staging and prep, the constant marketing challenge, 'romancing' the Realtors®, creating ads, showing homes and seeing the look on sellers' faces when an Offer is received and ultimately Closing occurs so that they can move on to the next chapter in their lives. Everything about listing a home is fun for me with the exception of pricing a home. Pricing is serious business and can make or break everything else that you've put into selling your home.
Yes, I've been guilty of allowing sellers to … (79 comments)
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seller advice: Slow Markets and Charlotte Homes - Bring the Two Together - Close the Sale - 09/25/10 10:58 PM
Slow Markets and Charlotte Homes - Bring the Two Together - Close the SaleToday’s slow real estate market can be a difficult time to sell Charlotte homes. However, the fact remains that homes are still being bought and sold every day. Buyers are out there; your mission is to attract them to your home.Here are a few tips for getting Charlotte homes sold in a slow real estate market: Prepararation - Your home needs to stand out from the rest, including sparkle and shine:
• Make minor repairs: Patch holes, fix faucets and replace cracked tiles. • Clean thoroughly inside and out: Including cobwebs, … (20 comments)
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seller advice: 3 Things to Which Sellers Shouldn’t Say "NO!" - 09/06/10 11:13 PM
3 Things to Which Sellers Simply Shouldn’t Say "NO" The point of having your home for sale in Charlotte NC is to… well, SELL it, right? I mean, it makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? Yet, far too often, home sellers tend to think that selling is as easy as hiring an agent, putting a sign in the front yard, and soon, it will be SOLD. (This is the old REALTOR 3-P mantra--Put it in MLS, Place a sign in the yard and Pray it sells!) This attitude, especially in this slower-than-normal real estate market, has left many sellers empty-handed. They say … (52 comments)
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seller advice: Are Your Photos Helping or Hurting? - 07/28/10 04:26 PM
Are Your Photos Helping or Hurting the Sale of Your Home? “A picture is worth a thousand words.” – Frederick R. BarnardOne photograph can have a bigger impact on the sale of the home than the entire write-up. With the number of potential buyers searching for Charlotte homes for sale online, vivid photographs have sprouted everywhere. In fact, good photography can make the difference between having your home passed over and selling it.If you’re considering adding your home to the online list of Charlotte homes for sale, you need to think about your photos – and those photos need to be … (22 comments)
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seller advice: The First Impression Just May Be Your Last When Selling Charlotte Real Estate - 07/28/10 12:45 AM
The First Impression Just May Be Your Last When Selling Charlotte Real Estate When people meet you for the first time, their first impression is typically a lasting one. You will also never get a second chance to make that first impression when you’re selling your Charlotte real estate either. You need to present your home at its very best all the time, regardless of the amount of time your home has been on the market.
Here are 4 things you can do to make a great first impression:
Clean Up the Yard: A messy yard … (29 comments)
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seller advice: Preparing Your Charlotte Home for a Quick Sale - 07/22/10 10:05 AM
Preparing Your Charlotte Home for a Quick Sale Yes, even in this market, a quick sale can be procured—if you do it right! For homeowners who are getting ready to put their Charlotte home on the market, here are a few surprisingly simple tips to help get your home sold faster and possibly for even more money.
Bear in mind that your prospective buyers will most likely be viewing several Charlotte homes on the same day as your showing. The emotional and sensory elements that you provide will have a profound impact on their memory, and will make your home … (15 comments)
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