preparation: Getting Your House Ready to Sell Series: Help! I have been in my house forever! - 06/20/08 04:17 PM
As I knock on the door, I notice the lovely, well-tended and mature gardening around the front door.  I meet my potential client and I can tell they are more nervous about the listing appointment than usual.  It turns out they have been in their house for 30+ years.  This is … (0 comments)

preparation: Getting Your House Ready to Sell Series: Deal with the Paint Cans! - 06/08/08 03:29 PM
I was walking with a friend today and lamenting the fact that my husband decided yesterday was the perfect day to sort through our many cans of paint. Yesterday, it was close to 100 degrees in the garage!
I bring this up because part of the reason we have so many … (1 comments)

preparation: Getting Your House Ready to Sell Series: The Closets - 06/04/08 04:22 PM
My clients often ask me if they should empty the closets before marketing their homes.
Honestly, buyers don't expect your closets to be empty--if the closets are, they are going to know that there is no way that you lived in the house that way. They want to be able to imagine how … (7 comments)

preparation: Getting Your House Ready to Sell Series: Plants & Shrubs by Front Door - 05/29/08 12:15 PM
If you live in house that is more than 7 years old, chances are pretty good that the bushes and shrubs planted by the builder have filled in pretty well in the front of the house.
Guess what? If you are selling your house, you should consider tearing them out!
It … (2 comments)

preparation: Getting Your House Ready to Sell Series: What is that SMELL? - 05/22/08 11:34 AM
I cannot tell you how many times I have taken a client in to a house only to be told that it 'smells.' This can be a good smell or a bad smell, but anything that offends the senses will be noted.
The obvious offendors are cooking odors.  Some that come … (9 comments)

preparation: Getting Your House Ready to Sell Series: The Surprising thing I tell My Sellers - 05/14/08 01:24 PM
If you have read any of my blogs, you are aware of how much I emphasize home preparation to my sellers.  This runs the gamut from the usual: landscaping, painting, clutter control, to the upgrades: counter top replacements, floor updates and new carpet. 
For some reason, of all the things I … (2 comments)

preparation: Getting Your House Ready to Sell Series: The Front Door Matters! - 04/21/08 08:40 AM
Any of my listing clients know that when reviewing with them the ‘to do' list for marketing preparation, I tend to focus disproportionately on the entrance to their home.

Besides being a big believer in the old adage (I can only find credit given for the quote to a 1966 … (1 comments)

preparation: Getting Your Home Ready to Sell Series: The Condition Matters! - 04/10/08 07:36 AM
In my years of selling real estate, and working with buyers, I have never had a client say to me,” find me a house that is in marginal condition.” I have had requests for fixer-uppers and requests for homes in excellent condition, but nothing in between.
When you decide to sell … (1 comments)

preparation: Why Use a Broker to List your Home in a Down Market - 02/02/08 12:51 PM
Many of us feel like our home equity has been 'taken away' from us as the value of our homes have declined.  When you recognize that you stand to see a reduced profit from the sale of your home, you may be tempted to do it yourself.  Here are some things … (0 comments)

preparation: Getting Your House Ready to Sell Series: Home Maintenance is Key! - 06/08/07 09:32 AM
There is little doubt that we are in a tricky market if you are a seller.  In a market where buyers are calling the shots, it is critical that your home be in top-notch condition BEFORE it is listed.  I used to have sellers who would say to me,"I will fix … (0 comments)

 
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