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preparing your home for sale: Why "as is" properties are not selling and why "move in ready" properties ARE selling - 10/04/10 11:35 AM
Why "as is" properties are not selling and why "move in ready" properties ARE selling

When preparing your home for sale, you need to evaluate what home buyers have purchased in your neighborhood in order to determine your list price AND to determine what you need to do to prepare your home for sale. If every home sold in the past six months had granite countertops and you have Formica countertops, do you think your home will sell? If every home sold was "immaculate and move-in ready," do you think your home that needs painting and new flooring will … (75 comments)

preparing your home for sale: Walk a Mile in your Seller's Shoes - or at least 100 Yards - 07/09/10 09:27 PM
Walk a Mile in your Seller's Steps - or at least 100 Yards
I may be the worst least flexible Realtor about asking Sellers to prepare their home for sale: paint, clean carpet, stage, PRICE it correctly from day one, make your beds each morning. Much like a parent, I believe my advice is good - I sell homes quickly and for top dollar.
Despite the sweat and stress, it benefits us all in the long run. But, it's work - a lot of work.
My new Sellers called me tonight to tell me they were exhausted and couldn't … (15 comments)

preparing your home for sale: Buyers have become more discriminatory and selective - they now add and subtract as they view your home for sale - 04/11/10 11:35 AM
Buyers have become more discriminatory and selective - they now add and subtract as they view your home for sale

I’ve spent a lot of time with Buyers over the years, and as the inventory of homes for sale continue to increase, Buyers have become more discriminatory and selective - they now add and subtract as they view your home for sale. If your home is not move-in ready, Buyers will either walk out the door or they will begin to calculate what it will cost to make the home acceptable to them.
Yesterday my Buyers viewed a home with … (11 comments)

preparing your home for sale: Update, clean and improve, but don't OVERBUILD for your neighborhood! - 01/07/10 11:45 AM
Update, clean and improve, but don't OVERBUILD for your neighborhood!
Many times home sellers cringe when I begin listing what I recommend they do to prepare their home for sale. However, I almost had to “lasso” the home Seller I met with yesterday. He wanted to build an addition, add a bathroom, plus completely remodel the existing home.
Do not overbuild for your neighborhood if your current or ultimate goal is resale. It does no good to have a $175,000 home in a neighborhood with an average sales price is $120,000.
We struggled, discussed and compromised and finally came up with … (11 comments)

preparing your home for sale: My "pre-sale" remodeling budget is fairly firm – selling my home in Tulsa Oklahoma - 11/30/09 09:50 PM
You may or may not have read my post about selling my own home, but now that I have input from my home stager, painter, a few repairman and a fellow Realtor, my remodeling budget is fairly firm. Feeling the agony that I put my Sellers through has definitely given me a new perspective!
We decided to nix the window treatments and spend money on new interior and exterior doors. Instead of adding a tiled backsplash to the kitchen, we will spend money on new appliances and focus on landscaping.
We are adding some crown molding and will paint the entire … (11 comments)

preparing your home for sale: Selling your home during the winter months - it IS a good time to sell! - 11/25/09 10:49 AM
Selling your home during the winter months - My Sellers are almost ready to put their home on the market (finishing up a few improvement projects), but they’re concerned about selling their home during the winter months.
Now IS a good time to put your home on the market, and here are the reasons why:
People still need (yes, need) to buy during the winter months. I have literally written a sales contract on Christmas day before. I sold more homes in January and February this year than I did in April and May. Many Sellers decide to hold off … (14 comments)

 
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Lori Cain - Midtown Tulsa Real Estate www.tulsahomeforsale.net 918-852-5036

Tulsa, OK

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