Smart Selling: Plan to Make Repairs Before Listing Your House - 06/26/09 03:20 PM

Mary Stephens and Sandy LeRoy 
 Smart selling requires that you prepare your house for market by evaluating its physical condition, including systems such as plumbing, heating and electrical, and components such as the foundation, roof, doors and windows, floors, fixtures and finishes. The time to begin the evaluation depends on how soon you want or need to sell. If you know the house has been well maintained, less time is needed. In most cases, allow thirty to sixty days before listing.
 Today most buyers demand that a house be in move-in condition, meaning that it's structurally sound, in good general … (0 comments)

Smart Selling: Taking the Right Steps in the Right Order - 06/26/09 02:31 PM

Taking the right steps in the right order is how you get the best results when selling your house, but it doesn't always happen that way.  Instead, here's how it often goes:  You decide to sell and call a real estate agent who looks at the house and makes a few basic recommendations on getting it ready. Then the agent compares similar houses in the area and proposes a marketing plan and listing price.  Once you sign the listing agreement, North Carolina law requires that your house go on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) within three days, allowing very little … (0 comments)

Tips for the Smart Seller in Any Market - 06/12/09 02:10 PM

SMART SELLING
A Look at the Local Real Estate Market    Hendersonville, NC

 
If you're buying a house today, conventional wisdom is that you're in the driver's seat. Interest rates and
prices are at record lows, and there's a large inventory of new, existing and foreclosed homes from which
to choose. It's a highly competitive environment with many sellers vying for the attention of a relatively
small pool of buyers. But what if you're a seller? Do current conditions mean that you're powerless? The
answer is no, you're not powerless, but you do have to be smart. In this … (0 comments)

 

Mary Stephens

Hendersonville, NC

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