sell your home fast: The email read: " I am going to begin by offering an apology"
- 08/29/18 07:54 AM
Today's post is why all home sellers should list with a local
REALTOR® who specializes in their community.
Early in July, I received an email at 7:30 am in the morning that read:
Hi Peggy,I’m going to begin by offering an apology. You came and looked at the house late September last year. I wound up making a big mistake in not selecting you and your sister to list the house. I wound up going with a Realtor based on a recommendation and repeated the mistake again. May I call you? Thanks for your time and consideration.
We spoke a short time later. I explained that I had been … (4 comments)
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sell your home fast: Four Homes under $350,000 in Woodbridge VA Under Contract Quickly
- 11/04/17 08:22 AM
The current local real estate market conditions for homes listed under Three Hundred Thousand Dollars is quite brisk.
Let me give you a few examples:
Lake Ridge Virginia Townhouse Goes Under Contract in 16 days!
2903 Burgundy Place, Lake Ridge Virginia 22192
This home was a joy to list and market. The seller did everything right and that afforded him a full price offer!
The home was current and updated and well maintained.
The seller made sure the lawn and street appeal looked amazing and in return buyers came in droves. 22 Showings within two weeks and multiple offers.The seller can even remain in the home after settlement until … (1 comments)
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sell your home fast: Local Homeowners wanted to Sell and Buy but were paralyzed on the how!
- 08/07/17 06:57 AM
Manassas Virginia homeowners wanted to buy a brand new move-up home and wanted to sell their current home.
They just did not know how to do it.
"They were afraid they would wind up with two mortgages and an unsold home!"
We first met the owners of 8519 Thomas Drive Manassas VA at the end of May 2017. Patty and I arrived took a tour of the home and then sat with the owners and laid out all of their real estate options. Within a few days they made the decision to go ahead and sell and buy … (3 comments)
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sell your home fast: 261 Homes For Sale Already Snapped Up in Lake Ridge VA
- 03/22/17 05:06 AM
Are you thinking of Selling a home in Lake Ridge Virginia?
Well now is the time.....do not miss the spring market. Spring Market is from February 15th to about May 15th. Then it typically slows down. All bets are off this year. Currently most homes listed for sale are selling in less than thirty days and many are getting multiple offers if priced at Fair Market Value.
So let's do the math. 261 homes sold divided by three months equals 87 Homes Under Contract or Sold per month. Currently today, there are only 83 properties for sale on the resale market in Lake Ridge … (1 comments)
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sell your home fast: Success Story - One Year Update on Homeowners who were upside down
- 12/07/16 08:41 AM
About a year ago, I helped some sellers who were upside down on their home, ten years after the local Prince William County VA home values imploded.
The Woodbridge Virginia couple were tens of thousands upside down on their mortgage. When I did the sellers estimated cost to sell with REALTOR® fee's and normal selling costs and the situation was UGLY!
Selling For Sale By Owner to help defer some on the costs was not an option. They were busy professionals who had little free time and had no clue how to market their home or even negotiate and offer and everything else that … (3 comments)
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sell your home fast: What homes get the most money when selling? Do you know?
- 10/01/16 10:26 PM
I have a been a REALTOR® for two and half decades in the Woodbridge Virginia area. I can tell you all homes sell when they are priced right.
Your Listing Agents job is to help you price your home to Fair Market Contion. We do this by looking at all the recent closed sales within a mile or so of your home. This is exactly what appraisers look at to formuate value. Remember if a home does not appraise, most buyers will walk.
Your REALTOR® of choice will coach and guide you on how best to price the home, stage the home, and will … (3 comments)
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sell your home fast: New Neighbors Get Social at Potomac Shores
- 08/08/16 03:36 AM
It's finally happening, the Potomac Shores Club opened.
When you become a homeowner in Potomac Shores you get to be apart of this amazing club. Check out this gym. Best of all it is included in your HOA fee's. Kiss you gym membership goodbye! Oh yeah, high speed Internet is included in your HOA fee!
In the photo below is the Yoga yard, the Lap Pool, the State of the Art Gym, the resort style pool with snack bar, and the greeting room of the Shores Club. There is also a kids room, and reception area along with his and her locker rooms.
This it … (2 comments)
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sell your home fast: Listing your home for sale in late Spring could be a big mistake.
- 01/19/16 07:50 AM
I was having a conversation with a teacher the other day. She works in a local Prince William County School system. She stated they that she and her husband were contemplating selling their home in late spring. When I asked why so late?
"She stated we want to time the sale of the home with school getting out."
That's when I asked."Are you open to coaching?" She stated she was. It was then I explain if you follow through with that plan, chances are you will miss the local Prince William County Virginia spring real estate market. You should have seen her face. She … (0 comments)
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sell your home fast: POOF! In the dark of the night the unwanted items disappeared
- 11/17/15 03:01 AM
When it's time to downsize you have to have nerves of steel.
You simply just need to LET THINGS GO!
If you are anything like us ( Boomers!) we have a huge home filled with things we've purchased, things others purchased and things we merged into our home from those who have passed away.
There comes a point when you have to say is it a NEED or a WANT?
Ask yourself. Do I really need this? Or do I just want it because so and so gave it to me? If it is the second then you need to ask yourself. Where will it … (2 comments)
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sell your home fast: Local Lake Ridge Virginia Real Estate Market Shifting
- 08/04/15 08:43 AM
The local real estate market in the Woodbridge/Lake Ridge Virginia area is currently in a "Balanced Market". Balanced market means inventory and demand seems to be at a steady pace. Earlier this year in many price points we were in a Sellers Market.That is when resale and new home inventory is tight and sellers typically get an offer within a week or less of listing and sometimes multiple offers. As summer came around, inventory and demand slowed. Normal. However this year "I personally have been feeling like the Woodbridge, Lake Ridge Virginia real estate market may be tipping into the Buyers Market … (0 comments)
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sell your home fast: Port Potomac Home in Woodbridge Virginia goes Under Contract Quickly
- 07/21/15 10:09 AM
Sale Pending on 2449 Trimaran WAY, Woodbridge, VA 22191 Get Directions Click Here Description Photos Maps & Local Schools My Reviews More $ Click for current price 4 BEDROOMS | 4 (2 full, 2 half ) BATHROOMS | 3300 SQUARE FEET 2449 Trimaran Way, Woodbridge Virginia 22191 quickly went under contract..
2449 Trimarn Way, Woodbridge Virginia has a sale pending in less than 5 days after the Twins Selling Real Estate listed the house. We can sell yours!
3 finished levels, deck and two car garage. Hurry this should sell fast. It is price well and in very nice condition on … (0 comments)
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sell your home fast: When Listing Your Home For Sale Remember "Details Matter!"
- 07/15/15 09:23 PM
Last week I was in Virginia Beach for a few days of R & R. That said in this day and age our smart phones are with us all the time. When the phone rings I answer.
The reason is simple. "I am a Promise Keeper!"
What I mean is, when I am hired to sell your home, it is my job to do everything possible to make sure your home is seen on the MLS, the Internet and that other agents know your home is FOR SALE.
So while walking on the beach after dinner on Friday evening with my husband my phone rang. … (4 comments)
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sell your home fast: Home values may be increasing. But will the house appraise?
- 05/13/15 02:41 AM
Our local real estate market started our brisk in the Prince William County Virginia area in 2015.
Actually from where Patty and I were standing, there was no Christmas Holiday Season. Homeowners were listing and selling homes and buyers were out in droves.It was off to the races right after New Yeas and it hasn't let up this year so far.
2015 so far has been an extremely busy year for Northern Virginia and Prince William County Virginia REALTORS.
However in April 2015 we saw a little shift in the winds. As prices of homes have begun to increase and multiple offers started coming in and … (1 comments)
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sell your home fast: The Three S's of Winter Real Estate!
- 03/06/15 02:08 AM
Best TEXT all day came from one of my seller customers who has a vacant home For Sale in the area.
We got a good amount of snow so I check with her via text.
I hated to ask her to go shovel it, but I know there is an agent who is going to show the house late this afternoon or tomorrow.
She sends back this text she would get over there by mid day. I just received this text.
"Shoveled, Salted and ready to Sell!!!"
Keeping a positive attitude is tough when the … (0 comments)
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sell your home fast: Another home Under Contract in less than thirty days..
- 03/05/15 02:37 AM
14123 Baneberry Circle, Manassas Virginia 20112 is now Under Contract.
The owners are thrilled. I bet you would be as well. It means you can move to your next destination knowing your home is under contract.
When the sellers called I explained it could be as long as sixty days given that the home is a "Luxury Home" in the Manassas Virginia area.
Truth be told the home is closer to Lake Ridge Virginia than it is to Manassas.
That is the tricky part about marketing this home. Online buyers totally discount the home as being too far away … (4 comments)
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sell your home fast: Virtual Showings versus Physical Showings...
- 02/28/15 11:59 PM
Virtual Showings are all the clicks and views and forwards we can tract online.
Physical Showing is actual foot traffic that cross the sellers threshold to take a look at the home in person.
Real estate agents with systems in place can tract this information and help the seller decide how best to proceed with marketing their home For Sale.
In today's online world, consumers can view homes For Sale on all the major portals, such as Zillow, Realtor dot com, Homesnap, Redfin, Truila, Mobile Apps and so on.
In the old days twenty years ago. Listing agents had to rely … (0 comments)
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sell your home fast: From cramped townhouse to dream home in Forty Five days!
- 02/27/15 02:07 AM
It was a Sunday Morning in January that Patty Blackwelder and myself went to meet a couple who had dreams of selling their cramped townhouse that they had outgrown many years ago.
Walking in, it was very evident they had no room.
Fixing it up while living in it was virtually impossible.
When we sat down with them, they had done their homework. They learned they could qualify for a larger home, and they had enough money to purchase it. The only thing is their were paralyzed with the fear of owning two homes.
Two sets of utility bills, two mortgages … (2 comments)
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sell your home fast: Should a Home Seller "Test The Market?"
- 02/26/15 12:04 AM
When you call me to talk about selling your Lake Ridge or Woodbridge Virginia home, I first take a look at the condition.
Just know prior to my arrival I have done a lot of research. Even though I know the market well. I want to double check what homes have recently sold ( we call this the historical information) then I look at the Active Listings, as well as the Under Contract Information and the Withdrawal information.
Terms:
Historical Information - comparable sales of similar homes over the past three to six months nearby
Active Information- these are homes that … (0 comments)
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sell your home fast: The Lake Ridge Virginia Real Estate market is heating up...
- 02/25/15 07:25 PM
Learn why home buyers with a pre-approval in hand for up to $400,000 are growing frustrated with the buying process.
Let's assume you were looking in the 22192 zip code area of Lake Ridge (Woodbridge) Virginia area for a home. Would you be surprised to learn 24 single family homes have contracts or have already settled since January 1st, 2015. And as I write this blog post there are only eleven single family home buying opportunities in the Lake Ridge Virginia area for those with a budget under $400,000.
Facts:
The younger the home the higher the price Most were built in … (0 comments)
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sell your home fast: When does the Spring Real Estate Market Start?
- 02/17/15 09:24 PM
Normally the spring market begins around March 15th and lasts through Memorial Day here in the Northern Virginia and Prince William County Virginia area.
Well.....not this year!
The phone started ringing before Christmas and hasn't stop. Our January calendar has been filled everyday with appointments with homeowners who want to sell and home buyers who want to buy.
The fear that interest rates are predicted to rise in 2015 is inspiring many home buyers and sellers to make a move. The low, low interest rates available right now are just to good to pass up. We have witnessed thirty year fixed … (3 comments)
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