preparing a home for sale: Be Pro Active When You List Your Home for a Smooooother Transaction
- 04/03/19 03:02 AM
The easiest thing to do when you take a listing...is exactly that..Take it...use your laptop or a binder of information you have prepared about the market...the comparable listings that you have found...and your unique and thorough marketing plan that will WoW Buyers and agents with multiple offers being the result. The Sellers are excited...You are excited and can't wait to begin the pre-marketing that will propel the listing to the top of the "most wanted" charts. Photography is ordered...you write the shooting script, add video....keep your fingers crossed that the sun shines for the drone shots you have in mind … (21 comments)
preparing a home for sale: So....The Woman went in to the Nail Salon.....
- 03/22/19 03:38 PM
. Every woman has their favorite...hair stylist a/k/a Cosmetician Magician, Masseuse....and the Pampering Princess....Nail Technician. I have been one of Ann's clients for years at TN Nails and appreciate her skill and always willing to get me an appointment on short notice. For some reason...my not so regular schedule does not allow for setting a time in advance...and she well understand the demands of self employment. Her manicures and pedicures are meant to be relaxing besides "glamourizing" your digits...and all of the above is exactly the service you get from this Lady and her staff. Mmmmm....is there anything better than … (14 comments)
preparing a home for sale: Hey Wisconsin....Get Your Listings ON !
- 01/06/19 04:40 AM
We are spending the day today with anxious, pre approved Buyers who understand...as we have explained...this is a period of "thinventory" some of the listings we are seeing today are Day ONE on the market. Because we are careful to watch the "Delayed listing" (coming soon in some markets) we will be the first to see these new market entries. Our Buyers are prepared...and some have expanded their geographic perameters to be able to buy now. They know that interest rates have increased and that homes are appreciating in value...they want to move now and area anxious to see how Sellers … (14 comments)
preparing a home for sale: Two Prices/Heads ARE Better than One !
- 09/22/18 04:26 AM
. Our real estate practice spans Buyers and Sellers throughout southeastern Wisconsin. The reasons for moving are many and varied. It can be an estate, relocation due to a job change, upsizing, downsizing, divorce, senior living, moves to be closer to family members...every situation is different and comes with a different set of needs of wants. Whether it is a first time Seller, or last time Seller, there are things that need to be done to get the house ready for sale. The mantra "there is the way you live in a house and there is a way that you … (12 comments)
preparing a home for sale: We'll let the Buyer Replace the Roof....for a credit Said the Seller
- 09/20/18 04:54 AM
. The "easiest out" in selling a house is to "imagine" that the Buyers want to replace the....roof, carpet, deck boards..counters...re-paint...repair...whatever the mechanical or cosmetic part of the house. In our experience....and in some cases the "added experience" of the insurance company, the mortgage lender...and yes, the Buyers...they not only do not want replace "it"...."it" is not permitted. One of the very first questions an insurance agent will ask in insuring a new property is "How old is the roof ?" In some cases they may even send a representative to the property to observe the condition of the peaks and … (13 comments)
preparing a home for sale: The end of the MLS description read: "Decorating Allowance $X"
- 03/05/18 06:41 AM
I felt as though I had slipped quietly back a decade .....as I read the description of a property that said $X would be credited at closing for decorating...'Really ? Oh Yicks ! Do buyers and agents really KNOW what whatever changes they want to make cost ? Not usually....sometimes they don't realize what they could be...they just know it isn't"their house"...and that can be for lots of reasons from a choice of colors to over cluttered rooms that appear too small. Dark walls that cave in a room...wallpaper that has seen its better days....clients have no idea.....what the … (17 comments)
preparing a home for sale: Make a List and Check it MORE than Twice when Selling Your Home
- 02/18/18 04:04 AM
In our real estate practice, we say that spring starts January 2nd ! While there may well be drifts of snow of blasts of icy air, we remind our multiple spheres through our snail mail and email that if this is the year that they choose to upsize, downsize...become snow birds...NOW is the time to see "what condition their condition is in." It is very difficult to be objective about your own house. You painted the walls the colors that please you....you overlook the stain that didn't quite come out of the carpet...no one will notice the scratch on the … (8 comments)
preparing a home for sale: Does Color "color" a Buyer's thinking about a home ? YES !
- 01/13/18 04:56 AM
When we list a property we look inside and out....and ask all the questions that we know as experienced agents, Buyers will ask....from the age of the roof to the "has there ever been any water in the basement" kind of mechanical/maintenance questions...to advising on issues of decluttering and depersonalizing a home....the "home" now needs to be a HOUSE ! What does that mean ? Somewhere in the archives of Home Selling 101 there is a statistic that says that "95% of all Buyers cannot envision a house in any other way than the way it is shown … (30 comments)
preparing a home for sale: We Can't Remove Those Pictures..It's Who We Are the Seller Protested
- 12/04/17 01:44 AM
Part of our preparation for the sale of a home is an inside out examination of the property. We tell the Sellers that while David is not an inspector, he has a background in construction....and we look at the interior to "de-personalize", de-clutter, suggest some other details that give the home more eye appeal before putting it on the market. We look at what Sellers may consider little things like a tiny bit of peeling paint to the "hunting trophies" , Collection of ......, family photographs, religious and political items. We explain as many Agents and stagers do....there … (27 comments)
preparing a home for sale: Don't be Afraid to Tell OR Hear the Truth.....
- 11/28/17 01:34 AM
As we tour homes with Buyers we observe lots of different features in a home. David concentrates on the construction and mechanical aspects and I look at the layout, decor...let my imagination sore as I imagine what I would do differently with the house that the Sellers did not. Sometimes I wonder....was it fear that caused the listing agent not to tell the Sellers....that.....
- The family album of photographs displayed in several rooms is a distraction...not an "attraction." - That contrasting wall of bright orange may not be … (8 comments)
preparing a home for sale: Comparing Apples....and Avocados....Or Something Like That
- 05/27/17 02:12 AM
We are often asked to review a listing that another agent has ...sometimes due to our divorce niche and sometimes because one of our purple envelope loyal and wonderful business or client sphere members has suggested that we offer a second opinion to a friend or neighbor who is trying to sell their house without success. We begin by "assuming " nothing...that the present listing has is correct....we start from scratch...that means room sizes, directions, description of location, finishes, features, etc. Every category that is "fill in the blank" on MLS in addition to the features that a buyer … (22 comments)
preparing a home for sale: The Two Largest Reasons Transactions Fall Apart & How to Prevent Them
- 03/05/15 07:35 PM
There are two main reasons that transactions fall apart....this blog will address one and tomorrow's blog the other....If you guessed....Inspection and Financing...you guessed correctly. There are a number of ways to address the inspection portion of the transaction. In our market, it is not necessarily "the norm" to do a pre-inspection on a house. On the sale of my Mother's house....while to the best of our knowledge, the house was well maintained, we elected to have a pre-inspection before listing. The inspection did uncover a few things and we had them repaired...and the inspection available for review … (20 comments)
preparing a home for sale: Playing ..."Sally Says,....."
- 10/03/10 11:47 PM
It was our pleasure to take my Mom to dinner the other night....and surprise her with friends already seated with balloons and decorations to celebrate her 89th birthday. One couple had recently listed their home with us as they had opted to downsize and move to a retirement community. Before they listed their home, they asked us to come over and give them advice on how to prepare their home for sale. They had been diligent about maintenance and had always had a cleaning lady and yard person manicure the double lot and all the greenery and … (17 comments)
preparing a home for sale: The BIG 4 Reasons A House Sells.....
- 11/03/09 10:33 PM
In no particular order….here are the BIG FOUR reasons you need to look at when you list/sell your home. - Location –Not much you can do about that you say…it is where it is…true enough ! But who knows that ? Is there a sign on the lawn ? Are there directional signs to the property ? Is it listed in MLS with easy to understand directions ? What internet presence has your agent given your listing ? - Condition – “Handy man’s special” and “as is” don’t get it anymore…and neither do the people who want to … (7 comments)
The easiest thing to do when you take a listing...is exactly that..Take it...use your laptop or a binder of information you have prepared about the market...the comparable listings that you have found...and your unique and thorough marketing plan that will WoW Buyers and agents with multiple offers being the result.
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