home selling tips: What Buyers Are Saying About Your House - 02/21/08 01:10 AM
Spring is right around the corner, the beginning of the traditional "hot" time for selling a home. I've been out showing homes to several different potential buyers in the last few weeks and have had the chance to get their honest impressions and assessments of the homes we are touring. It's … (113 comments)
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home selling tips: Is it Hard or Easy to Sell the Nicest Home on the Block - 02/19/08 09:27 PM
Hello Everyone,
With all the help of shows on HGTV that promote home remodeling and fixing up, you would think that all of this upgrading would mean your home is ready to sell when it comes time. It will probably fly off the market right? Not Always.
Any Realtor with experience will … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: How to know why Your Home is not Selling - 02/19/08 07:13 PM
Hello Everyone,
Many people have experienced a home sitting on the market that is not selling. I will outline a basic tool for understanding what is going on and why. This does not take into account your market or location the home is in. But can give you a great way … (6 comments)
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home selling tips: Is Your House a Litterbox to Potential Buyers? - 02/19/08 01:44 AM
Hello Everyone,
I just want to address and issue real quick for home Sellers who have pets. Let me preface this by saying I love animals. But when selling a home not everyone does. Pet smell is a real turn off for potential buyers. Even if they have animals, the smell … (6 comments)
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home selling tips: How Important is Price when Selling Your Home in Spokane - 02/18/08 11:49 PM
Hello Everyone,
Click play to listen to this blog
Let's take a moment and address this issue. Price is the smallest word with the biggest impact on your sale. Selling a a Home in Spokane Washington is not the same as selling a home in other cities. In some ways it … (3 comments)
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home selling tips: "Painting for the Cause" - 02/18/08 09:51 AM
The things we do as Realtors to make our listings more saleable. This past weekend I had a showing on one of my listings and calling this agent back as we all do for feedback she informed me that the house smelled like smoke in the kitchen area mostly and asked if … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Home Selling Tips... - 02/17/08 10:39 AM
Are you going to be selling your home? Perhaps you already have it on the market. If so, you know just how difficult it can be sometimes. There are many reasons that you may not be able to sell your home as quickly as you would like. The fact of the matter is that the … (1 comments)
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home selling tips: The Value of a Professional - Winning the Amazing Race - 02/06/08 03:49 PM
Hello Everyone,
I just want to take a moment and talk about what may seem obvious but yet is so vital in many ways. I'm talking about the difference between a professional in their field and just a person in their field. We have all had experiences we can remember … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: Free Spokane Home Values - 02/05/08 11:59 AM
Hello Everyone,
There is a great way to keep updated on your Spokane Home Values . Knowing your property value is an important part of home ownership. Keeping informed on what is happening in your neighborhood and in the Spokane market compared to national news is key.
As a Spokane Home Owner, you need … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: More Great Press for the Big Bad Home Sale (from Austin Business Journal) - 02/02/08 06:10 PM
Once again, our Big, Bad Home Sale was featured in a prominent business publication. The Austin Business Journal featured a very nice story about us today. You can read about it at:
http://bigbadhomesale.com/abj
… (0 comments)
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home selling tips: How to Deal with Separation Due to Relocation - 02/02/08 06:06 PM
There was post on Zillow that really tugged at my hearstrings today. Somebody wrote:
"Just curious to know if anyone else out there is in a similar boat... My husband is in sales and is now in a new territory. Its a great opportunity for us, but like a lot of people, we … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Salisbury Steak - as Served in Minnesota - 02/01/08 06:58 PM
Here is what we are having at the Lordbock house for supper tonight. With a warm up in temperatures today bringing us from -50 to 20 above - I'm working again and looking for something that makes it appear that I have been in the kitchen cooking all day, when … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: Get prepared now to sell your home in spring - 02/01/08 11:19 AM
Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to give home sellers a heads up for this Spring selling season. Many people say I'm going to wait until spring to put the home on the market. This usually turns into about June. The best strategy for home sellers now is to start the process now. … (1 comments)
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home selling tips: Kelly's Tips For Getting Your Home Sold Faster..... - 01/30/08 07:27 PM
20 Tips to Sell Your Home Faster
Ask for help to see you home from a buyer's point of view. Ask someone who can be objective and honest of their impression of your home. Of course a Realtor is always a good choice, but you'll also want to review their marketing techniques … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Help Your Sellers To Neater Closets With The Shoe Wheel! - 01/30/08 05:55 PM
This is the neatest idea, I'm buying one-gotta have it!
I've watched the videos on the Rakku Designs website and I believe that this shoe organizer is the way to store shoes.
I can see this being used by my clients to de-clutter their closets and help their homes to sell.
I wonder-maybe I … (8 comments)
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home selling tips: Does Today's Society of Instant Gratification Carry Through to the Housing Market? - 01/30/08 05:40 PM
In my opinion, you bet it does. People are busier today than ever before. A lot of us lead much busier, fast-paced lives than our parents ever did, and they didn't have all of the gadgets that we have today. You know; the ones that are supposed to make our lives … (12 comments)
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home selling tips: Tips for selling your home in the winter months! - 01/21/08 12:35 PM
Trying to sell your home in the middle of the winter might sound like a daunting task, even when you have a Realtor marketing your home. We often think our homes won't look as appealing with snow covering the ground, leafless trees accentuating the yard, less daylight, and temperatures so cold … (2 comments)
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home selling tips: 4 Tips to sell your home in this market - 01/13/08 03:55 PM
Hello Everyone,
Selling your Home in Spokane right now can seem like a hard task. It doesn't have to be. Here's 4 quick tips to get it sold.
1. obviously make sure you hire the right agent. This may seem like a shameless plug, but the reality is that it's competitive and selling … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington Predicts a Seller's Market For 2008 - 01/13/08 11:40 AM
The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington recently predicted a Seller's market for 2008. This is good news if you are planning on selling your home this year. If you are ready to take the plunge, here are a few tips to start preparing your home for sale:
• Clean your home from top to bottom. Once … (3 comments)
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home selling tips: 5 Dos and Don'ts for Home Sellers in 2008 - 01/12/08 04:07 PM
I spent an entire day this week with a potential buyer. He had a particular area in mind for his new home and we scheduled appointments to see all of the available homes in one of the subdivisions he is interested in. There are 10 homes for sale in the area … (30 comments)
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home selling tips: Realtors...Want to give yourself a RAISE? - 01/12/08 03:03 PM
Realtors...want to give yourself a RAISE?
STAGE YOUR LISTINGS AND YOU COULD MAKE $32,500 OR MORE ... PER YEAR!
The median home price in Reno/Sparks Washoe County is $332,000
Staged homes bring in 3-10% over the listing price. This equates to an equity gain of $9,960- $33,200 or an average of $21,580 per property.At 3% … (2 comments)
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home selling tips: Why should you use a Tech Savvy Realtor - 01/10/08 09:01 PM
Hello Everyone,
Learn More at www.TeamQuintana.com
Well, let's tacle the very important question and the thousands of dollar question. Should you be concerned with how tech savvy your realtor is? The answer is of course! With over 80% of people starting the looking process online, it is only becoming more and more important … (5 comments)
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home selling tips: Should Realtors use Brochures to Sell your House? - 01/10/08 03:12 PM
Hello Everyone,
Learn more at: www.TeamQuintana.com
This is a good for both people selling their homes and selecting an agent, and for agents who should know how to structure their business to provide better service for your customers. So let's look at the pros and cons of brochures and how to use them.
Some agents … (5 comments)
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home selling tips: Is Winter a Good or Bad Time to Sell - You May be Surprised - 01/09/08 05:04 PM
Hello Everyone,
Visit www.TeamQuintana.com for more info. Well, this is a funny topic because I have been sharing this strategy with my clients for years. Now I know that this may not apply to everyone because parts of the nation do not really get a winter. That being said, I live in … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: Beware of Discount Brokers - You get what you pay for - 01/09/08 03:59 PM
Hello Everyone,
Visit www.TeamQuintana.com for more info. There is a lot of discussion about discount brokerages in the news. We will see if they remain in business through the legislation and questions about how they effect the public. I will give my 2 cents. Because the public needs to here more … (6 comments)
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home selling tips: How to Make Sure Your Home Sells in This Market - 01/09/08 12:55 PM
Hello Everyone,
Visit our Spokane Wa Real Estate Website for more info. Let's face it, the market always effects home sales. The key is how do you get the most when buying or selling your home in either a slow market or a great market. I sell homes in the Spokane Real Estate market in … (5 comments)
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home selling tips: Contrary To Popular Belief...February IS The Time To List Your Home - 01/05/08 04:53 PM
Year after Year I hear from Sellers in The Woodlands and Spring area just North of Downtown Houston "I will wait until Springtime to list my home. We are thinking towards the end of April."
The Popular Belief for many years is that homes just DO NOT sell as well during … (11 comments)
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home selling tips: Home Selling Tips - 12/28/07 06:18 PM
Selling your home this Spring?
Getting your home ready to sell? This can be a huge job, but once you identify the areas of concern, this task can be manageable if done in small steps.
It has been announced by NAR that "property inventories are at an all time high". Gone are … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: New Years Resolutions for Home Sellers - 12/27/07 07:55 PM
Everyone has that list, whether they write it down or just keep it in their head. All of the things they vow to improve on, change or implement in the New Year. Lose weight, get organized, spend more time with the family, focus on business....the list goes on and on.
If your … (20 comments)
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home selling tips: My Open Letter to Home Sellers - 12/12/07 12:41 PM
I have to get something off of my chest- it is something that sellers are doing every day that is sabotaging their chances at selling their home for the best value. I believe the hardest thing for sellers to do is to look at their house objectively. Don't get me wrong- … (5 comments)
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home selling tips: Working With Your Real Estate Agent - A Team Approach To Selling Your Home - 12/11/07 11:54 AM
Once you have made the decision to sell your home, the next big choice you will have is in selecting a real estate agent that is right for you. If you had a good working relationship with the agent that assisted you in the purchase of your home, you may wish to contact that person again … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: Selling Your Home is a Business - Run It Like One! - 11/26/07 07:36 PM
Jumping into the real estate market, you have basically become a business owner, trying to sell a product - in this case, your home. Like all small business owners, you need to know about supply and demand, what the current market conditions are, who your target customers are, what the competition … (11 comments)
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home selling tips: Great tip for selling your listing - 11/21/07 11:28 AM
What's Your Home's Story?
By
Chris Hardy
Used with permission
Every home has a story. Yet with all the technological advances of real estate marketing, the stories about our homes aren't being told. As humans, we crave story. It is that craving for story that compels us to go to the movie theatres and the … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: How To Take The Mystery Out Of Selling Your Home - 11/16/07 11:28 AM
I had a wonderful travel opportunity this month and made a short, whirlwind visit to London, England. What a beautiful city! Museums, historic churches, the Thames, the Tower of London, Big Ben and more. While there, we took a coach (bus) tour of Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and the town of Bath, … (5 comments)
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home selling tips: Selling Your Home? Tip of the Day – Organize the Garage - 11/15/07 10:17 AM
Do you ever find that you're having trouble pulling your car into the garage because you have so much stored in there? Clean it up by storing everything you can at a helpful relative's home or a rented storage unit. This way, your garage area will appear larger, and when it … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Selling Your Home? Tip of the Day – Clean the Carpets - 11/14/07 10:13 AM
When you are ready to list your home, it's always a good idea to have the carpets cleaned. A clean home will always sell faster, and you should accentuate the fact that you take care of your home. Leave a few pairs of shoes just inside the front door to imply … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Selling Your Home? - Tip of the Day - Make A Checklist - 11/07/07 11:03 AM
Make a checklist for the whole family to review any time a Realtor is bringing someone to look at your home. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, just something to remind you to do all the little preparatory tricks to get your home in order before it is shown. Get … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Selling Your Home? Tip of The Day - – Paint Walls a Neutral Color - 11/06/07 07:48 AM
If your home is decorated in dark or unusual colors, you will scare off a lot of potential buyers. It will be worth your while to paint your walls a neutral color, such as off-white. If you're not up to painting your entire house, at least paint the areas that make … (1 comments)
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home selling tips: Setting Showing Limitations: Setting Yourself For Failure - 11/06/07 05:26 AM
Setting Limitations: Setting Yourself Up For Failure Written by Loreena Yeo Copyright 2007
As a kind word of advice for Sellers in this Buyer's real estate market:
For buyers to view your home (with your hopes of a pending sale) can really be tainted if you set too many parameters for viewing your … (11 comments)
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home selling tips: When Foreclosure Hurts - 11/04/07 08:57 PM
Several years ago when the real estate investment hype was going strong, Collin County (Texas) realtors cashed in on selling real estate as investment properties. Some went to California, bought large billboard signs and phone calls/ "investors" came in by the hundreds, if not thousands. They conducted seminars about the real … (5 comments)
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home selling tips: After you have done your best, and it didnt turn out the way you wanted - 10/26/07 03:14 PM
A Friday Rambling from a Frisco realtor.......Written by Loreena Yeo Copyright 2007.
Sometimes after all you have done and you know you did your best, the people who loves and cares for you (like those on Active Rain) will tell you that That's All You Can Do. But it never fails to … (9 comments)
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home selling tips: Selling Your Home? But Are You Having Any Fun Yet? - 10/25/07 03:40 PM
That's right. I said are you having any fun?
OK, call me crazy. I guess I'm just one of those irritatingly cheerful people who like to have fun with whatever mundane task I am tackling. I am guilty of playing loud funky music while I vacuum, singing while doing the dishes, and dabbling … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Tinsel: Toxic for Home Sellers? - 10/24/07 11:46 PM
Here we are at the end of October...the trick or treaters haven't even knocked on the door yet, but the Christmas decorations are all over the drug stores, malls, and department stores. Trees, stockings, wreaths, bows, wrapping paper. Sparkling, shiny, beautiful temptations just calling to you from the shelves. Pick me...pick … (21 comments)
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home selling tips: Buying Mountain Properties in Georgia: Exercise Due Diligence During Water Shortage - 10/24/07 12:18 PM
At some of the higher elevations in North Georgia, wells can run low or dry at the best of times. With the current drought however, and with as much development as has taken place in recent years (leading to greater runoff), many otherwise strong wells could possibly to be impacted.
This can hold true even in … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: The Importance of Intelligent Pricing - 10/22/07 01:06 PM
In lieu of today's marketplace I thought that it would be a great time to take the opportunity to discuss home pricing. Pricing a home correctly in this market has become a art form. There are many factors to consider when pricing a home including condition, timing and individual neighborhood comps. … (1 comments)
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home selling tips: As The Leaves Start To Fall, Don’t Let The Same Happen To Your Asking Price! - 10/16/07 07:01 PM
If you are planning to sell your home this fall, now is the time to clean up your yard. Here are a few things you can do to make the outside of your home look its best:
- Remove all annual flowers that are no longer blooming or that have become unhealthy … (8 comments)
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home selling tips: Follow up: Listing Agent responded to Overpriced Listing - 10/13/07 06:27 AM
As a follow up for my blog on Twice as Challenging as a Buyer's agent , I decided to try the be nice, please help me because I think there is some missing data strategy recently.....
Well, how did it go???
Not so well..... Let me back up. It did go well the … (7 comments)
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home selling tips: Aggressive Marketing or Right Pricing??? - 10/13/07 06:08 AM
Aggressive Marketing or Right Pricing.....
Both strategies are needed for the game. Every agent and Seller know that. However, in my opinion, no matter how aggressive your marketing strategy can be, no matter far your online listing capability to reach Craigslist, Yahoo, MSN Real Estate, Oodle, Trulia, etc., the ultimate answer is … (7 comments)
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home selling tips: Vincent, Should I Update the Plumbing and Fixtures Before Listing? - 10/13/07 12:45 AM
I would say update depending on the condition of the plumbing and fixtures. It may just need to be polished up with a little bit of Brasso to give it that showroom shine (the fixtures of course).
There are several good reasons to make sure all of your plumbing and fixtures look … (16 comments)
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home selling tips: Vincent, How do I prepare my house for the sale? - 10/11/07 01:45 AM
After listing you're home with me, I will supply you with a complimentary 20 minute video from David Knox (a real estate superstar). I will also help you prepare your home and if staging is necessary I will be there for you to maximize your homes appeal with the use of … (2 comments)
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home selling tips: Sell your house quick! - 10/08/07 06:15 PM
A few tried and true tips to get your house sold!
Prepare yourself to sell your house. Do your best to see the house, no longer as your home, but as a product to be marketed. This takes some work, especially if you have been in the home for a number of … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: home selling tips! - 10/08/07 05:59 PM
Here are a few tips to help prepare you home to SELL.
Clean & sweep the driveway and walkwaysMow, edge and weed eat the lawnPick up any debris in yard (make yard very tidy)Clean the front door and entry (good ole soap and water)Remove any outside/inside cobwebsClean off kitchen counters to make … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Twice As Challenging As A Buyer's Agent on Overpriced Listings - 10/02/07 08:36 PM
You would think that a job of a Listing Agent is difficult, trying to make the Sellers understand that he is overpriced. (Dont get started on how they got there. The reality is that whatever the circumstances are, it does happen!) I think that the duty of a Buyer's Agent is twice … (8 comments)
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home selling tips: Vincent, I'm a FSBO... What can you do that I can't?? - 10/01/07 11:06 PM
Besides a license to practice real estate, a thorough knowledge of the intricacies of putting the sale together, and the ability to put more money in your pocket than you could on your own (I have a dozen ways to do this, ask me how) I also have:
The right connections needed to … (54 comments)
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home selling tips: Home Maintenance for the Fall Season (or monthly maintenance you decide) - 10/01/07 10:41 PM
Well, I can't believe another year has come and gone. Fall is here and winter is right around the corner. In New York City that means we need to do everything possible to remain warm and safe in our homes (our investment).
A key to protecting the investment you've made in your … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Who Got Me A Little Iggy Today??? - 10/01/07 02:45 AM
Written and copyright © of Loreena Yeo 2007
I have discuss Limited Service in the past and I finally concur that others are right. Different strokes for different folks. And "full service" does not necessarily mean that clients get tthe best expertise available to them. It is true that some agents do … (6 comments)
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home selling tips: Quick Ways To Clean Up Your Home for a Showing or Anytime! - 09/29/07 11:57 AM
There are so many great products on the market today that make house cleaning a lot easier and let messy! I love that at any time I can quickly clean my guest bathroom, even when I am dressed nicely, by just pulling out a container of disinfectant wipes!
I recommend that in the event … (17 comments)
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home selling tips: Are You Landlord-material? - 09/29/07 11:44 AM
Are You Landlord Material?
Written and copyright © of
Loreena Yeo 2007
(1) How much money have you set aside for your
rental property(ies)?
See, the question is if you have any money ready to be set aside for this
business (after all, landlording is a business). I did not quite … (5 comments)
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home selling tips: Is Landlording A Better Alternative to Selling? - 09/29/07 11:41 AM
Is Landlording A Better Alternative To
Selling?
Written and copyright © of Loreena
Yeo 2007
No doubt that the real estate market has
recently suffered some downturns. Many Sellers who plan to move on with their
lives cannot or do not want to wait for the market to turn around are … (12 comments)
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home selling tips: Emotionally Disconnecting Sellers - 09/25/07 01:15 PM
Disclosure: I am a real estate agent who provides staging as an added-value benefit to my clients.
As much listings that I take, one of the challenges I face (next to pricing) is emotionally disconnecting Sellers from their houses. Some understand with a clear mind (to get the most for their money) … (5 comments)
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home selling tips: Denver CO Real Estate – Selling Your Home Faster During a Housing Slump. - 09/18/07 01:39 PM
Just the other day I was at a listing presentation with a prospective client discussing how to sell his home faster than the other active listings during the Denver Colorado real estate housing slump. He of course wanted to know about our marketing strategy, communication plan, and competitive listings in the … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Seller says, "Let's Negotiate" - 09/17/07 09:51 PM
One of the episodes from Buy Me on HGTV remains pretty crystal clear on my mind and I do not think I necessarily agree with both the agent and sellers.
Setting the Stage:The house has been on the market for a while before the Sellers interview this real estate agent to list … (7 comments)
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home selling tips: Getting Ready to Sell - Home Staging Tips Part II - 09/11/07 10:51 PM
I recently posted an article Getting Ready to Sell - Home Staging Tips. Part 1 dealt with beginning the decluttering and packing process. Now, on to part two: cleaning, repairs and painting.
Clean, clean and clean some more
When putting your home on the market to sell, it needs to be cleaner than … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: Vincent, Can my home be tested for mold? - 09/09/07 12:31 AM
ABSOLUTELY!!!
The first thing to understand about mold is that there is a little mold everywhere - indoors and outdoors. It's in the air and can be found on plants, foods, dry leaves, and other organic materials.
It's very common to find molds in homes and buildings. After all, molds grow naturally indoors. … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: Frisco Texas Real Estate Market Report - Summer 2007 - 09/07/07 11:42 PM
With the children back in school, I have unofficially declared that the Summer is over. Here in Frisco, Texas, we have had the best summer - weather-wise, I mean. It is not as hot compared to previous years and unfortunately, for the real estate market, it too as not sizzling hot … (2 comments)
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home selling tips: Oh Boy, do I have a problem with Limited Service agents today....... - 09/03/07 09:36 AM
I read Kim Finnigan & Jennifer Allan's blogs about the "Discount" Business Model and some past memories stirred up my rage. Oh, please do not get me wrong, it is nothing they wrote, neither were the comments posted but this brought back a significant experience for me and reminded me of the rage I … (22 comments)
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home selling tips: Getting Ready to Sell - Home Staging Tips - 09/02/07 12:20 PM
You want me to do what?
That's the response of many sellers in the New Orleans area to the suggestion to stage their home before selling. Home staging is extremely popular in many other metropolitan areas of the United States but is relatively unknown here. With so much competition from other homes … (2 comments)
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home selling tips: Extreme Circumstances Deserve Extreme Measures - 09/01/07 07:21 AM
Most of the places in the country are facing a Buyer's market*. There are just more houses than are buyers out there. As a result, the prices are typically lower. With the splashing news of subprime lenders going out of business, it makes buyers harder to qualify for loans. There are … (6 comments)
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home selling tips: Working With A Top Producing Agent - 09/01/07 03:59 AM
It is almost adamant that some real estate clients only want to work with Top Producing agents. They are the best of the best. They come with experience. In this case, picking a top producing agent could almost yield the results you want. Or would it?
Top producing agents do not necessarily … (6 comments)
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home selling tips: Seller tips home sale preperation - 08/30/07 02:27 PM
So you are selling your home and need a little guidance on getting it ready for the droves of interested buyers that will be coming to see what you have to offer? No problem. Getting a home ready for shows is a pretty simple thing. All it really takes is some … (1 comments)
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home selling tips: Sellers: Please Let Help Me Help You - 08/21/07 05:23 PM
Please let me help you.... You probably are a little confused in this art of pricing.....
In order to move properties in the Frisco real estate market today, price is everything. Okay, it is probably 99% of everything. 1% - it does not really matter anyways.
Broker Bryant talks in his blog about How … (3 comments)
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home selling tips: The Sky Is Falling: What to do in this declining real estate market? - 07/29/07 07:57 PM
We are hearing the Chicken Little cry all over again. This time is it with real estate. "The sky is falling, the sky is falling".....
Media headlines are splashing with screaming reports, "Sales of new homes fell in June - largest amount in 5 months and WORST DOWNTURN in 16 years".... quoted … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: Seller's Myth: Price This First, I Can Always Lower It - 07/29/07 06:03 PM
It seems like this phrase, "I'll just list it at this price first. See what it does. If it does not sell by the time I need to move, then I'll just reduce the price"....
How many times have we heard Sellers say that? It sounds like they are in no pressure … (9 comments)
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home selling tips: "Don'ts" of Home Selling in The Current Market - 07/27/07 04:08 PM
DON'T overprice your home! Most sellers want to do it and as a homeowner, I understand. Your home has sentimental value and you've most like spent years in it pointing out every single great feature of it to your friends and family. However, when a buyer comes through it, they will … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Home Selling Tips - 07/24/07 04:01 PM
A few tips to get your home ready to sell.
New paint-There is something about a new coat of paint that brings your home up a notch. Make sure not to go to bright or flashy. Try and stick to a neutral color scheme. You want to set your home apart from … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: The UGLY Flier Epidemic... Create Something BEAUTIFUL! - 07/21/07 01:41 PM
Have you noticed how many UGLY fliers there are floating around in this industry? Hard to read, too busy, too bright or too plain fliers may have the OPPOSITE effect than the one you want. The goal of any print piece is to communicate information effectively. A bad flier may not … (7 comments)
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home selling tips: Strategic Pricing in a Stabilized Market - 07/10/07 11:09 PM
Stabilized? Is this not a buyer's market?
A common thread throughout my posts is the fact there are few rules that apply to each client, property, transaction, etc., other than the legal rules set forth by the Department of Real Estate and each state's real estate laws.
The same rule, things vary on a case … (2 comments)
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home selling tips: When Is A Home Not Ready To Sell? - 06/17/07 11:42 PM
During a Seller's Market, you can list you home for sale and even if it's priced a little high and isn't in perfect condition, you may get showings and offers. Today's market requires more than just deciding it's time to sell. There is so much inventory---so many homes to choose from---buyers … (18 comments)
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home selling tips: FSBO: How well are you doing? - 06/09/07 06:19 PM
The example below is purely an example I thought of on a rainy Saturday afternoon in my office. It is in no way a real representation of an actual seller's situation. The below is a generalization to illustrate my example - fictional:
EDITED TO ADD: I feel that the intentions or points of … (6 comments)
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home selling tips: Sell a Lifestyle - 06/01/07 06:27 PM
Have you ever heard the phrase, Buyers buy with Emotions? It works with clothing, shoes, furniture and yes, real estate too. The more I researched about Consumers Buying styles, the more I realize that there is such a huge industry for this: Lifestyle Marketing. Many large research and consumer profiling companies … (9 comments)
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home selling tips: Home Selling Tips: adding flooring - 06/01/07 11:26 AM
Thinking About Floors
When preparing your home for sale in any market, sellers need to do something for their home that sets it apart from the other homes listed locally. One great way to catch the eye of buyers is with new floors. Floors are one of the major design aspects … (4 comments)
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home selling tips: Landscaping for better curb appeal: boosting your homes value - 06/01/07 11:22 AM
Landscaping For Better Curb Appeal
One of the most visual elements of any home is the yard and gardens. They may seem to take a backseat to custom interiors and rooms but they play a huge role in a home's appeal. If you are selling your home now is a great … (2 comments)
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home selling tips: Ferndale Homes Selling Tips - 05/12/07 09:20 PM
Ferndale Home Selling Tips Top Ways to Boost Your Homes Value
Selling your home is a major life event; buyers and agents will come and go on a regular basis. Getting top dollar for your home takes a little know-how and insight on the little things that just might "make or break" a sale. … (1 comments)
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home selling tips: Smelly home? Buyers want FRESH! - 05/04/07 12:03 PM
Here is a subject that REALTORS have to sometimes address:
If your home is on the market, Use your nose. Many people are oblivious to scents, but others are extremely sensitive to offensive odors.
To eliminate bad smells, do the following
* bathe your pets
* freshen the cat litter box frequently
* shampoo your carpets
* dry clean your drapes
* … (2 comments)
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home selling tips: Don't Tell Me...You Listed with a Friend? - 05/02/07 08:08 AM
Did you ever go into a Atlanta neighborhood where you think the prices are astronomical, and yet when you check the listings for Actives everything is either "Under Contract or "Pending Sale" except one listing? The listing that hasn't sold seems to be priced right, clean, has OK curb appeal but … (12 comments)
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home selling tips: Home selling tips | Tips on selling your own home and preparing your home for sale - 04/23/07 12:10 AM
Top Ways to Boost Your Homes Value
Selling your home is a major life event; buyers and agents will come and go on a regular basis. Getting top dollar for your home takes a little know-how and insight on the little things that just might "make or break" a sale. Listed below … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: DO'S AND DON'TS WHEN SELLING A HOME. #1 DON'T - 04/07/07 10:04 AM
I WILL BEGIN THIS SERIES WITH ONE OF THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES HOME OWNERS MAKE WHEN SELLING A HOME LISTED BY A REALTOR.
DON'T #1
1) DON'T BE HOME WHILE YOUR HOUSE IS BEING SHOWN IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THE FACT IS THAT JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU CAN SAY OR ANY INFORMATION YOU … (3 comments)
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home selling tips: 10 Ways to Get your house ready to SELL - 04/06/07 10:41 AM
SELLING
10 Ways to Get your house ready to SELL 1. Get rid of clutter. Throw out or file stacks of newspapers and magazines. Pack away most of your small decorative items. Store out-of-season clothing to make closets seem roomier. Clean out the garage.2. Wash your windows and screens to let more … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Selling a Vacant House? - 04/02/07 12:40 AM
Here's a collection of practical tips that will help get a quick sale for top dollar!
Remember first impressions. Regardless of whether your home is vacant or not, its appeal from the street is crucial in making a positive impact with potential buyers. Paint or fix up the front entrance as required. … (0 comments)
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home selling tips: Tips for selling your home - 03/29/07 10:21 PM
PRICING : Price is everything. Overpricing leads to long days on the market, and costs you, the seller, money in the long rum. Make sure you get your pricing advice from a professional agent who knows the market.
CURB APPEAL: First Impressions are everything! Most buyers today want to drive by . … (2 comments)
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home selling tips: When do you give home selling tips? - 03/15/07 07:52 AM
Over the years of listing presentations, and Free CMA's, it was not uncommon to walk the home with the seller, and reconcile pricing with the current state of the home. If the home needed tips on improving the sales price, or for selling quickly it would be done at that time. … (13 comments)
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home selling tips: How to sell your home for more - 03/14/07 01:52 AM
I have attached a link to the informative article written by Nick Gromicko founder of NACHi, Nick is also a former Realtor. Please feel free to down load the PDF file and share it with your customers or send them the link. If you have any questions please fee free to contact … (2 comments)
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home selling tips: Thinking of selling? Quick fixes that add value to a home! - 01/18/07 11:52 AM
Hello!
These hints come courtesy of Ryan Hermansky, at American Home Mortgage:
Quick Fixes that Add Value to a Home
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home selling tips: 75 HOME SELLING PREPARATION TIPS FOR SELLERS! - 11/24/06 02:35 PM
Kitchen
Remove all drawings, pictures, magnets, packages, etc from the face and top of the refrigerator and cabinets.Remove all items from the kitchen counter tops. This includes coffee makers, toasters, canisters, utensil racks, spice racks. The only permitted item is a clean microwave and a small artificial plant.Clean out the cabinet under … (3 comments)
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home selling tips: Did You Ever Sell A Used Car? - 11/17/06 04:48 PM
Most of us have. I know we have and when we were getting ready to slap that "FOR SALE" sign in the window, guess what we did? Well, we did our best to pretty it up. We may have spent an entire weekend cleaning it out and washing it up. Looked under … (7 comments)
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home selling tips: Listmania - 10/26/06 09:36 PM
Lisa's Blog about Realtor's being good teachers, reminded me of a list of 'mini-articles' I saw on a realtor's website the other day, so I copied it here:(it was under their Selling a Home -> Home Selling Tips tab): 5 Things to Do Before You Sell10 Tips for Holding a Yard Sale10 Ways to Make … (3 comments)
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