selling your home: When a professional gives you advice, do you take it? - 09/02/19 07:38 AM
We know you want to sell your home for the most money as quickly as possible!
We're professional Realtors. We study the real estate market every day. We know how much homes are worth and what buyers are willing to pay for them.
 
When a professional gives you advice, do you take it?
 
 
Selling a home isn't easy, but it's pretty simple. Follow your agent's advice. 
Click here to download our FREE Seller's Guide with lots of information you need to know to sell your home quickly and for the most money!
 
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selling your home: A Sign of the Times - 02/20/17 11:19 AM
There's a house around the corner for us that had some construction work done in October. Workers pulled the siding off and wrapped the house.
 
 
The windows were replaced and then nothing happened. 
Absolutely nothing.
It's not February and still the house is wrapped with no sign of any work going on. 
Fine - I get it. Something things happen. Financing gets mixed up, owners and vendors have a disagreement, whatever.
But I'll tell you this. When we're ready to get new siding or windows, we won't be using the company whose sign has been sitting on their front lawn for the past 4 months. 
 
The same … (5 comments)

selling your home: 10 Ways to Prevent Your Home From Selling - 09/06/13 10:18 PM
Imagine you have your home on the market but aren't really interested in selling it. There are some things you can do to make sure that you don't have to go through the bother of moving. Here are the top 10 things you can do to keep your home from selling:
10. Don't clear the ice or snow from your front walk ever. Don't rake leaves. 
9. Don't let buyers see your home. Have your agent write a "courtesy call to owner" in your listing and then, whenever an agent calls, tell them the home is unavailable unless you're home and you … (10 comments)

selling your home: Anatomy of 2 listing appointments - 09/12/12 08:43 PM

 
 
In response to our prospecting, we received a request to interview for the position of Realtor for a couple who are trying to sell their home. Here's how it went.
Our listing appointment - We fell in love with the house, saw its potential, and fell into natural, easy conversation with the owners. We had brought a list of comps and had a list price in mind and data to support it. We brought our marketing plan and were able to explain it in detail.
"We want to interview another Realtor. We'll get back to you," they told … (8 comments)

selling your home: 9 Curb Appeal MUSTS! - 04/10/12 09:07 PM

Potential buyers drive past your home all the time. The more often the take notice and call an agent to show the home, the more likely you are to get an offer. Convince them to take notice by using these 10 tips for great curb appeal. Your front yard must be immaculately landscaped. The lawn must be cut and trimmed neatly, preferably on the diagonal. The border between your plantings and lawn must be neat. Sweep the sidewalks, pathways and front porch daily. Put out a new colorful welcome mat. In autumn, leaves must be removed daily. In winter, snow and ice must … (21 comments)

selling your home: Union NJ Marketing Trends - 03/18/12 10:00 AM
Union, NJ occupies northern Union County in the area that was called Connecticut Farms in the 18th Century. Nearly 57,000 people live in Union.
There are six primary (PreK-4) schools:
Battle Hill School Hannah Caldwell School Connecticut Farms Elementary School Franklin School  Livingston School Washington School  Central Five-Jefferson School serves grade 5, and Burnet Middle School and Kawameeh Middle School serve grades 6 though 8. Union High School serves 2400 students in grades 9-12.
While the data shows that total inventory is down in Union, the rate of sales has remained about the same as has the days on market with only minor variations.  The … (0 comments)

 
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