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August 29, 2021 05:55 AM

Preparing to sell your home is no easy task. Let me help you by providing some easy guidelines.

What time is it to begin the process of selling?

It's time to see your home through a buyer's eye. Look at other homes for sale in your area and see how yours compares to those currently on the market. Clue: A messy, outdated home may sell but could it sell at market value or higher if it were updated, clean, and ready for resale?

Where do I begin to get top dollar for my home?

Follow the CCC's: 1) Clean, 2) Clutter, 3) Clear. You may feel you are comfortable in your home in its present condition. The best way to be objective is to go inside homes for sale now with a REALTOR® you agreed to represent you or go to Open Houses. Judge each home buy the same criteria: clean, clutter, and clear to move in now. When you go home, decide what you know needs to be done right away. For example, it's funny how homeowners don't seem to see notice their own dirty baseboards or ugly grout in bathrooms but they will glare back at you when you go inside other people's homes.

Go from room to room

Clean every inch. Remove every obstacle or useless item. Repair or get rid of whatever is necessary. If you hate to part with it ask yourself is giving it to charity a better option?

Easy projects you have control over

Depersonalize. Don't let people judge you based on what they perceive is out-of-date or they don't care. Dents & dings are noticeable - repair. Deal breakers like floors, bold colors, distractions, uncleanliness, odors, and repairs costs you more than if you deal with things, you have control over now. Once you go public and people see disorder or housing disrepair, their minds are made up. First impressions are real.

These are just a few examples. I have a lot more. In the immortal words of Seneca - Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. If you are thinking about selling in the DFW area in Texas, please give me a call and let's talk about preparing your house to sell ---Patricia Feager

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Will Hamm

Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO

"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello my friend Patricia, and great blog with your knowledge of what to do to get your home ready to sell.

Aug 29, 2021 07:09 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Patricia Feager, MBA, ...

Flower Mound, TX

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Will Hamm - thank you for your kindness and comments. I will always remember you.

Friends always!

Aug 29, 2021 07:17 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Good morning Patricia,

That quote was a favorite of my father's in law. And this is a great lead in to what it takes to sell a home. A

Aug 29, 2021 07:51 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Patricia Feager, MBA, ...

Flower Mound, TX

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Ron and Alexandra Seigel - Seneca continues to amaze me. His wisdom needs to live on through the ages. It was this quote that gave me pause to think about what I felt was important to write today. Thanks for the comment that meant so much to me today.

Aug 29, 2021 07:58 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Hi Patricia... when people talk about someone getting lucky in some aspect of their life, such as selling a home quickly at top dollar, it's like people who talk about "overnight" successes. No such thing... it is all about preparation and work to drive luck and success.

Aug 29, 2021 08:09 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Patricia Feager, MBA, ...

Flower Mound, TX

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Nina Hollander, Broker - I know exactly what you mean. It's the same when I hear neighbors bragging about real estate agents who got homes under contract so quickly without knowing that the Sales Agent is the one who brought the buyer, negotiated the deal, wrote the contract correctly, and managed to stay in communication from beginning to end.

For homeowners wishing to sell, it's all about preparation and having the right representation.

Aug 29, 2021 08:31 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

This is excellent advice to share.

Have a great day and an outstanding week.

Aug 29, 2021 08:38 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC

Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Patricia - this is another longtime favorite quote but admittedly it isn't always followed as much as it could be but I know that's my choice. Still, the words remind me of the power of proper preparation.

Aug 29, 2021 08:50 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Patricia Feager, MBA, ...

Flower Mound, TX

Lise Howe

Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC

Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I saw this quote earlier this week - you wrote a very useful and nice post to go along with it

Aug 29, 2021 09:56 AM

Patricia Feager, MBA, ...

Flower Mound, TX

Sham Reddy CRS

Howard Hanna RE Services, Dayton, OH - Dayton, OH

CRS

Thanks for sharing Patricia! You are right on some many points!

It's funny how homeowners don't seem to see notice their own dirty baseboards or ugly grout in bathrooms but they will glare back at you when you go inside other people's homes.

Aug 29, 2021 10:26 AM

Patricia Feager, MBA, ...

Flower Mound, TX

Rocky Dickerson

Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV

Superior Service!

Hey there Patricia! Yes, that's for sure with the 3 Cs. Renting a storage unit for a month or two may cost $500 or 600. And still in the end you may make an extra 10k to 20k!

Aug 29, 2021 01:10 PM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Roy Kelley - I'm glad to know you think this is a blog post worthy of value. I appreciate your comments very much.

Aug 29, 2021 01:51 PM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Michael Jacobs - I always loved this quote. Today when I wrote this blog post, I thought the quote was fitting. Have a nice day.

Aug 29, 2021 01:52 PM

Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Lise Howe - As always, I appreciate your comments. When I began to write this post early this morning I wanted to include a fitting quote. I think Seneca was brilliant!

Aug 29, 2021 01:55 PM

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Sham Reddy CRS - I'm glad you found humor and value in this post I wrote early this morning. Thank you for stopping by today.

Aug 29, 2021 01:56 PM

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Rocky Dickerson - you made an excellent point! I also have a storage unit for that extra stuff that I don't want stored at home and it feels so good to know I kept what I needed but it's not under my roof. Here in TX we don't have basements. For the purpose of planning to get a home sold, I highly recommend paying for a storage unit and many companies will offer one month free just to get business. With mine, I can cancel at any time without penalty and get money credited back if I cancel under a pre-paid arrangement for a year or less.

Aug 29, 2021 02:01 PM

Wendy Rulnick

Rulnick Realty, Inc. - Destin, FL

"It's Wendy... It's Sold!"

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP Even though many sellers are anxious to get it on the market, needed clean-up or repair, especially depending on the market niche, can get them so much return! (I need to look at my baseboards!)

Aug 29, 2021 04:32 PM

Patricia Feager, MBA, ...

Flower Mound, TX

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Wendy Rulnick - It's only when the little things get pushed back until later that all those little things end up being a big project. If it's any consolation, I need to tackle my baseboards too! Too bad we didn't live in the same state near each other or we could have done both houses together. I think it would have been more fun that way, what do you think?

Aug 29, 2021 05:37 PM

Wendy Rulnick

Destin, FL

Wendy Rulnick

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP you don't want to see my cleaning skills. Ahem, we might want to hire out

Aug 29, 2021 05:50 PM

Endre Barath, Jr.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA

Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Paricia having been a fan of the Greek and Roman Philosophers since I was in High School, I have been a believer of this quote and those who think "we are lucky" they are right:)) I have been lucky for the past 26 years as a Realtor:))))Endre

Aug 29, 2021 09:13 PM

Patricia Feager, MBA, ...

Flower Mound, TX

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Endre Barath, Jr. - I studied Critical Thinking in College and we learned about the Greek & Roman Philosophers. Plus, we had a Think Tank outside of class for anyone interested. I joined and loved it! I'm also a big fan of Marcus Aurelius and Baltasar Gracian y Morales. It would have been fun to been in classes with you. Those classes taught me how to think rather than learn by recitation from teachers in grade school. 26 years is a long time for you! You are packed with wisdom and life experiences. I am proud to know you.

Aug 30, 2021 08:06 AM