selling your home: 3 of 5 Secrets to Buying the Best House for Your Money
- 06/24/08 05:38 AM
3. Play the Game of Nines Before house hunting, make a list of things you want in the new place. Then make a list of the things you don't want. You can use this list as a guide to rate each property that you see. The one with the biggest score wins! This helps avoid confusion and keeps things in perspective when you're comparing dozens of homes. When house hunting, keep in mind the difference between ''STYLE AND SUBSTANCE''. The SUBSTANCE are things that cannot be changed such as the location, view, size of lot, noise in the area, school district, (0 comments)
selling your home: 2 of 5 Secrets to Buying the Best House for Your Money
- 06/23/08 03:33 AM
2. Sell Your Property First, Then Buy the House If you have a house to sell, sell it before selecting a house to buy! Contingency sales aren't nearly as strong as one that comes in with a ready, willing and able buyer. Consider this scenario: You've found the perfect house - now you have to go make an offer to the seller. You want the seller to reduce the price and wait until you sell your house. The seller figures that this is a risky deal, since he might pass up a buyer who DOESN'T have to sell a house (1 comments)
selling your home: 1 Of 5 Secrets to Buying the Best House for Your Money
- 06/20/08 07:08 AM
1. Get "Pre-Approved" - Not "Pre-Qualified!" Do you want to get the best property you can for the least amount of money? Then make sure you are in the strongest negotiating position possible. Price is only one element in the negotiations, and not necessarily the most important one. Often other terms, such as the strength of the buyer or the length of escrow, are critical to a seller. In years past, I always recommended that buyers get "pre-qualified" by a lender. This means that you spend a few minutes on the phone with a lender who asks you a few (1 comments)
selling your home: Selling Tips
- 06/20/08 07:02 AM
Everything from floors to windows must be spotless. Remember to clean the oven and other major appliances. Skylights should be crystal-clear, too. Do not forget to make bathrooms shine!Kill the offensive odors. They're the first thing buyers notice, and often a permanent turnoff.Eliminate ClutterPut away small kitchen appliances and other items that are sitting on countertops and tables.Remove photographs from table-tops.Organize the closets.If there's not a reason to leave something sitting around--remove it!Outside TasksBuyers nearly always comment if gutters are full of leaves and it makes them question other maintenance issues.Store or organize items that make the yard look messy. Make (1 comments)