home sales: For a Successful Open House: 4 Tricks of the Trade - 02/05/18 02:14 PM
Since bright, sunny days can’t be counted on for Dorchester open houses scheduled in February, the most common recommendations at this time of year deal with light. Everyone points out how doubly important it is to open the drapes and make sure all lamps and overheads are working. Where necessary, it’s also a good idea to brighten dim corners with higher wattage bulbs.
There are also any number of fine points that homeowners planning Dorchester open houses might not have heard about. Familiarity is a handicap in that respect. Being able to view a property’s rooms with fresh eyes is one of … (0 comments)

home sales: The “My Dorchester House Will Sell Itself” Contradiction - 01/29/18 06:00 PM
You might think that when your house is in terrific shape, that’s all you need to guarantee a quick, successful sale. Just because it is located in a desirable Dorchester neighborhood on a great street populated with conscientious neighbors—and just because it has most of the features and attributes that today’s buyers seem to want—that it’s a cinch to draw a raft of top-of-market bids from a clamoring flock of eager prospects.
It often turns out that the result was not inevitable. The reason is that “My Dorchester house will sell itself” thinking was allowed to take over.
Now it is … (1 comments)