seller tips: Get Your Home Ready To Sell, Inside and Out: Part 3 - 07/08/13 08:53 AM
Get Your Home Ready To Sell, Inside and Out: Part 3
 

Getting your home ready to sell can be overwhelming. We recommend breaking it down in to small, bite-size pieces.
Start with the outside. That's what potential buyers will see first. Then move inside and focus on the best features of your home.
Now the yard looks beautiful, the living space and bedrooms are free of clutter, and all your personal collections and family photos are packed away ready for the move. Are you ready? Maybe.
There are few questions you want to ask yourself when you … (11 comments)

seller tips: Weekend Selling Tips: Window Treatments Make a Statement - 09/16/12 12:35 PM
Weekend Selling Tips: Window Treatments Make a Statement
What do your window treatments say? As Marie Graham, a professional Home Stager reminds us, "windows are part of the walls, the biggest surface in any room".  Of course you want your window treatments to compliment the rooms decor, however there is more to think about.  Marie provides a list of considerations.
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No matter the ZIP code, the size, or style of the house, there are three design elements that throw homeowners. Last time we covered lighting, today let's … (2 comments)

seller tips: The Unfinished Basement - 08/19/12 01:17 PM
Weekend Selling Tips: The Unfinished Basement
Many home sellers don't think about their unfinished basement when preparing their home for sale.  Janice Ankrett, a professional Home Stager, gives great tips on readying your unfinished basement.  In my opinion, keeping the floor clear of clutter, allowing easy access to the mechanicals and ensuring plenty of light are the keys to showing off your unfinished basement.
Compliments of The Foerster Team, Rocky Mountain Real Estate Advisors, (720) 530-5554.


So many sellers ignore that unfinished basement when they market their home.
During the consult they are surprised when I want to go down … (10 comments)

seller tips: Sunday Selling Tips: Ask Yourself These Questions Each Morning Before Leaving for Work - 07/29/12 11:47 AM
Sunday Selling Tips: Ask Yourself These Questions Before Leaving for Work
There are many things that need to be done when you are selling your home.  You've got to make the bed EVERY morning.  Be sure the house smells FRESH and CLEAN.  Keep the clutter AWAY.
You just never know if today is the day that the buyer for your house will schedule a showing and you MUST be ready.  Valerie Zinger, a Real Estate professional in Canada shares THE 7 Questions to Ask Yourself EACH Morning Before Leaving for Work...
Compliments of The Foerster Team, Rocky Mountain Real Estate Advisors, … (5 comments)

seller tips: Sunday Selling Tips: Preparing Your House For Sale - 07/08/12 04:44 AM
Sunday Selling Tips: Preparing Your House For Sale
Preparing your house for sale can be a daunting job. If you break down the preparation in to smaller "bite sized" tasks and may create less stress and frustration for yourself.
Valerie Zinger, a Real Estate professional in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, suggested starting with your guest bedroom. For some, this room can become a catch all of items that don't have a proper place otherwise.
What about the closets? Potential buyers will look at every square inch of the house they are considering to purchase.  That includes kitchen cabinets, basement crawl spaces, garages … (6 comments)

seller tips: Sunday Seller Tips: Don't Let Your Emotions Get In the Way - 06/25/12 03:13 AM
Sunday Seller Tips: Don't Let Your Emotions Get In The Way
Selling your home can be a stressful time for a homeowner.  It depends on your reason for your move.  Laurie Murray, a Real Estate professional in West Hartford, Connecticut, shares some good advice.  She highlights 4 "areas" where emotions can cause a less successful sale of your home.
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I absolutely feel for clients who are stressed out during the sale of their home, especially while we ride out this bumpy road near the bottom of the market.  … (0 comments)

seller tips: Sunday Seller Tips: How To Improve Curb Appeal In 6 Steps - 06/17/12 06:53 AM
Sunday Seller Tips: How To Improve Curb Appeal In 6 Steps
You only have one chance to make a good first impression.  As they approach your front door, a potential buyer is looking at the front of your house and making a decision to continue and go inside to see more, or turn around a move on to the next house.
Anna Krutchen, a Real Estate professional in Phoenix, Arizona shares 6 steps to improve the curb appeal of your home for sale.  Of course, what works in Arizona, works in Colorado too.  
Compliments of The Foerster Team, Rocky Mountain … (2 comments)

seller tips: Sunday Seller Tips: Don't Have The Money for New Kitchen Cabinets? - 06/10/12 07:19 AM
Sunday Seller Tips: Don't Have The Money For New Kitchen Cabinets?
What do your kitchen cabinets say about your kitchen?  What's worse, what do they say about your house?  A dated kitchen could put a damper on the sale of your WHOLE house!
Don't have the money to replace the cabinets? Have you thought of painting them?  Shar Sitter, a professional Home Stager in Minneapolis, MN suggests paint.  Look at the incredible difference in the before and after photos!
Compliments of The Foerster Team, Rocky Mountain Real Estate Advisors, (720) 530-5554
 
Are Your Kitchen Cabinets Dated but You Don't Have Thousands … (6 comments)

seller tips: Sunday Seller Tips: Ten things to remove before listing... - 05/27/12 01:09 PM
Sunday Seller Tips: Ten Things to Remove Before Listing
You've decided to sell your house. You've watched the home improvement shows.  You know you are supposed to "de-clutter" your home.  What exactly do you need to do?
If you are checklist type of person like me then continue reading. You'll love this list of TEN things to remove before listing your home for sale compiled for us by Lindsey Hasford, a Real Estate professinal in Elk River, Minnesota.
Compliments of The Foerster Team, Rocky Mountain Real Estate Advisors, (720) 530-5554 

Everyone has heard rumors of de-cluttering when it's time to … (4 comments)

 
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