home selling: Updating an 80s or 90s House
- 07/09/19 07:12 AM
I live and sell in a community where A LOT of the homes were built in the 80s and 90s. As homes are turning over, there are some things that were done when these homes were built that are dated or ready to be replaced. I see, unfortunately, many folks who just want to leave all that for someone else. In this HGTV world, buyers are less enthusiastic than ever about taking on projects. First on the list is updating kitchens and bathrooms. These are big projects and not everyone has the time or money to take them on prior to listing. If … (0 comments)
home selling: 5 Ways Deferred Maintenance Can Affect Your Sale
- 07/26/17 07:51 AM
When I am called in to discuss a potential listing, I often hear my seller's saying things like, "We are just getting tired of maintaining this house," or "Taking care of this house is becoming too much for me." As a Realtor, that often means to me that there are some big ticket items that the seller knows they need to tackle and they just don't want to take them on. If you find yourself in this boat, this is what you might expect. Buyers will notice the deferred maintenance and it will be reflected in the price. If they don't … (2 comments)
home selling: Would You Like to Know the Market Value of Your Home?
- 02/06/17 05:12 AM
'Would You Like to Know the Market Value of Your Home?' You have probably been asked this by a Realtor®, or seen it in Realtor® advertising. I imagine you thought 'why do I need that? There are so many valuation tools available on line?' But before you check on-line to decide what your home is worth, let me tell you why that information from a Realtor® will be infinitely more accurate. Automated estimation tools are based on a pre-determined formula. They take into account tax information and title recordings (usually the result of a sale or refinance) and other pieces of publicly available data. As … (0 comments)
home selling: How to Help Me, Help You with Your Real Estate Transaction
- 01/31/17 08:19 AM
This morning I was thinking about the fact that I had not heard back from someone that I had left a message for yesterday afternoon. It occurred to me that there are people who are still able to work business hours and respond to calls during those hours. It has been over 20 years since I had that kind of job; Real Estate is certainly not a 9-5 job. If we are working together to buy or sell a house, you should plan to make yourself available. Here in Virginia, we have a paragraph called "Time is of the essence." It says that … (2 comments)
home selling: Home Seller Advice: Don't neglect to Prep Your House!
- 11/04/16 12:33 AM
By the time you are ready to sell your home, you are sick of pumping money into repairs and maintenance. Chances are you are ready to move on--preferably to a house that isn't so 'needy.' Before you paint a couple of rooms, change some fixtures and prepare to list your home, consider why making some of the 'less sexy' repairs is so important. You will get all types of people through your home when it is listed. Some of those folks will only care about your light fixtures and paint choices, but there will also be those who care about maintenance and … (0 comments)
home selling: 5 Things to Consider When Setting Your Listing Price
- 03/30/16 12:34 AM
Choosing the right sales price for your home is challenging, but very, very important. Homes that are overpriced from the outset often take longer to sell and sell for less than their correctly priced counterparts. Why? It might be that buyers perceive that the seller is out of touch with the reality of the market or it could be that the buyer never even sees the home listing because it is above their price threshold. Whatever the reason, it is critical to a quick and easy sale that the listing price is set correctly from the beginning. There are a couple of items that … (21 comments)
home selling: Selling Your House: 5 Front Door Fails
- 09/02/15 08:35 AM
If you are listing your single family home or townhouse for sale, you want to pay special attention to the front door so that it makes a great first impression. Looking at homes for sale, there are 5 things that homeowners often overlook, and often create a bad first impression for buyers. The Paint Job: If you were meeting someone for the first time, you would put your best foot forward--you likely wouldn't show up in your $5 doorbuster tee-shirt. Give your front door a fresh coat of semi-gloss paint (or stain, if appropriate). The hardware: If the front door knob has seen … (3 comments)
home selling: How my Clients Sell a Home
- 03/19/15 04:51 AM
Last week I wrote a post, How My Clients Buy a Home, and so this week, I thought I would write a similar one about how I work with sellers. When someone contacts me about selling their home, our first step is to sit down and discuss their objectives. I also provide them with information about me, my background, my techniques and local market data. Often, we do a 'walk around,' so that I can get a sense of the property at the same meeting. Once I have been given the listing, we do a more detailed walk … (0 comments)
I live and sell in a community where A LOT of the homes were built in the 80s and 90s. As homes are turning over, there are some things that were done when these homes were built that are dated or ready to be replaced. I see, unfortunately, many folks who just want to leave all that for someone else. In this HGTV world, buyers are less enthusiastic than ever about taking on projects.
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