preparing home for sale: 5 Tips for Selling a Detached Home Quickly
- 04/26/18 07:46 AM
I recently wrote a post, 5 Tips for Selling a Townhouse Quickly and For The Most $. It was well received, so I thought I would delve into some things that buyers look at a little differently in single family homes. For the most part, buyers who are purchasing a detached home, are at least 2nd time home owners (there is an exception to every rule, but this is often the norm in Northern Virginia). They are a more well-versed on the expenses associated with owning a home. They are usually more in tune with what their lives are going to look … (0 comments)
preparing home for sale: Why you have to spend money to sell your house
- 10/22/14 06:14 AM
You have decided to sell your house (your very nice house, by the way) and the Realtor® comes in and starts itemizing all the things that you need to do and all the money that you need to spend. You become quickly frustrated. Why should you have to spend all that money to sell your house? The hardest thing for sellers to do is stop thinking of their house as their home and start thinking of it as a commodity. For a commodity to sell, there must be something about it that causes a buyer to choose it over … (3 comments)
preparing home for sale: Sellers, it takes money to make money...
- 02/12/14 03:43 AM
If you are thinking of selling your house, you are probably moving for a reason. It is usually a life event, but sometimes it is just because you have become weary of the never-ending maintenance and need for updates! Before you list your home--leaving all that annoying deferred maintenance and the needed updates for the buyers--let me give you some reasons that you might want to reconsider.
1. Visible deferred maintenance is a red flag for buyers. If we can see all this work that hasn't been done what else is there that we can't see? 2. Most of the time your … (1 comments)
preparing home for sale: Understanding Northern Virginia Buyers
- 02/09/12 11:47 PM
My real estate practice includes working both with Buyers and with Sellers. I try to work equally with each type of client. I believe that understanding how each group is thinking helps me to better represent the other group. I have been talking to listing clients lately and found myself repeating what I am seeing my buyers looking for in a new home. Just as all all real estate is local (which usually relates to price), so are the preferences shown by buyers. Northern Virginia buyers are, as a whole, extremely well educated and informed about local real estate. Both their expectations and their standards are high--at … (3 comments)
I recently wrote a post, 5 Tips for Selling a Townhouse Quickly and For The Most $. It was well received, so I thought I would delve into some things that buyers look at a little differently in single family homes. 
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