home selling tips and advice: Resources for Carlsbad Home Sellers for 2021
- 02/20/21 11:06 AM
Resources for Carlsbad Home Sellers for 2021
If you are considering selling your Carlsbad home in 2021, or perhaps have a home in a nearby community, I believe you will find these resources helpful as you start thinking about what lies ahead.
HOME SELLER GUIDE
My 2021 Winter Home Selling Guide is ready for you to download for FREE.
If you are also planning to buy another home, my 2021 Winter Home Buying Guide will be useful!
When selling your home it’s important to be as educated as possible about the sales process, and understand the local market conditions that impact the sale of your … (6 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: What are Seller Closing Costs in Carlsbad?
- 01/16/20 11:48 AM
Carlsbad Sellers’ Closing Costs in a Real Estate Transaction
Homeowners who are planning to sell are naturally interested in what they can sell their homes for. It’s probably the number 1 question sellers want answered.
Hopefully you have hired a great Realtor to help you determine the value and get your home prepared for the market, then listed and sold.
But before you start counting those dollars, you do not want to forget about the closing costs that will impact your net proceeds. Remember when you bought the home and had to pay those closing costs?
While they differ, there are closing costs … (24 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: Home Selling Resources for 2020
- 12/26/19 02:14 PM
Resources for Home Sellers for 2020
If you are considering selling your Carlsbad home in 2020, or perhaps a property in a nearby community, you’ll find these resources helpful.
HOME SELLER GUIDE
My free 2020 Winter Home Selling Guide is ready for you to download for FREE.
If you are planning to sell your home and buy another this free home buyer guide will help you, too!
As a seller you should be as educated as possible about the sales process, and the local market conditions that can and do impact the sale of your home. There’s a lot to know, and important decisions for … (2 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: Your House is Going on the Market Tomorrow – What are You Thinking?
- 12/04/18 06:24 PM
Your Home is Going on the Market Tomorrow
What are You Thinking About?
Going live on the MLS is a big deal, and probably prompts lots of anxiety for sellers. It will raise a few questions, and maybe even a few doubts.
There’s been lots of preparation (hopefully) for days or weeks - taking care of repairs and deferred maintenance, packing away all the extra stuff, perhaps painting and landscaping, and more – and now the big moment is here.
It’s showtime!! And your FIRST Open House!!
You’ve selected your list price, having learned about the local market conditions and comparable sales from your agent … (72 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: 7 Things Sellers Should Know Before Their Listing is Live
- 04/24/18 08:58 PM
7 Things You Must Know Before Your Listing Goes Live
Congratulations. You’re about ready to go live on the MLS and showings are going to start. You must be pretty excited to be at this point. But in order to be as successful as possible, there are some key things you need to know, and do!
FOLLOW THE SHOWING INSTRUCTIONS
You and your agent spent time discussing how showings are to occur and what instructions are given to buyer agents in the MLS. Hopefully you are making the house readily available to show!
Make sure you both agree on the instructions and that they … (30 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: How to Keep Your House Ready to Show!
- 07/01/17 07:20 AM
Having your home show ready is a challenge for most sellers. It means living your life differently and developing new habits so you are always prepared, especially important in this busy and competitive market. Here are some excellent suggestions.
Stop by Kathy's post and share your thoughts there, too!
How To Keep Your House Ready to Show!
One of the last questions my sellers will ask me after a Home Staging Consultation is…
How am I supposed to
keep it this way
while we’re living in it?
Having had my own house on the market many times, I … (10 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: What Carlsbad Sellers Must Know When Having a Home Tented for Termites
- 06/24/17 02:00 PM
Things Carlsbad Sellers Should Know About
Having Your Home Tented for Termites
Most people know that termites are a very common problem here in Southern California. Indeed the joke is that there are two types of homes – those with termites and those that will get them. Probably true.
Some Carlsbad sellers have a termite inspection before putting their homes on the market and then deal with whatever issues there are so they can provide a clearance, knowing that buyers will likely request this. There are some sellers who have an ongoing maintenance contract with a vendor to take care of issues as … (19 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: Sellers Ask How Much Will I Make on the Sale of my Home
- 06/21/17 07:35 AM
Sellers Want to Know:
How Much Will I Make on the Sale of my Home
As with home buyers, there are multiple costs a seller will need to pay in a real estate transaction here in the Carlsbad, and it’s important to understand what to expect so there are no, or few, surprises during the process.
If you are selling your home but also plan to buy, you may be interested in learning more about the buyer costs in a real estate transaction.
Your listing agent should review some of this with you, of course, and answer any questions you have, including providing … (9 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: Three Foolish Mistakes Home Sellers Make
- 05/02/17 06:46 AM
Some sellers make mistakes that can cost them in their sale - in time, or in money, or both. And believing that the seller's market means you don't have to worry about things like proper pricing or staging is a mistake in itself.
Sharon shares 3 foolish mistakes sellers make in this clever but informative post. Please stop by the original to also share your thoughts.
So...
It's the first day of May...
and that means I am a day late...
too late for the April No Fooling Around April 2017 Let's Get Real Contest.
A day late and a dollar 1000 points … (14 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: The 7 Keys to a Successful Home Sale
- 03/19/17 11:11 AM
SELLERS, THE SEVEN KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESSFUL SALE!!
Selling a house is serious business, and not one to be taken lightly, because of the time and effort needed to be successful. If you truly want to sell, in order to move on with your life in some way, you will want to take the steps necessary to reach your goal.
Here are 7 home selling tips to making your house sale a success story:
COMMITMENT
You must be committed to the selling process! This starts as soon as the decision is made to sell, and doesn’t end until you have closed. If you truly are … (18 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: 7 Easy Ways to Sabotage the Sale of Your Home
- 02/28/17 03:19 PM
7 Easy Ways to Sabotage
the Sale of Your Home
There’s a certain thrill and excitement once the decision is made to sell your home, and you start the process. And when you go live online, wow what a feeling when reality sets in that this is happening and the steady stream of interested buyers coming to tour your home begins.
Not so fast.
While many sellers do all the right things to prepare for the market and get their houses sold quickly, some sellers sabotage their sale. And although this may not be intentional, or even something you are aware is happening, there … (85 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: Creating A Positive First Impression - Burden Of Proof Falls On Sellers
- 02/20/17 08:17 AM
It cannot be stated too many times, and at the right time - before the seller's home hit the MLS and buyers see the photos. Sharon's discussion about making a positive first impression is right on target.
Pleaase stop by her post and share your thoughts there, too!
One aspect of Home Staging that many sellers don't fully understand is "first impression".
You have heard it and read it time and time again....You don't get a second chance to make a good first impression. It's been said millions of times, so often that it's become background noise. It's like "declutter and … (8 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: Serious Home Sellers Are Serious About Marketing
- 02/13/17 07:59 AM
We all know how important preparing a house for the market is, and sellers who are serious will do what is needed before photos are taken and the property goes live on the MLS.
Sharon did a great job of discussing this issue from a professional stager's perspective and shares from great tips and before and after photos! I hope you will stop by her post and share your thoughts!
Serious sellers understand the importance of marketing. Strategic marketing is key to any sales business. Real estate is no exception.
When you list a house for sale you are placing a product … (10 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: How To Create An Impression of Value In The Minds Of Home Buyers
- 02/03/17 10:08 AM
While real estate professionals understand that value of a house is not determined by the seller or what the seller wants to sell for, homeowners do not usually understand this concept.
We also know that a property that shows well, inside and out, and is well-maintained will make a positive impression on buyers.
Here are some useful suggestions from staging professional, Sharon Tara, on how to create value in the eyes of home buyers, one of the things sellers can control and influence about their property when selling.
Preparing to sell your house this spring?
Even in a hot seller's market … (10 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: 5 Things to Give Sellers That They Don’t Realize They Need
- 01/30/17 08:14 PM
5 Things to Give Sellers That They Don’t Realize They Need
Selling a home is a tough job, whether a seller has “been there done that” or is selling for the first time. There’s a lot leading up to going live with the listing, managing showings, and then everything that happens after the buyer’s offer is accepted and there is a contract. Despite the wealth of information in the media and on the Internet, sellers often do not know what they don’t know, or need, for getting through the process of selling a house.
Here are some things that sellers might not realize … (59 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: Why You Should Think of Your Home as a House When Selling
- 01/24/17 01:18 PM
Think of Your Carlsbad Home
as a House When You Are Selling it!
Selling your home is a complex process, and a very emotional one. While there are many decisions to be made – such as determining the right listing price – and getting the property ready for the market (harder for some sellers than others), there is also the emotional shift that happens once that decision to sell has been made.
You are leaving the place that has been your home, and whatever that means to you, for one reason or another. And that range of emotions arising from that decision can … (27 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: 6 Reasons Sellers Should Think Like Buyers
- 12/18/16 11:25 AM
6 Reasons Sellers Should Think Like Buyers
There is a lot to know about how to sell a home. It's a lot of work for any seller, but even more difficult when you are a first time seller.
There is a ton of preparation for selling a home once you have made that decision.
Here are just a few essential things to be done as part of the home selling process; each one involves a number of tasks and important decisions:
Hire the right real estate professional
Determine the right price for your property with your agent’s guidance
Get your home in showing condition inside and out
Your goal, … (50 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: 8 Home Staging Tips While Selling During the Holiday Season…
- 12/01/16 07:31 AM
Selling your home during the holidays can take some special attention, depending on how you celebrate and decorate, if you do at all.
It can be done, and done well, if you pay attention to these tips from Kathy Streib. The focus is still the same, even when your house is decorated - buyers want to see what's being sold and not get overwhelmed by decorations and such.
How to decorate and live in your home when it’s for sale this holiday.
Holidays are special for all of us especially if you have young children at home. If your home … (5 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: Lessons I Have Learned in Buying and Refinancing my Homes
- 10/28/16 10:08 AM
Lessons Learned in Buying and Refinancing my Homes
As a Carlsbad Realtor I have, for years, worked with many buyers and sellers (plus for 3 years back in Boston), and a good number of relocations here from out of the area or out of state. My wife and I have bought and sold 10 primary homes over the years, along with 2 vacation homes on Cape Cod (the one above is our first, in Brewster, MA) and a business condo, so I’ve learned a few lessons and thought I would share them about how to buy a home or how to sell … (22 comments)
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home selling tips and advice: Sellers What’s Most Important to You When Selecting a Listing Agent?
- 09/21/16 07:44 AM
What’s Important to You When Selecting a Listing Agent?
Choosing the right real estate professional to help market and sell your home is a critical part of your success, a process not to be taken lightly. And there's a lot to know about how to sell a house!
This post is not to tell you what to look for in an agent, although we’ll touch on that, but more about considering what’s important to you when picking the right person for that job.
While you might think you have no idea, especially if you are a first time seller, my bet is you do … (47 comments)
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Resources for Carlsbad Home Sellers for 2021
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