real estate thoughts and tips for selling a home: Fawn Lake Forest Open Houses
- 10/20/08 04:29 AM
(This was originally posted on PikeWaynePABlog.com) This weekend, October 25, 2008, Weichert Realtors Paupack Group will be hosting several Open Houses in Fawn Lake Forest. If you've been thinking about selling your home, and would like to put it on the market, please contact me for a price evaluation and to learn about my unique marketing plan. The Fawn Lake home that I originally had planned to hold open has a contract pending, so I'm looking for a new home to market and put on display! It's not too late to get in on the action - I'd love to talk … (4 comments)
real estate thoughts and tips for selling a home: Marketing a Home For Sale: Get Back To Basics
- 10/16/08 12:32 AM
I belong to a message board for real estate agents. Occasionaly, new users sign up and ask for "new" marketing ideas. With the real estate market being as slow as it is, I can understand that. First thing I suggested was to re-evaluate the price and make sure it matches the market. If the price is lowered then it could automatically alert those who have been looking for a home in a lower price range. I offered some feedback on this person's website (i.e., I couldn't find any listings without having to register.) She did remove the registration requirement but then … (6 comments)
real estate thoughts and tips for selling a home: Scary Closets? Tuesday Real Estate Tip on Wednesday
- 08/20/08 03:10 AM
When you put your home on the market, one of the first things you must do is de-clutter. But you already know that. The question is what do you do with your stuff? If you're like most people, you may stick it in the best hiding place available: your closet(s). HOWEVER, closets are among the most important things to buyers who are looking for new digs. They want to have room for all of their stuff. If the closet if stuffed to the gills, the message the buyer gets is "This home does not have enough storage." (This Tuesday Tip … (12 comments)
real estate thoughts and tips for selling a home: DO NOT DO THIS, PLEASE!
- 08/06/08 02:49 PM
More than a few of my real estate customers - home buyers and home sellers alike - have admitted to being avid fans of HGTV - and I am right there with them. Tonight I was watching Deserving Design. Normally, I like Vern Yip's designs but tonight I nearly gagged when I saw what he did. The subject was a guest bedroom. It had beautiful, beautiful knotty pine walls. Not cheapo cruddy paneling, but warm, rich, knotty pine, similar to what you see in the picture to the right. He painted it a bizarre shade of pumpkin. It was hideous. You … (13 comments)
real estate thoughts and tips for selling a home: 2Tips4 2sDay - Showing Your Home To Sell your Home
- 04/29/08 05:35 AM
This edition of 2Tips4-2sDay is focused on selling your home. This is the "digest" version of the original article, posted on PikeWaynePAblog.com, my outside blog. Two areas often overlooked when selling a home: photography and ease of showing. 1. Choose a real estate agent skilled in photography. This can not be stressed enough. Since more than 80% of home buyers use the Internet first when buying a home, the photos MUST be appealing. A prime example of how pictures can sell the home is my most recent sale, a contemporary home in Wallenpaupack Lake Estates. Here are the pictures I took … (7 comments)
real estate thoughts and tips for selling a home: Don't Be Emotional - 2Tips4-2sday
- 04/14/08 03:14 PM
Welcome another 2Tips4-2sday (Tuesday) post. Last week's tips included a cheap (but time consuming) cabinet makeover trick. While specifically meant to encourage folks unfortunate enough to have cheesy melamine cabinets, the idea of freshening up cabinets with paint is a good one, especially when selling your home. Even real wood cabinets (oak, particularly) from the past are not immune from going out of style; now, the popular woods for cabinets include cherry, bamboo, and yes - painted white. (Personal opinion: if you have a rustic home, with lovely knotty pine woodwork, I would not recommend painting your cabinets unless they clash … (7 comments)
real estate thoughts and tips for selling a home: How To Sell Your Home: Straight Shooting
- 03/21/08 04:54 PM
Are there homes for sale in Wayne & Pike County that are overpriced? Yes. There are homes around Lake Wallenpaupack that are listed a good $20,000 to $30,000 (or more) above the prices of similar comparable homes that sold. There are homes that are priced properly, as well. But the properly priced homes are not the focus of this article. A while back, I wrote an article titled "The Market Doesn't Care." My point was to try and help you, my readers, understand that The Market is not emotionally attached to your home, it doesn't care about the things that YOU think … (13 comments)
You know you're from Pennsylvania when "they call for snow" and everyone rushes to the store to buy bread and milk... You know the four seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction...
Northeast PA (affectionately known as NEPA) is known for long winters (that said, today it was 60 degrees....I digress.) This section of NEPA - Lake Wallenpaupack in the Poconos - is also … (20 comments)
real estate thoughts and tips for selling a home: Cookie Monster Meets Real Estate?
- 11/04/07 10:50 AM
Cookie cutter homes. They are everywhere! So many homes are identical - or nearly identical - to dozens of others in the area. If they were edible, Cookie Monster would have a ball. Currently, in the Pike and Wayne County PA MLS, there are about 2000 homes on the market. How will consumers decide which one to buy? What are you doing to make your home memorable? What makes your chalet better than the other 135 chalets for sale in Wayne County? Or more interesting than the 130 competing chalets for sale in Pike County? (and I swear, I feel like … (13 comments)
real estate thoughts and tips for selling a home: Sellers: Do You Know What Your Agents Are Doing?
- 10/29/07 07:26 AM
Recently, a colleague told me that she was trying to set up an appointment to show a property to her buyer. The MLS sheet said "Call office for directions." So, my agent friend called the listing office. Basically, this agent was given the run-around - there was nobody in the office able to give her directions to the property. When the agent informed the buyer of this strange happening, he decided to call the office himself. He said to the person who answered the phone: "Hello, this is Jim Buyer, and I saw this property on your website. I would like to drive … (55 comments)
Karen Rice (that's me!) lists & sells in Tanglwood, Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, Hideout, Indian Rocks, Masthope, Fawn Lake, Tink Wig, Woodland Hills, Walker Lake, Hemlock Farms, & more in Pike & Wayne County.
(This was originally posted on PikeWaynePABlog.com)
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