tips on selling: There’s More To Staging Your Home Than Fluffing the Pillows
- 04/20/11 12:26 AM
Marc Rasmussen – Sarasota Luxury Homes Are you thinking about putting your house on the market? Do you want to sell it within one to two weeks? Statistics show that staging your home by a professional will result in a sale much quicker than a home that is cluttered and unkempt. Staging is not about transforming your home into something it is not. It is about presenting your home’s best features so buyers can see themselves living in the space. The first thing a buyer sees is the exterior of the house and the landscaping. Good curb appeal gives the buyers (2 comments)
1) The right price - you can't sell a home in today's market if your asking price is out of whack. 2) The right price - good marketing is important to selling a home but it means nothing if your asking price is not in the right ball park. 3) The right price - a good Realtor is very valuable in a real estate transaction. However, if the seller is stubborn and unrealistic in terms of price even a good Realtor can't sell it for more than it is worth. 4) The right price - a clean home should sell (1 comments)
tips on selling: 15 Possible Questions to Ask a Buyer After a Showing
- 10/21/09 10:01 PM
I have not used all of these so I cannot attest to their effectiveness. A few of them may sound cheesy so use them wisely. They might be good questions to ask to gauge your buyers level of seriousness. Do you like it? Do you want to buy this home? Can you see yourself buying this home? How does this one rate on your list of possibilities? If you bought this home what would you change? What do you like and not like about this home? Does this home fit your needs? Where does this one stack up? Would you consider (8 comments)
1) Be lazy Working hard is overrated. Afterall, ask yourself, "Do you I really want to work hard?" Laziness is the wave of the future. If you want a surefire way to lower your sales quit working so hard and relax. It will happen. 2) Take customers for granted There are plenty of home buyers and sellers out there. They need you a lot more than you need them. Take each and every one of them for granted. They are a dime a dozen. In fact, be rude and arrogant when possible. 3) Ignore the web and social networking What (0 comments)
The last time we saw Realtor Tom he stormed out of his real estate office disheartened and quit the business to get a salaried job. You can read why here. A stubborn and competitive man, Tom decided to come back into the real estate business 2 months later. The steady pay check was great but he really didn't want to have a ceiling to his income. Linda Lipscomb lives in the Bent Tree subdivision in Sarasota, Florida. She has decided to sell her home and move back home to Lexington, Tennessee. Bent Tree is Tom's farm area. He has been mailing the (6 comments)
tips on selling: 10 Tips to Pricing Your Home in a Down Market
- 11/28/08 07:56 AM
As a Realtor, one of our biggest frustrations is dealing with the unrealistic expectations of a seller. Sellers are notorious for overpricing their homes. The market is saturated with thousands of properties that will never sell without a price adjustment. Lack of comparable sales, poor or no Realtor representation, believing improvements are worth more than they really are, no knowledge of the real estate market, ignoring current competition, needing a certain sales price based on personal expenses and not staying on top of the current market conditions are a few reasons sellers overprice their homes.
What is market value? International (2 comments)
tips on selling: Staging your home could be the difference between a sale and languishing on the market
- 07/28/07 04:56 AM
As we all know, "you cannot make a second first impression". Consequently, your home must look inviting to prospective buyers from the moment they arrive at your door which makes curb appeal very important. The lawn should be mowed and shrubs trimmed. Inexpensive spots of color can be added with flowering hanging plants and potted plants near the entrance. If necessary, the front door should be painted and the house numbers made to shine. All the clutter should be removed as potential buyers like a sense of spaciousness in your home. Kitchen counters especially should be clutter free and the house (1 comments)