home selling: A Real Estate Tool You Can Use - 12/13/08 07:52 AM
ClassifiedFlyer owned by parent company Go Smart Solutions, LLC, is an online tool popular with realtors and service providers that allows individuals to promote a product or service throughout the Web. Through the Web site, via a mobile phone or by email, users can create professional flyers, which are then posted on a host of online directories and optimized for maximum exposure on the most popular search engines, to promote their services. Customers are guided through a user-friendly process on the site that allows them to choose from a range of templates where they can easily insert text and upload photos … (1 comments)

home selling: The home-staging cheat sheet - 11/19/08 12:08 AM
Faced with a massive glut of unsold homes, many would-be sellers are struggling to make their properties stand out in today's downtrodden real-estate market. But while the economic head winds are beyond property owners' control, home-marketing expert Barb Schwarz says they can dramatically improve their chances of making a sale by devoting attention to an often-overlooked aspect of real-estate selling: home staging.
Schwarz, the CEO of StagedHomes.com, was a pioneer in home staging back in the early 1970s and has used the techniques to sell properties ever since. "The goal [of home staging] is for the buyer to mentally move in," … (0 comments)

home selling: A Successful Sale - 10/07/08 10:53 AM
It's every seller's goal to receive multiple offers and to ultimately sell for the full asking price. Although you can't control market conditions, you can do several things to make your home more appealing to buyers.  First, price your home realistically. If you are seriously committed to selling your home, don't overprice it. Find out the market values for homes in your neighborhood and price your home accordingly. I can help you with this by providing a comparative market analysis. 
After you've set a realistic price for your home, fix it up so it's ready to show. Preparing your home for … (0 comments)