selling tips: Selling Your Lakeland FL Homes – Are You Physically and Mentally Prepared? - 09/03/12 04:22 AM
Selling Your Lakeland FL Homes – Are You Physically and Mentally Prepared?
Selling your Lakeland FL Homes – Are you physically and mentally prepared?
Selling your house can be quite stressful and more so if you do not even have a real estate agent working with you. If you don’t hire an agent, there’s a good chance that your work and even your health would be affected. Selling any kind of property is a time-consuming process as well as requiring expert skills. Free yourself from unnecessary worries by relying on a full-time real estate agent to sell your property at the best price … (4 comments)

selling tips: Sell Your House in Lakeland FL Even When There’s Little Activity - 07/22/12 09:38 AM
Sell Your House in Lakeland FL Even When There’s Little Activity in the Market
Just because you don’t have the nicest and newest home in Lakeland FL does not mean you won’t be able to sell it. In fact, you can even sell it in spite of slow market sales in your area. That is, it can be done if you consider the tips below.
Make it easy for buyers and their agents to view your home.Give your agent enough authorization to present your home even when you are not around. You should also make sure that you have your contact … (5 comments)

selling tips: Pet-Friendly Remodeling Tips to Sell Your Lakeland Florida Home - 07/13/12 11:53 AM
Pet-Friendly Remodeling Tips to Sell Your Lakeland Florida Home
Now that you have a better idea of the crucial role that pets play in people’s lives, you probably understand as well why most people would also prefer to buy a house in Lakeland Florida that’s already designed to be pet-friendly. For many people, these renovations or add-ons are not just desirable but necessary instead. To start transforming your house into a pet-friendly home that homebuyers would instantly want to grab from your hands, here’s what you should do.
Stain-proof carpets, fabrics, and coverings – One of the most common complaints of people about pets is … (4 comments)

selling tips: Top Four Mistakes You Can Do When Selling Your House in Lakeland FL - 07/08/12 06:38 AM
Top Four Mistakes You Can Do When Selling Your House in Lakeland Florida
If you are thinking of selling your Lakeland FL house, do make sure that you avoid committing the four worst mistakes a homeowner can ever commit. These mistakes have been listed below in no particular order.
Your asking price is too high.
Too much sentimental attachment may have blinded you to the real or actual market value of your house in Lakeland FL today. Your home may be worth that much, but you are not willing to invest first in essential repair and remodeling. You received bad advice from well-meaning … (6 comments)

selling tips: Should Lakeland FL Homeowners Be Present During Showings? - 06/08/12 06:39 PM
Should Lakeland FL Homeowners Be Present During Showings?
  Generally I say "No".  Unless there is a very good reason that the owners are there.  I do represent buyers and sellers and when I show homes in Lakeland FL before I enter the home I knock on their door and the buyers always ask, are they there?  Clearly in the buyers mind they are hoping nobody is home.  When the sellers are present, the buyer immediately becomes intimidated and visits are short.  Nor have I ever sold a home when the homeowner is present and followed us like a little puppy. … (12 comments)

selling tips: Please Put Your Valuables Away - Tips To Store Valuables When Selling Your Home - 12/09/11 03:49 PM
Please Put Your Valuables Away - Tips To Store Valuables When Selling Your Home At the time of a listing appointment with a homeowner, I make it a point to talk about where to put their valuables because I recently witnessed first hand, how uncomfortable it is when the police asked me that at one of my showing a valuable piece came up missing.  Not so pleasant when it is under my watch.   As real estate agents, we are not responsible for any loss that occurs during our listing agreement to sell your home. My advise to homeowners is to … (8 comments)

 
Petra Norris, Realtor, Lakeland FL Homes for Sale (Lakeland Real Estate Group, Inc.)

Petra Norris

Realtor, Lakeland FL Homes for Sale

Lakeland, FL

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Lakeland Real Estate Group, Inc.

Address: PO Box 92050, Lakeland, FL, 33804-2050

Office: (863) 619-6918

Mobile: (863) 712-4207



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