home seller: Preparing Home For Buyers - 01/02/14 11:01 PM
If you are planning to sell your home, some minor cosmetic changes can make your home more appealing to potential buyers.  The relatively small expense involved may be well worth your investment since your home could sell faster and for a better price.
Consider the following suggestions from professional Realtors:
Paint the interior walls a bright neutral color such as white or ivory. Paint the front door and put down a new welcome mat. Plant flowers everywhere and keep the lawn and shrubs neatly trimmed. Clean the carpets and polish hardwood floors. Replace all light bulbs and open drapes and window … (5 comments)

home seller: Book Review - Dress Your House for Success - 10/24/13 03:37 PM
Dress Your House for Success by Martha Webb is a checklist-filled book designed to help sell your house, apartment, or condo for the highest possible price.  Everyone knows that a house should be clean before being shown to buyers.  But what exactly does “clean” include?  For those not sure, her mountains of detailed, room-by-room checklists show sellers how to first unclutter and then clean like one has never cleaned before.
Once a home is thoroughly cleaned, she advises sellers on analyzing which repairs should be considered.  The important key to repairs is making sure that additional sales dollars generated by the repair … (5 comments)

home seller: New CEC Energy Efficiency Disclosure for California home buyers - 01/23/12 08:38 AM
Starting January 12012, there is a new statewide disclosure, according to CA Civil Code # 2079.10.  It’s to be provided to the buyer (by either the seller or the broker). 
It is an energy booklet from the CEC (California Energy Commission) called “What is your Home Energy Rating”, booklet # CEC-400-2009-008-BR-REV1.  It is online at http://www.energy.ca.gov/HERS/booklet.html which you can download in color or black & white.
Your TC (Transaction Coordinator) should ensure that all of our buyers are provided a copy of this booklet and they must sign for receipt (signatures are on the last page).  
While you are on their web … (0 comments)

 
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