Proud of ownership
Have you take a nice walk lately? Especially around your neighborhood on a beautiful day? Do you always wonder while walking down the street some properties is nicer than other? I do and I would observe each home curved appeal. I ask myself is the grass green, nicely cut, and is the bush trim weekly. How is the path to your door way accessible and how welcome you feel once you get closer to the door? Is the home telling me welcome don’t stand there ring the bell?
If you say yes to the above questions, you maybe experience some thing I would call “Proud of ownership”. It doesn’t stop there….once you get a chance to be invited to the home. Almost every thing is neatly place, well clean. No dust or spider web anywhere to be seen. Stop it sound to perfect! Ok, yes I am exaggerating a bit.
But here is my definition of proud of ownership. It means owning a property and keeps the place well kept and up to date. Example, if there is a defect on the property it would be fix. You properly won’t see a hole on the wall since the owner would patch it and repaint it. The carpet is clean not to say it is old but clean. The paint on the wall is replace every 5 years depend on how discoloration it gets. Of course these are just the visual what an eye can see. But for an inspector, he would say whoa! Every thing is up to date, the water heater is replaced and strap. Fire detector is replaced with new battery and there are enough detectors around the home. The fire place is clean all the way through the chimney “No fire hazard”. The main break is not broken or pampers without a contractor fix it themselves. The list goes on and on……
The point is from time to time. I get an owner request for a free home values or home worth, I than prepare what is called Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) which insist of your home current market values. The values I will provide will give you arrange from low to high. Of course, it would not be true values since I have not seen the property. Most owners think I am not telling them the whole truth but I have. Not all home are own by “Proud of ownership” there fore the values can not be determine until you (owner) welcome me to your home.
Food for thought, what I expect from you (owner) is to fix or repair your property. My input is nothing compare when the buyers see and expect for your home. They are not as nice I as I am. Follow my advice, It could be a different between selling your home with a highest possible price or be disappointed at escrow once you received your final check.
Thank you for reading and until next time.
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