1. Pretend to be a buyer and pull up to your house. Imagine you’re seeing your home for the first time. Make sure it looks clean and inviting by cleaning the sidewalks, and trimming or updating the landscaping. Pro Tip: Buyers are naturally drawn to unique front doors, so consider painting yours a complementary, fresh…
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Tips to make your house listing perfect You may have completed the home-repair “honey-do” list detailed out in our “Fix to Sell” post and elbow-greased your house into looking beautiful. Now it’s time for the professional photographer to come in and shoot the pictures that will be the potential buyers’ first look at…
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Preparing to sell your home? Here are some quick tips to attract strong buyers. (Print Version) Clean and Declutter – Cramped rooms are a buyers’ turnoff, so make sure you open up and brighten each room. Start with the furniture – remove the oversized pieces, or those that don’t fit the room’s main purpose and…
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Yes! Read below for three great reasons you should consider hiring a professional real estate agent to sell your home. 1. PRICE – Last year, the typical for sale by owner (FSBO) home sold for $225,000, while homes sold agents went for an average $345,000. Nearly half of FSBO sellers choose that route because they…
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1. Your closets should be mostly empty. Every buyer is looking for storage, and you’ve likely outgrown yours. Appeal to potential buyers by decluttering your closets, or even putting some of your storage into an off-site storage unit while your home is on the market. Make sure that what you do leave behind is neat…
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From an Investment Advice website, not realtors. It’s a myth that selling your house during the holidays is a bad idea. Are there fewer buyers than the spring? Sure. But many of those spring buyers are actually just lookers. Per this article by Investopedia, here are some reasons why selling during the holidays is a…
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As a fellow pet-owner, it’s sometimes hard to believe that some people simply don’t like animals, especially in their homes. When trying to sell and get top dollar for your property, it’s best to remove all signs of your furry family members. Why don’t (some) home buyers like your pet? 1. Nervousness. Pets and animals…
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1. Ammonia in the oven will loosen harden spills in the oven; wipe clean. 2. Lemon KoolAid in the dishwasher to clean stains. 3. Vanilla mug or ramekin in the oven for smell of baking. 4. Dryer sheets on a fan for quick deodorizer of a stinky room. 5. Microwave bowl of water for 2-3…
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