Getting your home prepped and ready to enter the market can be a stressful time and many homeowners are unsure of where to begin and what the first steps are to accomplishing this task. Here are a few helpful tips to getting the interior of your home ready: 1. Give
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Do You Need A Realtor To Price Your Home?
1. Home evaluation tools can be inaccurate: Although there are several online tools that can give an estimate of your home’s value, these tools are often incorrect by about 5-20%. These inaccuracies mean that you are losing out on both money and buyers if you strictly go by these tools. Realtors
Continue readingWhy You Should Buy Before Spring
Prices are forecasted to rise: The Home Price Expectation Survey polls a prestigious group of over 100 economists, investment strategists, and housing market analysts. Their most current report predicts that appreciation in home values over the next five years will be between 15.1% and 32.8%. Home values are projected to
Continue readingWinter Real Estate Mistakes
Selling your home in the winter can be great and can mean a quick sale, but there are some key mistakes to avoid when selling right now. Dirty windows, a cold home, and too much snow are just some problems to avoid. Too cold: Not cranking up the heat can save
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2017 Real Estate trends include a new term for the suburbs, the use of drone photography, millennials entering the market in full force, and more! The term “surban” will be used to describe suburbs that are beginning to incorporate urban features such as being able to live and work in
Continue readingApplying For A Mortgage-6 Questions You Need Answers To
Applying For A Mortgage What’s your annual income? Be sure to include any money earned from bonuses and investments as well. What is your credit score? Before applying for a mortgage, it’s important to have an idea of what your score is. Not only is it imperative to know your score,
Continue reading9 Questions To Ask Before Buying A Fixer Upper
Is the house just ugly? What kind of problems does the house have? Is it mainly cosmetic changes that would improve the home such as painting walls, replacing sinks, etc? Look for a home with minor problems that won’t cost you a lot of money or require lot’s of contractors. Is
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Have air ducts cleaned, get the HVAC system inspected, cleaned and serviced and have an exterminator come to the home, especially if it has been vacant Give the entire home a deep cleaning and get the carpets professionally cleaned Focus on security: Change the locks, replace smoke alarm batteries if
Continue readingStaging Your Home On A Dime
Staging your home doesn’t have to be a costly venture; using what you already have or borrowing pieces here and there can dramatically improve your home’s style and appeal to potential buyers. De-clutter: Clutter in your home decreases equity. You want buyers to come in and admire your organizational skills and
Continue readingSelling Your Home In The Winter
1. Buyers are usually motivated: Most buyers that are out house shopping in the winter are doing so because they really need to move; due to a job relocation, family situation, etc. 2. Things move along quickly: Since Real Estate usually slows down during the winter months, you can
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