When it comes time to look at purchasing a new property, the question of buying an older home that needs some fixing up or going straight for the new and shiny options can become a major conundrum. To help you understand how setting your sights on a brand new home could work out for you, … Continued
Finding the right home and successfully closing on it is quite an accomplishment, but starting from scratch and creating your dream home from the very beginning is something you can be proud of for years to come. In order to ensure you don’t put the cart before the horse and complicate the entire endeavor, here … Continued
There’s a lot of paperwork that contributes to successfully purchasing a home, and knowing what you’re signing at any given time is a critical part of being an informed home buyer. To help clear up some of your potential confusion and make you a more secure buyer, here are 5 documents to become familiar with … Continued
There’s enough to worry about when moving forward with buying or selling a home, and the last thing anyone needs is unpermitted repairs causing issues or completely fumbling a deal. To give you some ideas on how to handle this potentially sticky situation, let’s go over what to do about unpermitted repairs when buying or … Continued
There are all kinds of advice and tips from lots of “experts” about how to sell your house and sell it fast. Sometimes the advice sounds good, and sometimes it seems pretty bizarre. But when you distill all that advice down to its basic essence, you get pretty much the same thing across the board … Continued
Once upon a time not so long ago, it was just standard procedure to have an open house as part of the process of selling a home. Now, though, many consider the practice outdated, not very useful, and just a way for your agent to generate leads. But combined with a robust online marketing strategy, open houses … Continued
There was a time when you or your real estate agent would snap a few quick listing photos with a cheap disposable camera, and that was good enough. But not anymore, thanks chiefly to the Internet. Because nearly 90% of buyers go online to search for homes, listing photos – quality photos – are now … Continued
Very often people list their home for sale expecting a quick sale at the asking price, thinking buyers will immediately fall in love with it because they love it so much. But the reality is usually very different. Buyers see all the flaws, the price keeps getting negotiated down, and/or the house sits on the … Continued
A great first impression is one of the keys to selling a house. Curb appeal creates that first impression because the exterior of the house and the lawn are the first things prospective buyers see when they pull up for a viewing. If your curb appeal isn’t great, then buyers won’t want to go inside … Continued
Any successful undertaking begins with taking the necessary preparatory steps, doing first things first. And this is certainly the case if you want to sell your house fast. Some things you can do are vitally important, and others not so much. So you need to know what you should do to get your house ready … Continued
Anyone planning to sell a home would be well served by making an effort to incorporate at least some of what’s trending in design. The appearance of your home can not only make it more appealing to potential buyers but also make it sell quicker and for more. The interior design features that help a … Continued
Home sellers dream of an easy, stress-free sale that involves nothing more than listing, accepting an offer, and then closing. During the past couple of years, things have been almost that easy for sellers because inventory has been extremely low and buyer demand has been very high. But the real estate market is beginning to … Continued