The biggest challenge for me this past summer was keeping my house decluttered in case potential buyers came to view the house. With a six-year old boy on my hands and my husband out of town, I wasn’t sure how long it would be before my hair was pulled out in its entirety. The truth is that the atmosphere became somewhat militant. The initial decluttering went fine because I had the adrenaline to keep me motivated. My realtor telling me that she decided to use our house as one of the weekly realtor reviewed homes certainly gave me an extra … Continue reading →

Everyone is trying to predict what the real estate market will do. Optimism never hurts, but neither does knowing the much more predictable real estate calendar and planning your investments accordingly. If you sold a house this past summer, rather than this past spring, you may already have a certain skepticism about the market, therefore you’re already resigned to going more with the realtor flow next time. For example, in Chattanooga, TN, almost everyone who put their house up for sale in the early spring had sold it by early summer. They were the lucky ones. For us it seemed … Continue reading →

To help your home sell fast and at a great price, we recommend you spend a little bit of attention on three things – windows, doors, and landscaping. Remember, you want your home to be visually pleasing to potential buyers. In addition to scheduled tours of your home, there will be a number of cars and walkers that see the for sale sign in the yard. Therefore, by making your home more appealing, you increase your chance of selling. For the windows, make sure any broken glass is fixed and that all windows are clean. If you have an old … Continue reading →

When selling your house, you want to do everything possible to avoid making costly mistakes to include paying high commissions. Although you have the option of selling on your own, most people prefer to pay real estate commission to avoid the hassle of researching, advertising, marketing, showing, dealing with potential buyers, writing up contracts, and so on. If you plan to sell your home and you want to use the services of a real estate agent, it is important that you work with a qualified and honest real estate agent who can provide all the necessary services while also not … Continue reading →

If you currently have your home on the market and want to sell fast, this article will show you how to make any buyer get excited about making an offer. For starters, you want the home to make an impression from the minute people walk in. That means the entryway or living room needs to set the tone. For this, add a fresh coat of paint, remove clutter, and keep furnishing limited but attractive. If you have a small chest of drawers or sideboard that could be placed in the entryway topped with fresh flowers, this would be a great … Continue reading →

No prospective homebuyer wants to walk into a home only to find clutter scattered everywhere yet it happens every day. When selling your home, you want to take time to remove all the clutter before anyone visits. For some reason, too many people think all their trinkets, pictures, and collectibles are going to interest prospective buyers but in truth, it makes a home look not just cluttered but also small. One of the worst mistakes home sellers make is not getting rid of the clutter. We suggest you work room-by-room, looking around to see what all can be removed. A … Continue reading →

One of the most important things you can do to sell your home in addition to working with a great agent and pricing it right is to make sure everything is in good working order. You will be amazed at the pay off for you taking time to go from room-to-room, identifying various things needing to be fixed. With the home in excellent condition inside and out, you will see faster and for a better price. Just remember that home maintenance projects do not necessarily have to be large or expensive to make a huge difference in how well your … Continue reading →