Category: Selling

Common For Sale by Owner Pitfalls

In a seller’s housing market, you may see signs in front yards that read “for sale by owner.” When you sell your own home, you don’t have to pay a commission to a real estate agent, and you handle the entire process on your own timeline. It can sound liberating and potentially lucrative, but it’s… Read more »

Don’t Forget These Things When Selling Your Home

There are many different reasons why you might decide to sell your home, and those different reasons can lead to different selling timelines. If you’re thinking about selling your home in the next couple of years, that can leave you with plenty of time to get your ducks in a row. If you need to… Read more »

Will a Video Walkthrough Lead to More Offers on Your Home?

Selling your home quickly is a matter of getting it in front of not only lots of potential buyers, but the right potential buyers as well. You want to show your home to people that want to buy it. If one-hundred people come to your open house, but none of them are in a position… Read more »

How to Stage Your Home to Look Inviting

Staging your home is all about striking the right balance. While there are some general best practices that you can use, you also need to consider who your target homebuyer is. If you’re selling your slick, modern home, you want a clean, pristine look on the inside. If it’s a homey cottage, your home should… Read more »

Do You Have a Home Inspection Service?

00Whether you’re on the buying or selling end of a real estate transaction, you need to have a quality home inspection service that you trust. If you’re buying a home for the first time, you may not already have a service that you’re comfortable with, but you’ll need to find one. Your home inspection service… Read more »

What Makes a Good Seller’s Agent?

In hot housing markets, properties tend to move quickly, but selling quickly and getting the best price for your home don’t always go hand-in-hand. Working with a partner to sell your home can help reduce stress and ensure that you get a great price for your property. A seller’s agent is your partner during this… Read more »

Does Your Home Have Features That Buyers Want?

Selling your home is a big decision, but you don’t want it to come with a big timeline. You want to sell your home fast, but how can you ensure that happens? You could sell your home below market value to get the deal done — not exactly an appealing option for most folks. You… Read more »

What Is the Function of a Real Estate Agent?

Are you someone who likes to do things yourself? Often times, if you’re willing to go the extra mile, teach yourself a little something, and put in some work, you can save yourself a lot of money and time on a project. No one likes getting stuck with a middle man when working on a… Read more »

Set a Goal for Your Open House

Obviously, the goal for any open house is to find a buyer for your home. However, this can be a little dodgy when used as the only way to measure the success or failure of an open house. There are more intricate steps involved in getting that buyer into your open house. That’s why it’s… Read more »

More Staging Tips for Selling Your Home

When you decide to sell your home, you want to sell it quickly and you want to receive the best price possible for it. Some factors, like market conditions, can be out of your control. You probably need to sell your home on a tight timeline and you can’t just wait around for things to… Read more »