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Considering selling your home in Austin? Looking for tips for preparing your home to sell? Want to find out the secret weapon of home selling? What improvements will have the highest return on your investment when you sell? You can learn all of that - and a lot more - on our Austin Home Selling Blog.

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17 Pro Tips for Selling an Austin Home that Won’t Sell

February 6, 2023 By Rebecca Jacks

If your Austin home has been on the market a while and you haven’t gotten an offer, it’s time to re-think your marketing strategy. Though I’m sure you are incredibly frustrated, the good news is many Austin homes that haven’t sold, sell quickly after they have a fresh marketing strategy. We specialize in selling Austin […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: Home Not Selling, Seller Tips, Selling for Top Dollar

Game Plan to Prepare Your Home for Showings

February 3, 2023 By Rebecca Jacks

When you’re selling your Austin home, you should have a set game plan for last minute showing requests. With a game plan, everyone in your household knows exactly what needs to be done to get your home ready to show quickly. To help you prepare your home for showings, here is a list of the […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: Preparing for Showings, Seller Tips, Staging

7 Tips for Preparing Your Home to Sell this Spring

February 2, 2023 By Raymond Stoklosa

Are you thinking of selling your home this Spring? Here are a few ideas you can start implementing now before your home goes on the market to preserve as much of your home’s equity as you can control. Follow these 7 tips for preparing your home to sell this Spring and you will get more […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: DIY Home Improvements, Frequent Seller Questions, Low Cost Home Improvements, Preparing to Sell, Saving Money, Seller Tips

Should I Respond to a Low Ball Offer?

December 21, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

In this changing Austin real estate market, we often hear about multiple offers, homes selling for more than asking price and cash buyers. What we don’t hear about too much, but happens more than you think now that the market is in flux, are “low ball” offers. Even in a booming Austin real estate market, […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: First Time Home Sellers, Frequent Seller Questions, Negotiation, Responding to Offers, Selling for Top Dollar

7 Good Reasons to Sell Your Home During the Holidays

November 15, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

There is a wrong-headed notion out there that homes don’t sell during the Holiday season. If you buy that idea, you may miss a great opportunity to sell your home for top dollar, quickly. If you’re thinking of selling your home soon, but are hesitant because of the Holidays, here are 7 good reasons to […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: Interpreting the Market, Preparing to Sell, Timing the Market

10 Low Cost Projects that Increase Home Values

July 24, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

Many sellers we talk to have spent time and money on projects that buyers don’t find valuable and are understandably frustrated when they learn that money is essentially wasted. If you’re considering selling your home in Austin and want to sell it for the most money, you probably want to know which projects will generate […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: DIY Home Improvements, Low Cost Home Improvements, Preparing to Sell, Selling for Top Dollar, Updating to Sell

10 Questions to Ask Before Accepting an Offer

June 15, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

If you’ve ever had your home on the market, you are familiar with the multitude of questions you’ll get from potential buyers. Often, inexperienced sellers are thankful to get an offer that they forget to ask any questions of the buyers. When we are representing Austin home sellers, we ask the buyer’s agent a multitude […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: Questions to Ask, Responding to Offers, Seller Tips, Selling in a Seller's Market, Top 10 Lists

How to Prepare Your Home for a Professional Photographer

May 27, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

Those that have read our blog know professional real estate photography can mean the difference of $1,000 or more in the final purchase price. The better you present your home online, the more buyers will want to see your home in person and the better chances you’ll have of getting a good offer. Though a […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: Listing Photos, Preparing for Showings, Preparing to Sell, Seller Tips

3 Things Could Mean Thousands – Declutter, Clean & Paint

May 7, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

It’s amazing how the simplest things can have such a huge impact on a home seller’s net proceeds. The old saying “it’s the little things that count” aptly applies to home selling. If you have decided to sell your Austin home you have made one of the biggest decisions in your life. However, before you […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: DIY Home Improvements, Low Cost Home Improvements, Preparing to Sell, Seller Tips

18 Things Every First Time Home Seller Needs to Know

January 31, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

Just like buying a home, selling a home is a process. To be successful and net the most money, you don’t just wake up one day, decide to sell your house and put a sign in the yard. Selling takes proper preparation, a strategic game plan and dynamic marketing. If you’re considering selling your home […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: Disclosures, First Time Home Sellers, Preparing to Sell, Seller Tips, Selling for Top Dollar

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