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 […]
7 Good Reasons to Sell Your Home During the Holidays
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 […]
How to Prepare Your Home for a Professional Photographer
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 […]
18 Things Every First Time Home Seller Needs to Know
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 […]
Great Photos Sell Homes
Stellar photography can sell an Austin home faster and for more money. Today’s home buyer uses the internet as their primary search tool and pictures are what buyers want to see. The more pictures, the better…interior, exterior, wide angle with as much detail and as many vantage points as possible. Taking extra photos of kitchens, […]
Is It a Bad Idea to Get Rid of All the Bathtubs in the House?
Are you thinking of taking on a new project? Considering remodeling bathrooms? Maybe in preparation to sell your home? You have all adults (or at least older children) in your house and you never take baths. You might be asking yourself, is it a bad idea to get rid of all the bathtubs in the […]
6 Words You Never Want to See in Your Home’s Description
Several major studies on the effect of language in real estate marketing descriptions have revealed using certain words can result in a lower sales price and longer marketing time. How your home, or your situation, is described may unintentionally imply a sense of desperation, the need for extensive renovations, or that you would accept a […]
The First Thing a Buyer Notices About Your Home
If we were writing this post 20 years ago, the answer would probably be something like your home’s curb appeal or the front door. Before the widespread use of online listings, the most a buyer would see before they went inside your house was the front of it. If a home was listed for sale […]
Setting the Right List Price When Selling Your Home
The right list price will attract able buyers who make solid offers, getting you every dollar your home is worth. Getting it right from the start is an art form and also the key to creating an appearance of value to more than one buyer. When your home catches the eye of more than one […]
Pricing to Attract More Buyers – It’s About Value
Whether we are shopping for a new car, a refrigerator, a television, a laptop computer, a dress, a suit, or even a pair of shoes, we all comparison shop. In my experience, home buyers are among the most diligent comparison shoppers. They all want to see every house in the neighborhood before choosing. Your home […]