DEATH, DIVORCE & MOVING are the three most stressful experiences in life. There are two very different kinds of needs that people have while moving. First there are the transactional needs, like finding the home that is just right for you, finding a seller who is realistic, negotiating the price, filling out the paperwork, handling… Continue Reading 6 Ways To Make Home Buying Less Stressful
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Here Is Where to Begin First Impressions Remember what first attracted you to your house when you bought it? What excited you about its most appealing features? Now that you’re selling your home, you’ll need to look at it as if you were buying it all over again. A spruced up house makes a great… Continue Reading Selling Your Home Before You Buy?
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The ability to negotiate successfully is crucial not only for successful real estate transactions, but also for daily life events in general. When negotiating, keep these rules in mind: • Challenge the ideas that are presented to you. Negotiating requires you to be assertive and question what you are being told. If you disagree with… Continue Reading Negotiating Guidelines
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Moving from one house to another is seldom easy or fun for adults and it can be especially troubling for children. If parents deal with their children’s concerns and needs thoughtfully, much of that distress and discomfort can be avoided. Children see moves differently than their parents do, and they benefit much less from the… Continue Reading Making the Move Easy on the Kids
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1. You can save a lot of money if you do the bulk of the packing on your own. Limit yourself to non-fragile items such as books, linens, clothing and shoes; and replaceable items such as plates, dishes (not fine china or expensive silverware), and small kitchen appliances. These items will be cheaper to replace… Continue Reading How to Pack Like a Pro
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The best chance for selling your property is within the first seven weeks. Studies show that the longer a property stays on the market, the less the seller will net. Below are 5 main factors to accomplishing this goal. PRICING FACTOR It is very important to price your property at a competitive marketvalue right when… Continue Reading How To Get Top Dollar In Any Market
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Buy or rent? That is the dilemma facing many potential homeowners today. It seems that buying a home is more costly – and time demanding – that renting a home. However, if you can comfortably afford to do so, and you have plans to stay at your location for a while, buying a home has… Continue Reading Home Ownership Advantages
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In the real estate industry, the concept of value is vague. The value of a house (or condo, or co-op, or townhouse) fluctuates often, based on many situations, such as an ever-changing market conditions, the condition of the home, and the costs associated with owning it. For that reason, it’s difficult to answer the question,… Continue Reading Evaluating Property
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MISTAKE #1 — PLACING THE WRONG PRICE ON YOUR PROPERTY Every seller obviously wants to get the most money for his or her product. Ironically, the best way to do this is NOT to list your product at an excessively high price! A high listing price will cause some prospective buyers to lose interest before… Continue Reading Common Selling Mistakes
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What is your guarantee? Do you personally answer all phone calls on the property? Can we cancel the listing if we’re not happy? Do you have a personal assistant? If you don’t call me back within 24 hours will you take $50 off the escrow? May I see your personal Internet web site? What systems… Continue Reading 14 Questions to ask a Listing Agent
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