Flashy incentives like a trip to Tahiti might sound like a good way for home sellers to woo buyers in a slow real estate market, however, when it comes to actually enticing someone to buy a home, it’s the more practical perks that count. Serious buyers are looking to buy a home, not a trip to […]
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What Stinks? Cheap, Easy & Natural Methods for Freshening Up Your Home
You don’t have to be an aromatherapy aficionado to know that smells have the ability to trigger strong emotions and associations. Baking cookies can bring you back to the comfort of your childhood while freshly cut grass can return you to childhood summer camp. Unfortunately, it also works in the other direction: a neglected garbage […]
5 Common Home Seller Mistakes
Whenever you’re new to anything—a new job, a new sport, a new town—you’re bound to experience a bit of a learning curve. For real estate professionals, the art of buying and selling homes is second nature. But for first-time (even, sometimes second and third-time) sellers, the process of getting their home sold can be a bit […]
Expired Listing: Tips for Relisting Your Home
If you’ve taken your home off the market after a previously unsuccessful attempt to sell, now may be time to re-list your home. Most are excited and nervous when they first sign a listing agreement to sell their home, hoping that the home sells quickly and for a big profit. It’s frustrating to wait week […]
Avoid These Mistakes When Selling Your Home
Fueled by low interest rates and a recovering economy, buyer demand is currently on the rise while the current inventory of available homes remains low! If you’re considering taking advantage of this shift in the market and selling your Columbus / Central Ohio home, there are some common mistakes that you’ll want to avoid as they can significantly negatively impact how long […]
Selling a Home? How to Negotiate a Home Sale
The art of negotiating is just that! Only an artful negotiator can take two sides with opposing interests and bring them to consensus. No formula can be applied to the process; no scientific equation can bring it about. And the back-and-forth communication that is negotiating is a huge part of the home buying and selling […]
How Accurate are Zillow Zestimates?
Click here or image above to play video https://youtu.be/siTPLLX9wPc Since its launch in 2006, Zillow has taken heat over its Zestimates. Many homeowners have complained that the company’s automated home valuations don’t accurately reflect the true value of their homes. A formal complaint was also filed with the Federal Trade Commission alleging Zillow is misleading […]
How to Fight and Avoid a Low Appraisal
Thinking of buying or selling a home? Even when both sides agree on a price, the deal could fall apart thanks to an under-appraisal. Short appraisals typically arise in a declining housing market because the lack of recent comparable area homes sales, or “comps,” making it difficult for appraisers to determine the current market value […]