For those considering selling their home one of the first questions is How Do I Determine the Value of My Home / What’s My Home Worth? Today there are literally dozens of Internet sites out there offering to assist you in determining your home’s value, and probably the most well known among these is Zillow and it’s Zestimate. […]
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Effective Incentives to Help Sell a Home
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 […]
8 Free Home Improvement Apps
Yes, there’s an app for that! Here are some of the coolest around. 1. Houzz Interior Design Ideas With over one million high-res design photos, you’re certain to find home decorating inspiration on Houzz. Search and browse your favorite images, save to your personal ideabook, download for offline access, and share with friends and family. […]
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 […]
When to Sell for Move Up Buyers
Are you thinking about selling your home, but waiting for prices to rebound? You might be making a mistake. There are plenty of reasons you might want to hold onto your home for a while longer, but for most of us, market conditions aren’t usually one of them. The logic usually sounds something like this. […]
Preparing Your Home for Showings
Homes sell more quickly & at higher prices when they show their best! It’s important that your home shows well and while it can’t always be “showroom” perfect. After all, you and your family must live there, it’s important that sellers be prepared for short notice showing requests. (while agents will try to provide 24 […]