Common Do’s and Don’ts for Selling Your First Home
Selling your first home is an exciting time for any homeowner, but it is easy to become overwhelmed as there is so much information to learn! In order to make everything easier to understand...
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Pack Rat 101: How to Make Your Move Easier
When it comes to moving, it goes without saying that many homeowners dread the packing process. After all, when you have all your belongings in front of you ready to pack, it is easy...
Optimize Your Open House With These 5 Real Estate Secrets
In the world of real estate, open houses are a dime a dozen. Anyone can host an open house, but the problem comes with your home being a small fish in the big sea...
How Not to Price a Home
Do you know how to price a home? Some homeowners want to price their home for up to $30,000 higher than market value. They think by pricing the home higher, they leave room for...
What to Do With Appliances When Selling Your Home
When homeowners try to sell their home, they often ask their real estate agents, “Should I leave the appliances in my home for the home buyer, make them negotiable, or take them with me?”...
5 Important Questions to Ask Before You List Your Home
1. What is the best time frame to list your home? The best time to sell a home varies depending on the area, and the real estate market is forever changing. Historically, late spring...
5 Ways to Determine What the Real Estate Market Looks Like
When homeowners want to sell their house as fast as possible, their first question is, “What does the real estate market look like right now?” Before you put your home up for sale, you...
Understand the Key Parts of a Real Estate Purchasing Contract
A real estate purchase contract, also known as a “contract to purchase real estate” or a “residential purchase agreement,” is a binding, bilateral agreement between two or more parties. The purchase contract is the...
Ultimate Open House Guide – 3 Steps to Hosting the Perfect Open House
An open house is a scheduled time for the public to check out your home at their leisure. While most buyers who are seriously shopping for a home are working with a real estate...
How to Negotiate Top Dollar For Your Home
After all the effort you’ve put into preparing your house for sale and marketing it to potential buyers, you deserve a sigh of relief when an offer comes through. However, for most sellers, the...
