Home Selection Checklist – A Good Aid When Choosing a Home

This home selection checklist is a tool to help you select a home that is right for you and your family. Before you select a home and get a mortgage, you need to know if you will be happy with the home you select for the coming years. Home selection is a major step in …

Free Short Sale Info – How a Short Sale Can Stop Foreclosure

The recent slowdown in the real estate market is causing many home owners to fall behind on their house payments. If you can not sell your house fast and you are losing your home to foreclosure, you have one last option. Have a professional home buyer complete a short sale. A short sale is a …

For Sale By Owner – What You Want To Know About It

When the owners of houses want to sell their own house without the help of any real estate agent or broker, they are called for sale by owner. The National Association of Realtors did a survey report in 2006 that showed that only 7 percent of all sellers were FSBO. There are a lot of …

The Advantages of Using a Realtor

This subject gets pondered a lot, by both buyers and sellers. I want to address it, but I want to disclose upfront that I am a realtor, so my perspective will be somewhat biased. If you are purchasing a new home, I would always, ALWAYS recommend using the services of a realtor. First of all, …

Simple Tips For Low Cost Home Improvements

Have you been thinking about remodeling your home? Keep in mind that you can often achieve your goal without a giant expense. Small improvements introduced in almost every room, including the exterior of the house can make all the difference. Here are a few tips to get you started: Keep it clean and keep it …

Pre-drawn House plans the Benefits and Styles

Pre-drawn house plans are those that are drawn by architects or home designers and then offered for sale, unlike those that are drawn for an individual, with input from the customer. While this method may be a great idea, there are definite benefits to purchasing pre-drawn house plans. Architects and home designers that do custom …

Sole, Joint or Multiple Agency?

Many clients I meet at valuations know they can use one or several estate agents. They also know using more than one agent could cost them more on the fees. What they might not have considered is the small print of each type of agreement or the relative merits of using one, two or many …

Home Staging on a Budget

Staging is an essential, and cost-effective, part of the home selling process. Staging your home to show off its qualities can only add to your final selling price. On average, people receive $2 in increased sale price for every $1 they put into staging a home. When staging your home for sale, there are five …

Staging Your Home for Sale – The Magic Move to Sell it Quicker

I was hanging out with a few people at a wedding recently and the conversation turned to today’s real estate market. One of my friends, John, from a town near San Jose, CA told a fascinating, yet familiar, story. I thought I would share it with all of you. John and his wife, Liz, decided …