In
this market, it becomes a challenge to try to get the pricing of a
home right from the beginning! There are lots of things that need
to be considered when looking at how to determine a good price for
a home! So this post is my Top 10 list of things that a seller
needs to consider when they sit down with their Realtor to come up
with a price! Of course, sellers are most likely aware of ...
In the Richmond area, there are
many homes which do not have garages. And those that do have
garages, end up becoming a storage area and not an area where cars
are parked. Many times this is because most Richmond homes do not
have basements, so the garages end up replacing the basement area.
So when you are looking at all the rooms in your home and deciding
how to stage your home to s ...
As I continue with my "Messy Room"
posts, let's go to the dining room of our hypothetical house! When
I look at the attached picture, my first thought is that this room
is not nearly as bad as some of the other rooms! But then I take
another look at it, and my first thought is "Well, okay, the room
isn't as bad as the others, but does that mean this room will stand
out (positively) in the ...
Continuing with
my "Messy Rooms" series of posts, the next room to look at is the
kitchen! The old saying everyone hears is "Kitchens &
Bathrooms" sell homes! In our area, as in probably most every
other area, many of the homes on the market are older homes, with
possibly dated cabinets, dated counters, etc. So am I saying that
a potential seller should gut their kitchen and put in a new o ...
So you
want to sell your home - you have interviewed the Realtors, you
have selected one, you have priced your home to sell, and now you
are ready to have the pictures taken of your home! The Realtor
comes over and takes a picture and --- YOUR LIVING ROOM IS NOW UP
ON THE INTERNET!! Do you think this is the living room of your
buyer's dreams? Probably not! So, as in the previous "Messy
R ...
The other
day I did a post on a messy bedroom and my top 10 ways to get the
bedroom from messy to staged for not so very much money! Today, I
would like to do the same thing with the bathrooms! As we continue
to see more and more buyers coming into the market, it is always
amazing to me how many bathrooms don't show as well as they should!
Sellers should always keep in mind that kitchen ...
Lately, I
have been showing lots of homes to homebuyers, many of them first
time homebuyers! And, believe me, there are a lot of homes for
these buyers in Richmond VA to choose from! So when you are trying
to sell your home, you should want your home to stand head &
shoulders above your competition! Why? Many (not all) homebuyers
have trouble envisioning living in the home when they ...
Recently I went on a listing appointment and
was asked a question that I was surprised I have not been asked
before: Why is your commission so high & will you cut your
commission? I know that times are tight and home values have
fallen and so I am surprised that I have not had this question
asked more often! So when I was asked this question, I had a lot
of different options on how I ...
All week I
have been out showing homes to a number of my buyers! I have
buyers at all different price points - from $100,000 and up! And
whenever I go into these homes, I am amazed at how many of them are
not set up to appeal to the buyers who are looking at them! I am
not saying that, as a seller, you should immediately go out and
spend thousands of dollars on a home stager and new furni ...
I
recently came across an article that talked about the top 10
mistakes sellers make when they put their homes on the market for
sale. I read through the items and I would agree with the
information given in the article. If you have tried to sell your
home and have been unsuccessful, you need to keep in mind that it
may have been the price, or it may have been the Realtor who listed
the ...