Believe it or not, a lot of people seem to cringe a little bit when you start talking about hiring a home inspector. We get it. It does feel a little bit like a test that you don’t want to fail, but if you think about it, it’s really more like a way to prevent […]
3 Steps to Sell Your Home & Buy Another – QUICKLY!
What if something unexpected happens – a relocation, perhaps – and you needed to sell your current property quickly and find another home? What would you need to do to make that happen, especially when you don’t have a minute to spare? Focus on the following three steps: 1. Prepare Your Property for Sale If […]
Calculating Your Home’s Market Value
Your home is likely the place where you’ve made countless memories with family and friends, so it makes sense that it’s of immense sentimental value to you – priceless even. But no matter how much you cherish the memory of those many happy moments, when it comes to your home’s worth to potential buyers, it’s the “market value” that […]
Lighting Matters When Selling Your Home
Remember the last time you were in a furniture store or other major home retailer? Remember the fully decorated displays of furniture, appliances and other products? Some of those may have even been organized as model rooms. What did most of those displays have in common? Chances are, they were well lit. In fact, in […]
Home Shopping & the Four-Legged Stool
What kind of stool is most likely to keep you from toppling over when you sit on it? Of course, two-legged stools won’t even stand on their own. Three-legged stools are okay, but still unstable. Four-legged stools are rock solid. What does that have to do with shopping for a new home? Well, if you […]
Should You Worry About Market Fluctuations?
What You Need to Know About Lots
When shopping for a new home, one of the most important considerations – yet one most people don’t pay enough attention to – is the lot type. Selecting the right lot type can significantly increase your enjoyment of the home. Picking the wrong one can have the opposite effect. There are three special types of lots […]
Seller’s Market or Buyer’s Market?
The more varied the opinions of economic experts, the more we are required to do our own homework when making real estate decisions for the future. This is especially true when there are varying degrees of optimism and pessimism about the nation’s economy. Many homeowners use interest rates to measure the health and viability of […]
Understanding Market Value
If you were going to sell your car, what would you do? Well, you would probably check to find out how similar vehicles to yours are priced. Then you would set your advertised price within that range. What you would be doing, perhaps without knowing it, is determining the “market value” of your car. Market […]