Not only will buying a house be the biggest purchase of your life, but it will probably be the most complex transaction you’ll ever be involved in. It’s just not something to jump into without forethought and research – or without expert professional guidance from your local real estate agent. Before you sign the dotted … Continued
Selling a house is a huge financial transaction entailing a long and complicated process. As a result, there are plenty of opportunities for things to go wrong and for sellers to make costly mistakes. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. With some planning and knowledge, along with a good measure of objectivity, most … Continued
Buying a house is a big step – much bigger than many people realize. For first-time buyers, it often comes with a host of expenses and responsibilities that they never dreamed of, in addition to being the largest financial transaction of their entire lives up to that point. It has been said that buying a … Continued
It seems there’s a lot of confusion surrounding open houses. Some people think you don’t need them at all, and others claim open houses are essential. While “63% of top real estate agents said that they do not always recommend open houses,” other agents “estimate that at least 20% of their sales results from an open house.” The … Continued
The process of buying a home, especially for first-time buyers, can be and often is complicated, confusing, and littered with legal complexities. And that, of course, is one of the main reasons real estate agents exist. Buying a house is, most of the time, just too much for the layman or neophyte to tackle unassisted. … Continued
Except on rare occasions, selling a home is usually not easy or quick, especially if you deploy the same old tired tactics everyone else has been and is still using. Even in a healthy seller’s market, you still have a lot of competition, and you still have to make your listing and your house stand … Continued
Buying a house is not something people jump into quickly and without much thought. Most of us spend months or even years agonizing over the decision, trying to decide whether it’s the right time and the right thing to do. For it is, after all, a huge, long-term financial commitment, and the whole buying process … Continued
You know you need to do some repainting when preparing to sell your house in order to make it more appealing to buyers. You may get by with just some touch-up, or you may have to repaint large portions of both the exterior and the interior. Either way, you need to choose the right color(s) … Continued
Hosting a get together like an open house can be a pretty intimidating prospect to those of us who aren’t used to entertaining all the time. But having an open house during the holiday season makes it much easier because a lot of the work, especially planning, has already been done for you. Because it’s … Continued
Some renovations can increase your home’s value significantly, and others not so much. Some renovations can actually decrease your home’s value or force you to lower your asking price. So if you’re getting your house ready to sell, you want to make only those improvements that add value and avoid those that simply cost you … Continued
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