Home Selling Tips

November 13, 2009

Rugs – Are they hiding something?

Rugs serve many purposes.  They can help pull a room together or add warmth to a cold floor or hide all sorts of nasty stains or cover a thread bare carpet. The purpose a rug serves is as different as the homes they are located in. When I work with home sellers I encourage them […]
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November 8, 2009

Is there any value in Showing Feedback?

If a seller is serious about selling his house he wants to know what potential buyers think. He wants showing feedback which is why I set my Spring Texas home sellers up with a Centralized Showing Service. In addition to scheduling showing appointments, the showing service will email the buyer’s real estate agent 4x requesting feedback […]
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October 31, 2009

Who handles the repairs? Buyers or Sellers?

You and the sellers have gone back and forth and have finally come to an agreement on the repairs. Yea!! You are one step closer to closing on your house in Spring Texas. But wait!  Who is going to do the repairs?  Is the sellers’ cousin, Jim Bob, who is a self-proclaimed […]
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October 27, 2009

Must have iPhone Apps for Real Estate

Its been 2 months now since my love affair with my iPhone first began.  It started out casual and innocent enough but has grown into so much more than a Real Estate agent and her phone relationship.   My old phone was used for primarily one purpose which was to make and receive calls and […]
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October 22, 2009

Will an Open House sell your house?

In some real estate markets the answer to “Will an Open House sell your house?”  is probably Yes.  At least it is in the market HGTV tapes their “Designed to Sell” program.  If you have never seen the program, the premise is the seller spends $2,000 for interior designers to make changes to […]
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October 12, 2009

How to save money on your electric bills

These days  saving money is back in vogue as conversations have shifted from “I spent $250 on this brand name bag”  to “I saved $100 and got a great deal on this bag”.  I love saving money maybe not quite as much as I enjoy spending money but I do enjoy getting […]
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October 4, 2009

The appraisal came back low – Now what?

Before the new HVCC rules concerning home appraisals went into effect on May 1, 2009, I did not have any of my own stories to tell of apprasials coming in low. This is no longer true as I now have two of my own stories to share of low appraisals.  Both of the […]
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September 30, 2009

Showings

With the abundance of information including maps, property descriptions, photos, and virtual tours available to buyers why do they still insist on viewing your home before making their decision?  If buyers didn’t need to view homes, the process of selling would be certainly be a lot easier and less of a hassle. As a Spring […]
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