Home Selling Tips

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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
September 3, 2009

The accuracy of the Zestimate

If you have not heard of Zillow’s Zestimate yet, then “Welcome back from what must have been a long vacation”.  The Zestimate has to be Zillow’s most popular tool and both home buyers and home sellers love it.  Us Realtors on the other hand we love it NOT so much.  Why?  Because we have to […]
August 21, 2009

How to give your fluorescent light a new look

As I was flipping through the pages of the latest Realtor® Magazine, I came across an article on decorative light lenses.  At only $32 a piece,  a light lense is an inexpensive way to add a little pizazz to your big and boxy kitchen fluorescent light.  The light lenses are made to easily slip into a standard 24 by […]