Sellers

It’s the one question that is asked often… How to create ‘curb appeal’ when selling your home, but you don’t want to spend a lot to do it? First impressions DO matter!

Working in real estate, I’ve learned that many buyers will drive by a house before they even call for a showing. It makes sense. After all, if the buyer doesn’t like the outside of the house, why would they want to buy the inside? Unfortunately, properties going on the market often have poor or sparsely landscaped fronts that don’t appeal to buyers.

Case and point, I’m helping a former client sell her house. The house is great on the inside, but hasn’t drummed up a lot of interest. She’s on a limited budget, so I had to create some curb appeal without spending a lot of money. Thankfully, I came up with a few curb app… Continue Reading The BIG Question of the day: How Do I Creating Curb Appeal on a Budget?

By Michael Estrin • Bankrate.com
Keep emotion out of selling a home

The greatest hindrance to the sale of a home can be a seller who is seized by emotion.

“It is very important for sellers to (keep) in mind that a real estate transaction is most likely the single largest financial transaction they will ever undertake,” says Fiona Dogan, a realtor in Rye, N.Y. “It should be viewed and handled primarily as a business transaction, with cold, hard decisions being made on a financial and investment basis.”

Home sellers who allow emotions and sentimental attachments to overtake them during the sales process run the risk of making hasty, sometimes poor decisions, Dogan says.

Here are some tips to help any home seller avoid making emotional mistakes that could cost money… Continue Reading 4 emotional mistakes made by home sellers