Massachusetts Real Estate- Merrimack Valley
Real Estate in Essex and Northern Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts
As a home shopper, there are a few things you can do to make your life easier…and that is to make your agent’s job easier. You two have aligned goals, so it is best to work with each other instead of against each other. I have observed both sides of the transaction enough times to know a few of the items consumers can do to help their REALTOR®. Here is that list. Be Upfront and Communicative All good relationships are built … Continue reading...
You have put an offer in on a home that was accepted!! Congratulations. There is probably no doubt you decided you should have a home inspection on your new home before closing. Today we will talk about how to get ready for your home inspection. Your home inspection is your last line of defense in insuring your home is safe and sound when you move in as well as alerting you to any repairs they may need to be done immediately or in the near future. I won't go into depth … Continue reading...
It is so much work to get your house ready to sell. You take weeks even months preparing your home, the showings start and you are so anxious to get feedback from each home buyer, hoping this is the one. Sometimes the home buyer's feedback is straight forward other times it needs to be put in context with other home buyers feedback to get a full understanding of what is going on. Home buyer feedback is one of the best tools we have to monitor what is going on with your … Continue reading...
When it comes to selling your home kitchens and baths usually hold the most amount of appeal for home buyers. I recently talked about giving your kitchen some sizzle and today we will talk about giving your bathroom some sparkle to capture a home buyers attention. Bathrooms are the most expensive rooms per square foot to renovate. Maybe you don't have the most up to date bath but here are 9 killer home staging tips for your bathroom. I will also lay out a few tips for … Continue reading...
It doesn't matter why you are doing a remodel on your property (preparing it for a sale or just sprucing it up), unless you happen to be a contractor yourself, you will need to hire someone for the job. As anyone who has ever had a contractor work on their property will tell you, there is a huge difference between hiring a great contractor with whom you have a fantastic relationship and hiring a subpar one with whom you are always arguing. So, is there a way to ensure that you have a good … Continue reading...
For 90% of the home buyers out there, deciding to put an offer in on a home is an emotional decision. Very rarely is it strictly a practical, financial decision. The decision to buy a home is driven more by emotion. There is something or a lot of things home buyers love about the home they buy. Many of my home buyers view between 10-15 homes before pulling the trigger on a home. Never mind the countless homes they may have reviewed on the internet. From the moment a … Continue reading...
Often as real estate agents we meet with sellers that that are shocked to hear the renovations or remodel they did on their home is not worth what they thought they would be. The home owner could have went way overboard renovating their home.....or, they did some very poor workmanship on their own... o,r made some seriously bad choices in regards to renovating and remodeling . Lets talk about smart renovations. Or renovating with a future sale in mind. Any renovation you do … Continue reading...
So I just arrived back at the office from a showing where I heard, I have a "family member who is a real estate agent" they will be handling the transactions. This article discusses 5 reasons why may not want to hire a family member as your real estate agent. This woman spent a half an hour on the phone with me saying her and her husband are wanting to downsize their home and they don't know where to start. I layed out the steps for her that made sense for their … Continue reading...
We have all heard about curb appeal and how important it is when it comes time to sell real estate. Basically curb appeal is the attractiveness of your home from the street. But in this day in age its more important to ask does your home have "web appeal"? Or how attractive does your home appear on the web! Web appeal is not all that different than curb appeal. It is about first impressions. What impression are you giving that internet buyer on their very first peek at … Continue reading...
For Sale- 15 james Street Tewksbury MA 01876- $350,000 Status Active Rooms 5 Bedrooms 2 Bath 1.5 Living Area 1100 sq feet Lot Size 4824 sq ft Taxes $3708 Check out this Tewksbury home for sale!! Centrally located on a side street right off Route 38 15 James Street offers you easy access to shopping, the downtown and all the major highways and both the Boston and Manchester Airport. Only 23 Miles to … Continue reading...
