Home Preperation Staging

Sneaky Staging Tips for Selling A Smaller Home

Good things come in small packages, some say; but how many people would actually agree with this statement, especially in real estate? Potential buyers most certainly wouldn’t, that’s for sure. Cozy, adorable, warm, compact – these are all adjectives known to us as perfect euphemisms for cramped, claustrophobic and cluttered, and we can no longer be so easily fooled into settling for a smaller home than we have initially planned on buying. So how come we see more and more people joining the … Continue reading...

Staging Like A Pro: Make Your Home More Appealing To Buyers

Stage like a pro, make your kitchen stand out

Selling the real estate property isn’t as easy as it may look like. In order to attract potential buyers and influence their decision, you’ll need to do your best while staging the house. Before you make any investments toward staging your home, make sure to explore all other, cheaper, and possibly free ways of making it appealing to potential buyers. You’ll need to start from the outside, take care of driveway and backyard, and then continue with cleaning and redecorating the interior. The … Continue reading...

9 KILLER Home Staging Tips for Your Bathroom

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 that won't break the bank. I will also lay out a few … Continue reading...

Is Your Home Compelling? How Does It Stack Up To the Competition?

Tiyr House is competing with other homes, is it compelling?

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...

Why Do Some Homes Sell So Fast While Others Languish On The Market?

why do some house languish on the market

We are in a red hot seller's market here in the greater Boston area. Inventory is low and market times are blazing fast. Yet you might be left wondering why some houses sell so fast why others linger on the market forever. First let me start off by saying you only hear about the real estate success stories, not the real estate stories that have gone bad. Seriously, when is the last time you heard someone bragging that their house has been on the market for 6 months with out an … Continue reading...

Top 3 Reasons to De-clutter Your Home for Sale

3 Reason you should consider decluttering your home when selling.

The time has come to sell your home. You always hear de-clutter your home. Did you ever wonder why it is so important to de-clutter your home and why agents are so adamant about getting you to de-clutter? If there is nothing else you do to prepare your home to sell, de-cluttering is one of the best steps you can take to aid in the sale of your home. 3 Reasons To Declutter Your Home When Selling ______________________________________ Don't Let the Buyers Thinking Get Cluttered … Continue reading...

Staging Your Kitchen for Maximum Profits with Hot Insider Tips

When it comes time to sell your home usually the kitchen is the room that gets the most scrutiny from home buyers. Staging your kitchen can help you maximize your profits from the sale of your home. Think about it. The kitchen will get so much attention from home buyers for two reasons. First it is the most costly area of the home to remodel. Secondly, for many, the kitchen is the heart of the home. When buying a new home, buyers want to love their … Continue reading...

Depersonalize Your Home for Sale- Take The Home Out of Your House

Horrible Home Decor- Time to depersonalize your home

I ran across an article on the HGTV site about 10 Best Kept Secrets to Sell Your Home. Tip #4 was "take the home out of your house." I love that phrase. Selling Secret #4: Take the home out of your house One of the most important things to do when selling your house is to de-personalize it. The more personal stuff in your house, the less potential buyers can imagine themselves living there. Get rid of a third of your stuff – put it in storage. This includes family photos, memorabilia … Continue reading...

The First Showings of Your Home are Online

The past 10-15 years have definitely changed the dynamics for home buyers and home sellers. The primary difference is the internet. What home sellers need to understand is that the first showings of your home are online. What do you mean The First Showings of your Home are Online? I have been a full time agent since early 2002. By 2005 most home buyers were using the internet as their main tool of identifying homes for sale. Lets look at some information: 87% of home buyers found the … Continue reading...

Keep the Walks and Drives Shoveled

Selling your home keep stails and walks shoveled

If you are listing your home in the winter, remember to keep those walks and drives shoveled and clear of ice and snow. You never know when you will have a showing. Yes, too many of you this may seem silly but invariably, every winter I am showing homes where the walkways and drives have been untouched or been very poorly kept. Buyers can be out at anytime looking at houses and if they feel an urgency to buy, a snow storm will not slow them down. I have shown homes during big storms or the … Continue reading...