Massachusetts Real Estate- Merrimack Valley
Real Estate in Essex and Northern Middlesex Counties, Massachusetts
Preparing a home for sale can reap you thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars and can save you tons of aggravation. This home selling checklist for preparing your house will help you get on the right track to make the most of each and every buyer showing. A home that presents well will increase buyer activity not only in showings but online as well. Remember buyers are making big decisions based on your homes online image and whether they want to view your home in … Continue reading...
The most obvious ways to make a house more appealing to buyers are to clean it, declutter, and fix whatever possible. Most resources dedicated to this topic will also suggest that you increase curb appeal and use lighting cleverly. All these things are definitely important and you should do them. Curb appeal, in particular, offers a lot of room for improvement. However, following those “standard tips” has long become the basic requirement for any home seller. Today, if you want to win over … Continue reading...
Today's home buyer is very different than even 15 or 20 years ago. As a home seller or even a real estate agent understanding today's home buyer is critical in helping to get your home sold. We are going to talk about one segment of the home buying population, the Millennial home buyer or generation Y. The Millennial home buyer is shaping the real estate today and will for years to come. So why are we talking about the Millennial home buyer? … Continue reading...
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...
Any time of year can be a good time of year to sell your home even during the holiday. With the some major holidays coming up around the corner here are a few seasonal and holiday decorating tips to remember while showing your home during the holidays. Remember when it comes to holiday decorating and as much as you love a particular holiday, some of you home buyers may not participate in that holiday and can find it offensive, especially if it is over done. Keep it simple- Keep you … Continue reading...
Today I wanted to discuss a common trap I see sellers sometimes get stuck in when they have a house to sell. This phenomenon happens quite a bit, rarely with good results for the home seller. While I have no real explanation of why, it happens quite a bit on estate properties. I run into this several times a year and in the past 14 years it has only worked out twice favorably for the home seller. In all the other cases, it has cost the seller lost time and probably even in some cases, lost … Continue reading...
How you market your home is an essential piece in selling your home in today's real estate market. Home Marketing covers what I call the 3p's, Preparation, Pricing and Presentation. Today's article will cover a narrow piece of home marketing covered under presentation and that is your home's online image. It is a real estate agents job, to present your home to the buying public to compel them to want to see your home and ultimately want to write an offer. Home sellers need to realize many … Continue reading...
