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How To Properly Stage A Bedroom for Sale
Whether you’re in a 1-bedroom city apartment or a 5-bedroom suburban house, getting your bedrooms in order before listing is a necessity. There are no rules about how to decorate your bedroom to sell a house for top dollar, but the consensus among designers is that cleanliness and a neutral design are the most important. Read on for specific tips
A Few Tips On Exterior Home Improvements for Resale
Selling your house can be an expensive endeavor. Even though nearly all of these costs come later in the selling process, there are some expenses that come much earlier — before you list your home. Between cleaning, staging, landscaping, painting and other tasks, sellers that hire professionals spend nearly $5,000 getting their homes ready to list for sale. While often
3 Main Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Home
Selling your home is no easy process, in terms of both the actual logistics and the emotional connection you often have to your home. After all, most sellers (62 percent) own their homes for 10 years or more before selling, and 25 percent live in their homes for more than 20 years prior to making a move! While most sales
Understanding How Much You Will Need to Get Into Your Next Home
A majority of real estate agents will often tell you that having a better idea of how much cash you will need to get into your next home is essential. And while it’s not directly linked to setting your selling price, it’s a number that can sometimes be all over the place, depending mainly on whether you plan to buy
Should One Renovate Stage or Market A House Before To Selling It?
If you are reading this article you want to earn the most money in the sale of your home, right? Our Real Estate Agents certainly don’t blame you for that! So where do you start? What is the homebuyer looking for in your area? What will they spend the most money on? Where do you invest the renovation money? In
How Much Of A Down Payment Do I Need To Purchase A Home?
The brief answer is 3.5% down can make you a homeowner with an FHA loan on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. The downpayment is figured out on the home price and the maximum high-balance FHA loan limit in your area. If you’re in the market to get a home, our Realtors suggest you speak with a local mortgage advisor. Ultimately,
How To Get the Best Home Mortgage Loan For A House
Applying for a mortgage can be a daunting task especially if you’re a first-time homebuyer. Even those buyers seasoned with several homes purchased over many years don’t actively know the ins and outs as the rules and lending guidelines change so often. When financing a home, you have an option to either work with a bank loan officer, a mortgage
The Truth About Buying A Home vs Renting
At the beginning, you may be thinking our opinions will be biased because we are real estate agents. That’s a fair assumption. It’s true most real estate agents and real estate brokers get paid a commission only when they procure a transaction (sell something). So it would make complete sense our Realtors would be convinced to put your house for
How to Make Aging in Place Safer Through Your Golden Years
As Pew Research Center highlights, 61 percent of adults ages 65 and up prefer to age in place. Living at home is feasible for many older adults, but safety is a significant concern. Between the risk of falls and any health challenges you may have, living alone can seem daunting. There are ways to make living alone safer, however, even
