You're probably familiar with the term "home staging". It involves cleaning, de-cluttering, reorganizing, and decorating specifically in order to make your home more attractive to potential buyers. Furniture stores do something similar when they "stage" a bedroom suite in a showroom.
Most sellers focus their staging efforts on the inside of their
homes. But the outside is important too. Aft ...
"It's alright to have butterflies in your
stomach. Just get them to fly in formation."
Dr. Rob Gilbert
"The emotions aren't always immediately
subject to reason, but they are always
immediately subject to action."
James Joyce
"Many of life's failures are people who did
not realize how close they were to success
when they gave up."
Thomas Edison
You're about to make an offer on a
home. Then, to your despair, you
find out that three other offers have
also come in for the same property.
Be careful. It's all too easy to get
swept up in the excitement and, like
a hand raised one too many times at
an auction, end up paying more for
the home than you had intended -
or can afford.
Working with a good REALTOR® will
increase the odds of get ...
You see a home on the market that you like. Should you buy
it?
Before you make an offer, it's a good idea to get a sense of
the
property's long-term potential. After all, a property is not just
a
potential home, it's also an important investment.
Here are some things to look for when viewing homes on the
market:
• Is the area's average income increasing? The more
affluent a
neighborhood bec ...
"If I look confused, it's because
I'm thinking."
Samuel Goldwyn
"Everyone is a genius at least once a year."
G. C. Lichtenberg
"I not only use all the brains I have, I use all
the brains I can borrow."
Calvin Coolidge
Real estate industry studies show that
it's not uncommon for buyers to view
more than 15 properties before making
a final decision. That's a lot of work!
Especially if you're also selling a home.
A good REALTOR® can make that
process a lot easier. He or she can sit
down with you to understand exactly
what you're looking for in a new home
and neighborhood, and then select
properties currently ...
Shopping for a home is a little like shopping for a car.
Unless you know what to look for, you risk being swayed by
first impressions and buying something that does not truly
meet your needs.
For example, you might fall in love with the basement
recreation room - complete with a bar and a dartboard -
and unconsciously overlook the fact that the home doesn't
have enough bedrooms to accommodat ...
"I don't believe it," said Luke Skywalker. "That is why you
fail," said Yoda.
The Empire Strikes Back
"The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too
high and we miss it, but that it is
too low and we reach it."
Michelangelo
"I don't believe it," said Luke Skywalker. "That is why you fail,"
said Yoda.
The Empire Strikes Back
"Whatever you can dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius
and magic in it. Begin it now."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Whatever you can dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius
and magic in it. Begin it now."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe