How to Prep Your Home for Sale

Today I wanted to discuss with you about how important it is to prepare your home for sale. Before I go into that, I wanted to point out our market snapshot tool that has you plug in your information on your home and it returns a detailed report of the market as it pertains to you and your home. If you’re looking to buy a home, we have the best property search tool on the market as well.

I cannot argue enough for preparing your home for sale. This doesn’t mean investing thousands of dollars in renovations; this can be as easy as cleaning your property. We have a 75 point checklist that we go through when we list properties and I would be happy to send it out to you. If you’re looking to sell your home, this checklist is one of the best available. Most of the items on this checklist are very inexpensive and require some time. However, a little time and little expense will return tenfold on a property.

Along with preparing your home for sale, getting a pre-inspection and home warranty are just as vital. For example, a pre-inspected and warrantied BMW will sell for more than buying one at an action. If you have any questions, please contact me. God bless and talk to you soon!

Should You Keep Your Home on the Market During the Holidays?

During the fall and winter months, I am always asked if people should keep their home on the market or list it just before the holidays. Before I go into that, I wanted to point out our market snapshot tool that has you plug in your information on your home and it returns a detailed report of the market as it pertains to you and your home. Click here to access it. If you’re looking to buy a home, we have the best property search tool on the market as well.

Fortunately, we’re not in a market North Dakota where the market shuts down for three months due to seasonality. Our peak months are May, June and July but homes are still selling. We live in a large job relocation market and January is the time executives are looking to move. I would not recommend holding off until the spring market because the buyers out there now are serious.

If you have any questions, please contact me. God bless and talk to you soon!

How Has the 2013 Market Affected You?

Welcome back! If you’re looking to sell your property, we have a market snapshot tool that has you plug in your information on your home and it returns a detailed report of the market as it pertains to you and your home. If you’re looking to buy a home, we have the best property search tool on the market as well.

The market has been crazy this year. The year started with a slight surplus of inventory but then began to pick up in certain areas causing inventory to plummet. The problem with the increase is that it wasn’t happening in every area causing confusion between markets. Interest rates also rose 1% in August which scared off buyers and triggered a slow September. With all the market uncertainties, we will make sure you have all the information available.

I cannot say for sure whether it is a buyer or seller’s market; it varies from neighborhoods and price points. Since we are in a weird market, I will be happy to consult you every step of the way. Talk to you soon!