Here is week 14 in our series of home selling tips: Do Pre-Inspection Repairs. If you know a home inspector is going to find something wrong with your house, go ahead and fix it first. If you haven't maintained your home, you may want to hire your own home inspector before your home...
Here is week 14 in our series of home buying tips: Purchase Homeowners Insurance. If you have only been a renter, purchasing homeowners insurance for the first time can be an eye-opener in terms of cost. Make sure that you understand the difference between insuring the structure and the contents...
Here is week 13 in our series of home selling tips:Let Your Neighbors Help Sell Your Home. If you belong to neighborhood online message boards, email lists, or private Facebook groups, share a link to your home’s online listing to your neighbors. You can also invite your neighbors to your open house...
Here is week 13 in our series of home buying tips: Be Ready to Move Quickly. In a seller’s market, homes sell quickly and in particularly competitive neighborhoods, homes can sell within the first few days of being listed. If you see a home you would seriously consider buying, talk...
Here is week 12 in our series of home selling tips: Share Your Home on Facebook. Facebook is the great connector of people these days. If you have 200 friends and they each have 200 friends, imagine the power of that network in getting the word out about your house! As part of...
Here is week 12 in our series of home buying tips: Define And Maintain Your Financial Ability. Securing a pre-approval is a good idea so you know how much of a loan you can secure. Once you obtain that pre-approval amount, try to avoid looking at homes at or above...
Here is week 11 in our series of home selling tips: Access Is Essential. Homes that don’t get shown don’t get sold. Many foreclosures or short sale listings are vacant, so they can be shown anytime. Don’t make it difficult for agents to get their clients into your home. If...
Here is week 11 in our series of home buying tips: Get a Copy of Your Credit Report. This is one of the first things you should do, before you even start looking at potential homes. Go to a site like AnnualCreditReport.com and request your free copy of your credit...
Here is week 10 in our series of home selling tips: Conceal The Critters. You might think a cuddly dog would warm the hearts of potential buyers, but you’d be wrong. Not everybody is a dog or cat lover. Buyers don’t want to walk into your home and see a...
Here is week 10 in our series of home buying tips: Get Pre-Approved For Your Home Loan . There’s a big difference between a pre-qualified buyer and a buyer who has a pre-approved mortgage. Anyone can get pre-qualified for a loan. Being pre-approved means a lender has reviewed all of...
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