Thinking of Selling Your Home?

Have you been thinking about selling your home and buying another? Are you concerned about how to “time the market” so that you make the most of both transactions?  

When you're looking for a partner to help you with the complexities of selling your home, you want an experienced real estate professional. The experience, dedication and strong communication you'll receive here will help ensure the successful and profitable sale of your home:

The Local Advantage - Take advantage of a broad spectrum of technologies and tools to support the sale of your home from start to close.

Internet Advertising - Since the lion's share of home buyers start their search on the internet, top placement on search engines is essential. You'll gain access to placement on Google, Facebook, Bing, and many other websites including the Coldwell Banker suite of online marketing resources.  All actively marketing active listings to maximize exposure and bring a large number of potential buyers to view information about your home.

Email Campaigns - It's important to "work the network." We work to identify the right people to target your home-and get in touch with them by email to drive excitement and interest.

Personal Touch - Of course, technology alone won't sell your home. Face-to-face interaction provides the advantage to sell your home-and you won't have to worry about a thing. The details will be handled with care and constant communication, to ensure the marketing and sale of your home go smoothly.

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How to Figure Out the Best Time to Sell—for You

Preparing Your Home For Sale

Did you know well placed furniture can open up rooms and make them seem larger than they are? Or that opening drapes and blinds and turning on all lights make a room seem bright and cheery?

Acquiring the highest market value and elevating your home above others in the same price range often comes down to first impressions.  Here are some inexpensive ways to maximize your home's appeal.

EXTERIOR:

• Keep the grass freshly cut.
• Remove all yard clutter.
• Apply fresh paint to wooden fences.
• Paint the front door.
• Weed and apply fresh mulch to garden beds.
• Clean windows inside and out.
• Wash or paint home's exterior.
• Tighten and clean all door handles.
• Ensure gutter and downspouts are firmly attached.

INTERIOR: 

• Remove excessive wall hangings, furniture and knick knacks(consider a temporary self-storage unit).
• Clean or paint walls and ceilings.
• Shampoo carpets.
• Clean and organize cabinets and closets.
• Repair all plumbing leaks, including faucets and drain traps.
• Clean all light fixtures.

Staging Your Home to Sell

Staging your home and removing clutter is a proven strategy for speeding up the sales process. Highlight your home’s strengths and give prospective buyers a sense of how they’d decorate rooms in the house. Here are some quick tips to help you stage your home to sell.

Get rid of ‘Stuff’ - You need to get rid of clutter. Sellers often forget about some of the biggest causes of clutter: couches, chairs, and tables. Having too much furniture in your home can make it seem small and cramped. Before we start showing your home, walk around and remove excess furniture items. You don’t need to get rid of everything, you want your house to look lived-in, just make sure you’re maximizing the space in each room.

Lighting - Great lighting is crucial for making your home look warm and welcoming. If you notice that some areas of your home are dark and dreary, increase the wattages of the lightbulbs in the fixtures and lamps. A good rule of thumb is to have a total of 100 watts of lighting for every 50 square feet of interior space. Try three different types of lighting per room: accent lighting (on a wall or table), task lighting (such as a reading or under-cabinet light), and ambient lighting (overhead).

Appliances - Okay, you might not be willing to spend thousands installing new appliances just for staging. However, studies show that new appliances in the kitchen garner high returns for sellers, which means you stand to get a better price for your home.

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