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Before You List Your Home For Sale

Before you put your home on the market there are several things that need to be in order. You want your home to show off the best features while minimizing the least...like a first date. That takes some preparation, some education and some insight about what is expected in your market. If you need to repair some things, by all means get that done. If you're wondering about improvements, you want to get the advice of a local Realtor®, because you want to make improvements that will give you the best return on investment. Read on...

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Seller Question: "What Are The Most Important Things To Do To Get My Home Ready to Sell?"

What are the most important things to do to Get My Home Ready to Sell? Are you wondering where to start? It may be the small things that need attention.

Getting My Home Ready For the Real Estate Market (Part 2)

When you are considering the sale of your home, it's never too early to start planning what you need to do to get your home into the best condition for the market.

Increase Your Home Value

There are several things a homeowner can do to spruce up their home to help maintain its value or even increase the home's value. Sometimes in the busy-ness of life we forget about home maintenance. When we decide to sell our home, the mile-long list of things we need to do to get it market-ready can be daunting.

Best Home Improvement Trends for Frederick Homeowners

Best Home Improvement Trends for Frederick Homeowners to make sure you get the highest Return on investment (ROI) for your efforts.

Virtual Remodeling and Decorating

What better way to prepare your Frederick home for sale, or redesign your newly purchased home, than by trying out every possible combination of paint, flooring materials, countertops, fixtures, appliances and furniture? Thanks to today's technologies, you can do so from your desktop, laptop or your tablet or smartphone. Home Improvement?

Easy Updates for A Tired Bath

If you're considering selling your home in the future, or even staying put for a while, updating the bathrooms may be in order. Here are some inexpensive and easy updates for a tired bath.

Outdoor Rooms Add Living Space

Today's buyers are looking for homes that maximize living space in a smaller but smarter home. Buyers are looking for ample storage as well as livable floor plans. Outdoor rooms add living space without adding to the square footage. They are "bonus" room that doesn't need to be heated or cooled, and don't have to break the budget.

Easy Ways to Improve Your Home's Appeal to Buyers

Easy Ways to Improve Your Home's Appeal to buyers, Staging a home for sale is one way to be effective in making the home more appealing.

Are You Downsizing? – Here Are Four Tips

Are You Downsizing? Here are Four Tips to help deal with your stuff, there are several resources in Frederick Md to help you downsize.

Top 15 Staging Rules For Sellers

The Staging Industry has been evolving over the last 20 years, out of a series of experiences and practices. Experienced stagers develop an intuition about staging principles, with a very subjective value to others in the real estate industry. Some real estate agents offer staging services, believing it is a very important part of marketing a home.

A Neutral Color Palette in Home Staging

"Paint Your Home in Neutrals" ... Good advice for staging your home for sale. What is a neutral color palette in home staging? Before you get a mental picture of your entire home painted like the desert sand, consider the idea that "neutral" isn't limited to white and beige.

Four Common Staging Mistakes

As a Designer and a Home Stager I see a lot of things in peoples homes. I see homes in all price levels from a couple hundred thousand to a few million. There are a few design and home staging mistakes I see over and over and they are so easy to fix.

Things you should expect from a listing agent

There are many things a listing agent needs to do to market your home for sale, but some things are most important in today's real estate market. Here are the real estate marketing tasks or tools that we believe are the most important at the Highland Group, things you should expect from your listing agent: 1.

Should I Get A Home Energy Audit Before Selling My Home? - Frederick Real Estate Online

If you are considering selling your home, you'll want to consider all the possible ways to make sure your home stands out from the rest. Repairing damage or items that need regular maintenance is important, as well as staging and paying attention to curb appeal. Have you considered a Home Energy Audit?

Should you Get Pre-Listing Home Inspection?

Sellers are often encouraged to hire a home inspector to uncover potential problems before listing their home. But some homeowners are reluctant, complaining the process feels more like going to the principal's office. "You know they'll find something wrong, you're just not sure what."

Five Reasons to Sell Your Home in the Winter

I can think of at least five great reasons to sell your home in winter, even though the traditional wisdom says that Spring is the time to sell your home

Why Sellers Need a Realtor
While not all inclusive, this list identifies MANY of the things your Realtor ®, will do for you or on your behalf. If your real estate agent is not doing many of these things on your behalf, it may be time to discuss why he/she is not providing these services.
Top Home Seller Mistakes When Selecting A Realtor

Choosing a Realtor is one of the most important decisions you will make when selling your home. Avoid these top mistakes when selecting a Real Estate agent.

Can You Trust Your Realtor?
Posted by Andrew Fortune on Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 at 6:50pm. I recently had an out-of-town client fly into Colorado Springs to purchase a property. We had 3 days to find them something, so on day one we looked at 10 homes.
10 Things to Expect From Your Real Estate Agent When Selling Your Home
Selling a home can be a very stressful experience. Tasks such as consistently getting and keeping a home ready for showings and having to wonder when and if a home is going to sell are just a couple examples of the stressful things that a seller experiences when selling their home.
What NOT to Do when Selling your home - Boulder Real Estate News
It is an exciting moment when you place your house up for sale. Here are seven suggestions of what What NOT to Do when Selling your home. Topping of the list, resist the urge to over price your property. This can be really challenging. Perhaps you've heard how fast the market is, how values are climbing.
Things Every Seller Should Know About Today's Home Buyers
Posted by Debbie Drummond on Sunday, December 14th, 2014 at 7:52pm. The internet and the recent housing crash have changed the way we buy and sell our homes. If you're ready to sell your home, here are some things you should understand about today's buyers.
How To Avoid Seller's Remorse When Selling Your Home
Posted by Debbie Drummond on Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 4:50pm. Is your home telling you that it's time for a change? Maybe you're entertaining more and could use an open floor plan with a big kitchen? Have the kids moved out leaving rooms that you never use?
What types of flooring give the best ROI if you're selling your home?
Also, more and more, I'm seeing a trend to fixing up the home 2-3 years before homeowners intend to sell. I think this is really smart as you get to enjoy the improvements you make + sell at a higher value. It also helps you balance out your expenses over a longer time period.
Should I Renovate or Sell As Is?
When prospective home sellers invite me for a consultation, the most common question is not,"What is my home's value?" but, "Should I renovate or sell the house as is?" Several considerations are made to answer the questions of renovating or selling as-is. At the top of the list is the local real estate market conditions.