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Here's a collection of articles I've written to help you as you consider your options. Selling what may be the largest asset you ever own is not a responsibility I take lightly. Look through my blogsite at your leisure.

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Listed below, in chronological order, is an offering of articles I've written that pertain directly to sellers.

Open House Timeline: Countdown to a Successful Sale

May 4th, 2015 Categories: For Sellers

Get ready for your open house—stress-free—by starting early and breaking down your to-do list into manageable chunks. Use this timeline of 35 tips and your house will stand out from the competition on open house day. Read the rest of this entry »

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5 Tips to Prepare Your Home for Sale

April 19th, 2015 Categories: For Sellers, Random Thoughts

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7 Tips for Staging Your Home

April 12th, 2015 Categories: For Sellers, Random Thoughts

The first step to getting buyers to make an offer on your home is to impress them with its appearance so they begin to envision themselves living there. Here are seven tips for making your home look bigger, brighter, and more desirable. Read the rest of this entry »

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Keep Your Home Sale from Falling Apart

April 6th, 2015 Categories: For Sellers, Random Thoughts

Finding a buyer for your home is just the first step on the homeselling path. Tread carefully in the weeks ahead because if you make one of these common seller mistakes, your deal may not close.

Mistake #1: Ignore Contingencies

If your contract requires you to do something before the sale, do it. If the buyers make the sale contingent on certain repairs, don’t do cheap patch-jobs and expect the buyers not to notice the fixes weren’t done properly. Read the rest of this entry »

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How to Use Comparable Sales to Price Your Home

March 31st, 2015 Categories: For Sellers

How much can you sell your home for? Probably about as much as the neighbors got, as long as the neighbors sold their house in recent memory and their home was just like your home.

Knowing how much homes similar to yours, called comparable sales (or in real estate lingo, comps), sold for gives you the best idea of the current estimated value of your home. The trick is finding sales that closely match yours. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pending Home Sales Swell to Highest Level in a Year and a Half

March 16th, 2015 Categories: For Sellers

A rise in home purchase contracts and relatively low inventory bodes well for sellers heading into the spring market.

Improved buyer demand at the beginning of 2015 pushed pending home sales in January to their highest level since August 2013, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. All major regions except for the Midwest saw gains in activity in January. Read the rest of this entry »

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