by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 24, 2015 | Preparing a Home for Sale, Selling Your Home
Here are two biggest mistakes sellers can make: 1. Being unrealistic about value. Too often what the seller believes their home is worth is not realistic. A reasonable price will be based on recent sales of comparable properties in the immediate area. Many sellers...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 15, 2015 | Preparing a Home for Sale, Selling Your Home
1. Keep it cool. It’s not the time to penny-pinch on the air conditioning. Experts – obviously based on the east coast, recommend keeping the thermostat around 72 degrees. Here in the desert I think 78 – 80 is fine. 2. Watch the smell. Always control smells, and...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 22, 2015 | Preparing a Home for Sale, Selling Your Home
By far the number one offense cited by buyer’s agents were home owners that were present for the showing. The worst are those who follow buyers and the agent all over the home. Agents call sellers who get involved at showings “stalker sellers.” This can occur where...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 5, 2015 | Selling Your Home, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
Are there things agents will never tell you? Do agents avoid matters you need to know about, and replace them with topics that are designed to get you to hire them? Absolutely! The problem is that agents are taught that their primary job is to get the listing. So...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Apr 17, 2015 | Home Ownership, Selling Your Home
Zillow is a source for much misinformation when it comes to market value in the metro Phoenix area. “Zillow’s price forecasts are for entertainment purposes,” said Mike Orr, ASU’s real estate expert. Zillow has been “wildly inaccurate” in forecasting future home...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Apr 10, 2015 | Selling Your Home
Of course pricing it right is the number 1 concern. Once you’ve done that, when buyers get to your home you want them to fall love with it. Here’s how: 1. Add curb appeal. Get them from the start with well kept landscaping, good condition or new paint, clean...
