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Realtors Love Em Or Hate Em
his article was written to unless we have done all we can do
answer many of the most to give him or her the tools of
frequently asked questions the trade to make that quick
on this topic. I hope my story sale. Here are some suggestions
will be helpful and will help you
reflect on your own personal - this is no longer your home, it
situation as you contemplate is now a house for sale. It is
about realtors and the sale of now a piece of real estate or
your house. Afterall, we have property. Your focus is to get
been informed our homes are other people to envision this
overall our biggest investment house as their home.
we'll ever make, so it behooves
us to take care of it especially - Go and look in some show homes
if we want the "big bucks" when to help give you ideas, but
we sell. overall, go through each room and
remove any and all personal items
Personally speaking, I have had such as family pictures,
great experiences with realtors. mementos, knick-knacks; box them
It's all about attitude, I think. up and store them if required.
I expect a lot from any realtor Remove any extra furniture.
because they take a huge chunk of
change by way of commission, so I - get rid of the clutter, you
expect them to get out there and know, the things that hang around
sell my house and I mean, right forever gathering dust and don't
now! Lest we not forget though, look nice, but we don't admit it.
in saying that, I also need to do
my part. "What's that,?" you may
ask. Well, from my prospective, - The kitchen is number one.
it isn't fair to make demands of Sweep everyting off of the
a realtor to sell our house counters. Home buyers will go
through all the cupboards and know you think it's the best on
drawers to see if their things the planet, but it isn't, no more
will fit. If everyting is stuffed than ours was. This happened to
with your stuff, they won't be us. We looked at a house to
able to envision theirs and could purchase and we learned from the
cost the sale of the house. realtor that the owners wouldn't
listen to his suggested list
- Check your walls, flooring, price. They wanted to pay off
windows and doors. What do you their loans so they added that
feel like when you look at them? cost onto the price of the house.
If you're walls are dirty with We as buyers are buying a house,
old paint, your doors squeak and not the owners troubles and woes.
your carpets are old and dirty, Trust me on this one; price
don't expect a high price for right!
your house. Make a decision to
fix them or be prepared for a We made a spontaneous decision to
fixer-upper-price and don't blame move and the realtor wanted to
your realtor. list our house. I told him he
could if he could sell it in a
- Check your entire house and week. He laughed as I live in a
yard for curb appeal. Be honest. small community with not a great
When you drive up to your house, market., but I was serious. I
is it inviting or does the house told him he was up against
need paint, the lawn need mowing? realtors who literally sold
In that first few seconds that properties out from under us and
potential buyer will make that I expected no less of him. I told
decision whether they have any him he could do it.
interest in that house or not.
Having determined we would not be
- Don't over- price your house. I dragging our clutter from one
place to another, we gave away a of bubbly. I learned that one
few truck loads of nice things to didn't pan out. Undaunted, I was
the Salvation Army. The house still envisioning my husband and
emptied out and we found the more I toasting to our new future. To
de-cluttered it became, the my surprise, within a few minutes
better we liked it. We were glad I received another call and there
to see the stuff go. Even the was an offer made with the full
garage took on a whole new asking price. We countered with
meaning with its new found empty additional money as our lot had
look. My husband actually called also been included. We always
me from work because he was like a win-win in our real estate
afraid I'd throw or give away dealings; this one is no
things he wanted. His mind was exception. The buyers are
put to rest because I knew what hysterically happy and so are we.
to keep for him. When he came
home, I gave him the guided tour
and he was pleasantly surprised!! You never know what will happen
in real estate. The buyer saw our
house on the internet and they
Done just in time; there were two live in another state. However,
showings scheduled the same the husband was a truck driver in
afternoon so I left the house our state. Our realtor went and
with the intention of selling and picked him up in the city and
celebrating. Mid afternoon I brought him here with an
returned, put a roast and Engineering friend in tow. They
potatoes in the oven on my way to both loved our house, however,
celebrating The phone rang and a they went and looked at another.
home buyer wanted a second look. Apparently the husband went nuts
Wandering aimlessly and over the other house as it was
celebrating, I picked up a bottle 2200 sq.ft on each floor fully
developed. My great realtor any changes required. If they
reminded him that both he and his suggest you do something to
wife had specifically stated they better market your home, do it!
wanted to downsize, so this Our realtor suggested we add a
wasn't the house for them. The door which we did immediately. It
Engineer friend told the husband helped sell the house. He
he was nuts to choose that house actually told us the house would
over ours as ours was a quality not have sold without it for
house even though it is only 1375 these home buyers.
sq.ft. He reminded the husband
that the wife wanted a quality I hope you have found this
home and didn't want all the article of help to you as you get
housework anymore. To drive the ready to market your house and
sale home, our realtor informed choose a realtor. Real estate
the husband that we owned the lot should be just as much fun and
next door, perfect to park his excitement for you as it is for
truck. It sealed the deal! When us! The most helpful tip I can
we countered with the offer, I ever give you is to do your part
said to the realtor, "Make it a in the sale of your house as
win-win and make it happen mentioned above. A realtor can
tonight." He did. We were signing truthfully only do so much. Take
papers at midnight. personal responsibility for the
condition of the house and you're
You can find good realtors. Do well on your way to that quick
yourself a favor and get your sale you wanted. It's important
house ready to market first. Then to note that most houses on the
call a reputable realty company market are out-of-date and
and ask for the best realtor they unkempt; this is a sure-fire way
have. Ask him or her to check out to get noticed.
your house to see if there are
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