The Appraisal Institute has finally created a Residential Green and Energy Efficient Addendum in order to quantify and value Green and Energy Efficient upgrades in residential homes for sale. The previous lack of this Addendum has made it very difficult for appraisers to legitimately add value to energy efficient homes even though it has been [...]
Read MoreHome sellers often balk at the cost of staging their home to sell. While we, as Realtors, see the Before and After transformations on a daily basis, it can be very difficult for sellers to imagine the end result and understand why it’s important. To encourage you to read the entire article, I’m going to [...]
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As we help sellers prepare to sell, we have discovered (or stumbled upon) some very effective cleaning products and tips. Let’s start with our favorite cleaning products: Sprayway Glass Cleaner – this glass cleaner doesn’t have ammonia and doesn’t leave streaks. Use this to clean your light fixtures as well as your windows. Zep Professional [...]
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An important Seller Document in California Residential Real Estate is the Transfer Disclosure Statement. In California, the Seller of residential real estate is required by law to disclose to the buyer all material facts known to him/her that affect the value or desirability of the property and the Transfer Disclosure Statement is the primary document [...]
Read More Seller Disclosure in CA Real Estate, tips for selling a home, Transfer Disclosure StatementSellers often say “I want to sell my home As-Is” because the concept of spending money to sell a home seems counter-intuitive. Whether selling As-Is makes sense is entirely dependent upon the condition of your home and the resulting number of buyers who can purchase it. How are the two related? The majority of mortgage [...]
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Buyers start their home search on the internet and proceed to view only the homes that meet their needs and capture their interest. You want buyers to pick your home above all others and you are the most important source of information that will help get home buyers excited about your home. The perfect time [...]
Read More tips for selling a homeDo you ever notice how often a yard doesn’t match the home? This may be fine as a home owner, but as a home seller this creates a negative first impression in a buyer’s mind. I must confess that in the past I was the biggest offender of the “Yard Doesn’t Match The Home” group. It was a long standing [...]
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