Selling a House

Learn how to prepare your home for the market, how to stage your house, which repairs are absolutely required and how to price your house competitively to sell in the shortest period of time. Get marketing tips on how to find qualified buyers, maximize first impressions and attract multiple offers.

• Home Selling in a Market Dominated by Foreclosures and Short Sales
  How to sell your home in a market dominated by foreclosures and short sales. Home selling tips for regular sales in a distressed neighborhood.
  
  
• How Can I Prepare My Home for Sale on a Budget?
  How to get your home ready for sale without breaking the bank. Ways to sell a home on a budget. Fast and easy fix-it repairs.
  
  
• The Importance of For Sale Signs in the Yard
  The types and quality of For Sale Signs. How important is a For Sale Sign in your yard? How more than one For Sale Sign can cause confusion.
  
  
• Should I Use My Security Alarm While My House is for Sale?
  Reasons to arm your security alarm when selling a home versus turning the alarm off during home showings. As a home seller, how vulnerable are you if you don't set your security alarm?
  
  
• How Clean is a Seller Required to Leave the House After Moving Out?
  Acceptable condition to leave homes after selling. How much cleaning should a seller do before turning over the keys to a new buyer?
  
  
• Should I Fix Up My Home or Try to Sell As Is?
  Whether home sellers are better off fixing up the home or selling the house as is. How to draw the line at selling a home in its present condition or making repairs. Which repairs are necessary?
  
  
• Before Selling Your Home - 5 Important Steps Before Selling
  Preparing to sell your home, before signing listing agreements or making repairs. Home selling checklist to determine if you are ready to sell your home.
  
  
• Home Selling Path A to Z
  Home selling path from A to Z. Simple steps for home sellers, from choosing a sales price to closing. Complete path to selling a home in easy-to-understand terms.
  
  
• The Worst Mistake a Seller Can Make
  Pricing real estate is part art and part science. The one thing you DO NOT want to do is overprice your home! Why? Find out why this seller had to sell at almost 50% of her original list price of $1.3 million.
  
  
• Home Pricing Basics
  How much is your home worth? Here is how to determine your home value and figure out which home price is right for your real estate market.
  
  
• Selling a House - Prepare Your House For Sale
  Prepping and staging a house. Every seller wants her home to sell fast and bring top dollar. Does that sound good to you? Well, it's not luck that makes that happen. It's careful planning and knowing how to professionally spruce up your home that will send home buyers scurrying for their checkbooks. Here is how to prepare a house for market and turn it into an irresistible and desirable home.