Preparing a Home for Market 
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Preparing Your House for Sale
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 at 3:12pm. 136 Views, 0 Comments.
Home sellers are often advised on preparing the presentation of their home. Painting, decorating, staging, landscaping, curb-appeal, kitchen & bath remodeling top the list. Often overlooked, the systems, structure, and home maintenance will also be important to a buyer’s decision making process.
When preparing your house for sale, also consider the maintenance and condition of the home. Water in the crawl space, cracked trusses in the attic, sloping floor, problematic gutters, missing shingles, active termites or previous termite damage, among many other possible issues will all be discovered in a home inspection. Buyers are well coached by their home inspector and will expect questionable issues to be addressed by the seller.
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The Three P's of Preparing a Home for Market
Thursday, July 1st, 2010 at 6:41am. 122 Views, 0 Comments.
Pricing right, presentation and property condition (Three P's) are the recipe for getting homes sold in today's market. Today's buyers are looking for a 'good value' and adhering to the three P's allows a property to stand out as a good value. Pricing competitively will allow a property to stand out from the competition. Similarly, presenting a thoughtfully 'staged' home will allow the buyer to visually move into the property and proper upkeep of a home minimizes the buyers list of objections. A skilled Realtor with staging experience can assist with successful preparation of a property in today's market.
To determine whether a home might be considered a 'good value' to a potential buyer, first evaluate the three P's; price, presentation, and…