Preparing Your Home For An Open House Or Showing

Posted on: 10 February 2017

Showing your home to potential buyers is a very important part of the selling process and at some point along the way, your real estate agent may want to schedule an open house to bring more people to your house. The idea is, the more people come through and see it, the better the chance is that you will sell it. Preparing your home for an open house is important because you want the home to look its best when people arrive.
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3 Home Disclosures That You May Not Have Thought Of

Posted on: 9 February 2017

If you plan to sell your home in the near future, it is important to consider everything when it comes to disclosures. You will likely notice the very apparent disclosures. Plumbing problems, issues with the roof, cracked sidewalks, and the like are quite obvious. However, there are some disclosures that are just as important that you may not have thought of. Here are some examples: Death in the Home If anyone has died in the home, you will be required to disclose it in certain states.
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What Not to Do to Sell Your Home

Posted on: 9 February 2017

If you have recently placed your home on the market, you may be wondering if you should spiff it up a bit for potential buyers. There are plenty of positive moves you could make to enhance the appearance of your home and update the look, but there are plenty of missteps as well. Most of the points below have to do with making your home too personalized for a new buyer, when you have no idea what they want.
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2 Things You Need To Do When Buying A Home In A Foreign Country

Posted on: 9 February 2017

If you are thinking about buying a vacation home in a foreign country, there are a lot of things that you need to think about. It's way too easy for one little problem to pop up and ruin your whole transaction and your hopes of getting your new home. There are things that you can do to help head off any problems.  Hire a Local Realtor You may think that you can just go to whatever country you are looking for your new house in and handle the sale on your own, especially if you have bought houses before.
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