You’re ready to move up in the world, but before you can make an offer on that gorgeous house in the new development, you have to sell the one you’re living in. If your current house is dated, a bit of creative marketing and some stagin...
(1) OVERPRICING YOUR HOME
Overpricing is a great way to blow up the sale on your home. Overpricing your home is one of the more common mistakes a home owner will make. Data in the Multiple Listing Service shows us that most home sell w...
Pop quiz.
What's the worst time to sell a home?
If you ask any families with lots of holiday events, errands, and gifts to buy, that answer's simple: the holidays.
And there's a problem, too: not every buyer is looking to purchase a...
By the time you’re ready to sell your first house, you’ll no longer be that starry-eyed buyer who imagines roses and rainbows behind every home with great curb appeal. Every month of housing payments, every surprise plumbing leak, every hou...
Two homeowners living on the same street in very similar houses could have very different ideas about how long they plan to live in their houses. Most of us buy homes for specific times in our lives—whether it's the starter home you buy as a ...
Most sellers choose to go the FSBO route because want to save money. They think, “If I’m not paying a real estate agent, then I get more profit from the sale of my home.” Unfortunately, any additional profits they’re hoping for end up c...
Selling a home is very different from buying a home. Buying a home generally involves emotions and feelings, but selling a home typically centers on what listing agents like to call maximizing profit potential. The tips here apply to first-time...
Tip 1: Spend an Hour With a Jones Hollow Agent
Invite us over. This is what we do and are happy to do this as a courtesy. Even small suggested improvements, such as paint colors or furniture placement, can go a long way toward improving ...