If you're already a homeowner and you're getting ready to buy a new home, you know it's tricky to buy and sell a home at the same time. There are lots of questions about how to handle this scenario. What if your old home doesn't sell quickly? Will you have to make two mortgage payments? What if you sell and the new owners want to move in before you close on your new home? Depending on your situation, here are some strategies available to you. Get A Bridge Loan If you find yourself facing more than one mortgage payment - one on your old house and one on your new house - consider taking out a … [Read more...]
Should You Improve Your Home Before Selling Or Not?
Selling your home is one of the most stressful things you'll ever go through and one of the most important decisions you'll ever make. However, there's a lot more to selling your home than just sticking a sign out in the front yard. Most likely, your home will need a little work before it is perfect. Therefore, you'll have to decide whether you need to take care of home improvement issues yourself or, to sell with the expectation that the buyer will be the one to do so. We put together a few pros and cons to doing it each way to make your decision a little easier. Do The Improvements Yourself … [Read more...]
How to Differentiate Your Home from the Neighbors for a Faster Sale
When it comes to selling your home, there can be a lot of options on the market, and nothing is quite so competitive as having your house listed right alongside the home of your neighbor. If you're struggling with how to highlight your home to potential homebuyers, here are some things you can do to ensure it gets the attention it deserves. Engage All The Marketing Options Many people prefer their real estate agent to take care of the heavy lifting when it comes to selling a home, but there's no reason you can't go beyond the typical measures to really get potential homebuyers interested. … [Read more...]
Three Easy Ways to Make Your Home More Inviting
Many home owners putting up their home for sale on the market don't have a lot of available cash to spruce it up. While staging houses is a definite plus, it can cost a fair amount of money, as do many of the other suggested "to-dos." Here are a few inexpensive and easy ways to make your home look more inviting to buyers. Put Up Your Personal Stuff Not every buyer looking at a home for sale appreciates the fact that someone still lives there. Putting away the your personal things can help the buyers' see themselves in the home. You will want to put your pet's things (toys, litter box, bowls) … [Read more...]
Tips For Selling Your Home In The Colder Winter Months
Real estate agents in |**CITY**| will tell you that it can be harder to sell a home in the winter. The days are colder and shorter, leaving less time to show a home to potential buyers. The good news, though, is that most buyers looking at houses in the winter aren't just killing time. They're serious enough about finding a new home to house hunt at a time when most people might rather stay inside. There are a several steps you can take to make a good impression on home buyers this winter. First, if there's snow or ice on the ground, make sure walkways are safe. Spread out ice melt or sand to … [Read more...]
