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How Do You Know What Your Home is Worth?

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How do you know what your home is worth? Truly worth? In today’s market? This is the million-dollar question. Home sellers wish they had a magic eight ball to tell them the truth. First, you must understand there are four potentially different valuations for every home. You have Appraised Value, which is used by banks […]

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Top 5 Things Home Sellers Should Avoid

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1. Painting the interior of your home all white Painting is easily the most economical update you can do to any home. Numerous sellers I have worked with have hired professional painters to paint the entire interior of their home white before they called me. This was the right idea, but the wrong color. White […]

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Is Convenience Killing Customer Service in Real Estate?

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How our Homes Sold for More™ Team philosophy is different from traditional agents. In one real estate transaction, I was working with a family of three adult children/spouses and an aging parent to sell the family home. Upon receiving multiple offers on “Mom’s” house, all the children expressed interest in meeting to discuss the terms […]

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How to Avoid Home Inspection Failures

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Why do so many homes come back on the market after inspection failures? Have you experienced a home inspection failure? Most home buyers request an inspection contingency with their offer, although I am seeing a trend towards waiving this contingency in lower priced homes where the competition is nothing short of red hot. An inspection […]

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Home Search Getting You Frustrated?

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Home Search Getting You Frustrated? When you list your home with a Homes Sold for More™ agent, you aren’t only getting a listing specialist unlike the traditional agents out there, you are getting a buyer specialist as well. In a competitive seller’s market, the buyer’s agent you hire to help purchase your next home can […]

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Getting Your House in Order for Retirement

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Everyone has a different idea of what it means when we say getting your house in order for retirement. You may or may not know what your housing needs will be in retirement. Many plan to age in place in the family home they have known for decades and others are ready to downsize, right […]

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