Having your home constantly ready for showings can be one of the biggest inconveniences when your house is on the market. Imagine you’ve just settled in to binge watch one of your favorite shows, but as soon as the opening credits roll, you receive a text from your real estate agent that a last minute showing request has come in …
Selling and Staging a Home with Pets
The numbers show that here in the United States, we love our furry friends. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, in pet-loving households across the nation there are 70 million dogs and 74 million. And that doesn’t even take into account how many people have less common pets, such as hamsters, fish, birds and reptiles. Pets supply us with …
Fixes You Can Ignore When Selling Your Home
We spend a lot of time telling stressing the importance of properly preparing your home for the real estate market when you decide it is time to sell. From decluttering, to staging, to minor repairs, we always try to get across to soon-to-be sellers the importance of making sure your home gives the best impression possible. However, it is just …
Tips for Selling a Vacant House
A completely empty home may seem like a blank slate, allowing potential buyers to picture both their belongings and limitless possibilities in the empty space. However, most buyers aren’t visionaries, and a blank slate doesn’t necessarily translate into an easier staging and showing experience. On average, a vacant home will sit on the market for 6 days longer than a …
What’s in Store for 2022?
The real estate market in 2021 could not have been any hotter, and many people are wondering, “what’s next” in 2022. Will the bubble finally burst, or will house prices continue to sore while inventory shrinks even more? Or perhaps the answer will lie somewhere in the middle. Most experts agree – don’t expect any drastic changes to the market. …
Holiday Decorating Tips for Home Sellers
Mention to your friends and family that you are thinking of selling your home and you are sure to get plenty of advice. List your home in April or May – those are the best months to sell! Remember, there are always more buyers looking for a home over the summer than any other time of year! Don’t bother listing …
Trends in Atlanta’s Rental Market
There has been a lot of talk lately about the burgeoning housing market, which seems to only be getting stronger and stronger. Many people are wondering how long the market can possibly stay as strong as it currently is, without some sort of a bubble bursting eventually. Other questions surround low mortgage rates and ever increasing housing prices – will …
The Market is Hot….So Why Isn’t My Home Selling?
The real estate news is pretty consistent lately – it’s a seller’s market and the prices just keep rising, with no sign of bottoming out. Even people who weren’t previously interested in relocating are considering putting their homes on the market just to maximize the profits of selling now while the market is heavily favoring sellers. So imagine the shock …
How a Bathroom Remodel Can Affect Your Home’s Value
You might think it’s the size of your lot or that new roof you had installed last summer, but experts agree, it is often your kitchen and your bathrooms that have the most impact on buyers when it comes time to sell your home. People may only spend a small part of their day in one or more of their …