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Top 5 DIY Staging Tips

If you are preparing to put your home on the market this summer, it’s important to realize that every prospective home buyer that comes through your doors will view your home differently. And with today’s highly competitive market, it’s

The Storage Valet - My New Best Friend for Listings

Most people have clutter in their homes that needs to be removed prior to selling their homes. I always tell my clients that there is a difference between the way we live and the way we sell our home. I have two kids so it looks like a bomb went off most

5 Tips to Sell Your Home During the Winter

Selling a home in December, January or February in frigid climates can be a tough task with a slowdown in market activity and chilly weather. Typically, buyers searching in the winter months are more serious. And sellers who are motivated to close quickly

Top5: 5 Great Tips to Close the Deal

5 Great Tips to Close the Deal In our market, competition for buyers is high and sometimes the seller may need to look at sweetening the pot, so to speak, to get the deal done. As a member of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network®, sellers often ask me

Rules for Tasteful Holiday Decor when Selling Your Home

Sellers don't have to forgo all holiday trimmings just because their home is on the market. But they should decorate in a way that won't turn off buyers. There's no doubt the holidays are near: Malls filled with poinsettias, festive music

How to remove cigarette odor?

I went into a potential investment property today and was overpowered by the smell of cigarette smoke before I even walked through the front door. It was so bad that the curtains were yellow, the linoleum floor in the kitchen was yellow, and the walls

Home Staging - A Must In Today's Real Estate Market

Why do some homes sell and others don't? Why do homes that are the same model on the same street get more money than others? Price is not the only factor when people decide to make an offer on a home. Value for your money is key in today’s real