WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU A FIXER UPPER When life hands you a fixer upper, don't let it hold you back! Hard work and elbow grease isn't everyone's "thing." Some houses just need so many repairs and upgrades, it’s more time efficient and cost efficient to sell that...
SELLING A HOARDER HOUSE Selling a home can be frustrating, stressful and even discouraging. Now imagine that home belonged to a hoarder, or needs a lot of repairs, or hasn't had a thorough cleaning for years. Hoarding is a genuine mental health problem. It’s...
HOME INSPECTORS VS HOME SELLERS! Trying to sell a fixer upper? Or even just a dated house? Almost every buyer’s real estate agent will bring in … drumroll please … the home inspector. But are they friend or foe? Most of the time, we think home inspectors are...
FRUSTRATED LANDLORD EXIT STRATEGY Sell that problem property quickly and easily. We understand. At first that investment property seemed like a good idea. But then tenants didn't pay, things broke down, taxes/utilities/inflation are all up, and now the banks...
REAL STORY: OUT FOR CHRISTMAS Sometimes we share stories from sellers we have worked with. This article is about a real seller, but her name, any identifying features and the smaller suburb where she was from are all omitted. Why? Because we value our...
REAL STORY: DOWNSIZING Sometimes we share stories from sellers we have worked with. This article is about a real seller, but his name, any identifying features and the smaller suburb where he was from are all omitted. Why? Because we value our seller’s...
PREPARING TO LIST A HOME “FOR SALE BY OWNER” 10 Steps to Success! Research the market and set a competitive listing price. Prepare the property for sale by making necessary repairs and upgrades. Gather all relevant documents like tax records, inspection...
CAN I SELL WITHOUT A REAL ESTATE AGENT? Most people believe the only way to sell a house is with an agent, after all repairs are fixed and the house is cleaned. But actually, nothing could be further from the truth. Here's what I mean... People believe this...
HOW HOME SELLERS CAN GET OUT QUICKLY Life just isn’t always rainbows, roses and butterflies. There are lots of reasons that people want to sell their house fast: Someone dies, but there isn’t any money in the estate, and the person was already behind on taxes,...
REAL STORY: HOMEOWNER HANNAH after divorce Sometimes we share stories from sellers we have worked with. This article is about a real seller, but her name, any identifying features and the smaller suburb where she was from are all omitted. Why? Because we...