Seller Resources

Historically, a buyer who made the decision to purchase a specific home assumed all of the risks associated with homeownership.  Those risks included things that they did not know about the home they were purchasing.  Thankfully, today’s buyers have learned from the past. Assumed risk continues, but ignorance has fallen by the wayside. Read More...

As a buyer, you have probably heard over and over again how important a home inspection is in the home-buying process.  Home inspectors need to be certified and come with many good recommendations.  The security and health of your family depend on their attention to detail and ability to see things that are not visible to most other people. Read More...

During a divorce, the couple’s marital home is one of the most pressing issues that needs to be addressed.  If the couple purchased the home with the intention of living there together, the end result is usually selling the home, unless one partner is willing to buy the other partner’s share.  Because divorce is an emotionally tenuous time, selling the family home is a challenging undertaking. The decision to sell a home and the details of the sale itself need to remain completely unemotional.  While this is often a difficult proposition in the middle of divorce proceedings, a home sale will be more successful and less stressful if you are able to remain emotionally uninvolved in the sale process. Read More...

Seller financing can be a win-win situation for both the buyer and seller in a real-estate transaction.  As long as the contract is legal and both sides honor their obligations, both parties will find that seller financing is much less costly than traditional financing methods.  Read More...

Any real estate agent can tell you that the best possible selling situation is one in which the home seller has to consider ten different bids, resulting in offers that far exceeding the home’s listing price. Read More...

Most consumers are tired of receiving mixed advice about prepping their home for sale.  Some realtors may advise you to simply slap on a coat of fresh paint, while others will advise you to replace your kitchen with a more modern and convenient one.  With all of this conflicting advice, how are you supposed to know what to do in order to successfully sell your home? Read More...

First-time home sellers have limited experience working with real estate agents, other than the agent who helped them buy their current home.  For this reason, sellers sometimes do not fully understand the role of a listing agent. Read More...

When selling your home is a priority, you need to realize that an ordinary home with ordinary features is not going to grab potential buyers’ attention.  You need to go beyond ordinary and make your home irresistible to every homebuyer. Read More...

Whether you have accepted a job offer in another part of the country or have decided that it is time to move to a larger (or smaller) home, you will first need to sell your home.  Regardless of whether you have ever sold a home before, you will need to do some research and invest time before listing your home for sale.  Doing your homework will make you a more prepared and better educated home seller.  Your realtor will respect your willingness to be prepared, and buyers will be pleased to learn that they are dealing with a serious seller. Read More...

Selling a home, very much like buying a home, can be an expensive procedure.  First-time sellers often do not realize the extent of the costs that they may face.  Educated sellers who have done their research are almost always able to significantly reduce the costs that they incur while selling their home. Read More...