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Landscaping to Sell Your Home

Leveraging Your Yard To Sell Your Home First impressions for homebuyers really are everything. While this can be applied to your entire home that you are trying to sell, it is most important to remember about your curb appeal. When potential buyers first see your home for sale, they want to see something nice and inviting, well-kept and well-maintained. Ideally, you should improve your landscaping and spruce up your yard (or yards—don’t forget about the backyard, too!) before your home is listed and pictures are

Selling your home with a real estate agent

Using a real estate agent Hiring an experienced and well-organized real estate agent can help you sell your property very easily. There are certain things which you can preferably do in order to pull back the curtain and accurately check a real estate agent’s performance and potential success in selling your house within a stipulated period. Some Discount Real Estate Brokers can even save you money on your real estate commission. So, if you are thinking of buying a home or planning to sell your house,

Why Some People Dislike REALTORS, But Shouldn’t

Some People Just Dislike REALTORS When I began thinking about buying my first home, the thought of hiring a REALTOR made me cringe. I always disliked salespeople. All of them. Any time I’d walk into a furniture store and catch the salesperson out of the corner of my eye (it was important to avoid eye contact), I’d embark on a mission of trying to elude him (not to be sexist, but I’m going to refer to everyone as male in gender just for the sake

Why You Should NOT Use Zillow

Don’t Use Zillow! Today, anyone looking to purchase a new home utilizes the internet to search for homes for sale. The most trafficked real estate website in the world is Zillow. Many potential home buyers and sellers will use Zillow to research a neighborhood or get property values or even to choose a real estate agent. We will explain to you why you should NOT use Zillow when interested in real estate. Bigger Doesn’t Mean Better When searching online for real estate, you want to

Discount Real Estate Brokers

Discount Real Estate Brokers Although today, discount real estate brokers are nothing new, they are still making waves in the real estate world. Many have come and gone, most making enemies in the real estate industry by undercutting the commission that most real estate agents offer. What Exactly is a Discount Real Estate Broker? Discount real estate brokers are licensed real estate brokers who offer a similar set of services as a standard real estate broker, but at a substantial discount. Some have confused a

Pocket Listings Represent Everything That Is Wrong With REALTORS

Pocket Listings Are Bad Pocket Listings have been getting quite a bit of talk lately in the REALTOR community. What was once considered shameful and unscrupulous has now become an Advanced Marketing Technique. What Is A Pocket Listing? A Pocket Listing is a new listing that has not been put into the MLS for other REALTORS to be able to bring a willing and able buyer to purchase. This means that the REALTOR gets a chance to market the property to their sphere of influence