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April 22, 2015 by changescapeweb Leave a Comment

Top 5 Real Estate Sales Tips and Guidelines to Follow

There are a lot of things happening on the real estate markets around the world, but things may not be all that bad for everyone involved. It has a good set of challenges involved, but with the right time and research being done, you will find a buyer for your property without too much trouble. The tips ahead will give you more information on that matter and how you can make your sale a reality:

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1. The first and foremost thing you need to do is to ensure you have a proper maintenance done to your property before you put it on the market. There is no point in trying to sell something that doesn’t have a good look and happens to be in disrepair. A potential buyer will want to see all aspects of a home and if they see something that doesn’t work all that well, they will not feel interested in what the property has to offer. You need to ensure you manage even the smallest of issues, as they will become a big problem. Broken doorknobs, faulty duct-work and pipework, as well as any other types of damage will need to be dealt with promptly or else you will have little chance of a sale on any market.

2. You can focus on getting some staging done for the exterior of your home. A nice, fresh coat of paint, making your landscape shine and even some nice furniture to add to the overall appeal. The more comfort you have out there, the more welcoming the home will look overall and potentially more interesting to buyers.Real Estate Sales Guidelines

3. You need to make sure your future buyers have unrestricted access to your property so they can see it in all its glory. There are many ways you can do this, but you should ensure you have done this ahead of time to allow your real estate agent to look at things and let them point out the good parts of your home while downplaying its weaknesses. Giving the agents a key and access is extremely important, so make sure you also have a good time they can do viewings, since this will make your potential sale more likely to happen.

4. Stick to keeping your prices as reasonable as you can. There are many buyers today that happen to be aware of the ways they can find more about prices in the area, so you will need to keep that in mind and that they will know if your price is abnormal and bloated. You can ensure a faster sale if you set your price at about a 10% or so lower than the rest of the homes in your area. This should still give you what you need, but you will not have to wait for a long time to make your sale as a result.

5. Another step worth taking is to de-clutter the entirety of your property, keeping it clear and allowing it to shine with more space than it had before you do that. If needed hire a professional house clearance company to help you out. You would do well to remove any personal items from the property as well, as this will allow people to project their own vision of what the home must look like instead.

For more helpful property maintenance tips read at this site

P.S. Real estate is booming this Spring! Homes are selling fast and for the highest prices in years. It is never too early to get your home ready for the market or for buyers to call me to discuss the Spring market. Don’t miss out on your dream home & interest rates below 4%. Call me for details today!

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April 13, 2014 by smeranda Leave a Comment

Great Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Home!

Managing-Your-Spring-Cleaning2Come springtime, we will usually want to reinvigorate our lives, akin to the season refreshes nature. This can come in multiple forms such as buying new clothes, picking up a new hobby, changing your routine and more. One of the most common steps is spring cleaning. While we may give our home regular cleans, we will want to do a big cleanse of our household, tackling every stain and blemish, sorting all goods, buying new things and so on. We want the place we live to look good for the rest of the year but this is not easy to do. It requires a lot of effort, energy and time, so managing everything properly and getting the best clean will be tough. It can be achieved though if you have the right information and a little help and that is why we’re here. Read on and you can discover how to manage your spring cleaning chores and get the best result.

A plan should be the first thing you do. Knowing everything you want to do and will require will keep you on track and allow you to dedicate enough time to each chore. Work out what you want to do in your home and what rooms you want to tackle, what you need and what time to do everything. Researching each step will give you all the info you need, so you know exactly what to do and are prepared for everything. Assigning every task an adequate time will ensure that you can get everything done without rushing and it will prevent you from forgetting any process.

The next step is to procure all the items necessary for a big clean. You will need a variety of goods and having them all in stockManaging-Your-Spring-Cleaning means that you can get any task done fully and properly. An abundance of paper towels will be useful because these can be used to wipe objects clean, dust them, remove stains, etc, and so will come into play often. Polish and dusters will be ended to make furniture look its best, a good vacuum to eliminate crumbs and hair, detergents for stains, disinfectant for your kitchen and bathroom and so on. Plastic waste bags will be useful so that you can throw away any unwanted items, so have plenty of these available.

Getting the entire household involved is an essential part of a spring cleaning. Performing every chore yourself will take a long time and leave you exhausted and stressed before you even finish. Assigning everyone else chores will make things go quicker, and mean that no one person has to do everything. You can allocate each person a room to a tackle, even if it is just their own <a href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedroom“>bedroom</a>, and they can dedicate themselves to get it done properly. Check in and see how they are doing often so you know the work is being done and to a suitable level.

Clearing out junk is an essential step for spring cleaning. Going through all of your goods to determine whether you need them anymore should be done thoroughly so you can reduce clutter and replace them with new items. You can throw old items away with you regal refuse collection or hire a skip. Recycling should be considered, utilising local bins, collections and depots. Sell off goods that still work/are useable to earn some money or donate them to a charity store to get them to of the way while doing some good.

Spring Cleaning can be a lot to manage but if you follow this guide, you will be able to tackle it successfully.

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Now is the perfect time to get a head start for sellers to put their homes on the market & for buyers to buy those homes. This has been the best market in 6 years.  Both home prices & interest rates are on the rise though! Contact me for details today!

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March 23, 2013 by changescapeweb Leave a Comment

The Value of Sending a Real Handwritten Card

How many of you attend networking events with the intent to sell?  How many of you ever sell at networking events?  When Virginia Muzquiz of Referral Institute asks those two simple questions, almost every hand is raised at her first question & only a few hands are raised after her second question?  Now, ask yourself, “Do I go to networking events to sell or buy?”

I totally agree with Virginia that attending networking events is about building relationships, not about buying or selling.  If our statement is true then, “Why do so many of us continue to attend networking events over and over again and expect different results?” Another way to put it, quoting Dr. Phil is “And how is that working for you?”

During one of Virginia Muzquiz’s recent Fill Your Pipeline Workshops, she explained that following up with a note or a card is a good first step in building a new relationship. As a Send Out Cards Manager, I totally agree with Virginia that we should target only a couple of people we want to meet at any given networking event.

A new term I heard recently when referring to sending out a note or card is called ‘pinging.’ The word 'ping' comes from a submarine sonar search, meaning if you send a short sound burst and listen for an echo or a 'ping' coming back.  In networking terms, when you send out a ping, whether with an email, a phone call or a hand- written note, you’re inviting that person to 'come back' and communicate with you thus beginning a relationship with that person…one that is, hopefully, mutually beneficial.

A hand-written note differentiates your business from every other business.  I love sending a Send Out Cards card because I am almost guaranteed the recipient will open my SOC card and make time to read it.  When was the last time you received a hand-written note from someone you met at a business setting was? Chances are if you received a card, you almost always remember who sent you that card.

I run into people all the time who thank me for a card that I sent them.  Because I am always thinking of the next company, the next friend, the next prompting,  I don’t always necessary remember I sent a card, until I hear those magical words, “Thanks for the card.”  I see a smile or hear a smile in their voice over the phone. The ‘ping’ comes back to me & I know then that the bridge of a new friendship is being created.

The next time you are out networking, why not try following up with sending 2 or 3 personalized cards instead of a form letter or an email to 50 or 100 people you don’t know or met? Doesn’t that sound so much easier and more likely to get accomplished?  (*send 2 or 3?)

SendOutCards.com builds businesses one card at a time.  It’s an old fashion way of doing business with great results.  If you want corn, you have to plant the seeds first. If you want to grow your business, try sending a card of gratitude and appreciation today. Just click on the link and make sure you include the referral code of 128092

Guest Blogger – Lory Fabian, Marketing Distributor for Send Out Cards, LLC

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