7 Easy Steps for Improving Your Charlotte Home’s Curb Appeal

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Charlotte Home Seller Tips | 7 Easy Steps for Improving Your Charlotte Home’s Curb Appeal As a seller preparing to sell your Charlotte home, you may be busy emptying closets and painting interior walls but, don’t forget about the outside.  Remember the old adage, “You only get one chance to make a first impression?”  Well, this is your one chance!  Many sellers tend to forget about the outside of their homes.  Home buying is emotional and, like many emotional reactions, it can be heavily impacted by first impressions. Here are some suggestions on how to encourage love at first sight by … Continue reading...

Looking for a Buyer for Your Overpriced Home?

Looking for a buyer for your Charlotte home for sale?

I'd Be Hard-Pressed to Procure a Ready, Willing and Able Buyer For Your Over-priced Home!! I recently wrote about four reasons why it, perhaps, isn’t your agent’s fault, if your home is not selling.  I’ve received several comments, even from my own sellers who actually made valid comments about other homes in their own neighborhoods, proving to me that they just ‘get it!’  I also received an invitation to present my marketing plan to a potential new seller. In a discussion with the potential seller this week, he asked the question, “What if my home doesn’t appraise when we DO have a buyer? … Continue reading...

How Is the Insulation in Your Charlotte Home?

Charlotte Homeowner Tips - Insulate, Insulate, Insulate!

Seller Tips:  How Is the Insulation in Your Charlotte Home? Now that fall is almost behind us, it’s a good time to get up in the attic and assess your insulation.  There may well be peaks and valleys in it that are less than ideal for keeping your Charlotte home comfortable and energy-efficient, especially if it’s been a while since your insulation was installed. Don't worry--it's not a daunting task; insulation can easily be blown in over what you already have.  Blown-in cellulose insulation is a good option because it is also considered a "green" product, is highly effective and is less … Continue reading...

5 Tips to Getting Your Charlotte Real Estate SOLD!

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Get Your Charlotte Real Estate SOLD! Preparation for anything in life is a critical step in helping to insure success.  The same applies to listing and selling your home--especially in today’s market.  Five tips to help assure a successful sale: Interview and get a comparative marketing analysis (CMA).  Each agent has a different opinion about the value of your home and how to best market your home.  Learn from each agent and then sign a contract with the agent you feel will best represent YOUR needs. Research the number of foreclosures and short sales in your neighborhood.  To sell … Continue reading...

Thinking of Remodeling Your Home Before Selling?

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4 Charlotte Home Remodeling Myths Debunked Home improvement shows tell you that you can add $20,000 to $40,000 to the value of your Charlotte home by doing a simple remodel on virtually any room or outdoor space.  While you can get a return on your investment for most remodeling projects, the increase to your home value is not always as high as the home improvement shows claim. Myth #1:  If you put $20,000 into a kitchen remodel, your home’s value will increase by $40,000. Fact:  The average kitchen remodel costs $40,000.  This is on a mid-range remodel, not a high-end remodel.  The average … Continue reading...

Charlotte Homeowners | Fall Maintenance Checklist

Checklist for homeowners when selling a Charlotte home for sale

Fall Maintenance Checklist for Your Charlotte Home Proper home maintenance affords the homeowner the luxury of an easy home sale when one does decide to sell their Charlotte home.  The change of seasons is a perfect time to pay attention to maintenance issues.  The weather is generally cooperative and performing these tasks before snuggling in for a long winter can save winter maintenance blues. Here are a few tips to get your Charlotte home ready for winter hibernation. Clean your gutters.  After the leaves have fallen is a great time to do this.  While you’re at it, consider installing … Continue reading...

What’s Not to Love About Myers Park?

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Charlotte NC's Myers Park is One of The City's Premier Communities There is no better introduction to Charlotte NC than a tour through historic Myers Park, via Queens Road.  Here, some of the city’s grandest homes are framed by a canopy of massive, old willow oaks. Myers Park Charlotte NC emerged from a large cotton farm in 1911, when landscape architect John Nolen was hired to create a “garden suburb.”  John Nolen & others, including Earle Sumner Draper, used the winding paths, following the natural landscape to create, what many think is now Charlotte’s most beautiful community.  Most of … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Seller Tips: Think Like A Real Estate Agent

Seller Tips: Think Like a Real Estate Agent

Think Like a Charlotte Real Estate Agent Before putting your Charlotte home on the market, you will want to make certain that your home is in tip-top condition to ensure a quick sale.  The key to listing your home is a competitive price and ascertaining  you have what buyers are looking for.  The trick to that is to think like a Charlotte real estate agent. To prepare your home to sell, here are five easy and inexpensive home improvements this Charlotte REALTOR® recommends: Layout – Take an objective look at your home and stage your home accordingly.  Remove clutter and rearrange furniture … Continue reading...

Charlotte Real Estate Market Update and eNews (10/27/2011)

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Join us in our final weekend of thinking  pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month!  Do consider donating to research for this devastating disease affecting 1 in 8 women.  The real estate market in Charlotte was anything but, SCARRY this Halloween week of 2011!  Savvy Charlotte home buyers and sellers have more good news to share on the 'home front!'   Despite the fall season, Charlotte continues showing a significant positive movement towards the real estate recovery. Remember sellers, if you price it right, it WILL sell!  Congratulations to my sellers in Olde Providence, who have … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC Real Estate Market Report | Olde Providence | OCT 2011

Charlotte NC Real Estate Market Reports

    OLDE PROVIDENCE REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT CHARLOTTE NC, OCTOBER 2011 Olde Providence residents enjoy close proximity to SouthPark as well as The Arboretum,  Stonecrest and easy access to I-485 via either Providence or Rea Roads.  The community is a swim/tennis one, with optional membership to the Windy Rush Swim and Tennis Club.  With an active swim team, Windy Rush has, over the years, dominated in the community competitions.   Nearby schools assigned to residents of Olde Providence include Olde Providence Elementary (within walking distance), Carmel Middle … Continue reading...