Charlotte NC Seller Tips | Charlotte NC Homes for Sale By The Maxwell House Group, Realtor

Friday the 13th Luck? Banish It During the Sale of Your Charlotte Home!

Friday the 13th Luck? Banish Bad Luck During the Sale of Your Charlotte Home! With various ominous superstitions associated with Friday the 13th, some people will lay the blame on this ‘dreaded day’ for just about anything! From black cats to broken mirrors, bad luck can stem from almost anywhere and many sellers even like to blame it for their Charlotte home still sitting on the market after many months. Think about dispelling the Friday-the-13th bad luck this month and get your Charlotte home SOLD! Ensure that you’ve repaired all of those pesky problems that inspectors focus on. Here’s a … Continue reading...

Charlotte Homeowner Tips | Do’s and Don’ts for Your Charlotte Landscaping

April Lawn and Garden Do’s and Don’ts for Your Charlotte Home Spring is here! April begins gardening season, the time we get antsy to start working the soil, thinking about fertilizing the lawn and planting flowers in our Charlotte homes. Remember, that first impression is a lasting one! Whether you’re preparing your Charlotte home to put it on the market or just doing general maintenance and upkeep, here is a good to-do list: Annuals and Containers: Deadhead flowers to promote more blooms. Clean and sanitize summer containers, and plan your design for the summer. Plant summer annuals … Continue reading...

8 Outdoor Spring Maintenance Tips for Your Charlotte Real Estate

Tree trimming - A spring maintenance must

Outdoor Spring Maintenance Checklist for Your Charlotte Real Estate Preventive maintenance is crucial to the value and upkeep of your home. Keeping your Charlotte real estate in great shape with regular check-ups will save you the headache and cost of emergency repairs or if you’re selling your Charlotte home, this will prevent last minute inspection items from arising. Here are six items to add to your outdoor spring maintenance checklist: Clean the Gutters: Gutters work best when clean and free of gunk. Check yours for foliage, tree limbs, etc., especially if trees hang over the … Continue reading...

List Your Charlotte Home | The Real Estate Team that You Choose is Critical

List Your Charlotte Home | The Real Estate Team that You Choose is Critical Relocating out of the area or simply planning to find another home in the Charlotte area for your next move? If you've decided that it’s time to sell your home, chances are you're caught up in a whirlwind of emotions. You may be looking forward to moving up to a new dream house or facing the uncertainty of a major cross-country move. Leaving your memories behind can be painful but, new beginnings are always exciting! Whatever emotion you're experiencing at the moment, there are plenty of practical matters that … Continue reading...

2011-2012 Cost vs. Value: Which Remodeling Projects Pay Off the Most?

Charlotte Home Remodeling Return on Investment

Via Scoop.it - Charlotte Real Estate When tackling home remodeling projects, you’ll find some projects pay off more than others at times of resale. Remodeling Magazine, in conjunction with REALTOR® Magazine, recently released findings of its annual Cost vs. Value report for 2011-2012, revealing which remodeling projects offer the biggest bang for your buck. Via styledstagedsold.blogs.realtor.org For more information, contact your Charlotte real estate agent at (704) 491-3310. We can guide you in what projects give you more bang for your buck when reselling your Charlotte home. … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Seller Tips: Don’t Do Déjà Vu

Charlotte Home Seller Tips: If You Want the Best Marketing Team to Work with You, Don’t Do Déjà vu At a recent listing appointment, I was asked to present my typical listing presentation to a couple who previously had their home on the market with no success. I always jokingly say that it’s always wonderful to be the first love, the second wife and the third Realtor®! Why, you ask? Generally by the time the sellers have discovered that it wasn’t the first Realtor®‘s fault who couldn’t sell their home, nor the second, perhaps it was something that they, as sellers, needed to do all … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Sellers: Who Is Your Agent Working For?

Charlotte real estate agents: ANSWER YOUR PHONE!

Charlotte NC Home Sellers: Do You Know Who Your Agent is Working For? With a full schedule these past few weeks, I have been taking buyers out to tour our beautiful city. Relocation clients moving to town are learning about Charlotte and all that she has to offer newcomers. One of my favorite things to do is to introduce buyers to neighborhoods that are ‘just what they’re looking for.’ When I’m showing buyers homes, they’re poised to BUY a home. This is not fire drill or practice run...these are REAL buyers who have been transferred to our area and NEED to buy a home. The unbelievably … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Sellers: Don’t Be the Elephant in the Room

Charlotte NC Home Sellers - Don't Be the Elephant in the Room

Sellers: Vacate Your Home for Showings or Your Home Will NOT Sell! You’re not alone if you’re a seller and you feel strongly that your home has ‘more-than-meets-the-eye.’ Some sellers feel so strongly about the hidden benefits of their home that they simply must stay in their home for showings. Trust me when I say, this is NOT a good idea! If you have an agent worth their ‘salt,’ so to speak, your agent has done his/her job to market those hidden items to the world. If your agent provided you brochures for your home, those items should be included in that information, readily available to … Continue reading...

10 Ways to Prepare Your Charlotte Home for Its Close-up

Charlotte Home Seller Tips: 10 Ways to Prepare Your Charlotte Home for Its Close-up Ever had a close-up shot that seems to show every pore in your face? You want your skin to look it’s absolute best at all times but, especially when you’re having that portrait done--or that close-up photograph. The same goes for your home when you’re putting it on the market for the world to see! Literally, the world wide web has your home EVERYWHERE for all to see. The winter season makes staging, or the concept of showing your Charlotte home at its best, even more important. Follow these tips to make … Continue reading...

Seller Tips | Let’s Talk Maintenance

home maintenance tips before selling your Charlotte home

Preparing to Sell Your Charlotte NC Home | Let's Talk Maintenance Are you considering selling your Charlotte NC home? There is more involved in the home selling process than meets the eye! Properly preparing your home for the market and taking the necessary steps prior to listing your Charlotte home for sale, can mean the difference between not only a successful sale or not but, the price that your home brings in any given market. Does your home have deferred maintenance? Are you planning to sell your Charlotte home, yet don’t want to invest the extra money to repair items on the home … Continue reading...