Tips to help sell your Charlotte home | Charlotte NC Homes for Sale By The Maxwell House Group, Realtor

Home Sellers, TEAR DOWN THOSE WALLS!

Home Sellers, TEAR DOWN THOSE WALLS! Why Investing in an Open Floorplan Could Increase Your Home's Value While home design preferences come and go over time but, the open floorplan concept has remained top-of-mind for most home buyers. If you're ready to take the sledgehammer to your walls and open up that living space, not so fast! First, be certain that you have an architect or builder/contractor evaluate those walls for you, ascertaining that they are NOT load-bearing walls! Here are a few reasons this new open design may make your home look more appealing to potential buyers when you … Continue reading...

The Best Advice EVER! 10 Remodeling Tips for Charlotte Homeowners

"The Best Advice EVER!" 10 Remodeling Tips for Charlotte Homeowners While speaking with one of my clients a couple of years ago, they shared with me that they planned to downsize when their youngest child leaves for college. They have only performed general maintenance on the home - no updates other than paint during the last 10 years. Suggestions that I gave to them included, “Go ahead and do this work NOW; that way you can enjoy it for another year or two.” They immediately addressed nearly all of the tips below and are loving their ‘new’ home at the same time! Speaking with the Mrs. … Continue reading...

Let’s Talk Bidding Wars!

How to win in a bidding war in Charlotte NC

Let's Talk Bidding Wars! Charlotte real estate market is hot, hot, HOT! Great properties that hit the market almost always bring on the bidding wars! Having a strong agent on your side is CRITICAL in both the seller and the buyer position. Buyers: Do not be afraid of a good bidding war - we are here to get you through the war and the entire home-buying process! Sellers: Negotiating to get the highest price is NOT always in your best interest. Let's talk seller strategies with regard to bidding wars! Of course we're not going to share our war strategies publicly — we don't want to … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Sellers – Cash In By Making an Old Home, New Again

Home Seller Advice: Charlotte Home Sellers - Cash In By Making an Old Home, New Again Back in the 80's, you bought your move-up home! You took a tour of the home with your agent and simply fell in love! The beautiful new linoleum floors,the most gorgeous Formica countertops in the kitchen you had ever seen and the brand-new, shiny white appliances in the kitchen were just the cat's meow and certainly far too much to resist. You bought your home, you made it your own and have lived in it for years - comfortable as comfortable can be! You've maintained the home like a baby! Your … Continue reading...

Follow the 3 Golden Rules of Staging to Get Your Charlotte Home SOLD!

After staging in Charlotte home for sale

Follow the 3 Golden Rules of Staging to Get Your Charlotte Home SOLD! I recently had a vacant home that was screaming for staging! The Sellers priced the home ‘to sell’ at below market value in lieu of staging. What happened? More price reductions. When the Sellers agreed that staging seemed ‘hopeful,’ we brought a stager in. What happened? The home sold within DAYS! 82-90% of homebuyers cannot visualize themselves in a home that is vacant. (That’s a powerful statistic that is oh, so true!) Many Sellers do not want to spend the upfront money it costs to stage but, the ROI on staging … Continue reading...

Selling Your Charlotte Home in the Spring? Let’s Get it READY!

Selling Your Charlotte Home in the Spring? Let's Get it READY! Historically spring is the BEST time of year to get your Charlotte home on the market and sold quickly. The reason behind this trend is understandable; most people don’t want to look at new houses, pack everything up and move in the cold of winter. Also, many buyers want to wait until school is out for the summer to move, so they’ll start shopping in the spring. Thus, when the warm weather returns, so do the buyers in the Charlotte real estate market. *Note: Relocation buyers ARE out now, searching for their dream home in this … Continue reading...

What’s In It for You, Neighbor?

Maintaining your lawn in Charlotte NC - the perfect neighbor

Neighbor's Home Upkeep Can and WILL Affect Your Home's Value. What's In It for You, Neighbor? Recently, I've written a couple of articles to better assist Charlotte home buyers with regards to doing due diligence on neighborhoods which they are considering residing. There are neighbors that you just can't do anything about--how will their very existence affect your home values? Then, there are neighbors that may just need a little help from you or your HOA to improve upon their neighborly status. Have you thought about how YOUR neighbor's home sale affects YOUR home value? We all worry … Continue reading...

Home Seller Tips – Lights, Camera, ACTION in Just a Short Time

Charlotte home sellers prepare their homes for sale

Home Seller Tips - Lights, Camera, ACTION in Just a Short Time In a perfect world, Charlotte home sellers have plenty of time to prepare their home to list and SELL. This would include time to pre-inspect, make necessary repairs, thoroughly clean the home and properly stage it for showings. However, as we all know, there are those cases when time is not on the sellers’ side to complete all of these tasks. Here are a few short cuts that ARE necessary in order to get your home in show-ready condition in a very short period of time. Remove All Personal Photos/Miscellaneous Items One of the most … Continue reading...

Top 5 Charlotte Home Seller Tips in 2015

Top 5 Charlotte Home Seller Tips in 2015 Most Charlotte home buyers expect move-in-ready homes these days. Buyers have recently been known to overlook a positively perfect home for them because they find a very minor flaw and do not want to have to do anything when they move in. So, before your first showing, consider these five Charlotte home seller tips so that your home will truly shine when you first put it on the market. 1. $300 for a Pre-Inspection is a MUST! By being proactive and hiring an inspector do perform a pre-inspection, you’ll find out what potential issues need addressing … Continue reading...

Love the One You’re With

Falling in love with Charlotte homes for sale

Charlotte Home Seller Tips | Do your buyers love the one they’re with? Never underestimate the power of a good shot when selling your Charlotte home. Are your buyers lovin’ the one they’re with? Thinking of listing your Charlotte home for sale? Consider who you hire and their level of professionalism BEFORE you make the fatal seller mistake of hiring an agent who uses their phone for YOUR home’s photos! I can’t think of the last time that I saw a home sell for above list price when phone photos were used to market the property. Bear in mind that the first impression can never be … Continue reading...