Charlotte Home Seller Tips: Don’t Do Déjà Vu

Deja vu for Charlotte home sellers

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 Seller Tips 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...

Charlotte Home Seller Tips | Know What You NEED to Know before Selling

Charlotte NC Home Seller Tips

Changes in the National and Charlotte Real Estate Market You Need to Know Before Selling The data from the 2011 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers is now available. Here are the significant changes you need to know that will help you market your Charlotte real estate and get it sold: Your property is competing against 12 other homes: Buyers searched a median of 12 weeks and visited 12 homes, both unchanged from 2010. Multiple bedrooms and bathrooms are preferred: The typical home had 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Most buyers want single-family homes: 77 … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Sellers – Got ‘Santa’ Cash to Spend?

Try Sprucing Up Your Charlotte Home for Sale with Your Holiday Cash

Charlotte Home Sellers - Got ‘Santa’ Cash to Spend? You may want consider using that holiday money from the big man in red to help you get that Charlotte home for sale SOLD! Instead of spending it on the usual new clothing, sports gear or electronics, maybe you should splurge on even one of the space-expanding strategies below to help in getting that home SOLD.  It might take a bit more of an investment but, you’ll add value to your Charlotte home, its interior rooms will appear larger and it will be bought up quickly when the time comes to sell. Build a front porch.  Extending your … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Seller Tips | Put Yourself in the Buyers’ Shoes

Put Yourself in the Buyers' Shoes Residing in a home that is for sale can be quite challenging.  You don’t want your home to appear lived in, rather you want it ‘show ready.’  This is very difficult to do for some homeowners but, it’s the absolute best way to sell a home!  Remember, it’s no longer about you, it's about the buyer.  Can you remember how you felt when you toured your home or the model home that is like the one that you built?  What stood out to you when you toured the home?  It certainly wasn’t grandma’s photo or your collection of shot glasses that you have proudly displayed in … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Seller Tips: Do Your Research

Do your research when pricing your Charlotte home for sale

Charlotte Home Seller Tips:  Do Your Research National real estate sales data does not, by any stretch of the imagination, reveal the housing market in YOUR area.  Even local daily newspapers, business journals and websites don’t have the micro-data that you will need to set your price.  Consult a local Realtor® for the down and dirty stats that you simply MUST have on-hand in order to make an informed decision with regards to pricing your home. Ask your Realtor® to share with you: Current versus historic median/average sales prices Average time on the market of for-sale homes in your … Continue reading...