Charlotte Home Seller Tips | Redefining Market Value

Results of OVERPRICING Your Charlotte Home

Redefining Market Value When Selling Your Charlotte Home Has your home been on the market far too long?  If so, there's a strong chance you're not living in Realityville. Here are a few things that your home ISN’T: The value isn't what the tax assessor says it is The value isn’t what your two-year-old appraisal says it is. The value isn’t what a similar-sized home that sold across town was. Your home’s value is only what a buyer is willing to pay you today for your home.  Trust your agent when he or she tells you that you've overpriced your house;  believe me when I say, we’re not trying … Continue reading...

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

Picture perfect landscaping

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...

5 Tips to Getting Your Charlotte Real Estate SOLD!

Sorry too late - we know you want this sign in your yard!

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?

Charlotte Home Remodeling Return on Investment

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...

Your Charlotte Home Won’t Sell? 4 Reasons Why It May Not Be Your Agent’s Fault

Why won't your Charlotte home sell?

Your Charlotte Home Won’t Sell?  4 Reasons Why It May Just Not Be Your Agent’s Fault I recently received a call from a seller who was furious with her agent and wanted to discuss listing her home.  As it happens, I know the agent fairly well and have very high regards for her.  She does a wonderful job and if I didn’t live here in Charlotte, she’d be one to whom I’d consider referring business.  Sellers seem to be quick to blame their real estate agents if their Charlotte homes are slow to sell but, that can be an unfair assumption.  Here are four reasons for a slow sale that have nothing at … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Seller Tips – Leave The Emotions OUT of the Equation

Emotions are not healthy when selling your Charlotte Real Estate

Don’t Be So Emotional!  Mistakes Charlotte Real Estate Sellers Make More than likely, you’ve cooked dinners, you’ve played games and you’ve made thousands of memories within the personally decorated walls of your home — and now you think you’re ready to move on. No matter the reason for selling your Charlotte real estate, getting emotional is normal. However, you need to keep those emotions in check, because they could be detrimental to closing the deal. Emotional calls constantly get sellers in troubling situations that make them regret their split decisions. A snide remark, too-low offer … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Seller Preparation Checklist

Charlotte Home Sellers' Check List

SELLER CHECKLIST - 30 Interior Tasks for Your Charlotte Home for Sale Those who have never had a Charlotte home for sale before often think that selling is as simple as hiring a real estate agent and putting a sign in the yard. Believe me, it’s not that simple, as you’ll soon discover! The Interior of Your Home You’ve taken care of the exterior of your Charlotte home for sale-the first up-close impression buyers get.  So, when buyers make it inside, they’re one step closer to actually buying your home.  However, if the interior is a mess, this could blow the entire plan to get your home … Continue reading...

Providence Downs South Home – $1,165,000 – SOLD in 8 DAYS!

Charlotte Area Luxury Home SOLD in 8 days Multiple Offers on this Providence Downs South Beauty! List Price:  $1,165,000    Sales Price:  $1,165,000 This European stunner is one of the largest in the Providence Downs South community in Waxhaw NC.  Formerly the builder’s personal home, no expense was spared and no fine appointment omitted in this one!  From the rounded wall corners to the gorgeous, gleaming hardwoods throughout, you’ll find nothing but, luxury in this home. The grand two-story foyer beckons you into the oversized formal areas.  The stately formal living room features a … Continue reading...

Five Quick Fixes that Will Pay Off Before Listing Your Charlotte Home for Sale

Make repairs on your home before listing your Charlotte home for sale

Five Quick Fixes that Will Pay Off Before Listing Your Charlotte Home for Sale Almost every Charlotte home could use some remodeling here and there, but if you’re thinking about putting your house on the market in the near future, you’ll also need to consider investing in updates that will provide a return. So, before you list your Charlotte home for sale, below are a few quick repairs to spark motivation for a sound investment and encourage a speedy sale of your Charlotte home. Flooring:  Consider refinishing hardwood floors, if they haven’t been done in a while; it’s worth the … Continue reading...