Your Home Is Under Contract, What’s Next?
by Brittney Locke Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn Your home is under contract, what’s next? Great news, you’ve put your dream home under contract and you’re excited to move in one day soon. That said, there’s a lot that has to happen before you can take occupancy: home inspection, appraisal, financing paperwork, contingencies and other requirements […]
Why You Should Have a Home Inspection Before You List
by Brittney Locke Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn Why You Should Have A Home Inspection Before You List One of the largest home sale killers is the home inspection. Nearly one-third of all terminated real estate contracts fall apart because of the inspection results. Inspections also ranked as the number three cause of delayed settlements, accounting […]
What Happens When You Overprice Your Home?
by Brittney Locke Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn What happens when you overprice your home? When the real estate market favors sellers, it’s almost like there’s a feeding frenzy among buyers trying to secure listings that seem to get snapped up within hours of being put on the market. Such demand drives the prices of homes […]
What Does a Real Estate Agent Actually Do?
by Brittney Locke Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn What does a real estate agent actually do? Being a real estate agent requires you to employ a significant number of skills to complete a variety of different tasks on a daily basis. Trying to put in one or two sentences what an agent does each day is […]
When Is the Best Time of the Year to Sell?
by Brittney Locke Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn When is the best time of the year to sell? You want to sell your home, maximize the amount you sell it for and get it sold in a reasonable amount of time. While there’s no horrible time of the year to sell your home, there are better […]
What’s the Right Amount of Money to Spend in Upgrading Your Home?
by Brittney Locke Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn What’s the right amount of money to spend in upgrading your home? You’re wanting to freshen up your house a little bit and you’ve already determined what you think you should do to make it amazing for you to really enjoy it. Before you jump into your renovation […]
To Stage or Not to Stage Your Home for Sale
by Brittney Locke Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn To Stage or Not to Stage Your Home for Sale Up until the early 2000’s, most home buyers would have only experienced the eye-popping appeal of home staging if they went and visited a model home at a new construction site. Builders know that it’s much easier for […]
How to Sell a Home That Didn’t Sell
by Brittney Locke Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn How to sell a home that didn’t sell The real estate market has been a little crazy lately. Despite that, we’re still looking at homes selling for a great price when they are priced properly based on current market conditions. So, if your “for sale” sign has been […]
Why You Should Make a List of the Top 20 Features You Love About Your Home When Selling?
by Brittney Locke Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn Why you should make a list of the top 20 features you love about your home when selling Who knows your home better than you? The short answer is: nobody. And because of that, you should take the time to make a list of the top 20 features […]
Why Landscaping Can Make Your Home Sell Faster and for More Money
by Brittney Locke Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn Why landscaping can make your home sell faster and for more money Plain and simple, the quality of your landscaping determines whether or not your home feels inviting from the outside. Curb appeal is what people call it and it’s a key ingredient in the decision to buy […]